Beginning a discussion:
Shall we start/begin?
Right, so let’s have a look at question 2 which deals with/ which
asks…….
Well this is an interesting/ controversial/ tricky issue…
Asserting your view:
I really feel
that.....................
What I mean is..............
My impression is that…………
The point is that…
I (personally) believe
that………..
As far as I’m concerned…
It strikes me that……………..
I think/I don’t think………….
I was struck by the fact
that…………
The problem lies in the fact
that…
This is a matter of…
This question leads to…
There’s no denying..
As a matter of fact…
Agreeing/disagreeing:
You have a point there but….
Perhaps
Nevertheless
However
Though
Absolutely/ indeed
To a certain extent…
I agree with you up to a point
I couldn’t agree more
I'm afraid I don’t really
agree with you............
But the question is…
The fact remains that…
I’m afraid that has nothing to do with…
It’s true to say that…
I am persuaded that…
Asking for an opinion:
Sarah, what’s your reaction to that?
Jim, how do you feel about this?
Any comments, Mary?
James, what are your views on this?
Andy, anything to add?
Elisabeth?
Interrupting:
I'm sorry I didn't catch what
you said...
Excuse me, can I just
say/ask………….?
Sorry to interrupt but…….
Yes, but………….
Er………..
Stopping
interruptions:
If I could just finish………..
I’ll just finish what I was
saying….
Giving
reasons:
Firstly…….
To start with………
For one thing……….
First and foremost…
Secondly...
On the one hand……..on the other
hand…
And on top of that…
Giving
opinions
I can’t help thinking that…
It is logical that…
I have mixed feelings about…
It is acknowledged that…
Looking at this from a …….. point of view…
You/we have to bear in mind that…
One of the reasons for…
It seems (quite) obvious that…
That is the reason why…
You can’t deny that…
It would be quite disastrous/ interesting/ amazing… for …. if

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