Would you agree that dogs are cute?
Key sentences
| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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| Do you think cats are (adjective) ?
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Well, (opinion phrase) cats are friendly.
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| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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So, (question phrase) dogs are friendly?
In your (noun) are dogs friendly?
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Yes, (agreeing phrase) so.
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| Giving an opinion
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Asking about an opinion
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How about you?
What do you think?
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I think so, too.
I'm not so sure.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Do you think cats are (adjective) ?
| adjective
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sentence
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| friendly
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Do you think cats are friendly ?
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| cute
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Do you think cats are cute ?
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| interesting
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Do you think cats are interesting ?
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| quiet
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Do you think cats are quiet ?
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Well, (opinion phrase) cats are friendly.
| opinion phrase
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sentence
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| in my opinion,
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Well, in my opinion, cats are friendly.
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| if you ask me,
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Well, if you ask me, cats are friendly.
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| I would say
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Well, I would say cats are friendly.
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| I think (that)
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Well, I think (that) cats are friendly.
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So, (question phrase) dogs are friendly?
| question phrase
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sentence
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| would you say (that)
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So, would you say (that) dogs are friendly?
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| do you believe (that)
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So, do you believe (that) dogs are friendly?
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| do you think (that)
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So, do you think (that) dogs are friendly?
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| would you agree (that)
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So, would you agree (that) dogs are friendly?
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Yes, (agreeing phrase) so.
| agreeing phrase
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sentence
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| I would say
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Yes, I would say so.
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| I think
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Yes, I think so.
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| I believe
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Yes, I believe so.
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| probably
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Yes, probably so.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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| Do you think cats are (friendly) ?
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Well, (in my opinion,) cats are friendly.
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| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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| So, (would you say (that)) dogs are friendly?
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Yes, (I would say) so.
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| Giving an opinion
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Asking about an opinion
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| How about you?
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I think so, too.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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Do you think cats are ... ?
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Well, ... cats are friendly.
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| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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| So, ... dogs are friendly?
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Yes, ... so.
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| Giving an opinion
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Asking about an opinion
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| How about you?
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I think so, too.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about an opinion
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Giving an opinion
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| Choose a topic. Ask your partner about their opinions on that topic.
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Give your opinions.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
