Functional language

in IELTS speaking
Mohammadbagher Soltanizadeh

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 Functional language refers to words and phrases
that we use to express a language function. For
example, if you want to express sadness, you could
use the adverb 'unfortunately' to begin your
sentence, similarly, if you wanted to express your
opinion, you could use the phrase 'I personally feel
What is that...'to show that you are going to give your
opinion.
functional
language?
Functional language helps to communicate and
organise your thoughts and ideas on a topic you
are discussing as well as communicating how you
feel about a particular topic. This helps to produce
a more fluent, coherent and therefore more natural
performance in the IELTS Speaking test.

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 I once…

I remember when…
Talking
about Back when I was…
personal
I don’t remember exactly when, but…
experiences
(Just) the other day…

In my childhood...
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 I believe…
In my opinion…
Giving
your It seems to me that…
opinion
From my perspective…
As I see it…
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 I’m convinced that…
when you I’m certain that…
feel
strongly
about a
I’m sure that…
specific
topic
I know for a fact that…
There’s no way that…
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 I’d say…
I guess…
Speculating Perhaps / Maybe…
and talking
about the It’s possible…
future
I would imagine that…
Well, if I think about...
It might/may...
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 Agreeing

Yes, absolutely.

Absolutely, I wholeheartedly agree with that.

Agreeing
and You’re absolutely right.
disagreeing
No doubt about it.

You have a point there.

Exactly.
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 Disagreeing
I’m afraid I disagree.
Agreeing
and That’s not always the case.
disagreeing That’s not always true.
I’m not so sure about that.
I don’t think so.
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 Agree and disagree

Well, I can see both sides.

Agreeing
and
disagreeing I'm not sure if I agree or disagree with
this.

Both sides have advantages, but I think

the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages.
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 Could you repeat that,
please?
Asking the Could you say that again?
examiner
for
clarification Sorry, I didn’t catch that.

Sorry, I didn’t understand

the question.
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