1. Opinion of Approval
Fela : I think that your house is large (aku rasa rumahmu sangat
besar)
Diky : So do I (aku rasa begitu)
2. Opinion of Acknowledgement
Hera : I feel our concert will be greater than it was (aku merasa
konser kita akan lebih luar biasa dari pada yang dahulu)
Firman : I think so (aku rasa begitu)
3. Opinion of Disapproval
Formal Opinion
(In market)
Ani : Hmmm, what do you think if today I buy the vegetables for our
dinner? (Nis, bagaimana menurutmu jika hari ini saya membeli
sayuran untuk makan malam kita?)
Nisa : But, I don’t like vegetable An (tapi saya tidak suka sayuran An)
Ani : How If I buy a meat? (bagaimana jika saya membeli daging?)
(In school)
Teacher : But, I believe that you can submit now (tetapi saya percaya
bahwa kalian dapat mengumpulkannya sekarang)
Students : Okay, we will try ma’am (baiklah akan kita coba bu)
Setiap perasaan dan pemikiran kita atas suatu pendapat memiliki cara pengungkapannya
masing-masing. Begitu juga dengan situasi di mana kita mengungkapkannya. Ada ungkapan
khusus untuk dipakai dalam pergaulan sehari-hari, ada pula ungkapan yang lebih pantas
digunakan dalam situasi formal seperti rapat perusahaan, forum terbuka umum, atau ketika
membuat tulisan akademik.
Di bawah ini adalah beberapa ungkapan yang bisa digunakan secara tersendiri atau sebagai
frasa pembuka, dalam mengungkapkan pendapat dalam bahasa Inggris.
CATATAN:
I think / believe (that) / I’m sure: Untuk mengungkapkan pendapat
personal secara sederhana.
I think that he’s leaving the country for college is better for his career later. (Saya pikir dia
meninggalkan negara ini untuk kuliah akan lebih baik untuk karirnya kelak.)
In my opinion, students should have breakfast every day because it’s important to gain
maximum focus at school. (Menurut pendapat saya, murid-murid harus sarapan setiap hari
karena itu penting untuk mendapatkan fokus yang maksimal di sekolah.)
I guess bumpy roads in this rural area can lead to traffic accidents. (Saya kira jalan
bergelombang di pedesaan ini dapat menyebabkan kecelakaan lalu lintas.)
I agree with: Untuk menyatakan bahwa kita setuju atau sejalan dengan suatu
pendapat.
I agree with you that children must learn how to accept defeat since early stage. (Saya
setuju denganmu bahwa anak-anak harus belajar menerima kekalahan sedari dini.)
I reckon there will be traffic jam at 9 pm, so we should go earlier. (Saya rasa akan terjadi
macet pukul 9 malam, jadi kita harus pergi lebih awal.)
As far as I’m concerned, we’ve reached the conclusion on this matter and there shouldn’t be
another emergency meeting. (Sejauh yang saya ketahui, kita sudah mencapai kesimpulan
pada masalah ini dan tidak perlu lagi ada rapat darurat lain.)
CONTOH:
Without a shadow of doubt, I think this presidential election shouldn’t be this
chaotic. (Tanpa sedikitpun keraguan, saya pikir pemilihan presiden ini tidak perlu jadi
kacau balau begini.)
I really don’t think that leaving the home from such a gentle age would be good for
her independence. (Saya tidak berpikir bahwa dengan dia meninggalkan rumah
sejak usia belia itu akan baik untuk kemandiriannya.)
Quite the opposite, I think skipping the breakfast is okay as long as we have proper
meal at lunch time. (Justru sebaliknya, saya pikir melewatkan sarapan itu tidak apa-
apa selama kita mendapat makanan yang cukup saat makan siang.)
To be perfectly frank, his asking for money when you’re short of it is a terrible idea.
He never pays you back. (Terus terang saja, dia memintaimu uang saat kamu
sedang kekurangan itu bukan ide yang baik. Dia tidak pernah mengembalikannya.)
Informal
- What do you think of…….?
- What do you think about………?
- What is your opinion?
- Why do they behave like that?
- Do you think it’s going?
- How do you like?
- How was the trip?
- How do you think of Rina’s idea?
- How do you feel about this diction?
Giving opinion
Formal :
- I personally believe …..
- I personally consider ….
- I personally think /feel ….
- I hold the opinion ….
- My own view of the matter is ……
- Well, personally …….
- If I had my view, I would …..
Informal
- I think I like it.
- I don’t think I care for it.
- I think it’s good/nice/terrific……..
- I think that awful/not nice/terrible…………
- I don’t think much of it.
- I think that……..
- In my opinion, I would rather……….
- In my case …..
- What I’m more concerned with ….
- What I have in my mind is………
- The way I see is that…………
- No everyone will agree with me, but ….
- To my mind …..
- From my point of view ….
- If you aks me, I feel ….
- Absolutely ………
Generally:
- Some people believe that............
- Some people say that.........
- It is considered..............
- Almost everyone.............
- Most people agree with...............
2. Structure text
Personal point of view
Ahmad : What do you think of English material.
Siti :I think English is the difficult language that I have learned .
Ahmad : What do you mean?
Siti. : English is different from Bahasa, it has many term to arrange anything and it
makes me confused.
Response (disagreeing with an opinion)
Ahmad :I think you are wrong Siti, English is the easy one if you make it your habit in
daily life.
General point of view
Salsabila : what is your opinion about global warming?
Johan : some people say that it causes of the wrong way of life.
Salsabila : what do you mean?
Johan : well, we have to start to do what we can do to help reduce global warming.
Response (agreeing with opinion)
Salsabila: that’s a good point . let’s do that by this time.
Yuli: I think Rina’s answer to the question is not right. It should be ‘vinegar’.
Vivi: I think it is ‘vinegar’ too, not ‘wine’.
Yani: In my opinion, our volley ball team needs a new coach. Mr. Zulfan cannot handle too
many teams himself.
Firda: I agree with you.
Rahmat: Our English should be more active, I suppose. Why don’t we meet three times a
week?
Rully: I agree, but after the final exam. Now we are very busy preparing for it