CAE Speaking Phrases: Likes/dislikes Opinion

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CAE Speaking Phrases

Likes/dislikes Opinion
Im into As far as Im concerned,
Im a keen/avid (surfer) As I see it,
Im keen on/fond of (surfing) From my point of view,
I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses In my humble opinion,
and strains of my day to day life. Id say that
I like nothing more than (to go surfing) I firmly believe that.
Im itching to try/go. (I really want to)
Comparing/contrasting Describing pictures
Both pictures show The first thing that strikes me about this picture
In this picture they look as though they are. is
Whereas/while in this picture The thing that really jumps out of this picture
In contrast is
On the other hand In this picture it looks as if/though they are
In the top picture In contrast in the bottom They could/might/may be
one They could/might/may have just
This one on the other hand shows Im pretty sure that theyre feeling
Id guess that they are
Judging from his/her expression
As far as I can tell they are.
It seems to me that they are..
The people appear to be..
Agreeing Disagreeing
We see eye to eye. We dont see eye to eye.
Yeah, Id go along with that. I take your point but
Absolutely! I tend to disagree with you there.
You took the words right out of my mouth. Thats not always the case
I couldnt agree more. I beg to differ
You have a point there. Isnt it more a case of
Im with you 100% on this one. Im afraid I have to disagree with you there
I was just going to say that. Thats not how I see it.
Starting to make a conclusion Asking for opinion
Lets get down to the nitty gritty. Let me see, shall we start with ?
The bottom line is we have to choose one Whats your take on this?
Its a tough one, Im torn between and . Where do you stand on this?
Shall we go with .? In my opinion., would you go along with that?
What are your thoughts on this?
How do you feel about this?
Personalising Impressive structures
Speaking from personal experience, Another point Id like to add about is
For me personally,.. Its also worth bearing in mind that
This is a topic that is particularly close to my Coming back to what (Javi) was saying about .
heart Id also like to point out that
Its funny I was just thinking about this the I think its important not to forget that
other day. The vast majority of people tend to think that
My gut/initial reaction is At the end of the day
If I were to choose one of these situations (part When alls said and done
2 pictures), Id go with because
Tips Asking for repetition
Eye-contact I beg your pardon, I didnt catch that.
Active listening Sorry would you mind repeating that?
Open body language Could you repeat the question please?
Speak up
Dont dominate

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