1. Discussion Useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing
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Discussion
Useful phrases for agreeing
and disagreeing
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2. Giving your opinion about a topic
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Giving your opinion about a topic 
In my opinion ..
I think …
In my view …
I strongly believe in …
Expressing a strong opinion
According to … statistics
Actually,…
In fact, …
Clearly,
Without doubt, …
Expressing certainty
I expect that …
I believe …
I guess that …
I suppose …
Expressing probability
Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien,
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3. Disagreeing  indirect way of disagreeing Complete disagreement
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Complete disagreement
I disagree entirely.
I‘ m afraid I can‘t agree.
On the contrary.
Rubbish!
Disagreeing diplomaticly
I wonder whether that‘s the case..
I‘m not sure that it works like that.
That isn‘t strictly true.
indirect way of disagreeing
But don‘t you think that …
I see what you mean but …
But isn‘t it really a question of …
But what about …
But surely …
Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien,
Spree SoSe 2007

4. Delaying strategies, asking back
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I can answer that directly
l need time to think about that.
That‘s a very interesting question, because …
That‘s a difficult question to answer, because …
To be honest, that‘s a difficult question, because …
That‘s a very good question.
The reality is that …
What do you mean by that?
Well, it depends on what you mean.
Do you really think that?
Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien,
Spree SoSe 2007

5. Expressing alternatives or solutions
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The solution is to …
The best way to …
Why don‘t we ...
Alternatively …
Instead …
Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien,
Spree SoSe 2007

6. For further studies  Ted Power: Ten Discussion Techniques
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Ted Power: Ten Discussion Techniques
Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien,
Spree SoSe 2007