HOW TO ASK AND GIVE OPINION (Bahasaq Inggris Kelas 8)
BAHASA INGGRIS
KELAS 8/ SEMESTER GASAL
KD3.1 Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan meminta pdan mengungkapkan pendapat, serta menanggapinya, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.
KD4.1 Menyusun teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis sangat pendek dan sederhana yang melibatkan tindakan meminta dan mengungkapkan pendapat, serta menanggapinya, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.
HOW TO ASK AND GIVE OPINION
Assalamualaikum,
Hello dearest students, it’s nice to see you!
This time we would talk about expressions of Asking for and Giving Opinion.
Listen and pay attention to this video https://youtu.be/su1Qg_qqNHs.
Pada percakapan di dalam video tersebut, terdapat ungkapan meminta dan memberikan pendapat, seperti : “What do you think about that dress?”, “What a pretty dress, I like it.” Kalimat “What do you think about that dress?” adalah contoh kalimat meminta pendapat.
Berikut ini adalah ungkapan atau expression yang dapat digunakan untuk mengungkapkan permintaan pendapat, memberi pendapat dan merespon pendapat tersebut.
Ekspresi yang digunakan untuk meminta pendapat(opinion)
– What do you think of….?
– What do you think about …?
– What’s your opinion of…?
– What do you feel about…?
– What can you say about….?
– How do you feel about…?
– Do you think….?
– What’s your idea…?
Ekspresi yang digunakan untuk memberi opini
– In my opinion…
– In my view…
– I think…
– I believe…
– I guess…
– To my mind…
– What I have in my mind…
| Asking For Opinions | Giving Opinions |
| What is your opinion about the problem? | I think we should have a meeting to discuss it. |
| What will you say about my decision? | I think it will be the best one. |
| Do you think that Dewa will be the team captain? | Yes, he is the best player. |
| Do you agree if we hold a bazaar next month? | I totally agree, but we should make a proposal first. |
| What is your view about my plan? | In my opinion, it will be beneficial for students. |
Simak dan perhatikan contoh ungkapan meminta dan memberi pendapat dalam percakapan berikut ini:
Ayu ; Do you have any plans for the next holiday?
Dinda : Not yet.
Ayu : What about visiting Duver Museum?
Dinda : Duver Museum?
Ayu : Yes. Duver is an abbreviation for Dunia Vektor and Reservoir.
Dinda : What can we see in the museum?
Ayu : We can get information about vectors, diseases caused by vectors and how to prevent us from the infection of such diseases. What do you think?
Dinda : I think it will be interesting. Besides, it will certainly broaden our knowledge. Let’s go there.
Ayu : Let’s go.
Pada percakapan di atas, kalimat yang dicetak tebal merupakan kalimat meminta pendapat. Ayu meminta pendapat Dinda mengenai acara liburan, pergi ke Museum.
Sedangkan, kalimat yang digarisbawahi merupakan kalimat memberikan/ merespon pendapat. Bahwa Dinda berpendapat akan menyenangkan jika pergi ke museum bersama Ayu.
Now let’s practise!
Fill in the blank with suitable expressions!
- Sinta : To celebrate our school anniversary, I have an idea to visit an orphanage. _____________?
Edo : It’s a good idea.
- Zein : What do you think about the old woman?
Bryan : _____________.
Key answer:
- What do you think about it?
- In my opinion, she is strong woman. She never complains about her hard life.