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STARTING
To begin with, …
First of all, …
I’d like to start with …
I’m going to tell you about…
The (point / idea / etc.) I’m going to talk/speak about is/are….
I’d like to talk to you about….
I want to tell you about….
I would like to discuss…
Perhaps, …
In my opinion, …
Probably, …
Possibly, …
Certainly, …
The way I see it is that…
When it comes to me, I believe that…
As a matter of fact, …
The key thing is that ….
That really depends on the situation.
I believe …
In my opinion, …
I suppose that…
I am sure that …
I can only guess that …
I tend to think that…
I have mixed views about this issue.
I don’t know a lot about this, but I guess…
I’m no expert on this, but I would imagine…
EXPLANATION
To put it another way, … — Иначе говоря, …
What I am trying to say is … — Я имею в виду, что…
What I mean is … — Я имею в виду, что…
ADDING AN IDEA
I should add that…
Another point would be that….
Another idea is that…
I almost forgot to say that…
Besides,…
Moreover,…
Next,…
In addition, …
What is more,…
Another reason why I like ….
DISCUSSING
On the one hand….. on the other hand…
Many people believe that ……. However,…
It is important …….. At the same time, there are other important aspects to
consider…
GIVING EXAMPLES
For example, …
For instance, ….
To illustrate my point, I would like to tell you about…
One example of …. could be….
Let us take the case of ….
There are many advantages of …., such as….
ENDING
Finally, I’d say that….
My personal conclusion would be….
On the whole, I think that …
In short, …..
To sum up, ….
In conclusion, ….
Overall, ….
To wrap up,….
To conclude,…