{"id":112,"date":"2007-01-03T01:20:18","date_gmt":"2007-01-03T09:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/01\/03\/bep-27-int-meetings-expressing-opinions\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T21:49:25","slug":"bep-27-int-meetings-expressing-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/01\/03\/bep-27-int-meetings-expressing-opinions\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 27 &#8211; Meetings: Giving Opinions in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-112-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP027-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP027-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP027-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>For an updated lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2018\/07\/14\/bep-327-expressing-opinions-in-english\/\" title=\"expressing opinions in English\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressing opinions in English<\/a>, check out:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2018\/07\/14\/bep-327-expressing-opinions-in-english\/\" title=\"BEP 327 - Business English: Expressing Opinions in English\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BEP 327 &#8211; Expressing Opinions in English<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this intermediate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english\/\">Business English Pod lesson<\/a>, we look at ways to give and ask for opinions. 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