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Useful Expressions to use in IELTS Speaking part 3:

Giving opinion/ Expressing Opinion:


 In my opinion …..
 I reckon …..
 It seems to me that…
 Well, I would say...
 If you want my opinion…
 I think/believe that…
 I strongly believe that…
 I believe it is hard to deny that…
Examples:
1. In my opinion, we should encourage children to have more outdoor activities than playing
computer games.

Something negative
 To be honest
 Honestly speaking
 Frankly speaking
To repeat a statement/ Rephrasing:
 What I actually meant was…
 To express it another way…
 Another way to say it…
 What I mean is…
 What I want to say is…
 What I am trying to say is…
Examples:
1. What I actually meant was space research might be important but not more than feeding the
hungry mouths.
2. To express it another way, parents have a far greater role to play.
3. What I am trying to say is books are better than movies as it has a lasting impact on readers'
mind.

Giving an Example:
 Take ………., for example…
 To give an example…
 Look at…….., for instance.

Examples:
1. Take my country, for example, where most of the people still believe in strong family ties and
support each other no matter what.
2. To give an example, such professionals not only makes an extensive amount of money but
also have a great influence on their fans.
3. Look at famous artefacts, for example in London that attracts a great number of tourists each
year.

Giving an explanation:
 Well, the thing is…
 The reason for this is…
Examples:
1. Well, the thing is I have observed some of these people closely and they all have something
in common- hard work and passion.

Asking for help/ asking to repeat something/ asking for an explanation:


I am not sure what you meant by (…)
Could you please, repeat the question?
I am sorry. Could you please, repeat that?
Could you please repeat that…?
I did not quite get that. Did you mean…?
Examples:
1. I did not quite get that. Did you mean what social changes occurred during the past two
decades?
Agreeing with an opinion:
 I quite agree that…
 Yes, Indeed…
 I could not agree more…
 I totally agree with you on that…
 That’s exactly what I think/ believe…
 Exactly/ Definitely…
Examples:
1. I quite agree that music choice by the young generation is often considered tasteless by the
senior citizens.
2. Yes, indeed, it is our responsibility to save the endangered species.

Disagreeing with an opinion:


 I am afraid I believe/ see it otherwise…
 Yes, perhaps, but…
 Well, it depends…
 I see what you mean, but this is not the whole story…
 I don’t quite agree with the idea that…
 I am not quite so sure that…
Examples:
1. I am afraid I believe otherwise and feel that ordinary citizens like us have a much greater role
here.
2. Yes, perhaps, but my experience has taught me that I should plan beforehand rather than
ruing it.
3. Well, it depends, and from my personal experience, I can say that such activities are really
helpful.
4. I am not quite so sure that I would contradict my parents on issues like that.
Self-correcting:
 I mean…

Examples:
1. I mean we can implement the law but that should not be done too hastily.

Buying some time/ Stalling for time:


 That’s an interesting/ difficult/ tough question…
 I don’t know much about it but…
 Well, not sure where should I start…
Examples:
1. That's an interesting question and I would like to thank you for asking me this. I believe that
waste recycling is not a choice but a mandatory task.
2. I don't know much about it but from my personal experience, I can say that we should focus
on more pressing issues rather than wasting money on things that are yet to bring any positive
output.

Introducing other ideas/contrasting ideas:


 On the other hand…
 On the contrary…
 Then again…
 From a different perspective…
 From a different point of view…
Examples:
1. On the contrary, youngsters have fresh ideas and a much better understanding of
technology.
2. Then again, I think we should keep the CO2 emissions as low as possible.
3. From a different perspective, those tourists contribute a lot to the national economy.

Drawing the conclusion/ Ending a point/ discussion:


 In summary, I can say that…
 So, that’s why I think that…
 Anyway, that’s why…
Examples:
1. Anyway, that's why we are the supreme being and we should act accordingly.
2. In summary, I can say that we still have to monitor this closely before taking any whimsical
decision.

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