Asking for Opinions
Do you have any views on … ?
This page lists useful expressions for the language function of asking for opinions.
Elementary
- Do you think … ?
- How do you feel about … ?
- In your opinion, … ?
- Please tell me your opinion on …
- What do you think about … ?
- What’s your opinion on … ?
Pre-intermediate
- Do you (also) think that … ?
- Do you believe that … ?
- Do you have an opinion on … ?
- Do you have any opinions on/about … ?
- In your experience, … ?
- In your honest opinion, … ?
- What’s your view on … ?
- Would you agree that … ?
Intermediate
- Can you give me your thoughts on … ?
- Do you (dis)approve of … ?
- Do you agree with the opinion that … ?
- Do you have any views on … ?
- Do you share the/my view that … ?
- If I asked your opinion about … , … ?
- If I said … , … ?
- I’d like (to hear) your views on …
- I’m sure you’d agree that …
- What are your feelings about … ?
- What are your views on … ?
Upper-intermediate
- What do you reckon?
- Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
- Are people right in thinking … ?
- Are you in agreement with … ?
- Do you have any particular views on … ?
- Do you have any thoughts on … ?
- From your point of view, … ?
- I know this is not your specialist subject, but …
- I know you haven’t had long to think about this …
- I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but …
- I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on …
- What are your (first) thoughts on … ?
- What would be your reaction if I said … ?
- What’s your position on … ?
- Would it be right to say … ?
- Would you support the view that … ?
Advanced
- Am I justified in saying … ?
- Am I right in thinking … ?
- Any objections to the statement … ?
- Are you convinced by the argument that … ?
- Are you of the opinion that … ?
- Does … tally with your experience?
- I imagine you will have strong opinions on …
- I’d guess your view on this is …
- Is it in fact the case that … ?
- What reaction do you have to … ?
- What’s your take on … ?
- Would I be right in assuming that you think … ?
- Would I be right in saying … ?
- Would I/it be wrong to say … ?
- Would it be logical to say … ?
- Would you have any problems with the statement … ?
- Would … be a fair summary of your views on … ?
- Would … be out of the question?
- You strike me as someone who would hold the opinion that …