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The document provides speaking tips for various situations including when you don't understand a question, presenting arguments, stating personal preferences, agreeing or disagreeing with others, introducing topics, stating opinions, changing topics, describing causes, proposing steps and measures, concluding, and answering hypothetical questions. Tips are given for how to phrase responses in each of these common speaking situations.

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Speaking Tips c1c2 Levels

The document provides speaking tips for various situations including when you don't understand a question, presenting arguments, stating personal preferences, agreeing or disagreeing with others, introducing topics, stating opinions, changing topics, describing causes, proposing steps and measures, concluding, and answering hypothetical questions. Tips are given for how to phrase responses in each of these common speaking situations.

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SPEAKING TIPS

When you don’t understand the question


 Please, forgive my nervousness.
 I didn’t quite follow that. Could you please Presenting arguments
repeat the question?  One justification often given for... is that....
 Sorry. Could you repeat that please?  Those who object to... often argue that...
 Do you mean we should…?  Another objection is that...
 I didn’t catch what you said. Could you repeat  However, it should not be forgotten that...
it please?  Some people are opposed to... on the grounds
 I didn’t grasp what you meant. Could you say that…
that again?  One of the drawbacks of…is...
 I’m not clear about something. Could I ask a  However, one of the benefits is that…
question?  Generally speaking there are both advantages
Personal Preferences and disadvantages to either way.
 I prefer doing… than doing  On the one hand… On the other hand…
 I can’t really say which I prefer. It depends Agreeing
on…  I agree with... I also think that…
 As for which I prefer, well it depends on…  I am in complete agreement with…
 I would choose the… because…  I’m in favour of…
 Personally speaking and being actually a  I would also like to add…
teenager, I would definitely choose / prefer…  Similarly, I believe that…
 I’d rather do…  I suppose you’re right.
Introducing the topic  I suppose you have a point there.
 More and more people (are doing)…  I think that’s a good point, but I believe we
 The trend nowadays is towards (doing)… have to remember that…
 Over the past ten years or so the media have  Another equally common problem is…
frequently carried reports of...  Undoubtedly it is true to say that…
 Recent research indicates that …  It is my conviction that…
 Although most people would generally agree Disagreeing
that … few would deny that…  I disagree because I think that…
Stating your opinion  We should take into account the fact that…
 As I see it…  On the other hand…
 As far as I am concerned…  I see what you’re saying but I think…
 From my point of view…  Perhaps. But don’t you think that…?
 It seems to me that…  Another way of looking at it is…
 I would also say that....  On the contrary…
 I am convinced that... Changing topic
 I am inclined to believe that...  As regards the...
 There is no doubt in my mind that...  Concerning the...
 One of the drawbacks of…is...  As for the...
 However, one of the benefits is that… Describing causes
 One factor which has led to... is…
 One of the factors which has brought this
about is...
 The problem often stems from…
 What has made the situation worse is …
 One consequence of… is…
Proposing steps and measures

 As regards the most appropriate response to this situation, one suggestion would be to…
 The first step to be taken would be to…
 To alleviate the situation people should…
 In addition they ought to…
 To begin to tackle this situation society/individuals/the government need/s to…
 This can only be dealt with if…
 To overcome this problem, we should…
 Were the government to…, the situation would doubtless improve.
 Individuals can do a great deal to…
 The burden of responsibility lies in the hands of…
 It is vitally important that…
 Legislation should be introduced to control…
 It would be a grave error if we…

Concluding

 All in all it seems to me that…


 The obvious conclusion to be drawn is that…
 All things considered, I would say that…
 On balance, I tend to believe that…
 The world would surely be a better place to live in if…
 At any rate, it can be undeniable that…
 If people stopped ....ing, we would have/ we could look forward to a better…
 The prospects for the future will be grim unless…
 On the whole, I would say that…

ANSWERING HYPHOTETICAL QUESTIONS

 The first thing I would do is really sit back for a moment and assess the situation. Then I would…
 If I won the lottery, I would…
 I think I would…
 First of all I would… Then I would…
 If that isn’t a possibility, then I would make sure to…
 I would like to…
 My superpower would be…
 If I had a superpower I would like to be able to…
 If I could live anywhere, I would rather live in…
 It would be a good idea to…

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