USEFUL PHRASES FOR SPEAKING
Starting
To express your opinion
(agreement or disagreement)
If you forgot a word or what
you wanted to say
To begin with, …
First of all, …
I’d like to start with …
I’m going to tell you about…
The (point / idea / etc.) I’m going to talk/speak about is/are….
I’d like to talk to you about….
I want to tell you about….
I would like to discuss…
t goes without saying that …
It’s quite clear that …
It’s worth pointing out that …
It’s often argued that …
It’s likely that …
It’s unlikely that …
There’s the possibility that …
Oh, that’s an interesting question.
Actually, …
You know, I am not an expert in …, but I suppose that…
I’m not really sure what I think about that, but…
I’ve got mixed views on the issue of ….
In fact, …
Well, on the whole I tend to think that…
To be honest, …
I am absolutely convinced that…
I don’t remember very well, but…
The first thing that comes to mind is…
Perhaps, …
In my opinion, …
Probably, …
Possibly, …
Certainly, …
The way I see it is that…
When it comes to me, I believe that…
As a matter of fact, …
The key thing is that ….
That really depends on the situation.
I believe …
In my opinion, …
I suppose that…
I am sure that …
I can only guess that …
I tend to think that…
I have mixed views about this issue.
I don’t know a lot about this, but I guess…
I’m no expert on this, but I would imagine…
Sorry, it’s on the tip of my tongue.
I’m not sure if this is the right way to put it but …
If you know that what you`ve Let me try and rephrase that.
wanted to say is a rubbish What I’m trying to say is …
If we put it in another way, …
So, the main point is …

Explanation To put it another way, … — Иначе говоря, …

What I am trying to say is … — Я имею в виду, что…
What I mean is … — Я имею в виду, что…

Discussing On the one hand….. on the other hand…

Many people believe that ……. However,… 
It is important …….. At the same time, there are other important aspects
to consider…

Adding an idea I should add that…

Another point would be that….
Another idea is that…
I almost forgot to say that…
Besides,…
Moreover,…
Next,…
In addition, …
What is more,…
Another reason why I like …..