Unit 40 Belief and opinion

•A. Verbs connected with beliefs and opinions

I believe something. I have an

opinion or an idea.

I th_____ I’ve met you before.

I believe something. I have an

opinion or an idea.

I think I’ve met you before.

I believe something. I have an opinion or an idea.Say the opposite.

I think I’ve met you before.The opposite : I .................... I’ve met you before.

I believe something. I have an opinion or an idea.Say the opposite.

I think I’ve met you before.The opposite : I don’t think I’ve met you before.

I think that something is true, correct or real.Say the opposite.

I bel_____ that all children are born with equal intelligence.She’s arriving tomorrow, I bel_____.

I think that something is true, correct or real.Say the opposite.

I believe that all children are born with equal intelligence.She’s arriving tomorrow I believe.

I have a very strong feeling that

you’re right.

I’m conv_____ we’ve met before.

I have a very strong feeling that

you’re right.

I’m convinced we’ve met before.

I firmly believe .......

I’ve always he_____ /main_____ that compulsory education is a waste of time.

I firmly believe .......

I’ve always held /maintained that compulsory education is a waste of time.

She insists on believing, often against the evidence (formal; ‘hold’ could not be used here).

She main_____ that we’re related, but I’m not convinced.

She insists on believing, often against the evidence (formal; ‘hold’ could not be used here).

She maintains that we’re related, but I’m not convinced.

This is a very strong personal

opinion.

I fe_____ she shouldn’t be forced to do the job.

This is a very strong personal

opinion.

I feel she shouldn’t be forced to do the job.

This is usually an opinion about what is likely to happen/to be true; informal).

I reck_____ they’ll get married soon.

This is usually an opinion about what is likely to happen/to be true; informal).

I reckon they’ll get married soon.

I don’t believe this.

I dou_____ we’ll ever see total world peace.

I don’t believe this.

I doubt we’ll ever see total world peace.

I have a strong feeling about something negative (fairly formal).

I sus_____ a lot of people never even think about pollution when they’re driving their own car.

I have a strong feeling about something negative (fairly formal).

I suspect a lot of people never even think about pollution when they’re driving their own car.

•B. Phrases for expressing opinion

Fairly formal.

We haven’t made any progress, in my v_____/in my op_____.

Fairly formal.

We haven’t made any progress, in my view/in my opinion.

Fairly informal.

She made a big mistake, to my m_____.

Fairly informal.

She made a big mistake, to my mind.

Informal.

If you a_____ me, he ought to change his job.

Informal.

If you ask me, he ought to change his job.

How teachers see things, or are affected.

From a teacher’s p_____ of v_____, the new examinations are a disaster.

How teachers see things, or are affected.

From a teacher’s point of view, the new examinations are a disaster.