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    PHRASES FOR

    DISCUSSION
    1. INTRODUCTION
     Let's begin/start with ...

     Let’s discuss…

     We should discuss… …

     If we talk about …, it seems necessary to discuss… … and


    decide which is the most and the least….

     Let me start with…

     Let’s begin with….

     Let’s discuss … first.


    2. WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT
    SOMEBODY/SOMETHING
     As far as I'm concerned ...  I don't think ...

     I think ...  I don't believe that ...

     In my opinion ...  Well, if you ask me ...

     As far as I know ...  If you want my honest


    opinion ...
     In my view ...
     I've never come across the
    idea that ...
    3. HOW TO AGREE/DISAGREE

     I must admit that ...  That can't be right.  It's a fact that ...

     I totally/fully/partly agree.  I don't agree at all.  However, ...

     I agree/don't agree with  As a matter of fact, ...  That's why ...


    you.  That's right/wrong.  Steve doesn't like mobiles. -
     I believe/don't believe ...  Exactly. Neither do I.

     I'm convinced that ...  I can understand ...  I don't think so.

     The way I see it ...  It's hard to say.  You're right up to a point.

     You could be right.  It seems to me that ...  I wouldn't say that ...
    4. ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION

     What do you think?


     What's your opinion?
     Would you like to say something?
     What do you mean?
     What are your ideas?
     What are you trying to say?
    5. HOW TO INTERRUPT POLITELY

     I'm sorry, but ...


     Can/May I add something?
     Sorry to interrupt, but ...
    6. OTHER OPINIONS

     On the one hand ... on the other hand ...


     They claim that ...
     They also say ...
     Opinion among teachers is that ...
     That's a matter of opinion.
    7. EXPRESSING OPINIONS
    From my point of view,… I think…
    To my mind,… I’m not sure if…
    In fact,… It is said/believed/known that…
    To the best of my knowledge,… It is obvious that…
    The way I see it,… It seems (to me) that …
    If you ask me, …
    8. SUMMING UP

    • To sum up,… • I believe the most (important)


    is … and the least
    • To conclude,… (significant) is …
    • To summarize,… • We (have) agreed on the
    following order,…
    • Taking everything into
    consideration,… • We (have) decided that
    number one is, number two
    • I can suggest the following is… and number three
    order, …Do you agree?
    PRACTICE

    http://www.englishdaily626.com/language_forms.php?002
    https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/discussions/clarifying/

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