B2 Oral Strategies And Debating

B2 ORAL STRATEGIES AND DEBATING
 
 
HOW TO SPEAK WELL
Expressing confidence:

I am confident that

I have no doubt that

I firmly believe that

It goes without saying that

I couldnot be more sure that

Expressing what other people have said:

He or she maintained that

He or she stated  that

He or she quoted  that

He or she said that

　

Connecting words:Moreover

Furthermore

Besides

 Expressing your honesty:

To be sincere

To be brutally honest with you..

If you ask me .....

Techniques when speaking.
Losing momentum and flow.Bare  with me

Let me get back to what I was saying

Pushing on

To get back on track

Seeking clarification from the speaker
　

So what you are saying is ........

Tell me if I have got thisright........           

In other  words you mean that ..........

Can I confirm what you have just said ..........

How to rephrase an answer                         

What I am trying tosay is that

To put simply

To cut a long story short

　
How to involve the listener

Would you agree?

Don´t you think?

Am I right?
 
    
AGREEMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS (Debates)Ways to agree:

Quite right!

I share the same view

Fair point!

I am with you on this one!

Ways to disagree:

I do not concurr

I am of a different opinion

I am not with you onthis one

I totally disagree with you

Ways to express yourself in English B2 LEVEL:

Expressing surprise:

1) I am stunned

2) I am startled

3) I am shocked
 
4) I amgobsmacked                                                 

5) I can´t believe my eyes

6) I am speechless

　

Expressing relief:                     

1) Good job!

2) Thank god!

3) What a relief!
Expressingjoy:

1) I am pleased that..

2) It gives me great delight that .....                   

3) I am over the moon that......

　

Expressing sadness:

1) It upsets me that ..........