Useful phrases: Paper 5 (Speaking)

Expressing
opinion

Adding something
Concluding
phrases
Comparing and

Besides
Too / also
On top of this/that
To cap it all

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contrasting
In my opinion..
To sum up...
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As you can see...
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Undoubtedly...
Both pictures show / portray...
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On the whole...
The first picture.. whereas / while
I suppose...
Obviously...
the second picture...
I imagine...
For all these reasons...
Similarly...
I expect...
As I have noted...
Likewise...
To me...
(Much) in the same way...
view...
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From
Compared to A, B ...
Differently from A, B...
On the one hand... on the other hand
Speculating

Introducing strong
points of view
Frankly...
Honestly...
Obviously...

Agreeing and
disagreeing

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The way I see it..
say...
I (do) agree (with yo
Describing content of a picture
Judging by... Id
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I get is
in the top
I agree up to a poin
The impression
left-hand
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I see what you mea
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As far as I can te .
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I should think..
Point taken, but...
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(Im afraid) I dont
It looks (to me) a but...
agree with you...
y,
a
s
to
on the
Its hard
T
on
the
hats true, but...
in the background
left-hand
t / cant...
right-hand
Yo
He/she/they mus
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side
side
in the foreground
t / cant have...
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He/she/the
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He/she/they mig
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