Useful
phrases:
Opinion
Part II. Conversation
Exercise 4: Find the right translation:
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What did you think of (... the movie)? |
Я с тобой (согласен). |
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Do you agree with (... the board's recommendations)? |
Я не думаю, что это ответ на все. |
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What is your opinion of ...? |
Я не согласен |
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Do you agree with ...? |
Я позволю себе не согласиться. |
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I thought it was boring. |
Наши мнения сходятся. |
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I think you’re right. |
Вы согласны с (... в разделе рекомендации)? |
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I don’t think that’s the answer at all. |
Согласны ли вы с …? |
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I believe so too. |
Я не думаю, что |
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In my opinion |
Что вы думаете о (... фильме)? |
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I'm with you. |
По-моему |
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I beg to differ. |
Мне это подходит. |
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It work’s for me. |
Я думал, что это скучно. |
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I don’t really think |
Хорошо я сделаю это. |
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OK, I'll do that. |
Каково ваше мнение ...? |
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I disagree |
Я думаю так же. |
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Well, we see eye to eye on that. |
Я думаю, вы правы. |
Exercise 5: Make the dialogues according to the cases:
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Case
2: Express
your opinion. Tell your partner about your favourite subject. |
Exercise 5: Play the dialogue and make similar one:
Dialogue
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Alan: Brian: Alan: Brian:
Alan:
Peter:
Brian:
Alan:
Brain:
Peter:
Alan: |
Brian, you’ve seen “Doctor House”, haven’t you? Yes, that’s right. What is your opinion of this film? Well, it was a bit disappointed. I don’t think it was a particularly good film at all. Oh, I beg to differ, Brian. I think it was great! It’s one of the best films I have ever seen. Don’t you think so, Peter? Yes, I agree up to a point. It was good. I enjoyed it, but to be honest, it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. That’s exactly how I felt. If you ask me, it was just a big publicity from start to finish. Oh, that’s rubbish, Brian! You’re the first person who hasn’t enjoyed the film. Perhaps. But you asked me for my opinion, and far as I’m concerned it was pretty boring. I’m not so sure I’d agree with you there, Brain. I don’t understand how you can say it was boring. Neither do I, it was full of excitement. |
Exercise 6 (a): Translate some cliche from the dialogue:
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Part III. Reading
. it was a bit
disappointed; 2.
I beg to differ; 3.
I think it was great; 4.
It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be; 5.
That’s exactly how I felt; 6.
it was just a big publicity; 7.
it was pretty boring; 8.
I’d agree with you; 9.
What is your opinion; 10.
it was full of excitement; 11.
That’s rubbish.
Exercise 7: Before reading the text answer some questions:
What do you usually do when you fall ill? What would you do if that happened in foreign country?
What do you know about medical care in Russia? in Great Britain?