In this mini episode, you will learn how to say that you have a good opinion about someone.
Episode 338 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you how to say that you have a good opinion about someone. Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hi, this is Shadi, from Iran. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 338 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you how to say that you have a good opinion about somebody. Of course, there are many ways to say that you have a good opinion about somebody or that you have good thoughts about somebody. But I’m going to teach you one good way to say this.
If you have a very good opinion about somebody, you can say this: “I think highly of that person.” I think highly of that person.
That’s think, highly: h-i-g-h-l-y. Think highly.
You might not expect to see the word highly there. But this is the expression. This is a good way to say this: “to think highly of someone.”
Let me give you an example of a situation where somebody might use this expression.
“Have you met the professor yet? I have taken classes with him before, and I think very highly of him.” I think very highly of him. That means “I know this professor, and I think he’s great. My opinion of him is very good.” I think highly of him.
Let me ask you this: What do you think the opposite of this is? What if you have a very bad opinion about somebody? How would you express that? You might think the opposite of highly might be lowly. Maybe I can say, “I think lowly of that person.” No, that doesn’t work. I think that is a good idea. I understand that way of thinking, but no, we never say that.
In fact, the opposite of “think highly of” is “think poorly of.” Think poorly of. P-o-o-r-l-y. To think poorly of. And we can also say, “to think badly of.” Badly: b-a-d-l-y.
If you have a very good opinion about somebody, you can say you think highly of them. And if you have a bad or negative opinion of somebody, then you can say that you think poorly or badly of them.
Think highly of, think poorly of, think badly of. These are all good expressions that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 338 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Shadi recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!