HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION IN ENGLISH

1. Sentence starters

• I prefer…
• I think…
• I feel…
• I know…
• I believe…
• In my opinion…
• The best thing about…
• The greatest part about…
• The worst part about…
• Everyone should…
• …is better than … because…
• If you liked… than you will love….

2. General Point of View

• It is thought that…
• Some people say that…
• It is considered…
• It is generally accepted that…
• Disagreeing with an opinion
• Yes, but…
• I’m afraid I have to disagree.
• I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
• That’s not entirely true.
• On the contrary…
• I’m not so sure about that.

3. Personal Point of View

• I have seen/noticed/observed that…
• I just don’t think it’s right that…
• One argument in favour of … is that…
• I think people should (have the right to) …
• In my experience…
• As far as I’m concerned…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I’d say that…
• I’d like to point out that..
• I believe that…
• Speaking for myself…
• Personally, I believe (feel)…
• I tend to think that…
• I am sure/certain/convinced that…
• As far as I understand/ can see, …

4. Giving the opposite opinion

• Maybe, but it seems to me that…
• I partly agree, but I still believe that…
• I don’t agree. In my opinion,…
• I completely disagree. To me,…

5. Clarifying your opinion

• No, that’s not what I’m trying to say.
• What I mean is …
• No, that’s not what I mean.
• All I’m saying is that …

6. Giving yourself time to think

• That’s an interesting point.
• I’ve never really thought about that.
• Um, let me think.
• It’s hard to say.

7. Agreeing with an opinion

• Of course
• You’re absolutely right.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so too.
• That’s a good point.
• Exactly.
• That’s true.
• Neither do I.
• I couldn’t agree more.

8. Making Suggestions

• I suggest/ think you should …
• It might be better to …
• We/ you ought to …
• If I were you …, I would …
• I (don’t) think we/ you should…
• You/ we could …
• Couldn’t you/we…?
• Shall we …?
• How/What about…?
• Why don’t you/we …?
• Why not …?
• Let’s …

9. Responding to suggestions

• I was thinking exactly that myself.
• Sounds good (to me).
• OK, let’s do/try that.
• Yes, let’s do that.
• You’re right.
• That’s a good idea.
• It’s a good idea, but…
• But what if…?
• The only thing/ problem is…