Appendix
Asking for opinions
Elementary
Upper-intermediate
1. Do you think … ? 2. How do you feel about … ? 3. In your opinion, … ? 4. Please tell me your opinion on … 5. What do you think about … ? 6. What’s your opinion on … ?
1. What do you reckon? 2. Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
3. Are people right in thinking … ? 4. Are you in agreement with … ? 5. Do you have any particular views on … ? 6. Do you have any thoughts on … ? 7. From your point of view, … ?
Pre-intermediate
8. I know this is not your specialist subject, but … 9. I know you haven’t had long to think about this … 10. I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but … 11. I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on … 12. What are your (first) thoughts on … ? 13. What would be your reaction if I said … ?
1. Do you (also) think that … ? 2. Do you believe that … ? 3. Do you have an opinion on … ? 4. Do you have any opinions on/about … ? 5. In your experience, … ? 6. In your honest opinion, … ?
14. What’s your position on … ? 15. Would it be right to say … ? 16. Would you support the view that … ?
7. What’s your view on … ? 8. Would you agree that … ?
Intermediate
Advanced
1. Can you give me your thoughts on … ? 2. Do you (dis)approve of … ? 3. Do you agree with the opinion that … ? 4. Do you have any views on … ? 5. Do you share the/my view that … ? 6. If I asked your opinion about … , … ? 7. If I said … , … ? 8. I’d like (to hear) your views on … 9. I’m sure you’d agree that … 10. What are your feelings about … ? 11. What are your views on … ?
1. Am I justified in saying … ? 2. Am I right in thinking … ? 3. Any objections to the statement … ? 4. Are you convinced by the argument that … ? 5. Are you of the opinion that … ? 6. Does … tally with your experience? 7. I imagine you will have strong opinions on … 8. I’d guess your view on this is … 9. Is it in fact the case that … ? 10. What reaction do you have to … ? 11. What’s your take on … ? 12. Would I be right in assuming that you think … ? 13. Would I be right in saying … ? 14. Would I/it be wrong to say … ? 15. Would it be logical to say … ? 16. Would you have any problems with the statement … ? 17. Would … be a fair summary of your views on … ? 18. Would … be out of the question? 19. You strike me as someone who would hold the opinion that …
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