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43 Cards in this Set
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linking phrase for starting |
The first thing I should mention is that... The point I’d like to begin with is that... I could start off by pointing out that... The main thing you need to know is that... I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact that... You may be aware that... I really need to kick off with the point that |
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2nd linking phrase add ons |
Another point which I could add is that... A second feature which I should mention is that... On top of that, I can also add that... In addition, I suppose I should say that As well as that, I could comment... On the flip side... |
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3rd linking phrase (magic of three) |
Last but not least... Finally, I could emphasis more that... I guess I could also remark on the fact that... And I shouldn’t forgot to mention that... Ah I almost forgot to highlight… |
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question on liking, starting with |
I’m fairly / pretty keen on I am really into I’m really fond of I’m passionate about/ simply adore I’m quite enthusestic about I generally prefer I’m quite a big fan of To be honest, I am a xxx freak |
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more buffer words |
Well in general I would say that... Actually, I suppose that for most part I’d probably say that... well, to be honest, I should really say that... Of course, I think Id have to say that... certainly I would definite say that... Well, I guess that generally / broadly speaking I would say that... |
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vocab on degree of matters |
but in particular, to be more precise particularly to be more specific especially, to be more exact, to put it more exactly specifically, to be more accurate |
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mild dislike |
I’m not so keen on... I’m not much of a fan of... I’m not really that fond of... I’m not so into... I can’t quite appreciate... I would say that xxx is not my favorite/thing... |
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strong dislike |
I really can’t stand... I absolutely loathe and/or the idea that... I totally detest... |
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opening phrase for type questions |
There’s quite a mixed variety of... There’s quite a widge range of... There’s fairly broad ranges of... There’s a load of There’s a widespread belief that... There’s quite an extensive diversity of... There’s quite a diverse mixture of... |
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introduce the first type |
but I think by far the most adj would probably be... however, I suppose the most adj could possibly be... though I think the most adj would potentially be... yet I imagine the most adj may well be... still I suspect the most adj could perhaps be among them, according to my observations, the by far most xxx should be... |
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general adjective |
common, popular, fashionable, famous, widely used, important, paramount, standard, readily available, hip, usual, current, best-selling, hyped, commonplace, frequent, outrageous, trendy, widespread, significant, conventional, customary, with-it, up-to-date, notable, renowned, celebrated, commonly used, prominent, crucial, notorious, prevalent, influential |
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degree adverb |
Sharply, tremendously, strictly, monotonically (= a function in calculus where a set of real numbers with real values is entirely nonincreasing or nondecreasing), wildly, widely, unbelievably, amazingly, grossly, literally, practically, essentially, unsurprisingly, surprisingly, predictably, reasonably, naturally, by a big margin, hands-down, way too xxx, consistently, perpetually, unquestionably, undeniably, unanimously |
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adding details |
The thing with buses is that... I assume buses are so xxx because The point I want to add about buses... And what you may have to realise with buses is that... And the explanation for this could be that... The basis of this is that buses are... |
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perspective phrase |
From an environmental point of view... From a psychological standpoint... From an economical perspective... In a historical context... |
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simple addition of details |
Besides, As well as, Another kind of / form of, A second variety of... A subsequent category would be... As a consequent, |
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adding description |
...and the main characteristics of (taxis) is that... ...and the unique aspect of (taxis is that... (and), one exceptional aspect with taxis is that... (and), one additional appeal... |
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patching up more details |
...and of course, there are the usual things like... ...and obviously you can also find things like... ...likewise, as might be expected, there are things such as (and), naturally there are things like... |
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when/how questions, adding more words by it depends and state from both situation |
it depends.. well to be honest.. well in all fairness in fact, in all honesty actually, to be fair |
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saying like "it depends" |
I think I would have to say that it really depends I suppose I would have to maintain that it kind of depends really. I imagine that it would depends on situation, situation dependent I guess my answer would have to be determined by different condition |
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giving examples (use specific examples) |
For instance… For example... To be precise... To be exact...
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first condition of depends |
if A, then I will most likely if A, then it’s quite possible that I will if A, then as a consequence I will probably if A then I guess it’s quite likely that I will
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example situations |
weekdays vs weekends summer vs winter good weather vs bad weather term time vs school holiday if I am alone, vs if I’m with friends if I’ve got a lot of time vs if I’m fairly busy |
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2nd condition |
if B, then it’s more likely that I’ll if B, then it’s almost certain that I’ll if B, then I will almost always if B, then I will most certainly |
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Yes/No question, try to use both position to extend the answers |
Well in actual fact, if I think about it, I guess that in many ways…
so all in all I guess my answer would have to be both yes and no depending on situation/state of mind. |
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starting with answer 1 |
ok, well in reality, I suppose that to some extent alright, I guess that on one hand… well certainly in some ways |
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adding support for answer 1 |
especially when you consider that particularly if you think about the point that especially with regard to the point that and this is definite the case with
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contrasting with 2nd |
but you also have to understand that Even so, you could also say that At the same time you could say that |
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rounding of for giving two answers |
so all in all I guess my answer would have to be yes and no so on the whole I suppose so all things considered so in main, I suppose after taking both x and y into consideration, my answer would probably be |
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would style question, remember tense |
if + past simple tense , would / could /ming + infinitive verb if I lived near the sea, I would … if I had the time, I would … |
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example "would" type answer |
actually, this isn’t something that I’ve considered, but in short I suppose I would possibly consider moving cities, especially if I had the chance to move to a coastal city like Xiamen or Sanya. If I lived in a seaside city I would be able to hand out on the beach every day and I would also have the opportunity to get into water sports like Scuba diving, and possibly surfing. |
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would answer structures |
I imagine I would possibly think about (verb+ing) I guess it would maybe contemplate (verb + ing) I would perhaps reflect on (verb + ing)
well, quite honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever thought about that before. But I guess I would maybe contemplate taking up a new job. |
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topic card questions, 3 steps |
1 choose topic - feature rich - expendable - allow made-up stuff 2 vocab writing down vocab that can be used 3, which tense to use (e.g. past tense or would) |
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topic card grammar hints |
3 grammer point e.g what you enjoyed: past tens what you know well: mostly present what you would like: conditional tenses and some present tenses for describe
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fluency based strategy: adding one extra sentence as first works, then follow structures |
I guess I could begin by saying something about what the sport is, and I think I would have to choose football. Most people know that football is … “
Going on to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that if I have enough time I usually pay it about twice a week. In fact …
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sample starting phrase |
A, opening phrase + first prompt from card Ok then, I guess I could start off by answering who the person is … Alright then, in response to the first question of who the person is … so to begin with, in reply to the initial point of who the person is … ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of who the person is right then, I’d like to get cracking by pointing out the who the person is .. |
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starting phrases |
So, I suppose I should commence with the first aspect which is who the person is … initially then, I’d like to get started by looking at who the person is .. so, to start with I’ll talk about who person is … so I guess I could kick off by stating who person is .. ok so my first point there would obviously be who the person is … |
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starting phrase part 3 |
and I think I would have to choose and I’d probably select and the one I’d pick is … and I’d have to go for … and my choice is going to be … |
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fluency based tactics, pt 2 |
Proceeding to my next point which is how often I play it, I really need to add that … And now with reference to why I like it, the point I want to make here is that …
and so finally then, if I have time, in answer to the question of whether it is popular in my country, really I should mention that … |
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to address 2nd question, link with phrases like |
going on to my next pint which is why he is famous continuing then with the next point of why he is famous now with regard to next question of why he is famous … next then in response to the point of why he is famous … regarding the them of why he is famous … now on the subject of why he is famous … now concerning the matter of why he is famous … |
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adding support info |
and what i’d like to add here is that and what I need to emphasise here is that and what I ought to stress here is that … and the thing that needs to be highlight here is that and what I have to mention here is that … |
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moving on the 3rd point, magic of three |
progressing to the subject of why I would like to meet this celebrity moving onto the business of why I would like to meet drawing attention to matter of why i would like to proceeding with the issue of why I would like to meet this celebrity moving forward onto the area of why I would …. |
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adding details |
I would like to explain that You really have to understand that I suppose I should underline the fact that
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final linking phrases |
Finally then, if there’s time, I could deal with the last question of To end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of .. as a final point, if time permits, I’d like to bring in the point of … to cut a long storey short, as my very last point, with reference to the question of Last but not least, from a “xxx perspective” |
