Belajar Membuat Opinion Kelas XI

Dalam materi kali ini kita akan berbagi mengenai materi giving opinion.

Perhatikan percakapan antara 6 siswa dibawah ini. Bacalah dengan suara dikeraskan agar kamu dapat berlatih membaca teks dengan intonasi dan pengucapan kata yang jelas.

Janitra : I like Harry Porter movies because the magic seems so real.

Fauzan : I don’t agree with you. Harry Porter movies are just overrated.

Kenzie : I like playing tag because it is so much fun.

Deana : I don’t like playing tag because people end up fighting.

Renda : In my opinion, the government should provide means of sustenance

for underprivileged people instead of building tall towers.

Rahmat : I agree with what you are saying but have you ever thought that

building tall tower provides work for unemployed people.

 

Perhatikan bahwa setiap siswa pada percakapan diatas menyampaikan pendapat

atau opininya masing- masing. Tahukah kamu, apa yang disebut sebagai opini?

An opinion is the way you feel or think about something. Our opinion about something

or someone is based on our perspective. Whenever we give or express our opinion, it is

important to give reasoning or an example to support our opinion.

 

Nah, dari deskripsi tentang opini diatas, dapat kita simpulkan bahwasanya opini

adalah pendapat seseorang yang didasari oleh perspekrif atau sudut pkalianngnya

masing-masing. Sangat dianjurkan untuk memberikan opini beserta alasan dan bukti

sebagai penguat atas opini yang diberikan.

 Perhatikan struktur kalimat dari ekspresi menyampaikan opini berikut!

Subject	Verb	Object
I	Agree	With what you are saying
I	Don’t agree	With you
We	Believe	This is not the right way to handle things
I	Reckon	This could be right considering the reasons you have provided
I	Doubt	That this is possible
We	Assume	You are blased this issue
I	Think	You are mistaken
I	Don’t think	So

Tahukah kalian bahwa opini dapat terbagi menjadi tiga kategori, yaitu (1) opini kuat, (2) sedang, dan (3) lemah. Mau tahu apa saja? Seperti namanya, opini kuat merupakan opini yang memiliki argumen yang kuat.

Opini sedang ialah opini yang memiliki argumen tidak terlalu kuat maupun lemah. Sementara itu, opini lemah merupakan opini yang memiliki argumen kurang meyakinkan. Supaya lebih paham, perhatikan contoh di bawah ini.

(1) Strong (kuat)

• I’m absolutely certain that…. (Saya benar-benar yakin bahwa…)

• I’m convinced that…. (Saya yakin bahwa…)

• I strongly believe that… (Saya sangat percaya bahwa…)

 

(2) Medium (sedang)

• I believe…. (Saya percaya…)

• I don’t doubt that…. (Saya tidak meragukannya…)

• I feel certain that… (Saya yakin bahwa…)

• My impression is that…. (Kesan menurut saya…)

• As I see it… (Seperti yang saya lihat…)

• It seems to me that… (Tampaknya bagi saya…)

• It strikes me that… (Ini mengejutkan saya bahwa…)

 

(3) Weak (lemah)

• I think…. (saya pikir…)

• I don’t think… (Saya tidak berpikir...)

• I’m fairly certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)

• I’m quite certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)

• I would have thought that…. (Saya akan berpikir bahwa...)

 

Contoh

Budi : What do you think about this song?

Wati : I don’t think it is good idea. (Weak)

Sari : It seems to me that this song is good. (medium)

Dian : I strongly believe that it is the best song I’ve ever heard.

 

Mengekspresikan Opinion

Berikut adalah bagaimana cara mengekspresikan opini yang terbagi menjadi:

ect Verb Object

Personal point of view	The general point of view
I think …	Most people do not agree ...
In my experience ...	Almost everyone ...
Personally, I think ...	Some people say that ..
I strongly believe that ...	Some people believe ...
As far as I am concerned ...	Of course, many argue ...
From my point of view ..	While some people believe ...
As I understand	Generally it is accepted ...
In my opinion ...	The majority agree with ...
What I mean is ...	The majority disagree with ...
In my humble opinion ...	It is sometimes argued ...
I would like to point out that ...	While some people believe …
To my mind ...
By this mean ...
I am compelled to say ...
I reckon ...
As I see it ...
What I'm more concerned with is

 

 

Personal Point of view atau opini/pendapat pribadi adalah opini yang didasari oleh penilian pribadi seseorang sedangkan general point of view atau pendapat umum adalah opini yang bersifat umum dan digunakan untuk menghindari pendapat yang bersifat individual. Kapan menggunakan jenis kalimat tersebut dapat kalian sesuaikan dengan kebutuhan pada saat kalian menyampaikan Opini. Nah, lanjut pada materi berikutnya adalah bagaiman cara memberikan respon terhadap suatu opini, dapat kalian perhatikan dengan seksama contoh-contoh kalimat berikut:

Ekspresi Setuju atau Tidak Setuju terhadap Opini

agreeing	Disagreeing
Of course	I am sorry, I don’t agree with you
This is absolutely right	I am not sure I agree with you
I agree with this opinion	I don’t agree with you
That’s a good point	I am afraid I have to disagree with you
I agree, I never thought of that	I do not believe that
I think so too	I couldn’t agree more
I agree with what you’re saying but have you ever.	I disagree with you
Absolutely.	I think you are wrong
Yes, I agree with you	That’s not the same thing at al
I don't have any objections	It is not justified to say so
Yes, I suppose so.	I am not convinced that ..
	I can’t say I agree with this, and here’s why

 

Saying that you don’t agree politely

I see your point, but

Yes, maybe, but

I don’t entirely agree with

You may be right, but…

Do you think so?

I see what you mean, but.

To some extent, yes, but,

I don’t think so

I don’t agree with you

I’m not sure I agree with you

I don’t like the idea

Berikut contoh Penggunaan kalimatnya

Statement/Opinion	Agree	Disagree
Smoking should be banned in public places	I totally agree that smoking should be banned in public places	I am sorry but I tend to disagree with you on this
Bullying is so prevalent in most schools	I couldn’t agree more with you	I think it would be wrong to generalize
Women should not work	I think so too. Women should stay at home and take care of their children	I am afraid I have to disagree with you on this
Harry Porter series is much better than the Twilight series	Yes. I agree. Harry Porter series has a much better and well-developed storyline	It’s not justified to say because both have different plots
Online gaming should be banned	Absolutely right. It should be as it distracts students from studying.	I don’t agree with you. T is a venue for students to develop their skills

 

Asking other people's opinions.

Cara meminta pendapat kepada orang lain agar orang yang diajak bicara menyuarakan pendapatnya.

What do you think of...?

Is that right (true) that

Do you think it's going...?

Why do they behave like that?

Do you have any idea?

How do you like.....?

Please give me a frank opinion.

What's your opinion?

 

Contoh dialogue

Percakapan yang menggunakan ekspresi opinion

Trevor: Have you heard about our school’s plan to ban smartphones in the school?

Matt: Yeah

Trevor: What do you think about it?

Matt: Well, I think that’s fair enough.

Trevor: why do you think so?

Matt: you see… Smartphones have caused so much trouble in our class. Remember yesterday’s history class? Our teacher got very angry because was interrupted by a smartphone ringing many times. This may happen again and again.

Trevor: Eh… Yea…

Matt: Another thing is… Smartphones have caused a kind of stupid competition.

Trevor: what do you mean?

Matt: you know, everyone seems to compete to have the latest model.

Trevor: Yes, I feel that too.

Matt: So it’s a good idea if the school doesn’t allow students to use their smartphones in school.

Setelah membaca beberapa contoh tersebut, semoga dapat membantu dalam pembuatan kalimat yang mengungkapkan pendapat.

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