Meinung äußern und begründen
B1 speaking and writing tasks almost always ask for your opinion, not just facts. This lesson builds a phrase bank for stating a view and backing it up - the core move behind every discussion, essay, and exam Sprechen Teil from here on.
| Meiner Meinung nach... | In my opinion... |
| Ich finde, dass... | I find that... |
| Ich bin der Ansicht, dass... | I am of the view that... |
| Ich denke/glaube, dass... | I think/believe that... |
All the dass-phrases push the verb to the end of the clause, same as any dass-clause.
Quick check: "In my opinion..." is Meiner Meinung ______.
Ich lerne Deutsch, weil ich in Deutschland leben will. (...because I want to live in Germany - weil sends the verb to the end.)
Ich lerne Deutsch, denn ich will in Deutschland leben. (same meaning - denn keeps normal verb-second order.)
Da ich in Deutschland leben will, lerne ich Deutsch. (Since I want to live in Germany... - da often opens the sentence.)
weil and da are subordinating (verb to the end); denn is coordinating (normal word order). All three mean "because/since" - choose based on the word order you want.
Quick check: does "denn" send the verb to the end of its clause?
Ich möchte in Deutschland leben, deshalb lerne ich Deutsch. (...therefore I am learning German.)
deshalb, deswegen, and daher all mean "therefore." They take position 1, so the verb comes right after them (verb-second rule, Lesson 5).
Quick check: after deshalb in position 1, what comes next - the subject or the verb?
1. "I think that this city is nice." - Ich ______, dass diese Stadt schön ist.
2. Which two words from this lesson are subordinating conjunctions meaning "because/since"?
Aligned with standard Goethe-Zertifikat B1 / telc B1 exam syllabus topics.
Want to practice giving your opinion on a topic from your own life? Ask your teaching agent.