1. Introducing a point
- First of all I'd like to point out…
- The main problem is…
- The question of…
- Speaking of…
- What we have to decide is…
2. Enumeration of points
- First of all, I'd like to say…
- In addition to that…
- Moreover,…
- Furthermore,…
- Another example of this is..
- First, second, third…
- Finally,…
3. Expressing a personal opinion
- It seems to me that…
- I have the feeling that…
- I feel that..
- I'm absolutely convinced that…
- You can take it from me that…
- I think/don't think that…
- In my opinion,…
- Well, if you ask me…
- As I see it…
- The way I see it, …
- Personally, I believe/suppose/feel (that)…
- I'm convinced that…
- Expressing pros and cons
- There are two sides to the question.
- On the one hand…,on the other hand…
- An argument for/ in favour of/ against if…
- While admitting that…one should not fornet that..
- Some people think that…,others say that…
4. Expressing pros and cons
- There are two sides to the question.
- On the one hand…,on the other hand…
- An argument for/ in favour of/ against if…
- While admitting that…one should not fornet that..
- Some people think that…,others say that…
5. Expressing doubt
- I'm not sure if…
- I'm not convinced that…
- I wonder if you realize that…
- I doubt that.
6. Expressing disagreement
- I don’t agree with you about…
- I can't accept your view that…
- I'm of a different opinion…
7. Expressing support
- You're quite right.
- That's a very important point.
- You've got a good point there.
- I couldn't agree with you more.
- You look the words right out of my mouth.
- Giving reason
- The reason for this is (that)…
- I base my argument on…
- I tell you all this because…
8. Keeping to the point
- It would be more to the point if…
- Come to the point.
- That's not the problem.
- What we are discussing is…
- …has nothing to do with my argument.
- That's not relevant.
- Drawing conclusion and summing up
- The obvious conclusion is…
- Last but not least…
- The only alternative (left) is…
- The only possible solution/conclusion is…
- Summing up, I'd like to say that…
- In conclusion we can say that…
- To cut a long story short,…
- Just to give you the main points again,…
9. Filers in conversation (used only in speaking)
At the beginning of a sentence
- Um…
- Ok/ All right, …
- Well/ Well, anyway…
- So/ So then,…
- By the way,…
- At any rate…Anyhow…
- You know,…
- What I mean is…
- So…where was I saying? /where was I?
In the middle of a sentence (usually)
- I mean: This is, I mean, going to be challenging.
- I guess: Well, I guess the problem is that I'm tired.
- Kind of: This kind of makes sense
- Adverbs such as "absolutely", "actually", "really", "sure", "seriously": I mean, seriously, do you believe that?
At the end of a sentence
Though: This is going to be hard, though.
Right?: This is going to be easy, right?
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