Creating Opportunity Worldwide

Some Expressions at C1 Level

Concluding

All things considered

To cut a long story short

Speculating

He could / might well be…

One possibility might be…
He might have just…
I suppose it’s a kind of…
I may be wrong, but I assume…

General Expressions
It’s highly likely that…
If I hadn’t…then I might probably have…
I wish I had….then I could have…
I don’t really mind (+ ing form)
It’s not such a big issue.
Some people might argue….however…
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 Creating Opportunity Worldwide

It’s generally accepted that…

If only I had…
Not only is it….but it is also…
………………………..something like that.

Discourse Markers
Mind you…
On top of that…
Then guess what happened?
As you will have heard…

Contributed by: Peter Puxon © The British Council, 2014

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England
as a charity.