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    Expressions - Speaking

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    The document provides phrases for clarifying or correcting oneself, comparing and contrasting photographs, speculating about situations, expressing opinions and preferences, agreeing or disagreeing, involving a partner in discussion, keeping a discussion moving, introducing opinions and giving reasons, presenting other arguments and viewpoints, giving explanations and examples, and reaching a conclusion. Some key phrases include "Can you say that again, please?", "They both show/have...", "He might/could be...", "I (really) like/love...", "I agree/disagree", "What do you think?", and "So, to sum up,...".

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    The document provides phrases for clarifying or correcting oneself, comparing and contrasting photographs, speculating about situations, expressing opinions and preferences, agreeing or disagreeing, involving a partner in discussion, keeping a discussion moving, introducing opinions and giving reasons, presenting other arguments and viewpoints, giving explanations and examples, and reaching a conclusion. Some key phrases include "Can you say that again, please?", "They both show/have...", "He might/could be...", "I (really) like/love...", "I agree/disagree", "What do you think?", and "So, to sum up,...".

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    EXPRESSIONS - SPEAKING

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    The document provides phrases for clarifying or correcting oneself, comparing and contrasting photographs, speculating about situations, expressing opinions and preferences, agreeing or disagreeing, involving a partner in discussion, keeping a discussion moving, introducing opinions and giving reasons, presenting other arguments and viewpoints, giving explanations and examples, and reaching a conclusion. Some key phrases include "Can you say that again, please?", "They both show/have...", "He might/could be...", "I (really) like/love...", "I agree/disagree", "What do you think?", and "So, to sum up,...".

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    The document provides phrases for clarifying or correcting oneself, comparing and contrasting photographs, speculating about situations, expressing opinions and preferences, agreeing or disagreeing, involving a partner in discussion, keeping a discussion moving, introducing opinions and giving reasons, presenting other arguments and viewpoints, giving explanations and examples, and reaching a conclusion. Some key phrases include "Can you say that again, please?", "They both show/have...", "He might/could be...", "I (really) like/love...", "I agree/disagree", "What do you think?", and "So, to sum up,...".

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    ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION

    Sorry, I´m not sure what you mean.


    I don´t (really) understand.
    Can you say that again, please? I´m not (quite) sure what I have to do.
    Can I ask a question?
    Do you want me to…?

    CORRECTING YOURSELF

    What I mean is …
    What I meant was…
    What I´m trying to say is…

    COMPARE AND CONTRAST (part 2)

    They both show/have/etc.…


    They´re both quite similar because they both show/have/etc.…
    There are… in both photographs.
    Both of them have got… in them.
    The top one looks more… than the bottom one.
    The one on the left is/shows/has… but the one on the right is…
    This one is not as… as the other one.
    It´s quite difficult to compare them.
    This picture reminds me of… whereas/in contrasts the other one…
    A/one difference/similarity (which stands out) is…
    …have lot in common, for example…
    The most obvious/important/similarity/difference is…

    Here/In this photo, I can see/someone is / there are…, whereas in this photo…
    On the other hand, this photo shows…

    SPECULATING

    He might/could well be… on holiday/explaining something


    What would happen if people didn’t do anything?
    Perhaps/maybe…
    I get the impression that…
    …seems to/appears to be (-ing) …
    I think this would be good for him/might not help in the situation/ could cause problems.
    What if there were no opportunity to change?

    This person looks as if she’s/he’s…


    He seems to be…
    Perhaps/maybe they’re…
    They’re probably…
    He could be/might be…

    EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS/FEELINGS/REACTIONS

    I’m not sure whether I enjoy it / people believe


    I think it’d be better if they chose…/we didn’t go…
    I think we should … pay less / choose..
    It makes me angry/worried/smile/want to…
    I find it interesting/awful
    It looks a bit strange/difficult
    She looks as if she’s enjoying it / she hasn’t slept
    I (personally/strongly) feel/think/believe…
    To tell you the truth…
    What I’m worried about is…

    I don’t think she/he is…

    EXPRESSING LIKES, DISLIKES, PREFERENCES

    I (really) like/love/enjoy…
    I don´t (really) like…
    I´m not very keen on…
    I much prefer…
    I’d prefer…
    I’d (much) rather…
    The thing I like best is…
    Well, in my opinion…
    I tend to think…
    I would argue that…

    AGREEING OR DISAGREEING (parts 3 and 4)

    I agree.
    I don’t (really) agree.
    That sounds like a good idea
    That’s a great idea
    I (completely/partly) agree with you
    I can/can’t see your point
    I disagree/don’t agree
    I take your point but that’s not the way I see it.
    I’m not sure about that.
    I think you’re right, but…

    I don´t think/feel…
    I´m not sure whether…
    I think it´d be better if they choose…
    It makes me…
    I find it…
    It looks…
    To tell you the truth…
    What I´m worried about is…
    That´s a great idea.
    You´re right!
    That´s true.
    I´m not sure about that.
    I don´t really agree/disagree.
    Yes, but…
    I can´t agree with you more.
    You´ve got a point (there), but (the way I see it)…

    I (completely/totally) agree.
    Yes, and (another thing)…
    I (totally) disagree.
    I can’t agree (with you there).

    INVOLVING YOUR PARTNER


    What do you think?
    Do you have any thoughts on this?
    Do you think we should…?
    Do you agree (with me)?
    I’d say… What about you?

    What shall we do first?


    Why don´t we…?
    What/how about you?
    Perhaps we should…
    Let’s decide about…, shall we?

    KEEPING THE DISCUSSION MOVING

    Let’s move on to… Shall we go on the next one?


    So, how about…?

    INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION AND GIVING A REASON

    Well, in my opinion… because…


    I think/feel…
    I’, not sure. I think…
    From my point of view…
    I tend to think…
    I would argue that…

    PRESENTING OTHER PEOPLE’S ARGUMENTS


    Some people say that…
    It is sometimes/often said that…
    It can be argued that…
    One argument often made is that…

    PRESENTING THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW

    Having said that, I believe that…


    On the other hand, I would argue that…
    However, I´m not sure I agree. I tend to think that…
    GIVING REASONS/EXAMPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES

    One reason why…


    For this reason, …
    For example, …
    For instance, …
    …such as…

    The (main) reason for this is that…


    I think / I’d say this is because…
    This can be explained quite easily…

    REACHING A CONCLUSION

    (What) have we decided then?


    So, let´s decide which one…
    I think that´s it, don´t you?
    It looks as if we all agree that…
    So, to sum up, …/ In brief, …
    In brief…
    It would appear that we are in complete agreement.

    So, is that agreed? / do we agree on that?

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