Giving And Responding To Opinions
GIVING AND RESPONDING TO OPINIONS
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When someone disagrees with your opinion in a meeting, how do you usually respond?
회의에서 누군가 당신의 의견에 반대할 때, 보통 어떻게 대응하시나요? - Do you find it difficult to express disagreement politely at work? Why or why not?
직장에서 정중하게 반대 의견을 표현하는 것이 어렵다고 느끼시나요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
GIVING AND RESPONDING TO OPINIONS
ASKING FOR OPINIONS
What do you think?
What are your thoughts about this?
RECOMMENDING
I think we should …
Why don’t we…?
Maybe we could …
How about…?
INVOLVING PEOPLE
We haven’t heard from you yet, Bob.
Can we hear what Jeremy has to say?
Susan, you’re very quiet. Would you like to comment?
COMMENTS TO SUPPORT AND FOCUS
That’s a great idea!
Yes, that might work.
Possibly yes, but…
I’m not sure about that.
AGREEMENT
DO YOU AGREE? AGREEING WITH SOMEONE AGREEING TOSOMETHING
AGREEMENT I totally agree with you I can agree to that….
I completely agree I support that…
Absolutely I’m in favor of that
PART AGREEMENT I see what you’re saying but…. I can partly agree to that but
To a certain extent I agree but… That maybe right but…
You may be right but…
DISAGREEMENT I totally disagree with you I’m afraid I can’t agree to that.
I don’t agree I can’t support that
I’m not sure I’m against that because
EXPRESSING OPINION
Strong Expression
I’m convinced that…
I’m sure that…
Neutral
I feel that…
In my opinion …
My view is that…
As I see it
It seems to me
Weak Expression
I tend to think that …
I would suggest that..
It might be the case that
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Fill in the blanks.
hear from comment extent negatively
Bob: Would anyone like to _________ on that last suggestion?
Linda: I totally agree with you, Bob. I can see how it could really help sales.
Karen: I think to a certain __________it might work, but perhaps not in the case
of every client. Sometimes clients appreciate a more direct approach.
Mark: Karen is right. I can think of a few cases when clients have reacted
________ to the approach you’ve outlined, Bob.
Bob: Of course I am in favor of using a range of techniques to suit different
clients. Why don’t we __________ other people at the table now. Who
else has an idea to share with us?
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
1.I would like to ________that last comment.
a. hear b. reduce c. respond d. understate
2.Many people have responded ___________ to the new advertising campaign.
a. absolutely b. partly c. positively d. totally
3.Please share your __________with the rest of us. We’d like to hear them.
a. costs b. extent c. efficiency d. thoughts
4.Several members of this group seem to hold a ___________ view of this plan.
a. direct b. negative c. quiet d. very
5.We need to _________on the key issue, not irrelevant details.
a. agree b. favor c. focus d. support
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 "반대합니다"를 직역하면 "I am oppose"라고 하기 쉽지만, 영어에서는 동사로 쓸 때 "I oppose ~"로, 형용사로 쓸 때는 "I'm opposed to ~"로 표현해야 합니다. 회의에서 정중하게 반대 의견을 말할 때는 "I'm afraid I can't agree with that."처럼 부드러운 표현을 쓰는 것이 더 자연스럽습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: GIVING AND RESPONDING TO OPINIONS
Level: Business (BIZ)
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