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I am afraid I don't really agree.

Useful expressions for I don't really think you are right.


Not necessarily.
your speaking exam I think there might be another way of
looking at it.
MAKING YOUR POINT/
EMPHASIZING THAT SOMETHING UNCERTAINTY
IS YOUR OWN OPINION I am undecided ...
In my opinion, ... I am unsure ...
In my view ... I am ambivalent about ...
Personally, I think that ... I am in two minds about ...
Personally speaking, It is not something I have very strong views
I reckon ... about,
If you ask me, ...
I'd say that ... ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION
I feel that ... You mean ...
My feeling is that ... Sorry, I don't really see what you are getting
As far as I am concerned ... at
From my point of view ... Sorry, I don't quite follow you
It is my belief,
For my part, END OF AN ANSWER
As I see it, … in my view, anyway.
The way I see it, That’s my opinion, anyway.
From where I stand, So, in short …
To be honest, All in all …
That's my personal opinion. And that’s about it, really.
That's about it, I think.
That's how I see things. STARTING/CLOSING A DISCUSSION
That's basically where I am at on this. We couLd start by talking about ...
Let's talk about ... first.
AGREEING I think we need to make a decision.
I completely/totally agree ... Shall we try to come to an agreement?
I quite agree ...
That's (just) what I think, too. CONTRAST
That's a good point. But on the other hand …
That's exaclty the point.ç But at the same time ...
You are absolutely right. Although I must admit that …
I'll go along with that. Having said that, …
I'd go along with that.
Absolutely. PREDICTIONS about yourself
I can't disagree. I guess I’ll …
You are right there. I reckon I will …
I don’t think I’ll ever …
HALF-AGREEING I don’t imagine I’ll …
I see/ take your point, but ...
I see what you mean, but ... SUPPOSING ABOUT OTHERS
I agree up to a point, but ... They are probably …
You have got a point, but ... They probably + verb
I sort of agree. They must + verb
I know what you mean, but isn't it also true It looks as if they are + ing
that? I imagine they might + verb
That may be the case, but ...
PROPOSING
DISAGREEING Let’s go to (this photography exhibition).
I completely disagree. Well, why don’t we go to (this photography
I don't agree at all. exhibition).
No, you are missing the point. How does this sound?
That's not the point. Shall we go and see (this photography
I can't see your point at all. exhibition).?
But that's not always the case. How about going to (this photography
I am not so sure about that. exhibition).?
I am not sure I agree with you. I have got an idea. We could go to (this
photography exhibition). The best example that comes to mind is ...
Do you fancy going to see (this photography I have never given it a lot of thought ...
exhibition)? I must admit I haven't really thought about
Would you like to go to (this photography it much before ...
exhibition)?
GENERALISING
EXPRESSING OPINIONS/ Broadly speaking ...
REACTING To a great extent ...
Believe me, … In general ...
… seems like the best option to me. On the whole
I am really keen on the idea of …
If you ask me, I really think we should … TALKING ABOUT
But just think of the …. ! MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Personally, I am in favour of … (+ gerund) I was under the impression that …
I am sure it will be worth it. I thought that … but in fact …
Let’s go for it. Naturally I assumed that …
Oh, come on! It turned out that …
… , don’t you agree? It was so embarrassing.
I was horrified.
REACTING in a negative way I felt awful.
I don’t find (modern art) very interesting. I felt such a fool.
I am not really into (modern art) In fact, I We had a good laugh about it.
don’t really like(modern art) at all.
To be honest, (modern art) just makes me COMPARING PHOTOS
laugh. The most obvious similarity is that both
(Modern art) isn’t really my thing. photos show …
I am not a big fan of (modern art) You can see … in both photos.
The … in photo 1 is/are … . Similarly, the …
REACTING TO STRANGE in photo 2 is/are …
INFORMATION The … is the same in both photos.
How weird/ strange/ bizarre/ odd! In the first photo ... but in the second one ...
How spooky! This picture ... while on the other hand this
How awful! one ...
In comparison to the first photo, this one ...
EXCLAMATIONS The biggest difference between the photos
What a great/brilliant/fantastic idea! is that photo 1 shows … whereas photo 2
What an amazing coincidence! shows …
What a terrible experience! While photo 1 shows ..., photo 2 on the
What a pity! other hand …
What a waste of time! The … is completely different in the two
What bad luck! photos.
What a shame!

How interesting! Mr. Luis Angel Achahuanco Figueroa.


How annoying!
How embarrassing!
How awful!

ALLOWING YOURSELF TIME TO


THINK
I need to think for a moment.
That’s an interesting question.
That's a tricky question, really.
Well, it’s difficult to say, really.
That's quite a difficult one.
Let me see.
It depends …
I guess an honest answer would be …
I suppose the simplest answer to that
question is …
If I think about it, I suppose …
On balance, I think …

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