A fun lesson for ESL students to learn grammar, adjectives to describe places, and giving opinions, idioms and expressions for giving opinions in English. Watch the ESL video about giving opinions and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to practice using adjectives and giving your opinion. Get the downloadable and ESL printable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.

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ESL Listening – Giving Opinions

1. How is the weather outside?
2. What country was voted the best place to live in the world?
3. According to Tony, why was Sweden voted the best place to live in the world?
4. What country is better to live than Sweden according to Joey?
5. Why does Joey think so?
6. What is Tony’s first response to Joey’s opinion?
7. According to Joey, what season is best?
8. How is the price of living in Sweden compared to other countries in Europe?
9. When did Tony last visit Canada?
10. According to Tony, was it a reasonable place to travel?
11. How are the people according to Joey?
12. How is the food in Canada according to Tony?

Vocabulary – Giving Opinions

Synonyms

Choose the words with the same meaning as the words below.

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards to Give Your Opinion

Use the following ESL printable flashcards to give your opinion on the best place to live in the world.

Fill-in-the-blanks

Choose the correct word or expression from the Word Bank to compete the sentences.

He’s from Canada. He loves hiking, trees and _________________________________.

I would like to visit Finland ______________________________________. I heard it’s very beautiful.

______________________________________ so many people are waiting in line.

He’s very good at sales because he’s so ______________________________________.

______________________________________ England is the best place to live in the world.

It’s a very long ______________________________________ process. You need to apply months in advance and many people are rejected.

Singapore is a very ______________________________________ place to live. There is no crime there.

ESL Grammar to Talk about Give your Opinion

Conjugate the verbs below to the correct tense.

I have never ______________________________________ (go to) Sweden, but I ______________________________________ (hear) that it’s beautiful.

I have never ______________________________________  (eat/crocodile meat), but my friend ______________________________________ (tell) me it’s delicious.

I have never ______________________________________ (drink/sochu), but I ______________________________________ (read) that it’s very potent.

I have never ______________________________________ (climb/Mount Fuji), but I ______________________________________ (hear) the sunrise from the top is beautiful.

I have never ______________________________________ (study/Chinese), but my mother ______________________________________ (do) when she was a university student.

*Sochu is a kind of Japanese alcohol.

ESL Conversation about Giving Opinions

Tony: What a beautiful day. Did you know Sweden was voted the best place in the world to live?

Joey: Sweden? I wonder why it was voted the number one place in the world to live.

Tony: I read that it’s really safe and clean.

Joey: I’ve never been to Sweden, but in my opinion, Canada seems like the best place to live.

Tony: What makes you think that?

Joey: Well, first of all it’s also safe and clean like Sweden. There are lots of parks and nature.

Tony: Yes, that’s true but it’s really cold.

Joey: Yes, the winter is cold. The summertime is perfect.

Tony: The price of living in Sweden is also reasonable compared to other countries in Europe.

Joey: I think Canada is also pretty reasonable.

Tony: Yes, I agree. I went there last year, and the hotels and restaurants weren’t very expensive.

Joey: Everybody is really friendly and outgoing as well.

Tony: The food is quite tasty too. There is a great selection of International foods.

Joey: I want to move to Canada someday!

ESL Gamification: Digital Badges and Stamps

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