| BEGINNING: | + Shall | start? * Let me tell you about... ‘+ Im going to talk about FILLERS: erm. sorry, I'm a bit nervous... fet me think, just a second you know anyway well MAKING SUGGESTIONS: ANSWERING SUGGESTIONS: * What about? How about + » That's a good idea. gerund? «That makes sense. © Let's + verb © Why not? |» Why don'twe...? * tagree Do you fancy + noun/gerund? * — Sorry, but | don’t agree with you * Do you feel like + gerund? * — I don't think that's a good idea. = Do you agree with me? + That sounds good. © What do you think? | © What about you? + What's your opinion? I = AGREEING: DISAGREEING 3 «You're absolutely right. © That's right. + Im afraid | can't agree with that. | «Of course/ Certainly/ Definitely * That's not right. «its OK by me. © Certainly not! = Vedi saree more + dont think s0 | + Great idea. * Ridiculous! / It's ridiculous! | * Lagree. * {can't accept that. * That's a good point. * I don't see it that way. That makes sense + Noway! | + | see what you mean, but... | * That's true | SHOWING INTEREST: SHOWING SURPRISE: | + Really? * That's great/fantastic/awesome! + Really? | (That) sounds good / fantastic / interesting /awful ‘+ What a pity! What a shame! © You're joking! «Are you serious? SHOWING CONCERN: — + timo sorry, + that's a pity/a shame ‘SHOWING CONTRAST: * But, however, ‘+ onthe one hand. hand on the otherIn my opinion/view, | think/believe/guess/feel that From my point of view | | Vikeshatesove + ing: { prefer + ing | prefer this to this, ‘ADDING IDEAS: EXAMPLES: ] + besides, + for example/ for instance + moreover, ike... | = furthermore, + suchas...., + in addition, * especially, * also + above ail, | ¢ among (many) others. GIVING OPINIONS: | EXPRESSING LIKES, DISLIKES AND | | PREFERENCES: Personally, | can't stand + gerund/noun Have a nice weekend / day! (The same to you / You too!) Vd rather + verb CONCLUSION: ‘CLOSING A CONVERSATION: | Finally, See you later, j fo-sum up, Bye, | in conclusion, Take care! on the whole.