Oral interaction
🔗 Linking Ideas
💡 Expressing Opinions
- In my view, …
- I tend to think that…
- From my perspective, …
- As far as I’m concerned, …
🤝 Agreeing / Disagreeing Politely
Agreeing
- Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more.
- That’s a valid point.
- You’re spot on there.
Disagreeing
- I see what you mean, but I think…
- I’m not entirely sure about that.
- That’s one way to look at it, however…
🔄 Paraphrasing and Rephrasing
Helps buy time and show flexibility in vocabulary:
- So what you’re saying is…
- If I understand you correctly, you’re suggesting that…
- Let me rephrase that…
🧠 Speculating / Hypothesizing
- It could be that…
- There’s a chance that…
- Supposing that…
- If I were in that situation, I would…
🎯 Making Your Speech Clear & Structured
Introductions
- Today, I’d like to talk about…
- Let me begin by saying…
Transitions
- Moving on to the next point…
- Let’s now turn to…
Emphasis
- What’s really important here is…
- I’d like to highlight…
📊 Describing Graphs / Data (if relevant)
- The data shows a significant increase in…
- There was a steady decline in…
- Interestingly, the figures reveal that…
🧘♀️ Fluency Fillers (natural but not overused)
Use sparingly to sound natural:
- Well, you know…
- Let me think for a second…
- That’s a tough question…