1. Sentence starters
- I prefer…
- I think…
- I feel…
- I know…
- I believe…
- In my opinion…
- The best thing about…
- The greatest part about…
- The worst part about…
- Everyone should…
- …is better than … because…
- If you liked… than you will love….
2. General Point of View
- It is thought that…
- Some people say that…
- It is considered…
- It is generally accepted that…
- Disagreeing with an opinion
- Yes, but…
- I’m afraid I have to disagree.
- I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
- That’s not entirely true.
- On the contrary…
- I’m not so sure about that.
3. Personal Point of View
- I have seen/noticed/observed that…
- I just don’t think it’s right that…
- One argument in favour of … is that…
- I think people should (have the right to) …
- In my experience…
- As far as I’m concerned…
- In my opinion…
- Personally, I think…
- I’d say that…
- I’d like to point out that..
- I believe that…
- Speaking for myself…
- Personally, I believe (feel)…
- I tend to think that…
- I am sure/certain/convinced that…
- As far as I understand/ can see, …
4. Giving the opposite opinion
- Maybe, but it seems to me that…
- I partly agree, but I still believe that…
- I don’t agree. In my opinion,…
- I completely disagree. To me,…
5. Clarifying your opinion
- No, that’s not what I’m trying to say.
- What I mean is …
- No, that’s not what I mean.
- All I’m saying is that …
6. Giving yourself time to think
- That’s an interesting point.
- I’ve never really thought about that.
- Um, let me think.
- It’s hard to say.
7. Agreeing with an opinion
- Of course
- You’re absolutely right.
- Yes, I agree.
- I think so too.
- That’s a good point.
- Exactly.
- That’s true.
- Neither do I.
- I couldn’t agree more.
8. Making Suggestions
- I suggest/ think you should …
- It might be better to …
- We/ you ought to …
- If I were you …, I would …
- I (don’t) think we/ you should…
- You/ we could …
- Couldn’t you/we…?
- Shall we …?
- How/What about…?
- Why don’t you/we …?
- Why not …?
- Let’s …
9. Responding to suggestions
- I was thinking exactly that myself.
- Sounds good (to me).
- OK, let’s do/try that.
- Yes, let’s do that.
- You’re right.
- That’s a good idea.
- It’s a good idea, but…
- But what if…?
- The only thing/ problem is…
