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Expressions When
Speaking
• Stating opinions
- I think…, In my opinion…, I’d like to…, If it were up to me…, I honestly
feel that…,
• Inquiring
- I wonder if…, Do you think/believe that…, What do you think of/about…
• Giving reasons and offering explanations
- The reason why…, That’s why…, Many people think… When you
consider that…
• Summarizing
- In short…, In other words…, To sum it up…, In a nutshell…
Stating Your Opinion
In my opinion, According to me,
In my view, To me,
From my point of view, I think
It seems to me that I believe
From my perspective To my way of thinking
It appears that I suppose
I realize I understand
I imagine I feel
Ex. In my opinion, a good education is more important than a good phone.
Giving Examples
For example, For instance,
such as In other words,
as like
that is namely
To illustrate To paraphrase
Similar to As...as
in common also
Either...or In the same way,
Neither...nor At the same time
Just as resemble