B2–C1 · Opinion questions · 4 patterns

Opinion questions

Invite a view with the right amount of openness.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Invite a view with the right amount of openness.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

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A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01Do you think it is likely that [X]?Do you think it is likely that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Glauben Sie, dass es wahrscheinlich ist, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02In your view, what explains why [X]?In your view, what explains why the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was erklärt Ihrer Ansicht nach, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How would you assess the risk if [X]?How would you assess the risk if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie würden Sie das Risiko einschätzen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What is your view on whether [X]?What is your view on whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie ist Ihre Einschätzung dazu, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

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01Do you think it is likely that [X]?QSTQOP001 · Do you think it is likely that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Glauben Sie, dass es wahrscheinlich ist, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02In your view, what explains why [X]?QSTQOP011 · In your view, what explains why [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was erklärt Ihrer Ansicht nach, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How would you assess the risk if [X]?QSTQOP021 · How would you assess the risk if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie würden Sie das Risiko einschätzen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What is your view on whether [X]?QSTQOP031 · What is your view on whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie ist Ihre Einschätzung dazu, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Cause and reason questionsTrace a result back to its likely cause.02Purpose questionsAsk what an action is meant to achieve.03Time questionsPlace an action, answer or decision on a timeline.04Place and setting questionsChoose the right place or setting for the next step.

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