USEFUL LANGUAGE TOPIC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I prefer to/over I’d prefer to (live in a city) I’d rather (live in a city) • • • • • • SUMMING UP • To sum up • So in conclusion • In short I believe / I don’t believe In my view / opinion I agree / disagree with To my mind GIVING YOURSELF TIME TO THINK • Both but whereas while GIVING OPINION • It could be that or I would guess that He may / might be SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES • The main advantage / disadvantage of is The biggest advantage / disadvantage of is EXPRESSING PREFERENCE SPECULATING • From their expressions, I’d say that It’s clear from their expressions that They look as if they / as though It looks as if / as though It seems that ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES • The photos are connected with (the topic of) The photos are to with The photos are linked by The photos are related to The photos show different aspects of DEDUCING • May I think about that for a moment? How can I best say this? Let me see That’s an interesting question! Let me think