Exercise 6.3. Discuss the following statements. Use the following phrases to express your opinion:

1. It seems to me (that) ...

2. I would like to say that ...

3. As I see it ...

4. I think that ...

5. I guess ...

6. I suppose ...

7. I (strongly) believe that ...

8. I am (absolutely) sure that ...

Statement A: The United Kingdom is a small country. It is one of the leading countries now because it had many rich colonies in the past.

Statement B: UK will loose Northern Ireland soon and Wales and Scotland later, like it lost Hong Kong in 1997, because of the differences in languages, culture and history.

Statement C: British people don't travel much because they live not too far from the sea (ocean).

It seems to me that the United Kingdom is not a small country. I believe that it is one of the leading countries now because it had many rich colonies in the past.

(Мне кажется, что UK не маленькая страна. Я думаю, что она одна из ведущих стран сейчас, т. к. у нее было много богатых колоний в прошлом.)

I suppose the UK may lose Northern Ireland soon and Wales and Scotland later, like it lost Hong Kong in 1997, because of the differences in languages, culture and history.

(Полагаю, что UK может потерять Северную Ирландию и позже Уэльс и Шотландию, как она потеряла Гонг Конг в 1997, из-за разницы в языке, культуре и истории.)

As I see it, British people don't travel much because they live not too far from the sea, besides they love their country very much (they are very patriotic).

(На мой взгляд, британцы не путешествуют много, т. к. живут не так уж далеко от моря, кроме того, они любят свою страну (они патриоты).