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    This document provides phrases for expressing likes, dislikes, opinions, agreement, and comparing and contrasting in English. For likes, some examples given are "I really like...", "I'm crazy about...", and "It's right up my alley." For dislikes, phrases include "I'm not very keen on...", "I don't care for...", and "I can't stand..." Agreeing is expressed using "I agree with you" or "You have a point." Comparisons note similarities and differences, such as "Both pictures depict..." and "Picture A shows...whereas picture B shows..."

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    This document provides phrases for expressing likes, dislikes, opinions, agreement, and comparing and contrasting in English. For likes, some examples given are "I really like...", "I'm crazy about...", and "It's right up my alley." For dislikes, phrases include "I'm not very keen on...", "I don't care for...", and "I can't stand..." Agreeing is expressed using "I agree with you" or "You have a point." Comparisons note similarities and differences, such as "Both pictures depict..." and "Picture A shows...whereas picture B shows..."

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    Speaking: Expressing Likes/Dislikes

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    This document provides phrases for expressing likes, dislikes, opinions, agreement, and comparing and contrasting in English. For likes, some examples given are "I really like...", "I'm crazy about...", and "It's right up my alley." For dislikes, phrases include "I'm not very keen on...", "I don't care for...", and "I can't stand..." Agreeing is expressed using "I agree with you" or "You have a point." Comparisons note similarities and differences, such as "Both pictures depict..." and "Picture A shows...whereas picture B shows..."

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    SPEAKING: EXPRESSING LIKES/DISLIKES

    I (really) like/love/enjoy…

    I’m crazy about…

    I’m (not) very keen on… DOING STH/NOUN

    I’m (not) very fond of… DOING STH/NOUN

    I’m into…

    It is right up my alley

    I’d prefer…

    I’d rather…(than)…

    The thing I like the best/the most is…

    I’m cool with…

    I don´t mind…

    I don’t (really) like…

    I don’t care for…

    I can't stand/bear…

    It doesn’t appeal to me

    I’m tired of…

    I’m not a fan of

    I find… annoying

    It is not my cup of tea/ my thing


    EXPRESSING OPINIONS

    In my opinion, ...

    In my eyes, ...

    To my mind, ...

    In my experience

    Personally speaking

    As far as I am concerned, ...

    From my point of view, ...

    My view/opinion/belief/impresión is that ...

    I would say that ...

    It seems to me that ...

    I am of the opinion that ...

    I have the feeling that ...

    I am sure / I am certain that ...

    I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume that ...

    I guess that

    It goes without saying that

    To be honest

    I´m certain/confident/very positive that

    Some people may/Will disagree with me, but…

    AGREE

    I agree with you

    I’m with you 100%

    I couldn't agree with you more.

    That's for sure.

    You're absolutely right.

    That's exactly how I feel.


    No doubt about it.

    (agree with negative statement) Me neither.

    I suppose so./I guess so.

    I see what you mean

    You have a point there, but it is also true that…

    I agree with you up to a point

    I was just going to say that.

    Yeah, I’d go along with that.

    I couldn’t agree more.

    COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

    What strikes me about the first picture is the fact that...

    This picture reminds me of...

    Judging from the photograph, the children...

    The man appears to be...

    From what we can see here, he must...

    There are many similarities...

    Both picture depict...

    Both picture are quite similar in that they show...

    When you give it a closer look it reveals...

    The first picture ... whereas the other picture ...

    Another important difference is...

    Picture ... doesn't show ... as clearly as ...

    Picture ... attempts to ... but I think picture ... does this more effectively...

    All pictures are interesting, but ... gives a stronger idea of...

    It's difficult to tell from a photograph but this picture could have been taken in ...

    I might be wrong, but I'd say that this picture ...

    I would imagine/guess that this picture comes from ...


    Picture ... is by far the best to show because ...

    To me, picture ... is essential for this kind of publication.

    I'm surprised there is no picture showing...

    A picture of ... would get the message across more effectively.

    The cover would be so much better if we had a picture of ...

    So let's look at the alternatives ...

    The name for this escapes me at present, but it's for/it's like ...

    The name for it is on the tip of my tongue ...

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