Apuntes Advanced Certificate, Apuntes de Inglés

¡Descarga Apuntes Advanced Certificate y más Apuntes en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! CAE SPEAKING PHRASES STARTING What shall we do first? Shall I start? Do you mind if I start? We could start by talking about... Let's talk about .. first. Shall we start with this picture OPINION As far as I’m concerned, As I see it, From my point of view, In my humble opinion, I’d say that… From what I know I know for a fact that.. GIVING YOURSELF TIME That's a big question! I haven't given it much thought until now. Let me see Well, it's difficult to say really. That's an interesting question. REPHRASING What I mean is... What I'm trying to say is... In other words To put it another way Basically, what you are saying is... AGREEING We see eye to eye. Yeah, I’d go along with that. Absolutely! You took the words right out of my mouth. I couldn’t agree more. You have a point there. I’m with you 100% on this one. That's exactly what I was thinking. DISAGREEING We don’t see eye to eye. I take your point but… I tend to disagree with you there. That’s not always the case I beg to differ Isn’t it more a case of… STARTING TO MAKE A CONCLUSION Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. The bottom line is we have to choose one… It’s a tough one, I’m torn between … and …. Shall we go with ….? ASKING FOR OPINION What’s your take on….? Where do you stand on….? In my opinion…., would you go along with that? What are your thoughts on this? Wouldn’t you say? What do you reckon? Do you feel the same as me about it? PERSONALISING Speaking from personal experience, … For me personally, This is a topic that is particularly close to my heart… It’s funny I was just thinking about this the other day. My gut/initial reaction is… If I were to choose one of these situations (part 2 pictures), I’d go with… because… IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURES Another point I’d like to add about … is… It’s also worth bearing in mind that… Coming back to what (Javi) was saying about …. I’d also like to point out that… I think it’s important not to forget that… The vast majority of people tend to think that… At the end of the day… When all’s said and done… COMPARING/CONTRASTING Both pictures show… In this picture they look as though they are…. Whereas/while in this picture… In contrast On the other hand, ASKING FOR REPETITION I beg your pardon, I didn’t catch that. Sorry would you mind repeating that? Could you repeat the question please? LIKES/DISLIKES I’m a keen/avid (surfer) I’m keen on/fond of (surfing) I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses and strains of my day to day life. I like nothing more than (to go surfing) I’m itching to try/go…. (I really want to) DESCRIBING PICTURES The first thing that strikes me about this picture is… The thing that really jumps out of this picture is… In this picture it looks to me as if they are… It seems to me that… I’m pretty sure that they’re feeling… There’s a good chance that they are… I wouldn’t be surprised if they were… USEFUL LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS FOR CAE SPEAKING. Assumption/Deduction - [I’m not sure, but] it seems to me that he/she is… - It looks as if he/she is/might be (e.g. feeling…) - Perhaps/It’s possible he/she has just… - He/she may/might have… Speculating about photographs - It’s hard to say for sure, but… - Maybe/Perhaps/Possibly… - One possibility is that… - It looks as though/if… - I suppose someone might… - This seems like the place for a(n)… - This place could be of interest to a(n)… - The most probable reason for visiting is… Expressing uncertainty - He/she looks like/appears to be/could be a… - I might be wrong, but I’d say that he/she is a… - I would imagine/guess that he/she is a… - I suppose he/she could/might be a… , but I think he/she is more likely to be a… - You could be right, but he/she could also be a… - Not necessarily - Possibly/It’s possible, but I think… Reacting to photographs - I find this picture… (e.g. shocking/moving/disturbing/etc.) - What the photographer is trying to say that… - The message that comes across is that… - The image attempts to convey… - Looking up this picture, it’s hard not to think about… - It makes me feel… Discussing the messages in a photograph - It shows/suggests/symbolizes/represents/portrays/depicts… - It serves to remind us of/that… - What comes across (most clearly) from this photograph is (the fact that)… - The (main) message here seems to be… - Picture… also seems/appears to be saying that… Inviting others to speak - How about you? How do you feel about that? Do(n’t) you agree? - What do you think? What would you say? What’s your opinion? - Wouldn’t you agree? I think that…..don’t you? Responding - I (certainly/really) agree/feel the same! /Absolutely! / I couldn’t agree with you more - No, I don’t agree/feel the same! / I don’t believe so/ That’s not how I see it. - I understand what you mean, but I can see your point. - You could be right, but have you thought that… - That’s one idea/view; however… - I partly agree with you, but… Discussing problems - The downside of being/One of the problems/difficulties of being… is that… - It isn’t easy being a… because… - Being… requires/involves/means… - Another problem encountered by (people is)… (that) they find it difficult to… /it’s hard/impossible for them to… Reaching a decision - As far as I’m concerned… /In my view, is the most important of all - That may be true, but is also true that… - Maybe, but don’t you think that… is more important? - Yes, but don’t forget…/Let’s not forget/overlook the fact that… - Yes, I see your point about…/ I suppose you’re right about… , but I still think that… - I disagree/don’t agree that… - We both agree that…/So, we’re in agreement (on the fact) that… - So, when it comes down to it, we’re left with… - What it boils/comes down to is… Reaching agreement - I think/reckon that…/It seems to me that… , because… - What do you think? /Do you agree?/Don’t you think so? - Yes, I think you’re right./Yes, I agree./That’s a good point. - I’m afraid I don’t (really) agree with you, because… - Well, (perhaps) you may be right/etc, but I still think… - Yes, but let’s not forget the fact that… - As a compromise, why don’t we agree…? Listing points - To begin with, …/First of all, …/To start with. - Another reason why… - On top of that…/Not only that, but…. - More importantly… - Finally, …/And we shouldn’t forget… Adding a point - It is also worth mentioning… - Of course, another major influence is… - Something else which… - (School/Friends/etc) also play a big part in… Making comparisons - X is much more/less stimulating/interesting than Y because… - X is considerably more satisfying than Y because… - I would (much) rather (do X) than (do Y) because… - When I have the time, I prefer, (doing X) to (doing Y) because… - I like (doing X) in preference to (doing Y) because… PART 2 Talking about similar things Talking about differences Both pictures show … In both pictures we can see … Both pictures one and two have … Pictures one and two are similar in the way that there is/are … in each one. Just like the picture on the left, the right picture has/shows … The two pictures have a number things in common, namely … These two pictures convey the same message/idea of … // share the same message/idea Unlike the first picture, picture two has/shows In contrast with the right picture, picture on the left has/shows/displays Picture one …, while picture two … Conversely, picture two … Picture on the right shows a different approach to … While the second picture takes place …, picture one … Contrastingly, both pictures show different takes on … *some topic*