SHOPPING -ORAL INTERACTION
Respecting each other's opinions, respecting turns and listening to the other person, agreeing and disagreeing politely is also important.
Here are some expressions that might be useful when maintaing a conversation
- TO START THE CONVERSATION
- Shall I start? / Yeah, go on.
- Shall I go first? / Of course, go ahead.
- Is it okay if I start? / Sure, no problem.
- Would you like to go first? / Yes, why not?
- TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION
- I believe/think that…
- In my opinion,…
- The way I see it,…
- If you ask me,…
- I would say that…
- It seems to me that…
- In my view…
- As far as I’m concerned,…
- TO ASK YOUR PARTNER
- statement, don’t you think/agree?
- statement, wouldn’t you say so?
- statement , wouldn’t you agree?
- statement, right?
- Do you think…?
- Do you believe that…?
- What do you think about…?
- How about…?
- What about…?
- What’s your take on…?
- TO EXPRESS AGREEMENT
- I (totally) agree with you.
- You’re dead right.
- That’s (absolutely) true.
- You’re (absolutely) right.
- That’s a great idea.
- I couldn’t agree more.
- Yes, I see what you mean.
- I see it that way, too.
- Yes, of course.
- I think so, too.
- TO EXPRESS DISAGREEMENT
- I’m afraid I don’t see it the same way.
- I’m sorry but I have to disagree.
- You may be right, but I have a different view.
- That might be true, but I’m not sure I agree with you.
- I’m sorry, but I don’t agree.
- TO CHANGE TOPICS
- As for + one of the options
- As to + one of the options
- In relation to + one of the options
- As regards + one of the options
- Regarding the question of the task,
- With regard to + paraphrased question
- TO CONCLUDE
- I believe we have an agreement, don’t we?
- So, do we have an agreement?
- Shall we stick to…?
- Shall we agree on..?
SPEAKING INTERACTION ACTIVITY
Try to keep the conversation going, agree and disagree or change topics using the expressions above to help you.
Respect each other's turn and always be polite.
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