Expressing Personal Opinions or Personal Points of View

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 447.

You are at an airport travelling with a friend. You need your friend's help in a number of ways: with the luggage (baggage) - esp. AmE), checking in flight information, etc. Ask your friend to do these things, in varying degrees of politeness. When you have finished talking, write down in dialogue form the conversation you have had. Use the words and expressions below as prompts.

Exercise 19

1 a check-in desk

2 flight number

3 departure gate

4 departure gate number

5 at which departure gate my flight is boarding

6 how to get to the check-in desk

7 to announce the flight over the public address system

8 check-in clerk

9 boarding card

10 seat number

11 to listen for destinations and the relevant flight and gate numbers

An opinion can be expressed

in a strong way	I'm sure that ... I am convinced that ... There is no doubt that ... It's perfectly clear to me that ...
in a neutral way	I think you are ... I believe (that) ... It's my opinion that ...	As I see it ... From my point of view The way I see it is that ...
in a tentative way (with some hesitation or reservation)	It seems to me that ... I'm inclined to think that ... To my mind ... I see your point but ... I agree up to a point but I suppose you are right but ...

When talking to somebody or interviewing somebody one can put direct questions expecting direct answers. Putting direct questions often alternates with expressing personal opinion in a conversation.

e.g. - Are you interested in the job of a bank accountant?

- I believe/ As I see it/ It seems to me you are interested in the job of

a bank accountant. Do you have the necessary qualifications?

Note: Tentative opinions are very typical of British people.

Americans would usually be more positive.