IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING- C2

I THINK
It seems to me (that)… ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION:
I have the impression that… It’s a definite maybe
Personally,
To my mind, REJECTING A SUGGESTION:
I don’t know about you, but I … To be honest, it’s not really my cup of tea
I feel (strongly) that… To be (perfectly) honest/frank, …
I very firmly feel…/I’m a firm believer Not to put too fine a point on it (=I’m sorry
that… I’m being completely direct and honest)
I (strongly) believe that…
Speaking from personal experience, IN GENERAL
For me personally, By and large
In general terms
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
How do you feel about...? GIVING EXAMPLES
What's your take on...? By way of an example
Where do you stand on….? A case in point is…./ … is a case in point
What are your thoughts on this?
What do you reckon (informal)? DIRECT THE CONVERSATION
TOWARDS THE TOPIC:
GENERAL OPINIONS: • By the way,
It is generally accepted/believed that • Speaking of…
It is evident that  • Speaking of which,
Studies suggest that.../The evidence • That reminds me of…
suggests that...
SUMMARISING:
KEEPING YOUR LISTENER ENGAGED: • In a nutshell,
• Rhetorical questions (questions you • To make a long story short,
don’t really expect an answer for, you • The bottom line is …
sort of answer them yourself): What do
I mean by that? / Is smoking CAUSES:
dangerous? Of course it is This is (largely) due to the fact that
• As you very well know, ... AGREEING: I consider/believe … to be a crucial factor
• Absolutely /Exactly /Definitely The main reason behind this is
• I see what you mean It’s mainly/mostly down to.../on account
• I see your point of…
• I couldn’t agree more In view of…
• You have a point there. Seeing that...
• You’ve hit the nail on the head
• You took the words right out of my DISCUSSING RESULTS:
mouth. Has a knock-on effect
Has a(n) (clear) effect/impact
DISAGREEING: As a result/On account of 
• I see your point, but… This invariably/undoubtedly leads to ...
• Your point is well taken, but …
• I beg to differ OFFERING SOLUTIONS:
• (I'm afraid) That’s not always the case ...would be a satisfactory solution
• I fail to see the point (of…) ...would be a positive outcome

LOOKING FOR AGREEMENT: CONCLUSIONS:

• Wouldn’t you agree…? At the end of the day
• Wouldn’t you say so?
• Question tags (Isn’t it, has it…)
• You know what I mean,
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