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sábado, 30 de enero de 2016


SPEAKING TEST 

DISCOURSE MARKERS
INVITING YOUR PARTNER TO SPEAK
Remember to show your ability to interact in Part 3.
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Do/Don´t you think this ……..
Personally, ( I don’t ) think…
What about you?
I think…don´t you?
Would(n´t) you agree that..?
How about you, what would you say?
How do you feel about this one?
USEFUL DISCOURSE MARKERS
Introducing an opinion
Adding an explanation
Introducing an example
I´m not sure. I think …
I believe…
No. I don’t think so because…
In my opinion
I think it´s essential to
I strongly believe that
As far as I´m concerned
I mean…
You see…





For instance…
Such as…





EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES
I really enjoy
I love
I prefer
I don’t mind…I´m not too
I prefer…
I can´t stand
I´m not keen on…I´d rather
I´m not too interested in.
I really hate…
It gets me on my nerves…
ASKING FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
So, tell me what …is
Could you tell me about…?
I´d like to know what …is /would be
What would you say….is/would be
Could you describe…?
SPECULATING
It looks like/looks as if it is…
It seems to be/ appears to be…
They might be/ could be…
They probably/perhaps/may be…
They look as if …
They seem to be….
They both look…
They don’t appear to be…
The man/woman/child(etc) looks
The two girls seem