ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

• Mengidentifikasi, menganalisis dan menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan

dari teks interaksi lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait

pendapat dan pikiran.

• Menyusun teks interaksi lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi

terkait pendapat dan pikiran.

Activity 1. Look at pictures!

Perhatikan bahwa setiap orang pada percakapan diatas menyampaikan pendapat atau
opininya masing- masing. Tahukah kamu, apa yang disebut sebagai opini?

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By Erika Arthadini, S.Pd
 An opinion is the way you feel or think about something. Our opinion about something or
someone is based on our perspective. Whenever we give or express our opinion, it is important to
give reasoning or an example to support our opinion.

Nah, dari deskripsi tentang opini diatas, dapat kita simpulkan bahwasanya opini adalah
pendapat seseorang yang didasari oleh perspektif atau sudut pandang masing-masing. Sangat
dianjurkan untuk memberikan opini beserta alasan dan bukti sebagai penguat atas opini yang
diberikan.

Tahukah kalian bahwa opini dapat terbagi menjadi tiga kategori, yaitu

(1) Strong (kuat)

• I’m absolutely certain that…. (Saya benar-benar yakin bahwa…)
• I’m convinced that…. (Saya yakin bahwa…)
• I strongly believe that… (Saya sangat percaya bahwa…)
(2) Medium (sedang)
• I believe…. (Saya percaya…)
• I don’t doubt that…. (Saya tidak meragukannya…)
• I feel certain that… (Saya yakin bahwa…)
• My impression is that…. (Kesan menurut saya…)
• As I see it… (Seperti yang saya lihat…)
• It seems to me that… (Tampaknya bagi saya…)
• It strikes me that… (Ini mengejutkan saya bahwa…)
(3) Weak (lemah)
• I think…. (saya pikir…)
• I don’t think… (Saya tidak berpikir...)
• I’m fairly certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)
• I’m quite certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)
• I would have thought that…. (Saya akan berpikir bahwa...)

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By Erika Arthadini, S.Pd
Activity 2. Practice the dialogue over the telephone an underline the expression
of asking and giving opinion.
Alfi : Hi Intan, thanks for picking up my call. I'm confused, Intan.

Intan : Are you having problems? Just let me know.

Alfi : So, I really want to continue my master's degree with a scholarship, but I'm not sure where
to start. I need your opinion about it.

Intan : From my point of view, you should make a scholarship plan, starting from deciding the major
and what category of scholarship you want.

Alfi : I think I’ll take public policy, this major is absolutely in line with my previous
bachelor's degree. Any comments?

Intan : As far as I know, you can choose Sweden, there are several campuses that
offer this course.

Alfi : Wow, that's great. I really want to study in a Scandinavian

country. Do you have any scholarship info?

Intan : Of course, I have heard of a full scholarship called the

Sweden Scholarship. You can search more on Google.

Alfi : Okay, Intan, feel that I should make the plan correctly. Thank you, Intan. I'll call you back
when the plan is done, I need your opinion.

Intan : Sure, you can call me anytime.

Alfi : Thanks Intan, bye!

Intan : With my pleasure, Alfi. Bye!

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Activity 3. Read the dialogue and practice it with your friend.

Activity 3. Answer the following questions.

1. How much is Resti’s dress costs?

2. What is her mother’s opinion about the dress?
3. What is her mother’s advice about spending money?
4. What is Resti’s opinion about spending money on the dress?
5. Please underline the expression of asking and giving opinion.

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Activity 5

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Activity 6. Groupworks !
Find another expression of asking opinion and giving opinion and how to response, both in formal and
informal way!

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Activity 7. Final Project:
Make a conversation of Asking and Giving opinion with minimum 15 Lines and two subjects. You can
choose the following setting for your dialogue:

1. A group of students talking about their school Art Exhibition.

2. Friends talking about the latest news on social media.
3. Teacher and students discussing about the science project together.

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