Discussion Language - GE 9 - 11

GE – 9 - 11

Discussion language

Putting forward new ideas	Summarising and recapping
One thing we could do is (use …) I wonder if it would be a good idea (to have …) I know!  Why don’t we (give …) ?	So what you are saying is that … Am I right in thinking that …? Are you saying that …? Can we just go over this again?

Reacting positively to ideas	Reacting negatively to ideas
That sound like a good idea. Well, it is worth a try. Yes, that makes sense. Yes, that could work.	Personally, I would rather we didn’t (use a celebrity). OK, maybe we should avoid (using celebrities). The main problem with (TV ads) is that … I am not sure that is such a good idea.

Reaching Agreement - Opinion- BE 4 Unit 6: Risk

Asking for opinions

Does anybody have any strong feelings about this proposal?

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How do feel about this?
Do you have strong feelings about this?
What is your view on this?

Giving opinions

Well, unfortunately, I think we will probably have to go for a more economical option.

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Well, I am sorry to say, I think ...
Well, unfortunately, we are going to have to ...
I can not see what the problem is

Agreeing

I think I would agree with you there.

I couldn’t agree with you more.
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Absolutely!
Exactly!

Adding a condition

I agree, providing that they cover transport and insurance costs.
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I agree, providing we can ...
We can do that as long as ...
That is Ok if ...

Disagreeing

Well, hold on. Don’t you think there could be an easier solution?

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Hold on now, don't you think ...
I can not go along with that.
Sorry, I can not agree with you.

Making suggestions

What about if we advertised on TV only.
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How about ...
I think we should / ought to ...

Emphasizing

I don’t want to repeat myself, but we must cut production cost.
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I am sorry to go on about this, but ...
I do think this is really important ...

Summarizing

So, we have agreed that they will go to the Soul Trade Fair.
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I will just sum up what we have agreed.
Ok, let me recap ... 



 Exercise:

Now, just to sum up, we have looked at … - summarizing

I think it is a really great place. - giving opinion

So can we all agree, then, that we go with her ? - asking for opinions

I think that most of the time we will be spending indoors. - giving opinion

Now, what about the activities? - asking for opinions

What did you come up with, Christ, for the actual workshop? - asking for opinions

I thought it might be a good idea to use role play..- making suggestion

I think some kind of interaction is a good idea..- making suggestion

OK, so we go with the workshop, then? - asking for opinions

Well, I don’t know about role plays, though. - emphasizing

I was thinking maybe something like, you know, a simple quiz … - giving opinion

Exactly! - agreeing

…yeah, that is a brilliant idea .. - agreeing

 

I can not see what the problem is. - giving opinion

I do think this is really important. - giving opinion

Do you have strong feelings about this?- asking for opinions

How do you feel about this?- asking for opinions

I think I agree with you there. - agreeing

I could not agree with you more. - agreeing

Sorry, I cannot agree with you. - agreeing

I will just sum up what we have agreed. - summarizing