Useful Expressions

Various Expressions used in asking for and expressing opinions

Function

Expressions

Asking for an opinion

Whats your opinion on

Do you have anything to add?

What do you think of

Dont you think that

What are your views on

Giving opinions

I believe that..

From my point of view ..

I am certain that..

In my opinion..

I must say..

I think that

It is quite clear that..

I would say that

I maintain that ..

It seems to me that

I am sure that

I think it would be fair to say

that

As far as I am concerned ..

I guess..

I suppose . ..
Agreement

Disagreement

Complete
I totally agree with you
Agreement
I see your point of view

Direct
Im sorry, I beg to differ
Disagreement
I absolutely disagree with you

Thats true/right/brilliant

Im sorry but I have to disagree

Thats good/splendid idea

I disagree

True. I am glad you say that

I am afraid that I dont agree

Yes, I feel the same way. I agree

I dont think so

Yes, Im sure you are right

I dont see your point

Absolutely/ Definitely

I dont get it

I couldnt agree with you more

Yes, I think that is a wonderful
idea

Tentative
I agree with you to a point
Partial
I agree with you to a certain
Agreement
extent

Indirect
Are you sure?
Disagreement
I could be wrong but

I think you are right but

I see your point but I think it

would be better if ..

Youve got a point there but

Really?

Well, perhaps you are right

Oh, I dont know about that

I agree that.but

Im not sure about that

That may be so but

I do not think that is always true

because

I will take that into considerations

Some expressions used in making suggestions, recommendations and some possible responses.
Suggestion
Wouldnt it be a good idea to
Shall we

Positive Yes, thats a good idea

response
That would be nice
Okay

I think we should
I feel that we should
Perhaps we could
Why dont we
What about
How about
Lets
It might be a good idea to

Negative I think that is out of the question

response
I can foresee problems
Im not convinced that this will work
The suggestions will give rise to other
problems
Id rather not
No. I dont really like the idea
No, I really dont think so

Have you ever thought of

Maybe we should
If I were you, I would
Dont you think we should
Recommendation
I strongly recommend that

Positive I fully support

response
I am in favour of

I strongly advise that

I totally agree with

I propose that

I approve of

I would like to put forward a proposal

that

I see no objection to that

I would certainly endorse
Negative I am totally opposed to the proposal
response
I think that is out of the question
I can foresee problems
Im not convinced that this will work
This will give rise to other problems

Various expressions that may be used in persuading someone

Persuassive

Have you considered

expressions Do you realize that

I encourage you to
I am very sure there is no harm

Dont you think

I feel you should

Wouldnt it be a good idea to

I persuade you to

I wonder if you have thought of

Maybe you should consider
It would be in your own interest to
I can assure you that
You have no need to fear
USEFUL PHRASES FOR MY SPEAKING TEST II
TASK A
You need to organize your speech so that there is a smooth glow of ideas.
INTRODUCTION

BODY

CONCLUSION

- Introduce topic

-Include major points and

elaborate on them

-Reinstate your opinion

-Highlight main points of task

-Give definition (if any)

-Talk about the most important

point first
-Use transition signals to

-Summarize main points of the

topic
-Give advice or
recommendations

connect ideas
Some expressions you may use when presenting information.
INTRODUCTION
Let me enlighten you on

I would like to begin by

Today, I would like to talk on

The reason I am here is to talk about

I have been asked to talk on

BODY
I would like to mention briefly

To begin with

I would like to comment on

The next issue is

There are several points I would like to make

Furthermore/Moreover/ In addition

My first point is

Let me give you an example

Firstly / First of all

Let us consider

CONCLUSION
In general

Let me conclude by saying

All in all

I would like to conclude by

In a nutshell

Finally

TASK B
When managing a discussion, you will
- Thank people for coming and then start a discussion
- introduce the subject or problem
- have to invite people to speak
- need to encourage group participation
- close/ conclude the discussion
Some expressions that you can use in managing a discussion.
OPENING A DISCUSSION
Good morning, thank you for coming

Shall we start?

Thank you all for coming

Right, lets begin

Thanks for being here

May I have your attention please

INTRODUCING A SUBJECT
First, lets tackle the issue of

Lets talk about the problem of

Today we are meeting to discuss

Were here to talk about

MUET SPEAKING PRACTICE

A
Good morning to the examiners and all my friends.
Firstly, I would like to suggest .
My main point is .. (explain/give example)
My next point is .. (explain/give example)
The next point I would like to make is ( )
However / But / Nevertheless . Etc
I have mentioned earlier that .
Therefore / Thus / Hence .. etc
In short
Thank you.
B
Good morning
First of all, I propose .
The most important factor is (explain/give example)
Next, lets look at . ( )
Another suggestion is( )
However / But / Nevertheless ..etc
Therefore / Thus / Hence / As a result .etc
Those are the suggestions ..
Thank you.
C

 Good morning..
As a start, I would like to suggest ..
It is important to (explain/give example)
The next issue is .( )
Another point I would like to emphasize is ( )
However / But / Nevertheless ..
Therefore / Thus / Hence / As a result .
In summary, I would suggest .
Thank you.
D
Good morning .
I would like to begin by suggesting
One important reason is .(explain/give example)
Next, I would like to highlight ( )
Moving on to my next point, which is .. ( )
However / But / Nevertheless ..
Therefore / Thus / Hence / As a result .
As a conclusion, I would say..
Thank you.