Learn vocabulary and expressions for debate and group discussion which are useful for ESL students.
Expressions for Debate and Group Discussion
“I’m listening to the other side.”
– I see your point, but I think…
– Yes, I understand, but my opinion is that…
– That’s all very interesting, but the problem is that…
– I’m afraid I can’t quite agree with your point.
– I think I’ve got your point, now let me respond to it.
– We can see what you’re saying. Here’s my reply…
“I need to say something now.”
– I’m sorry to interrupt, but you’ve misunderstood our point.
– Excuse me, but that’s not quite correct.
– Sorry, I just have to disagree with your point.
– Let me just respond to that, please.
– Forgive me for interrupting, but I must respond to that.
– Hold on a moment, that’s not correct.
– If you would allow me to add a comment here…
– If you don’t mind, I’d like to take issue with what you just said.
“You haven’t replied yet.”
– The other side will have to explain why…. otherwise we win that point.
– We said that… but the other side has not replied to our point.
– I’d like to focus on two points that the other side has failed to address.
– There are two points that we have succeeded in establishing…
– I want to call your attention to an important point that our opponents have not addressed yet.
– I’d like to point out that there are two issues our opponents have failed to dispute, namely…
– I must stress again that our point has not been refuted by the other side.
“Well, I think that…”
– The first point I would like to raise is this…
– Our position is the following…
– Here’s the main point I want to raise…
– I’d like to deal with two points here. The first is…
– Our opponents have still not addressed the question we raised a moment ago…
– The other side has failed to answer our point about…
– Notice that the affirmative side has not addressed our main point.
– Let me just restate my position.
– Just to be clear, here is what I mean…
“So finally, we…”
– To sum up, here are the main points our opponents have not addressed…
– We pointed out that…
– Our opponents have claimed that…
– To recap the main points…
– Let’s sum up where we stand in this debate.
– Let me summarize our position in this debate.
– In summary, we want to point out that…
– Let’s see which arguments are still standing.
– Let’s take stock of where we are in this debate.
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Kahsay Gebereslassie
Friday 26th of May 2023
it is good use ful expression
jun
Sunday 20th of March 2022
I like it!!!
Joice
Thursday 12th of November 2020
Thanks!
Jasmine Ysha Celestial
Thursday 3rd of September 2020
It's helpful!