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Speaking Advanced

The document provides a comprehensive guide on advanced speaking skills, including phrases for expressing likes, opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and personalizing conversations. It also covers techniques for comparing and contrasting images, as well as speculating about situations. The content is structured to enhance communication and facilitate discussions in various contexts.

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Speaking Advanced

The document provides a comprehensive guide on advanced speaking skills, including phrases for expressing likes, opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and personalizing conversations. It also covers techniques for comparing and contrasting images, as well as speculating about situations. The content is structured to enhance communication and facilitate discussions in various contexts.

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Speaking

Advanced

Likes Opinion Asking opinion


I’m into; I’m a keen/an avid X; I’m keen As far as I’m concerned; As I see What’s your take on...? Where do
on/fond of...; I X to unwind, to escape the it; From my point of view; In my you stand on...? ; In my opinion....,
stresses and strains of my day to day life; I humble opinion; I’d say that; I firmly would you go along with that?;
like nothing more than X; I’m itching to believe that; Frankly; Honestly; What are your thoughts on this?
try/go X Obviously

Agreeing Disagreeing Reaching an agreement


We see eye to eye; Yeah, I’d go along We don’t see eye to eye; I take Let’s get down to the nitty gritty; The
with that; Absolutely!; You took the your point but...; I tend to disagree bottom line is we have to choose one...; It’s
words right out of my mouth.; I couldn’t with you there; That’s not always a tough one, I’m torn between X and Y;
agree more; You have a point there; I’m the case; I beg to differ; Isn’t it more Shall we go with...?; We'd better agree to
with you 100% on this one.; I couldn't a case of...; Point taken, but...; Oh? I'd disagree; it seems we reached the
agree with you more; You're absolutely say the exact opposite; I'm not so conclusion that...
right; No doubt about it; I was just going sure about that.
to say that; That's so true!
Personalising Other structures Refering to your partner's ideas
Speaking from personal experience; For Another point I’d like to add about ... Just following from what X was saying, I
me personally; This is a topic that is is...; It’s also worth bearing in mind also feel ...; While generally agreeing with
particularly close to my heart; It’s funny I that...; Coming back to what X was X, I must say that ...; Adding to what X
was just thinking about this the other saying about ....; I’d also like to point has just said, I think ...; I can sympathise
day.; My gut/initial reaction is...; If I were out that...; I think it’s important not to with what X said but ...; One thing X
to choose one of these situations I’d go forget that...; The vast majority of didn't mention is ...; Surprising, as it may
with X because... people tend to think that...; At the seem, I don't support X's view on
end of the day...When all’s said and ...; Perhaps it should be also emphasized
done... that ... / it should be pointed out that ...;

Talking about pictures


Comparing/Contrasting Speculating
Both pictures show; Whereas/while in this picture; In In this picture they look as if/though they are; ..; They
contrast; On the other hand; The first thing that strikes could/might/may be...; I’m pretty sure/I'd guess that...; As far
me about this picture is; The thing that really jumps out as I can tell/see; It looks to me as if/though they...; It's hard to
of this picture is; (Much) In the same way; Differently say, but...; It's quite/fairly/highly likely that...; Judging by X, I'd
from A, B....; say that...

Created by Ana Isabel Martínez.

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