This document provides a variety of phrases and expressions for discussing topics, expressing opinions and viewpoints, agreeing or disagreeing with others, asking others for their opinions, interrupting respectfully, comparing and contrasting ideas, changing the subject, and summing up discussions. Some examples included are expressing full or partial agreement, saying what your personal point of view is, asking others for their thoughts, and broadly speaking summing up the key points.
This document provides a variety of phrases and expressions for discussing topics, expressing opinions and viewpoints, agreeing or disagreeing with others, asking others for their opinions, interrupting respectfully, comparing and contrasting ideas, changing the subject, and summing up discussions. Some examples included are expressing full or partial agreement, saying what your personal point of view is, asking others for their thoughts, and broadly speaking summing up the key points.
This document provides a variety of phrases and expressions for discussing topics, expressing opinions and viewpoints, agreeing or disagreeing with others, asking others for their opinions, interrupting respectfully, comparing and contrasting ideas, changing the subject, and summing up discussions. Some examples included are expressing full or partial agreement, saying what your personal point of view is, asking others for their thoughts, and broadly speaking summing up the key points.
This document provides a variety of phrases and expressions for discussing topics, expressing opinions and viewpoints, agreeing or disagreeing with others, asking others for their opinions, interrupting respectfully, comparing and contrasting ideas, changing the subject, and summing up discussions. Some examples included are expressing full or partial agreement, saying what your personal point of view is, asking others for their thoughts, and broadly speaking summing up the key points.
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Playing For T ime
I am not very familiar with the topic, however the fi rst idea/ thing/ point
Its a tricky question to answer on the spot,
that springs to mind
pops into my head
flashes through my mind
probably because it relates to
various issues, however, speaking from experience,
Surprisingly I believe / feel / doubt if/ , Ive never thought of this before, my own preference yet
is about stems from
leads to
like, for example Id like to point out /highlight the significance of its a moot question whether
is to favour.. (N) will be to.
This is a really important topic today
because...
it is closely connected with
People have been discussing this issue a
lot recently....
especially in connection with
This question is relevant to my own life,
because... This issue is significant in my own country at the moment because....
it is becoming more and more.
It is generally accepted that / its a
common misconception
that
Expressing Full Agreement
I totally/ completely agree with you on that point Thats a fair suggestion/ That seems reasonable Exactly / Absolutely / Your have a strong point here I(d) go along with that / I have to admit you are right So do I / Neither do I I could not agree more / Thats just what I was thinking I think so / I dont think so either I think we can both agree that / I can only agree with you here On second thoughts, I have to agree with you Expressing Partial Agreement Yes, I take your point, but lets think of Thats a very interesting point, I must say, alternatively You have certainly raised an important issue, however dont you think Yes, but there are other points to bear in mind, Yes, I think Id agree with you to a certain extent True, yet, if we look at this from another angle Expressing Disagreement I am afraid I have something diff erent in mind Thats not exactly how I look at it I am afraid that doesnt work for me I am sorry to disagree with you, but I must take issues with you on that Lets agree to disagree on/about
Asking For an Opinion
What would you say on that? / What do you think of all that? Could you share your ideas on the point? / Whats your opinion on What about. How do you feel about Perhaps, you could off er / share your ideas/ views on that Dont you think, Can we agree on (Tag questions) Interrupting Excuse me, but I have a point to make about Sorry to interrupt, could I say something about Excuse me for interrupting, but I think we should be aware of Could I make a suggestion? If I could put a word here I have a point Id like to make You have a good point here, why dont we fi nd out what X has to say Could I just cut in for a second Personal Point of View In my experience / Speaking from my own experience As far as I am concerned / Speaking for myself In my opinion / From my point of view I am convinced that / I am quite certain about my opinion regarding If you ask me, / I prefer / What I mean is.. / Id
say that/
Comparing / Contrasting Equally / Likewise / Similarly By the same token / In the same manner / In comparison Alternatively / Conversely / Otherwise / By contrast / Despite this / Nonetheless In contrast to / Apart from (this) / However / Not only (auxV) (S) (V) but (S) also (Pr) Changing Subject Above all / In addition / Furthermore In the fi rst place / And then / Finally On top of that / Most importantly Speaking of / Talking of. / Turning to / As for / Regarding That brings me to. / When it comes to / With reference to. Summing Up Generally speaking / broadly speaking / In brief / To sum up / To make a long story short / Ultimately To some extent / To put it another way / In other words On the whole / Consequently / Bearing (it) in mind Taking into consideration / This may account for the fact that
