language learning center · A2 · Lesson 10
Simple opinions and reasons
Give an opinion, support it with a reason, and disagree politely.
Step 1 of 8
Understand and learn
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Rosa
What did you think of the film?
Dan
I enjoyed it because the characters felt real.
Rosa
I liked the characters too, but I thought the ending was too long.
Dan
I see what you mean, but the ending worked for me.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
What did you think of…?
What did you think of the film?
I enjoyed it because…
I enjoyed it because the characters felt real.
I thought…
I liked the characters too, but I thought the ending was too long.
I see what you mean.
I see what you mean, but the ending worked for me.
…but it worked for me.
…but it worked for me.
Notice, try, and speak
Which response disagrees politely?
Notice, try, and speak
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Listening
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Writing
Write your own sentence using this item.
This is self-practice. It is not automatically scored as correct or incorrect.
Speaking
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Make it yours
Give an opinion about a film, book, place, or meal and add one reason.
Choose a topic you can discuss honestly and prepare one polite disagreement.
Use it with someone
Exchange simple opinions in English
Daily goal
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- 1. What did you think of…?
- 2. I enjoyed it because…
- 3. I thought…
- 4. I see what you mean.
- 5. …but it worked for me.