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USEFUL PHRASES FOR DIFFERENT ROLES IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Asking about or for an opinion
1. Could you tell me ....?
2. What do you think about/of ....?
3. What’s your opinion about ...?
4. How do you feel about ....?
Ask for explanation
5. Could you explain to me ....?
6. I don’t really understand ....?
7. I just don’t see why/what/how ....
8. Are you saying that ....?
9. What do you mean by that?
10. Excuse me, did you say that ....?
Give opinion
11. In my opinion/view ....
12. If you ask me ....
13. It seems to me that ....
14. I have the/a feeling that ....
15. Well, I’d say ....
16. If you want my opinion ....
17. First of all/To start with I’d like to point out ...
18. What we have to decide is ....
Agreement
19. I couldn’t agree (with you) more.
20. I entirely/completely agree with you on that.
21. That’s true/right.
22. That’s just it.
23. Quite/Exactly/Precisely/Right/Certainly/Definitely.
24. You’re quite/so right.
Disagreement
25. I disagree (with you), I’m afraid.
26. No, I really can’t agree, I’m afraid.
27. I don’t quite agree there.
28. I’m not so certain/at all sure if that’s true/correct.
Giving an explanation
29. Look, it’s like this:
30. What I mean is ....