CPE Speaking Part 2 Useful Language January 2022

Giving opinion
It's my belief ...
For my part ...
As I see it ...
As I was saying ...
I'm of the opinion that ...
To my mind ...
To my way of thinking ...
I’m convinced that ...
I’m inclined to believe that ...
I reckon …
In my experience / Speaking from my own experience
As far as I am concerned
I’m convinced that / I’m quite certain
If you ask me, I’d say that
Asking opinion
What would you say on that? / What do you think of that?
Could you share your ideas on the point? / What’s your opinion on
What about…. How do you feel about …
Perhaps, you could offer / share your ideas/ views on that
Don’t you think …
Can we agree on …
Expanding on someone else’s opinion
Just following on from what you were saying, I also feel ...
While generally agreeing with you, I must say that ...
Adding to what you have just said, I think ...
I can sympathise with what you have said, but ...
One thing you didn't mention is ...
Surprising, as it may seem, I don't support your view on ...
Perhaps it should be also emphasized that ... / it should be pointed out that ...
Agreement
I totally/ completely agree with you on that point.
That’s a fair suggestion.
That seems reasonable.
Exactly / absolutely! You have a strong point here
I’d go along with that.
So do I / Neither do I
I think so too / I don’t think so either
I could not agree more
That’s just what I was thinking
I think we can both agree that / I can only agree with you here
On second thoughts, I have to agree with you…
I couldn’t have put it better myself!
You took the words right out of my mouth!

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Partial Agreement
I agree up to a point, however …
I think I see what you mean, but ...
Yes, I take your point, but let’s think of…
That’s a very interesting point, I must say, alternatively…
You have certainly raised an important issue, however don’t you think …
Yes, but there are other points to bear in mind.
Yes, I think I’d agree with you to a certain extent …
True, yet, if we look at this from another angle …
Be that as it may, I am still of the belief that …
Disagreement
I'm in two minds about it. / I'm ambivalent about ...
I don't see eye to eye with you here ...
That's true in a way, I suppose, but ...
I don't feel convinced ...
That's one way of looking at it. On the other hand ...
That’s not exactly how I look at it.
I must take issue with you on that.
Surprising, as it may seem, I don't support your view on ...
Interrupting
Excuse me, but I have a point to make about…
Sorry to interrupt, could I say something about…
Excuse me for interrupting, but I think we should be aware of…
Could I make a suggestion?
If I could put a word here …
I have a point I’d like to make.
Could I just cut in for a second…
Changing subject
Let’s move on to …
Right, moving swiftly on. Perhaps we should discuss …
Turning to… / As for… / Regarding…
That brings me to…. / With reference to….
Summing up
Generally speaking / broadly speaking
In brief / To sum up / To make a long story short / Ultimately
To put it another way / In other words
On the whole
Playing for time / Commenting on the issue
I am not very familiar with the topic, however the first idea/ thing/ point that springs to mind is . . .
It’s a tricky question to answer on the spot,
I’ve never thought of this before, yet…
People have been discussing this issue a lot recently....

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This question is relevant to my own life, because...
This issue is significant in my own country at the moment because....