Useful Phrases Flashcards
Personal Opinion
Speaking for myself,
Personally,
As I see it/For me,
As far as I’m concerned,
From what I’ve heard/seen/experienced,…
In my opinion/view/experience,
Personally speaking,
From my perspective/point of view,
It seems to me that…
My own view on the matter is…
I tend to feel/think/believe that…
My personal view/opinion is that…
I am of the opinion that…
I would argue that…
Strong Opinion
I’m sure that…
I’m convinced that…
I’m certain that…
There’s no way…
I wholeheartedly believe…
I am strongly for/against…
Under no circumstances should…
On no account should…
It can hardly be denied that…
I strongly agree/disagree with the idea that…
Agreement
I quite agree that…
I strongly/fully agree…
That’s my view exactly.
I totally/completely agree with the idea that…
I agree with the view/opinion that…
I am quite inclined to the view/opinion that…
I couldn’t agree more…
I concur with the view that…
I approve the idea…
I am in agreement…
I consent that…
Disagreement
I disagree with the opinion that…
I strongly/totally/completely disagree…
I quite oppose the opinion that…
I disapprove that…
I see things rather differently myself.
I wouldn’t say that is necessarily true.
My own opinion contradicts…
…However, my opinion is different…
I’m afraid I disagree.
That’s not always true.
Not necessarily.
That’s one way of looking at it. However…
“It depends…”
That depends…
I think it really
depends…
That depends on how
you look at it.
Partial Agreement
I don’t entirely agree. It
is true that…however,
That is partly true, but…
I agree with that to an
extent. However,
I only partly/partially
agree with this…
Expressing Time
Then/Now
At the time/moment
At present
Right now
These days/Nowadays
In the past/future
Years ago
When I was younger,
Before/After
About a year ago,
Back in 2016,
Ask for Repetition
Sorry, would you mind
repeating the question?
Sorry, I didn’t quite
catch that. Could you
repeat the question?
Asking for Clarification
Only for Part 3
Sorry, I don’t understand the question.
Sorry, I’m afraid I didn’t catch that.
Could you repeat the question, please?
Could you say/repeat that again?
Could you explain what you mean by _____?
Could you explain the question, please?
Sorry, could you rephrase that?
Could you please explain what …(word)… means?
Sorry, I didn’t get the question. Could you explain?
Sorry, I’m afraid I didn’t understand the question.
Sorry, can I just clarify what you mean. Are you
asking me …(say what you think has been asked)…?
Buying Time
I haven’t thought about that before. Let me think…
That’s a difficult question. I’m not quite sure what
to say…
What’s the word I’m looking for…
What was I going to say… Just give me a second…
Oh yes, I remember…
That’s a good question…
I haven’t thought about that before.
I’ve never thought about that before.
I haven’t given this much thought before.
Wow, let me think about that…
Let’s see
Speculation
I suppose/guess/suspect that…
It’s possible…
I would imagine/speculate that…
I’d say…
Perhaps…
I think it’s likely/unlikely
I’m pretty sure that…
I’m convinced/certain/positive
that…
This is probably/likely due to
Perhaps it’s because
It seems to me that…
“Can’t remember…”
I’m sorry, the word seems to
have escaped me, but it sounds
like…
I’m sorry, I seem to have
forgotten the word…, but it looks
like…
I can’t remember what it’s
called…but it involves..
Impersonal Argument
There are those who say that…
It is often said that…
A common opinion is…
A popular belief is that…
It is often said that…
One argument put forward is
that…
It can be argued that…
It is generally accepted that…
Some people argue…
