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Exercise 1. Read the dialogues and conversation in parts, noting how people express

their opinion and react to other people’s opinions. Then learn one of them and

reproduce it with other students in class.

Exercise 2. Make up statements of opinion, giving as many combinations as possible for each clause in the last column.

			she speaks English very well
	think/thought		the shop closes too early
	believe	(that)	he should give up smoking
I	consider		their children are spoilt
	feel		it was a brilliant performance you were wrong to interfere the lecture is in Room 25
	In my opinion		he deserves the prize
	To my mind		pets are a nuisance
	If you ask me,		health is the most important thing in life men should do more in the house Andrew works too hard Susan should be more tactful

Exercise 3. Express opinions using the words given and an appropriate introductory phrase.

Model: John, rather handsome.

i 'thinir Johh’sr ratlieTTrandsome.

1. 
   Diana, very pretty;
   
2. 
   Japanese, a difficult language;
   
3. 
   skiing, a wonderful sport;
   

4 classical music, boring;

5. 
   the Gorky Theatre, the best in Leningrad;
   
6. 
   the children, overdressed;
   
7. 
   a typewriter, essential for a translator;
   
8. 
   the pianist, brilliant;
   
9. 
   those students, simply lazy;
   
10. 
    our neighbours’ garden, beautiful;
    
11. 
    his paintings, too dark;
    
12. 
    the translation, very poor;
    
13. 
    the novel, rather original;
    
14. 
    doing crosswords, a waste of time.
    

Exercise 4. Express your opinion about the following:

1. 
   the climate of your home town;
   
2. 
   women politicians;
   
3. 
   television as a source of entertainment;
   
4. 
   life insurance;
   
5. 
   supermarkets;
   
6. 
   French films;
   
7. 
   streaming (in English schools);
   
8. 
   the international situation;
   
9. 
   language laboratories;
   
10. 
    instant coffee;
    
11. 
    public transport in your home town:
    
12. 
    the monarchy (in Britain);
    
13. 
    smoking and' health;
    
14. 
    teaching English to small children;
    
15. 
    young married couples living with their parents.
    

Exercise 5. Ask someone’s opinion about the following, using proper names. The person asked then replies.

1. 
   a well-known writer;
   
2. 
   a film or television programme;
   
3. 
   a dress/sweater/jacket, etc which a fellow-student is wearing;
   
4. 
   a famous singer or a musician;
   
5. 
   the architecture of a town someone has visited;
   
6. 
   an artist;
   
7. 
   somebody's cooking:
   
8. 
   a textbook or dictionary;
   
9. 
   somebody’s English;
   
10. 
    a restaurant or cafe;
    
11. 
    a theatre;
    
12. 
    a pop group.
    

18. 
    Agreement and Disagreement
    

A. Agreement



Yes,
The simplest way to express agreement with a statement is, for example:

eg a. — Their flat is very comfortable.

• 
  Yes, it is.
  

b. — Those apples look ripe.

• 
  Yes, they do.
  

To agree with a negative statement we say, for example:







eg a. — It isn’t very warm today.

• 
  No, it isn’t.
  

b. — These sandwiches don’t look very fresh.

• 
  No, they don’t.
  

To make the agreement more friendly, a question tag may be added.

eg c. — The buses are very crowded at this time.

• 
  Yes, they are, aren’t they?
  

2. 
   — He shouldn’t say such things.
   

• 
  No, he shouldn’t, should he?
  

Certainly may be included for emphasis.

eg e. — We’re very busy at the moment.

• 
  (Yes,) we certainly are.
  

6. 
   — Well, I’m afraid we really shouldn’t have come here.
   

• 
  (No,) we certainly shouldn’t.
  

Note: Certainly should not be used alone to express agreement. (Alone it is used to give permission or to grant a request. See pp. 25, 29.)

Other ways of expressing agreement are: l (quite) agree (with you).

I think so too.

So do I. — in response to sentences beginning with / think/ believe, etc

You’re (quite) right there.

Note: Right you are is not an alternative here, as it expresses willingness to do something requested.



formal
Exactly. Quite so.

I couldn’t agree more.	4
I should say so. * ——e	■ emphatic
That’s just what 1 think.

You can say that again.

You’re telling me. ' • - , | ^emPhatic, colloquial





Hear! Hear! — — — at meetings

So it is/I have/he did, etc — surprised agreement

eg — It’s half past eleven.

• 
  So it is.
  

I suppose j ^S°' — - * 1 reluctant or half-,

\ it is/he does/we shall, etc I hearted agreement

eg — We shall have to start all over again.

• 
  (Yes,) I suppose we shall.
  

Partial agreement may be expressed by the following phrases: ( up to a point \

I agree with you j in a sense i (but...)

( in a way I see what you mean, but...

That may be true, but (on the other hand)...

eg — Convenience foods like frozen vegetables and packet soups save a lot of time.

• 
  That may be true but on the other hand they have less food value than fresh food.
  

(Oh) yes, but...

eg — Margaret is so charming.

• 
  Yes, but only to people she thinks are important.
  

Illustrative Examples

1. 
   — It’s a beautiful day.
   

• 
  Yes, it is, isn’t it?
  

2. 
   — Ann doesn’t look well.
   

• 
  No, she doesn’t. I hope it’s nothing serious.
  

3. 
   — Young children demand a lot of attention.
   

• 
  They certainly do.
  

4. 
   — John ought to apologize.
   

• 
  I quite agree. He behaved very badly.
  

5. 
   — The situation is very difficult.
   

• 
  Quite so.
  

6. 
   — Most people spend too much time watching television.
   

• 
  I couldn’t agree more.
  

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7. 
   — They should leave him alone now. He’s been punished enough.
   

• 
  That’s just what I think.
  

8. 
   — Charles is a very clever fellow.
   

-—-Yes, he’s certainly clever, but he’s too dogmatic for my liking.

9. 
   — I think men should do more in the home.
   

• 
  Well, I agree with you up to a point, but there are some things that women are so much better at, bringing up children, for example.
  

B. Disagreement

The simplest way of expressing disagreement is, for example:

( it isn’t/doesn’t/can’t, etc.

(No,) | he doesn’t/isn’t/can’t, etc.

I they aren’t/don’t/can’t, etc.

eg a. — The museum’s closed today.

• 
  (No,) it isn’t.
  

b. — We’ve already done this exercise.

• 
  (No,) we haven’t.
  

In such cases not is usually contracted to n’t, as illustrated above. However, the full form not is sometimes used to make the disagreement stronger, in which case the logical stress falls on it.

eg c. — Manchester is on the coast.

• 
  (No,) f it’s not.
  

I it is not.— even more emphatic, less common To disagree with a negative statement we say:

r it is/does/can, etc.

(Yes,) • he is/does/can, etc.

I they are/do/can, etc.

eg a. — This book hasn’t been translated into Russian.

• 
  (Yes,) it has.
  

b. — The door’s locked, so we can’t get in.

• 
  (Yes,) we can. I’ve got the key.
  

To express stronger disagreement we can introduce the sentences with oh, which is stressed.




b.

He didn’t tell me about the meeting.

— Oh, no, I didn’t.*

eg a. — You told me a lie.

— Oh, yes, he did.*

The above forms are used mainly to disagree with statements of fact. To disagree with an opinion, one of the following phrases is generally to be preferred: