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Conversation Phrases Guide

The document provides phrases and structures for having a discussion and reaching an agreement or decision. It includes phrases for starting a discussion, sharing opinions, making suggestions, agreeing or disagreeing, and finally making a decision. The document aims to help facilitate productive discussions through suggesting appropriate language.

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Conversation Phrases Guide

The document provides phrases and structures for having a discussion and reaching an agreement or decision. It includes phrases for starting a discussion, sharing opinions, making suggestions, agreeing or disagreeing, and finally making a decision. The document aims to help facilitate productive discussions through suggesting appropriate language.

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To start

- Shall I start (or will you)?


- Would you like to start or shall I?

(Opinions, preferences, reasons, suggestions)


What do you think of this one?

Towards a conclusion:
- So, which shall we choose, then?
- Which do you think would be the best?
- Lets decide

Reach a decision:
Agree: Ok, we agree
Right, lets go for that one, then
Thats the one well choose
Lets
Disagree: Ok, weve both got our own ideas
Questions for taking turns

Showing you are listening

Phrases to fill a short pause

What about?
What do you think?
Dont you think?
Do you agree?
Have you got?
Do you like?

Im not sure.
Maybe
Yes and no
Really?
Good point!
I agree / disagree

What else?
Let me think
Let me see
So,
Well
Where was I?
What was I saying?

Making suggestions with questions

Making suggestions with statements

How about (+ ng)? How about going fishing?


What do you think of?
Why dont we (+ infinitive)?
Shall we (+ inf)?
Perhaps we could / should (+ inf)?
So, shall we , then?

I think I prefer to
I think we should (+ inf)
I think itd be better to
Lets

Agree

Disagree

Right
I agree / I totally agree
Thats true
I think so, too
You may be right, but
Yes, I (completely) agree whit you
Thats a (very) good idea

I disagree / I dont agree


Im not very sure about that
I dont think so because
Thats not the way I see
I dont agree at all
I think it might be better to
I think I rather
Im not so keen on

Make a decision
Yes, thats a good idea, lets do that, then!
Right, weve agreed. Thats what well
Ok, we both like the idea!
So, shall we do that!
Yes, thats the best thing to do, Im glad we agree.
Ok, then. Shall we
Lets take up
Lets go / do

Giving examples

Giving reasons

For example
For instance
Say
Like
Such as

Because
So
For one thing for another
The thing is
I think the problem is that

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