Asking for Opinions

Elementary

1. Do you think … ?
2. How do you feel about … ?
3. In your opinion, … ?
4. Please tell me your opinion on …
5. What do you think about … ?
6. What’s your opinion on … ?

Pre-Intermediate

1. Do you (also) think that … ?
2. Do you believe that … ?
3. Do you have an opinion on … ?
4. Do you have any opinions on/about … ?
5. In your experience, … ?
6. In your honest opinion, … ?
7. What’s your view on … ?
8. Would you agree that … ?

Intermediate

1. Can you give me your thoughts on … ?
2. Do you (dis)approve of … ?
3. Do you agree with the opinion that … ?
4. Do you have any views on … ?
5. Do you share the/my view that … ?
6. If I asked your opinion about … , … ?
7. If I said … , … ?
8. I’d like (to hear) your views on …
9. I’m sure you’d agree that …
10. What are your feelings about … ?
11. What are your views on … ?

Upper-Intermediate

1. What do you reckon?
2. Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
3. Are people right in thinking … ?
4. Are you in agreement with … ?
5. Do you have any particular views on … ?
6. Do you have any thoughts on … ?
7. From your point of view, … ?
8. I know this is not your specialist subject, but …
9. I know you haven’t had long to think about this …
10. I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but …
11. I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on …
12. What are your (first) thoughts on … ?
13. What would be your reaction if I said … ?
14. What’s your position on … ?
15. Would it be right to say … ?
16. Would you support the view that … ?

Advanced

1. Am I justified in saying … ?
2. Am I right in thinking … ?
3. Any objections to the statement … ?
4. Are you convinced by the argument that … ?
5. Are you of the opinion that … ?
6. Does … tally with your experience?
7. I imagine you will have strong opinions on …
8. I’d guess your view on this is …
9. Is it in fact the case that … ?
10. What reaction do you have to … ?
11. What’s your take on … ?
12. Would I be right in assuming that you think … ?
13. Would I be right in saying … ?
14. Would I/it be wrong to say … ?
15. Would it be logical to say … ?
16. Would you have any problems with the statement … ?
17. Would … be a fair summary of your views on … ?
18. Would … be out of the question?
19. You strike me as someone who would hold the opinion that …