REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA.
MARACAY-ARAGUA
U.E.P. C.E.D.I.
AÑO ESCOLAR: 2019-2020
3er año A y B
Inglés
3era evaluación/ 10%
Giving opinions and making suggestions
Clase
Making suggestions4 ways to tell your friends what you would like to do in the next few days:
1) WHAT ABOUT/HOW ABOUT ... + Base form + -ING
What about going to the pictures tonight?
How about going to the pictures tonight?
2) WHY + Negative
Why don't we go to the swimming pool tomorrow?
3) IMPERATIVE: Let's + Base form
Let's go to the restaurant now!
4) COULD
We could visit Paris next week.
Expression of asking and giving opinion.
1. Giving Opinions:
As far as I’m concerned …
In my opinion …
In my view …
From my point of view …
The way I see it is (that) …
To my mind …Well, I reckon (that) …
I (strongly) believe (that) …
I (honestly) think (that) …
I (really) feel (that) …
Personally speaking, I believe …
As for me, I reckon …
In my opinion/In my humble opinion
I reckon/suppose
I knowMay I?
If you ask meIf I were you
To be honestI could be wrong, butI’m no expert, but
Personally
Asking for and expressing opinions is something we frequently do in every day English. We will need to ask and give opinions in formal situations such as in business, in writing, both academic and informal texts, and in informal speaking.
Example:
- It seems to me that the government should reduce trade tariffs. (Formal)
- What do you reckon to these shoes? (Informal)
Dialogue
A: What do you think about marriage?
B: I don’t think it’s for everyone. To start with, the cost of a wedding these days is ridiculous!
A: Well, I don’t doubt that but I believe it’s better for society and…
B: Sorry to interrupt but, as I see it, marriage only leads to divorce!
A: Oh…!
A: Ok, so as you know we have a deadline to get this work finished. How do you feel about staying late tonight?
A: Any comments, Peter, Anne?
B: Well, it seems to me that we don’t have a choice.
C: I feel sure that if we get our heads down, we can finish by 6pm.
Evaluación: 10% trabajo escrito (cuaderno o documento word) Jueves 28/05/2020
Instrucciones:
- Siguiendo el ejemplo y tomando en cuenta el vocabulario colocado en la parte superior referente a dar opiniones y hacer sugerencias, realizar un diálogo de 15 líneas maximo/ 12 mínimo.
- A cada estudiante se les asignará un tema específico.
- Buscar su nombre y tema específico en la próxima clase el Jueves 21/05/2020.
- Mirar video adjunto para familiarizarse co el vocabulario requerido para la evaluación.