ORAL TESTS YEAR 10 part II (dialogue / discussion of topic) ÜBUNG

ORAL EXAM year 10

Part II – dialogue (discussion)

Preparation – Useful phrases

Starting a conversation
May I begin or would you like to start? - Yes, please! I’d be happy if you
break the ice!
Is it ok (for you) if I start describing … - Sure, go ahead!
Do you want me to start? …. Well, ok … - Sure, it’s your turn (first)!

Expressing your opinion (Avoid saying ‘I think…’ – that’s year 5 level ,-))
In my opinion …
If you ask me …
As I see it …
To me it seems (that) …
I’m of the opinion that…
Personally, I think (that) ….

Asking for your partner’s opinion

What’s your opinion of …?
What do you think about …?
Do you think / Don’t you think that …?
What’s your view on …?
Do you agree if I say that …?

(Partly) Agreeing with your partner

I (absolutely) agree with you on …
You are (totally) right about …
Yes, that’s (so) true …
There is some truth in what you say but …
I (can) see your point but …
Yes, to some extent, but …
I respect your opinion! Nevertheless, I …
That’s only partly true / correct because …

Disagreeing with your partner

Sorry but I (strongly) disagree with you on …
At his point I don’t agree with you (at all) because …
That’s not quite how I see it as …
You must be joking!
You must be kidding!
You can’t be serious!
ORAL TESTS YEAR 10 part II (dialogue / discussion of topic) ÜBUNG

Making suggestions
What about… (-ing form)?
We could also …
Don’t you think (that) …(-ing form) ?
Why don’t we …?
Let’s think of ….
We might consider ….

Adding an idea
We could also…
Another idea is …
A further aspect could be …
Moreover, …
In addition, …
Additionally, …
What’s even more striking is that …
Furthermore, …

Asking for clarification

Could you please explain / elaborate on …?
Sorry, I did not quite understand …
I didn’t quite follow that last bit. Could you …?
Sorry, did you say that...?
So in other words you want to say that …?
To put it differently you want to say that …?