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Expressing Opinions in English
Although I’ve already written about most commonly used phrases to express opinions in English, at different levels of formality, I was so happy to come across this IELTS video lecture while preparing for my online lesson. I’m sure you’ll enjoy watching it and learning from it as well: Kudos for Dominic Cole ! … Read entire article »
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Useful English Expressions for Speaking Tests
Phrases to disagree politely: Not necessarily because… Phrases to agree: I couldn’t agree more! Phrases to intrrupt: Sorry to interrupt, but… Phrases to agree: You’ve got a point there! Phrases to disagree (informal): You must be joking!!! Agreement phrases: Exactly! Phrases for expressing opinions and giving information/explanation: Can I just add something ? Disagreement phrases: I’m afraid I disagree. … Read entire article »
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Expressing Opinion – Neutral
What if you are to express your opinion, but you still don’t have it…. or, you cannot decide what to say, or you simply don’t want to take a stand ? What then ? Well, there’re a set of phrases which can help you express your indecisiveness: It’s a difficult issue. I don’t know what to say. It’s really hard to say. It depents. I can see both sides. … Read entire article »
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Practise Pronounciation of English Phrases for Asking about Opinions
This video is based on the blog post with phrases about Asking for and Giving Opinions, a few months ago. … Read entire article »
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Asking For and Giving Opinions – English Language Function
In one of the previous posts about a difference between functions and phrases, I listed some functions and emphasized how important it is to introduce the level of formality next to each function taught. Today we are going to focus on functions used in speech when asking for and giving opinions. The I stands for “informal” and F for “formal” and SF for “semi formal”, not science fiction, hehe. … Read entire article »
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