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Improve Your Speaking-C2: I Think

This document provides suggestions for improving speaking skills, including phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing or disagreeing, directing conversations, summarizing, discussing causes and results, offering solutions, and drawing conclusions. Some examples of opinion phrases given are "I think" and "Personally." The document also lists words and phrases for accepting or rejecting suggestions, discussing topics in general terms, and giving examples.

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Improve Your Speaking-C2: I Think

This document provides suggestions for improving speaking skills, including phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing or disagreeing, directing conversations, summarizing, discussing causes and results, offering solutions, and drawing conclusions. Some examples of opinion phrases given are "I think" and "Personally." The document also lists words and phrases for accepting or rejecting suggestions, discussing topics in general terms, and giving examples.

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IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING- C2

I THINK ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION:


• It seems to me (that)… • It’s a definite maybe
• I have the impression that…
• Personally, REJECTING A SUGGESTION:
• To my mind, • I’m not sure that would work
• I don’t know about you, but I … • To be honest, it’s not really my cup of tea
• I feel (strongly) that… • To be (perfectly) honest/frank, …
• I very firmly feel…/I’m a firm believer that… • Not to put too fine a point on it (=I’m sorry
• I (strongly) believe that… I’m being completely direct and honest)
• Speaking from personal experience,
• For me personally, IN GENERAL
• By and large
WHAT DO YOU THINK? • In general terms
• How do you feel about...?
• What's your take on...? GIVING EXAMPLES
• Where do you stand on….? • By way of an example
• What are your thoughts on this? • A case in point is…./ … is a case in point
• Let me give you an example
GENERAL OPINIONS:
It is generally accepted/believed that DIRECT THE CONVERSATION TOWARDS
It is evident that  THE TOPIC:
Studies suggest that.../The evidence suggests • By the way,
that... • Speaking of…
• Speaking of which,
KEEPING YOUR LISTENER ENGAGED: • That reminds me of…
• Rhetorical questions (questions you don’t
really expect an answer for, you sort of SUMMARISING:
answer them yourself): What do I mean by • In a nutshell,
that? / Is smoking dangerous? Of course it • To make a long story short,
is • The bottom line is …
• As you very well know, ...
CAUSES:
SHOWING THAT YOU ARE FOLLOWING: • This is (largely) due to the fact that…
• I see • I consider/believe … to be a crucial factor
• I see what you mean • The main reason behind this is
• It’s mainly/mostly down to.../on account
AGREEING: of…
• Absolutely /Exactly /Definitely • In view of…
• I see your point • Seeing that...
• I couldn’t agree more
• You have a point there. DISCUSSING RESULTS:
• You’ve hit the nail on the head • Has a knock-on effect
• You took the words right out of my mouth. • Has a(n) (clear) effect/impact
• As a result/On account of 
DISAGREEING: • This invariably/undoubtedly leads to ...
• I see your point, but…
• Your point is well taken, but … OFFERING SOLUTIONS:
• I beg to differ • ...would be a satisfactory solution
• (I'm afraid) That’s not always the case • ...would be a positive outcome
• I fail to see the point (of…) • A compromise solution would be to…(when
both parties have to give in to reach
common ground)
LOOKING FOR AGREEMENT:
• I’m sure you’ll agree with me that… CONCLUSIONS:
• Wouldn’t you agree…? • At the end of the day,
• Wouldn’t you say so? • All in all,
• Question tags (Isn’t it, has it…)
• You know what I mean,

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