Useful Language (Speaking)

Expressing likes and dislikes: I love I really like My favourite is Im not keen on I hate I prefer to Id rather Expressing an opinion I think/believe In my opinion This is because Well, first of all, Let me explain Suggesting and Giving answers Let me give you an example A case in point is Personally I think that I would suggest that It depends Speculating ( ) Could, would, should Its possible that Its unlikely that Clarification What I mean in that Let me put this in another way What Im trying to say On the whole Generally, For the most part, Giving Examples

For instance, For example, Useful language (Writing) For describing a process First of all, Firstly, To begin with, Then, Next, Afterwards, Finally, Lastly, For graphs: 1) Rise: To rise/a rise To increase/an increase To go up To reach a peak 2) Steady To remain steady To be stable To be constant 3) Fluctuation To fluctuate A fluctuation 4) Decrease: To decrease/a decrease To decline/a decline To fall/a fall 5) slight/slightly Gradual/gradually 6) dramatic (e.g. rise) /dramatically Time expressions: For the period Since For years Between and

In 1987