Stage 2

• Firstly, .../Primarily, .../Most importantly, .../The first

suggestion to/This option/proposal endeavors to .../I
would like to propose two options. The first is to .../I
have two options to propose that would be
advantageous to ...
• Secondly, .../Then, .../After that, .../On top of that,
.../Following that, .../As far as ... is concerned, .../In
addition .../Additionally, .../Moreover, .../What’s
more, ...
• The next important thing/issue is .../This seems to be a
very attractive option/proposal/solution as it ...
• Finally, this proposal/option also offers ...
• The only drawback/disadvantage is ...
• If implemented, the plan/proposal would provide ...
Recommending
• I’d recommend that/the following …
• One way to look at the situation is to ...
• For one thing, ...
• I prefer ... to ...
• Firstly, ... would greatly improve/help the ...
• One way to ... is/would be to ...
• By ..., we could .../It would certainly help ...
• If we were to ... it would/could/might ...
• The committee should ...
• Even though ... sounds like a great idea, I believe the ...
would be a better choice.
• Between a ... or a ..., I would choose ...
• I would/do not recommend ...

Stage 3
Comparing/Contrasting - Expressing Advantages & Disadvantages
• From the two options, • … is considerably • The downside of/One of the difficulties of/ The
… I believe … is the more feasible than … only disadvantage/One possible drawback is
better choice because because … that …/We need to consider an obvious
…. disadvantage of …
• A key advantage … • I like … in • Although/Even though … is …, it would be …
preference to …
because …
• … is much more/less        
practical than …
because …
 Comparing/Contrasting - Expressing Advantages & Disadvantages
Reaching a Decision
• So, when it comes down to it, we’re • It seems that we both feel/agree that …
left with …
• What it comes down to is … • So we’re in agreement?
    • We both agree on …

Justifying viewpoints
• … on the grounds that … • This is (largely) due to the fact • I feel strongly about this
that … because …
• … mainly/simply because • The (main) reason for/behind this • I feel this way because …
… is …
Giving Examples
• ... for example, ... • ... such as ... • Also ... • For instance, ...

Stage 4
Presenting an Option
• First of all, we both agree that … would be • This is (largely) due to the fact that
the best way to … …
• To begin with, I believe … • Another reason why I support/am
in favor of …
• … can also play a major role in … • Something else which is worth
mentioning is …
• I feel this way mainly/simply because … • As far as I am concerned, …

Stage 5
Defending your Decision
• What I mean is … • To be perfectly honest, I …
• Actually, I (feel strongly about …) … • What I am trying to say is that …
• I do/do not believe that … • The way I see it …
• I highly doubt that…would be as effective as • When you come right down to it,
… …
• In other words, …