Useful Language for the Exam

For the Discussion Task

Making suggestions: Interrupting:

 Shall we put ... on the list?  Do you mind if I come in here?

 Shall we mention …?  Can I interrupt you for a second?
 Don’t you think we should include …?  Sorry for interrupting you, but I just
 What about …? wanted to mention another pont.
 Wouldn’t you agree that ..?
Introducing your own point of view:
 One of my ideas would be…
 The first thing that comes to my mind
is
 I think the first thing we should
consider is …
 First of all, I’d like to mention that …
 I believe that …
Asking the other candidate:
 What do you think?
 What’s your opinion?
 What’s your position?
 Do you think that …?
 What do you think of this idea?
Agreement:
 You may be correct when you say
that…
 You might be bright when saying that
…
 I tend to agree that …
 That’s exactly what I was thinking.
 I suppose you’re right.
Disagreement:
 Yes, I see your point, but …
 On the other hand, …
 I’m not sure about that, because …
 I wouldn’t say that, because …
 I wish I could agree with you, but …
Conclusion:
 Can we say that…?
 Ok then, shall we say that …?
 Do we agree that …?
 We seem to be unable to come to an
agreement.
 I’m afraid we’ll never agree on that.
 Then, in conclusion, we can say that
…