EXPRESSIONS

Question 1

EXPRESSING APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL

Answer 1

Approval

• It’s ok that…
• I think it’s fine to (verb)…
• I strongly approve of (noun)
• It’s ok (for someone) to verb) …
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  Disapproval

-It’s wrong to (verb)…

-It’s not right that…

-I (strongly) disapprove of (noun)…

-It’s not right (for someone) to (verb)…

Question 2

EMPHASIZING IMPORTAN INFORMATION

Answer 2

1. I would like to stress that …
   
   2. I want to emphasize that …
   3. I would like to point out that …
   4. You need to remember that …
   5. Don’t forget that …
   6. Let me strees that…
      
      7. It is important to note/ remember that …

Question 3

EXPRESSING SURPRISE

Answer 3

Surprised

• No kidding
• That´s (really) surprising.
• I’m (really) surprised to hear that.
• I find that quite surprising (formal)
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  Very surprised

-Wow!
-That’s amazing/ astonishing/ incredible!
-Imagine that! (formal)

Question 4

Using past modals to make guesses about the past

Answer 4

• I really hope that
  
  • I am hoping that
    
    • It would be nice / great / wonderful / ideal if

Question 5

Using fillers

Answer 5

Informal
-umm…
-Oh, you know…
-Hang on…
It´s on the tip of my tongue…

More formal
-Let mi think
-Just a moment
-How should I put it …
-Oh, what´s the word…

Question 6

Critical Thinking Focus: Evaluating Numbers and Statistics

Answer 6

->Is this a large or a small number? –>What percentage of the total is it?
->Is it larger or smaller than I expected?
->Does this number seem accurate?
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->¿Es este un número grande o pequeño? –>¿Qué porcentaje del total es?
->¿Es más grande o más pequeño de lo que esperaba?
->¿Este número parece exacto?

Question 7

Expressing a Lack of Knowledge

Answer 7

• I had no idea (that) . . .
  
  • I didn’t realize (that) . . .
  • I never knew (that) . . .
• I wasn’t aware (that) . . .