Professional Documents
Culture Documents
phrases
Expressingyourlikes,dislikes,
preferences
Askingforclarification
I(really)like/love/enjoy..
Sorry,Imnotsurewhatyoumean.
Idont(really)like.
Idont(really)understand
Imnotverykeenon
Canyousaythatagain,please?Imnot
(quite)surewhatIhavetodo.
Imuchprefer
CanIaskaquestion?
Id(much)rather
Doyouwantmeto.?
ThethingIlikethebestis.
Correctingyourself
Expressingyour
opinions/feelings/reactions
WhatImeanis
WhatImeantwas
WhatImtryingtosayis
Idprefer
Idontthinkhesveryhappy/shesgoingto
buyanything
Imnotsurewhetherenjoyit/peoplebelieve
Compareandcontrast(Part2)
Ithinkitdbebetteriftheychose./we
didntgo
Theybothshow/have/etc
Ithinkweshould.payless/choose
Theyrebothquitesimilarbecausetheyboth
show/have/etc
Itmakesmeangry/worried/smile/wantto
Thereare..inbothphotographs
Bothofthemhavegot.Inthem.
Thetoponelooksmore..thanthebottom
one.
Theoneontheleftis/shows/has..butthe
oneontherightis.
Thisoneisnotasastheotherone.
Itsquitedifficulttocomparethem.
Ifinditreallyinteresting/awful
Itlooksabitstrange/difficult
Shelooksasifshesenjoyingit/shehasnt
slept
Agreeingordisagreeingwithyour
partner(Parts3and4)
Iagree
Thatsoundslikeagoodidea
Thispictureremindsmeof..whereasthe
otherone..
Thatsagreatidea
Youreright!
Thatstrue
Imnotsureaboutthat
Idont(really)agree
Yes,but
Involvingyourpartner(Part3)
Whatdoyouthink?
Doyouthinkweshould?
Whydontwe?
Perhapsweshould
Letsdecideabout.,shallwe?
Whatshallwedofirst?
Expressingforandagainstviews
Thegood/badthing(s)is/are
Oneadvantage/disadvantageis
Ontheotherhand
Speculating
Hemightbeonholiday/explaining
something
Ithinkthiswouldbegoodforhim/mightnot
helpinthesituation/couldcauseproblems
Whatwouldhappenifpeopledidntdo
anything?
Whatiftherewerenoopportunityto
change?
Perhaps/Maybehesstudyingforanexam
Reachingaconclusionwithyour
partner(Part3)
(What)havewedecidedthen?
So,letsdecidewhichone
Ithinkthatsit,dontyou?