USEFUL PHRASES:

Opinions
 In my opinion, …
 In my eyes, …
 To my mind, …
 As far as I am concerned, …
 Speaking personally, …
 From my point of view, …
 As for me / As to me, …
 My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that …
 I hold the view that …
 I would say that …
 It seems to me that …
 I am of the opinion that …
 My impression is that …
 I am under the impression that …
 It is my impression that …
 I have the feeling that …
 My own feeling on the subject is that …
 I have no doubt that …
 I am sure / I am certain that …
 I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume/reckon that …
 I hold the opinion that …
 I dare say that …
 I guess that …
 I bet that ….
 I gather that …
 It goes without saying that …

Making recommendations:
 I would (highly) recommend…
 If I were you, I’d take a look at…
 It is well worth the wait because…
 It would be a good idea to check it out as…
 The… must be included as…

LINKING:
 As I have said before…
 With respect to the point on…
 Regarding…
 Like I have said…
 In relation to…
 Taking into account…

Expressing enthusiasm
 I am delighted (that)…
 It is thrilling (that)…
 It is awesome (that)…
 It seems exciting to think…

Expressing surprise
 I was caught completely off guard by…
  It is really surprising (that)…
 I was taken aback when….
 … really takes my breath away…

Speculating :
 Probably – He will probably do the exam next week
 Perhaps/maybe – Perhaps he doesn’t have time
 May/might/could – You might be luckier next time
 What if – What if he doesn’t arrive on time?

Preferences: I prefer (…ing), I like ___ more than…

 I would rather (bare infinitive)
 I would prefer (infinitive)
 I would sooner (bare infinitive)
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C1 Advanced Review Vocabulary

"Did you know.....?" - It's good to ask a question in the review to make the reader more interested in
what you're saying.

"...I really recommend + verbing"

"I highly recommend + verbing"

"must-see" - we use this phrase when we state that somebody must watch a film or television series.

"give it a miss" - this means do not watch or read the book/film/television series.

"It will have you in hysterics" - this means when you cannot stop laughing.

"I advise you..."

"...gives a great account of..." - this means the book/film summarises or describes something very
well. You can switch the word 'great' for a different adjective to give the phrase a different meaning.

"...gives a remarkable performance as..." - this is normally used to talk about good acting by a
particular person.

"the plot was dull..." - this means the story line was boring.

"the acting..."

"the character..."

"one strength/weakness..."
REPORTS

Introduction (the goal of the report)

The objective of this report is to compare ….. and …..

The purpose of this report is to examine / evaluate / explain / describe / analyse / present /
outline…
This report aims to…
It is based on a survey conducted among…
It is the result of a discussion which took place among…

Development

The first observation to make concerns…

First of all,…
Firstly,…
Secondly,…
Furthermore,…
Moreover,…
In fact,…
Lastly,…
Finally,…
It has to been stressed that…
According to (the majority of respondents)…
In spite of (the fact that)…
Despite (the fact that)…
The outlook for …… is (far from) bright/optimistic/depressing/daunting
The future looks bleak/remains uncertain/is promising
This seems unlikely in the near/foreseeable future

Recommendations

I would strongly recommend that…

The following measures should be implemented:
In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against…
Given the results of the survey, I would advise for…
I feel it would be to our advantage if…
The best solution would be to…
In order to improve …… it is necessary to..
This will have an impact on NOUN

Conclusion

Provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration,…

In conclusion,…
From the research one can conclude that…