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    The document discusses useful expressions for speaking English, organized into 14 categories such as expressing preferences, agreement and disagreement, describing people and feelings, making predictions, talking about plans, and making suggestions. Some example expressions provided include "I like/don't like...", "if you ask me...", "did you know that...", "I used to...", "I've been influenced by...", "he seems quite...", "I feel happy when...", "I think that...", "I plan to...", and "you should/should not...".

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    The document discusses useful expressions for speaking English, organized into 14 categories such as expressing preferences, agreement and disagreement, describing people and feelings, making predictions, talking about plans, and making suggestions. Some example expressions provided include "I like/don't like...", "if you ask me...", "did you know that...", "I used to...", "I've been influenced by...", "he seems quite...", "I feel happy when...", "I think that...", "I plan to...", and "you should/should not...".

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    SPEAKING: Focus on Useful Expressions

    1. Expressing preferences
    - I like / I don’t like … - I love / I hate ….
    - I enjoy …. - I prefer …
    - I’m interested in … - I can’t stand …
    - I’m keen on … - I’m fond of …

    2. Expressing agreement and disagreement


    - If you ask me, … - I’m in favour of / I’m against …
    - In my opinion, … - Well, I feel that …
    - I agree / I don’t agree … - I think it would be better to …

    3. Talking about facts


    - Did you know that …?
    - Actually, …
    - In fact, …

    4. Talking about past habits and experiences


    - I used to / I didn’t use to… - I got used to …
    - As a young child … - When I was …
    - In the past … - A few years ago …

    5. Talking about how the past affects the present


    - I’ve started to … - I’ve stopped …
    - I’ve changed my mind because… - I’ve been influenced by …

    6. Describing people
    - He looks as if … - She is the kind of person who …
    - He seems quite … - She finds it easy / difficult to …

    7. Describing feelings and relationships


    - I feel happy / upset / tense when … - I dislike / I hate …
    - It makes me angry / upset when I … - I can’t stand it when …

    8. Making predictions
    - I think that … - I believe that …
    - In the future, … - Ten years from now, …
    - In fifteen years, … - Maybe I’ll …
    - I’m sure / certain that …

    9. Talking about plans


    - I plan to … - I intend to …
    - I hope to … - Next year, …
    - I’m (not) going to …

    10. Reporting statements


    - I said (that) … - I told her (that) …
    - They announced (that) … - We heard (that) …

    11. Reporting questions


    - I asked if … - He enquired if …
    - I wanted to know if … - We wondered if …

    12. Making hypotheses


    - If we don’t …, we won’t … - It’s likely / unlikely that …
    - If I could …, I would … - I wish …
    - There is a chance that … - Don’t … until you …

    13. Talking about consequences and results


    - … so I decided to … - … as a result of …
    - … because of … - That’s why I …
    - This is how … - That’s the reason why …

    14. Making suggestions, giving advice and warning


    - Should we …? - You should (not) …
    - You could … - You’d better (not) …
    - If I were you, I would (not) … - It’s (not) a good idea to …
    - She recommended (that) … - He suggested (that) …

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