Agreeing
- I couldn't agree more.
- I (quite) agree.
- I think you're absolutely right.
- That's a very good point.
- You've made a very good point there.
- I fully support what you say.
- I totally agree.
- Exactly!
Asking for opinions
- What do you think about ...?
- What are you views on ...?
- What do you feel about ...?
- What's your opinion of ...?
- What are your feelings about ...?
- Have you got any comments on ...?
- Could I have your reaction to ...?
- Do you have any particular views on ...?
Asking for clarification/more information
- I didn't understand what you said about .
- I'm sorry, I didn't catch what you said about .
- I'm sorry, could you repeat what you said about?.
- Sorry, but I'm not quite clear on .
- I didn't understand the bit about the ...
- What does . . . mean?
- I'm not sure what you mean.
- I don't see what you mean.
- Could you explain that again, please?
Describing aims and objectives/intentions
- In my talk today, ..
- My topic today is ..
- Today, I'm going to talk about ..
- I'm going to talk to you about ..
- The subject of this talk is ..
Disagreeing
- But don't you think that .?
- I see what you mean, but ..
- But what about .?
- But surely .?
- I take your point, but ..
- Yes, but on the other hand ....
- But all the evidence suggests that ..
- I'm afraid I can't agree with you on this matter.
- I don't agree at all.
- I can't accept that.
Expressing doubt and reservation
- Well . maybe . possibly .
- I'm not so sure about that.
- You may be right.
- I don't think I'd say that.
- Yes, but don't you think .?
- I can see your point, but .
- I think that's debatable.
- Perhaps, but don't you think that .
- I see what you mean but .
- I agree to some extent, but ...
- It seems to me ...
Giving further information
- Furthermore, ....
- An additional point is ....
- Another point is ....
- A further point is ....
- A similar point is ....
- In addition, ....
- Moreover, ....
- Similarly, ....
- Apart from ..., ....
- Not only ., but ....
- As well as...,....
- Besides, ....
- ..., as well.
- ..., too.
- ..., also.
Giving opinions.
- I definitely think that....
- I'm sure that....
- I'm convinced that....
- I really do think that....
- I'm of the opinion that ...
- I think ....
- I consider ....
- I feel ....
- Personally, I believe ...
- In my opinion/view, ....
- It seems to me ....
Listing
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Firstly
Secondly
Next
Then
Thirdly
Lastly
Finally
First of all
In the first place
For one thing
To begin with
In the second place
For another thing
The
first
second
next
last
point I'd like to make is
Describing a Picture
- at the top
- in the background (there is/are)
- on the left (side)
- in the middle (of the picture)
- on the right (side)
- in the foreground (there is/are)
- at the bottom
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