Basic Competence Indicators IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF XI GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA ANGKASA ADISUTJIPTO THROUGH THE USE OF VIDEOS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014.
Disagree with
the Opinion
That is a good idea, but….
I disagree with you because…..
I don’t think so. In
my opinion……
I’d love too, but…..
Examples: a.
Daniel : Do you think that James hates Clara? asking for opinion
Johnson :
I don’t think so. I often see them together giving opinion
b. Clara
: What do you think about Miley? asking for opinion
Sace : Who is Miley?
Clara : Our new friend.
Sace : Oh yes, I see. I think she is nice. She always helps me when I
need a help.
giving opinion
Clara : Yes, you are right. I agree with you.
giving opinion
agree with the opinion
LANGUAGE FEATURES
1 In asking for someone’s opinion, we have some utterances like:
What do you think about…..? What do you think of…..?
What is your opinion of.....?
What are your feelings about…..?
These expressions followed by object of the sentence. For example: What do you think about my new shoes?
What is your opinion of William Shakespeare’s books?
We also have the expression of asking for someone’s opinion like:
Do you think it is…..?
This expression followed by adjective. For example:
Do you think it is good bad beautiful?pointing at something or Do you think it is good to have a dinner together tonight?
2 In giving opinion, we can choose to agree with the opinion or to
disagree with opinion. We can also give the argument to agree or
disagree with the opinion.
3 We also have the option to keep silent or refuse to give the opinion if
we do not want to say anything.
Exercises
a Fill the missing text with the correct answer.
1. Made
: I think Mario is the nicest student in our class. What do you think?
Putu :
…………….. He is always helpful.
2. Bagus
: Shall we have a picnic to Watu Ulo Beach this weekend? Wiwik
: ………………….. I’m sure we’ll have some fun there. 3.
Mr. Wiyono : ……………………………. Of our new house, dear? Mrs. Wiyono
: I think it is too small. I don’t have enough room to put my stuff properly.
4. Iqbal
: Do you mind if I close the window? Huda
: ………… Just close it. 5.
Wanda : …………….... if I use your motorcycle?
Diyah : Of course. You don’t have any license yet.
b Randomly choose the pictures below and make a short dialogue about
opinion related to the picture with your partner. Act it out in front of class.
Clues:
movie book
marvelous friendship
race cartoon
fight speed
children