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B Word combinations relating to points of view



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B Word combinations relating to points of view

word combination

example

meaning

to hold views

My grandfather holds some surprisingly progressive views.

has opinions

to adopt/take a stance

It is important that the university should adopt a principled stance towards research.

take a position

to change/shift your position

Luisa was initially totally opposed to the idea but she has slightly shifted her position.

changed her point of view a little

have ethical objections to

Increasing numbers of people have ethical objections to the war.

dislike for reasons relating to morality

the principles underlying

'Treat others as you would like to be treated' is a principle underlying much religious teaching.

basic idea lying behind

to encounter prejudice

As one of the few female students of the 1920s, my grandmother encountered a certain amount of prejudice.

experienced unreasonable negative behaviour

deep-rooted prejudice

John does not share his father's deep-rooted prejudices against women.

strong, unreasonably negative views






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Warning!

You can say in my opinion but NOT in my point of view.You can say from (someone's) point of view but it means from that person's way of looking at something rather than in that person's opinion. From the language teacher's point of view, it's good that all children have to learn a foreign language at school.





Exercises


1 Change the words in bold to words which mean the opposite.

  1. The views she expressed were totally rational.

  2. The committee seemed to be biased against applications from younger people.

  3. The book is an objective account of life in a small town in the 1920s.

  4. The club rules were prejudiced in favour of children.

  5. The President's daughter was quite mature for her age.

  6. He has rather radical views about marriage.

  7. Her views on education are rather radica. (use a different word from 6)

  8. Supreme Court judges always act in a biased way.



2 Use the words in the box in an appropriate form to complete the sentences.

root shift adopt encounter underlie philosophy hold ethical




  1. The………………principles of Asian and European……………..are very similar.

  2. People tend…………………..a more conservative stance as they get older.

  3. She has always…………….the view that primary education should not start before the age of seven.

  1. Many people have…………….objections to investing in companies which support corrupt regimes.

  1. Some employers still have a deep-………………….prejudice against employing older people, and many older people………………..such prejudice when they apply for jobs.

  1. The government seems to have………………its position recently.





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