SPEAKING:

 SOME EXPRESSIONS
a) To make suggestions
- How about + ING
- Why don’t we + VERBO FORMA BASE
- Shall we + V FORMA BASE
- (Pherphaps) we could + V FORMA BASE
- I’d prefer to
- It’d be better
- I think we should
- Let’s
b) Personal opinions
- In my opinion
- I’d say
- I’m afraid
- I believe that
- Personally
- I’m sure
- In my view
- From my (own) point of view
- I (personally) think/ believe/ feel
- To my mind
- Not everyone will agree with me but…
1.1 STRONG AGREEMENT
+ Of course I would….
+ I certainly would….
1.2 MILD AGREEMENT
+ I think I would
+ I might
+ I might consider it
+ I think so
1.3 INDECISION
+ I can’t decide
+ I can’t make up my mind
+ I’m not sure
1.4 MILD DISAGREEMENT
+ Probably not
+ I don’t think so
+ I doubt it
1.5 STRONG DISAGREEMENT
+ Never in a million year
+ Not on your life
+ Not (even) if you paid me
+ No way
c) Showing interest
- Right?
- Ok
- Yes
- And?
- Really?
- And then?
- Did you?
d) Being sympathetic
- Oh no!
- What a pity!
- Very sad news
- How awful!
- How terrible!
- I’m very sad to hear that
e) Asking questions
- Shall I start? (sobre todo para empezar debates)
- Would you like to start, or shall I?
- Why don’t we first talk about each one before we decide?
f) Inviting your partner to speak
- Let’s start with…. Is that ok with you?
- Maybe we should go in order. What do you think?
- What do you think of this one?
- Shall w ego on to the next one?
- Wouldn’t it be better if…
g) Giving reasons
- Becuse
- As
- Since
- On the one hand… on the other hand
h) Concluding
- What shall we choose, then?
- Which do you think would be the best one?
- Shall we go for that one?
- Let’s go for that one.
i) Extra expressions
- I’ll have to think about it/that
- How shall I put it?
- Let’s put in this way
- The best way I can consider that is….
 DESCRIBING A PICTURE:

IN THE LEFT AT THE TOP IN THE TOP

CORNER RIGHT
CORNER
IN THE
BACKGROUND
ON THE ON THE
LEFT RIGHT

IN THE MIDDLE
CENTRE

IN THE
BOTTOM LEFT IN TH BOTTOM RIGHT
CORNER AT THE BOTTOM CORNER