EXPRESSING AGREEMENT
‘That's a great ideal
I couldn't agree more.
‘That's what I think!
EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT
I totally disagree with ...
That's not how I see it.
That's utter rubbish!
AGREEING IN PART
You may have a point.
Tagree with you up to a point.
You've got a point, but...
I see what you mean, but.
EXPRESSING DOUBT
I'm not sure about ...
I don’t see how that would work.
T'm not convinced by that.
I've got reservations about ...
CHALLENGING AN ARGUMENT
Prove it!
You haven't convinced me yet.
It wouldn't work in practice.
I don’t see how you can say that.
Where are the facts?
MAKING CRITICISM
I think you're missing the point.
I don’t think you realise
I don’t think you've understood ...
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MAKING SUGGESTIONS
Let's ..
How about... ?
Why don’t you/we
We could always...
I think you/we should ...
GIVING AN OPINION
Ifyou ask me I...
In my opinion ...
Personally speaking, I think ...
To be honest, ...
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
The main priority is to...
We need to consider...
The proposal should include ...
We would recommend ...
We should think about ...
PERSUADING
Why not ...?
Surely it would make more sense to ...
Wouldn't it be better to ...?
You'd better
Let's face it, ...
ESL Conversation Dialogues Scripts 81-90 Volume 9: General English Conversations Phrasal Verbs IV: For Tutors Teaching Mature Upper Intermediate to Advanced ESL Students
ESL Conversation Dialogues Scripts 61-70 Volume 7: General English Conversations Phrasal Verbs II: For Tutors Teaching Mature Upper Intermediate to Advanced ESL Students