Hello, guys!
Here you will find some useful phrases for debate.
Expressing the Opinion
Personaly I think...
To my mind,..
Generally speaking, I...
On the whole I...
I prefer...
I'm not very keen on...
I think...
I don't think...
I believe...
In my opinion, ...
In my view,...
I'm not sure...
As for me, I...
It seems to me ...
Situational role-play
Starting a conversation:
Excuse me. Can I tell you something?
Can I ask you something?
Can I talk to you for a moment?
Can I have a word?
Debate
Ordering arguments:
To start with,
First of all, / Firstly,
Secondly,
Another thing is that ...
On the one hand ....but on the other hand
The main reason is...
Another reason is....
Well, the thing is that...
It's also true that ...
And on top of that...
And finally...
Giving examples
For example, .../ For instance, ...
To give you an idea, ...
One example of this is ....
Look at the case of ...
Summarising
In short....
In other words ...
To sum up...
Asking for someone's opinion
What do you think of/about ....?
Have you considered ...?
What's your view / opinion on...?
Don't you agree that ..... ?
Agreeing / Accepting the other person's viewpoint
Yes, I agree (with you).
I completely agree.
That's exactly what I think.
Right. / That's right.
True. /That's true.
Absolutely.
Exactly!
I suppose so.
Disagreeing
Yes / True, but ....
I'm afraid I can't agree with you.
I disagree.
I see your point, but ....
I see what you mean, but ...
I'm not sure about that.
There might be some truth in that, but ...
You must be joking!
Responding to what someone has said
Do you? / Are you? / Is it?
That's interesting.
Really?
I see.
Oh, OK.
Playing for time
Let me see...
Well, let me think, ...
I'll have to think about it.
How shall I put it?
How can I put it?
What's the word for it?
Asking for clarification /Saying you don't understand
Pardon?
Sorry?
Sorry, I didn't quite catch that.
Sorry, I missed that.
Do you mean ....?
Does this mean ....?
Can you say it / that again, please?
Could you repeat that more slowly, please?
Could you spell that, please?
