CAE Speaking Phrases

Likes/dislikes Opinion
I’m into… As far as I’m concerned,
I’m a keen/avid (surfer) As I see it,
I’m keen on/fond of (surfing) From my point of view,
I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the In my humble opinion,
stresses and strains of my day to day life. I’d say that…
I like nothing more than (to go surfing) I feel that....
I’m itching to try/go…. (I really want to)
Comparing/contrasting Describing pictures
Both pictures show… The first thing that strikes me about this picture
In this picture they look as though they is…
are…. Whereas/while in this picture… The thing that really jumps out of this picture is…
In contrast In this picture it looks to me as if they are…
On the other hand It seems to me that…
My guess is that…
I’m pretty sure that they’re feeling…
There’s a good chance that they are…
I wouldn’t be surprised if they were…
She’s got to be….
Agreeing Disagreeing
Yeah, I’d go along with that. We don’t see eye to eye.
Absolutely! I take your point but…
You took the words right out of my mouth. I tend to disagree with you there.
I couldn’t agree more. That’s not always the case
You’ve got a point there. I beg to differ
I’m with you 100% on this one. Isn’t it more a case of…
I share your opinion that...
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Starting to make a conclusion Asking for opinion
The bottom line is we have to choose one… What’s your take on….?
It’s a tough one, I’m torn between … and …. Where do you stand on….?
Shall we go with ….? In my opinion…., would you go along with that?
What are your thoughts on this?
Wouldn’t you say?
What do you reckon?
Do you fell the same as me about it?
Personalising Impressive structures
Speaking from personal experience,… Another point I’d like to add about … is…
For me personally,.. It’s also worth bearing in mind that…
This is a topic that is particularly close to Coming back to what (Javi) was saying about ….
my heart… I’d also like to point out that…
It’s funny I was just thinking about this the I think it’s important not to forget that…
other day. The vast majority of people tend to think that…
My gut/initial reaction is… At the end of the day…
If I were to choose one of these situations When all’s said and done…
(part 2 pictures), I’d go with… because…
What’s more… Asking for repetition
On top of that… I beg your pardon, I didn’t catch that.
What I mean is… Sorry would you mind repeating that?
Let’s move on to the next one… Could you repeat the question please?