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Asking for and giving opinions

Expression of Asking For and Giving Opinion . Our opinion about something is what we think or believe about it. In communication sometime we need someone ’s opinion to overcome our problems since we feel difficult to solve.     Below are some expressions we can use to ask someone’s opinion and give our opinion to someone else. We will need to use these expressions in a discussion activity . For the information about Expression of Asking and Giving Opinion, let’s discuss about it. Asking For Asking for and showing attention . When we tell something, for example information , explanation or a story , we need our listener pay attention our information. For this we can use questions to attract your listeners’ attention. Whereas when we listen to information, explanation or a story, we can use several expressions to show that we are paying attention to what is being talked about . For Example : What do you think? What’s your ...

Describing Trends

Describing Trends In business and everyday English, you sometimes have to describe changes in trends (movement or tendency), graphs, and diagrams. In the business context, you may have to describe trends in reports, meetings, and presentations. In everyday life, you could describe changes in any subject because things change all the time! Describing changes and trends generally consists of three parts: Use a verb (or an adjective and a noun) to describe movement Describe the speed or size of the movement Explain the reason or consequence of the change You can also view it this way:  Verb + Speed or Size + Result/Reason/Consequence When speaking English we often need to describe trends in business and the economy. The following words and expressions are all commonly used. To Forecast We forecast that costs could rise by a further 5% between now and next year. To Predict Economists are predicting a double-dip recession. To Go Up Pr...

Invitations and offers

Inviting Invitations are often structured into three parts: asking the person if they're free, saying what the event is, then inviting the person to attend. For example: "What are you doing next Saturday? We're having some people over for a meal. Would you like to come?" "Have you got anything on for this evening? A couple of us are going to the pub after work if you'd like to come." (to have something on = to have an arrangement) Other ways to make an invitation: " Are you free next Thursday?" " Are you doing anything next weekend?" " Would you be interested in coming to the cinema with me tonight?" " How do you fancy going out for a meal at the weekend?" " Do you fancy coming to the cinema with us on Tuesday?" " Would you like to join Sally and I for a bite to eat after work?" Making Offers How to make offers in English? It is common that Englis...