在各種考試中，或者在其他英語實用場景中，我們經常需要就某一話題表達自己的觀點。本期內容將從以下五個方面進行講解：
Express your opinion
Make your statement stronger
Ask questions
Agree or disagree
Explain your opinion
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通常我們會用這麼幾個方式表達觀點
I think …
I think Summer is the best season.
我認為夏天是最好的季節。
I guess …
I guess practice is the best way to learn English.
我覺得練習是學習英語最好的方式。
I believe …
I believe it will be raining later.
我確信待會兒就會下雨。
In my opinion, …
In my opinion, we should stop using the plastic bags.
我認為我們應該停止使用塑膠袋。
From my point of view, …
From my point of view, garbage sorting should be implemented step-by-step.
我的觀點是，我們應該逐步推行垃圾分類。
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為了使觀點更加有力，我們可以使用形容詞或者副詞：
Strongly
I strongly believe the degree of air pollution will be intensified if we keep burning the garbage.
我堅信，如果我們繼續焚燒垃圾，空氣汙染的程度將會加劇。
Honest
It’s the best album of the year, in my honest opinion.
在我看來，這才是年度最佳唱片。
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在對話中，為了使討論能繼續進行，或者能有意見交換，我們通常會問對方關於該話題的觀點。可以使用如下問題：
What’s your opinion about …?
What’s your opinion about species extinction?
對於物種滅絕你怎麼看？
What do you think of / about …?
What do you think about the decreasing market share of our product?
對於我們產品市場份額的減少，你怎麼看？
How do you feel about …?
How do you feel about the change of people’s communicating way brought by social media?
你如何看待由社交媒體帶來的人們溝通方式的變化？
I think …, what do you think?
I think the red cap is the nicest. What do you think?
我覺得這頂紅色的帽子最好看，你覺得呢？
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在對話中，我們也會對對方的觀點表示同意或者不同意
表示同意
I agree.
Right.
I think so.
表示不同意
I disagree.
That’s not right.
I don’t think so.
表示中立觀點
I am not sure about that.
I partly agree with you.
Maybe.
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通常在表達自己的觀點之後，應該進一步進行解釋，以支撐自己的觀點。
In my opinion, RocEnglish is great. They always share amazing English learning materials.
我覺得RocEnglish非常棒，他們總是分享很好的英語學習材料。
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Exercise
Express your opinions to answer the questions below.
What do you think of the social media?
What’s your opinion about the air pollution?
How do you feel about the online education?
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