In Part 3, you should speak fluently while you express your ideas about a topic. During your discussion with the examiner, it will greatly help you if you use some standard phrases that will either give you some time to organise your thoughts or they will help you link ideas together (just like writing!).
Let’s see some phrases you can use when you state your opinion:
- In my opinion,
- I firmly believe that…
- From my perspective,
- In my view,
- As far as I’m concerned,
- Well, the way I see it…
- I’m of the opinion that… etc.
Here are some phrases you can use when you agree/disagree with something the examiner said to you:
- I agree with the idea that…/I disagree with the idea that…
- I’m in favour of/ I’m against the idea…
- I support the fact that/ I don’t support the fact that…
- I see where you’re coming from and I would also like to say that../ I see where you’re coming from but,
- I completely agree with you/ I will have to disagree with that I’m afraid because…
- I couldn’t agree more/ I feel the exact opposite way…
Here are some helpful phrases you can use when you talk about the future and you try to predict the consequences:
- I don’t really think that something like that would happen, because…
- It’s highly unlikely that…
- I really doubt whether…
- The probabilities of something like that taking place in the future are very slim
- It is highly/quite likely that this will happen as…
- It seems probable/likely…
- There are possibilities …
- There is great likelihood that…
- I’m absolutely/quite sure that this will happen
[NOTE: Don’t try to learn the above phrases by heart; there is no point in that. The only way you can learn to use them is with actual practice. Try to use them while you give your answers to questions as much as you can. Eventually, they will become part of your speech and it will sound natural to use them].
Here’s the video lesson if you prefer watching:
