Trinity GESE Grade

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Trinity GESE - Grade 10

Expressing beliefs

Im absolutely convinced that..

Im quite sure that.
I believe that. / Im a great believer in.
.without doubt / without a shadow of a doubt

Expressing opinions tentatively

I may be wrong but.

Correct me if Im wrong but.
I have my doubts but ..
Im not totally convinced but
I dont feel particularly strongly about it either way
but..

Developing an argument
(consider counter arguments, invite
comments, give reasons)

Defending a point of view

I have to admit that there are some good arguments

against too.
There are many who would disagree
Thats all I have to say but Id be interested to know
what you think.
Allow me to explain why
Are you sure about that?
Do you really think so? Take the case of
Actually, I think youll find that
I dont think thats necessarily true.
Thats one way of looking at it.
To be honest. / To tell you the truth
I see your point but dont you think that

Summarizing information, ideas and

arguments

All things considered... / Basically...

To cut a long story short. /In a nutshell...

Deducing

Idiomatic expressions and

colloquialisms

It sounds like(shes very stressed)

Judging from what youve said.
So I guess what your saying is.
It might have been . (use of MODALS)
He was filthy rich/ She promised to keep me
posted/You know, money doesnt grow on trees/ Its
more trouble than its worth /It can do more harm
than good/ I had to turn a blind eye on.

Modifying words

basically, quite, certainly

Intensifiers

absolutely, completely, totally

Tentative expressions

I may be wrong but..., Dont you think it might be...

Signposting words

firstly, finally, in the end