Advanced Vocabulary Flashcards
1 Beginning
I would like to start with … Let me begin with … To start with …
2 Giving an opinion
In my opinion/view … To my mind … I am of the opinion that … From my point of view …
3 Asking for an opinion
How do you feel about this? What is your view/position on …? I would be very interested to hear X’s opinion on this.
4 Agreeing
Absolutely.; Precisely.; Exactly. I totally agree. I can go along with that.
5 Disagreeing
I am sorry but I don’t agree at all. I think you are wrong here. It isn’t as simple as that.
6 Making suggestions
What about + (gerund) … If I were you; I would … I would suggest/recommend that … I call for/demand …
7 Introducing a new point
I would like to raise another point. We should also discuss what this means for … What we haven’t discussed yet is the question if …
8 Ordering
There are three points I would like to make. First of all; … Secondly; … Finally; …
9 Adding
I like to add that … Another reason is that … What is also important to know is the fact that …
10 Picking up s.o.’s point
I would like to come back/refer to/comment on what X said about … As we have just heard from … If I may just remind you of what X said …
11 Balancing
On the one hand; but on the other (hand) … That is certainly true; but at the same time it is obvious that … Although …; we mustn’t forget that …
12 Drawing conclusions
That’s why … The effect/consequence is that … This leads to …
13 Correcting misunderstandings
I am afraid there has been some misunderstanding. What I actually said was … Don’t get me wrong. What I meant was … That’s not quite what I meant by …
14 Giving evidence
Statistics/Surveys show … Most scientists agree that … There is strong evidence that … I would like to draw your attention to the fact that …
15 Giving an example
For instance; look at … Take …; for example. Let me give you an example of what I mean by … To illustrate this point; …
