Expressions to use in the speaking test

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Expressions to use in the speaking test (monologue / dialogue)
Àlex Lluch
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Àlex Lluch
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Show interest in the topic Really? That’s interesting! Right! I see I can’t believe it!
- Mañana, voy a ir al campo - ¿Ah, sí? - Tomorrow I'm going to the countryside - Are you? - Tomorrow I'll go to the countryside - Will you?
Como has dicho antes... As you said before...
Direct the conversation towards the topic By the way speaking of… That reminds me of…
Por cierto By the way
Hablando de... Speaking of
Esto me recuerda That reminds me of
Expresiones para rellenar Fillers
Así pues, So,
Quiero decir, I mean,
Check that they are following what you are saying / understanding Right? OK?
¿De acuerdo? Right?
¿Vale? OK?
Keeping your listener engaged Preguntas retóricas Como bien sabes,...
Preguntas retóricas. ¿Qué quieres decir con esto? What do I mean by that? Is smoking dangerous? Of course it is
Como sabes muy bien,... As you very well know, …
Looking for agreement Don't you think? You know what I mean,
¿No crees? Don't you think?
Sabes lo que quiero decir, You know what I mean,
Agreeing En absoluto Exactamente Definitivamente
En absoluto Exactamente Definitivamente Absolutely Eventually Definitely
Ya veo lo que dices I see what you mean
Veo (entiendo) tu punto de vista I see your point
No puedo estar más de acuerdo I couldn’t agree more
Ahí tienes razón You have a point there
Disagreeing Veo tu punto de vista, pero... Siento discernir No estoy de acuerdo porque... Te entiendo, pero...
Veo tu punto de vista, pero... I see your point, but...
Siento discernir I beg to differ
No estoy de acuerdo porque... I don't agree because...
Te entiendo, pero... I understand you, but...
Saying "NO" No realmente, no No pienso eso / No creo
No realmente, no Not really, no
No pienso eso / No creo I don't think so
Giving opinion It seems to me (that) I have the impression that...
Me parece que It seems to me (that)
Tengo la impresión que I have the impression that...
Personalmente, Personally,
En mi opinión, To my mind,
No sé tú, pero yo... I don’t know about you, but I...
Siento (con firmeza) que... I feel (strongly) that...
Creo (con firmeza) que I believe (strongly) that
Hablando desde la experiencia personal, Speaking from personal experience,
Para mí personalmente, For my personally,
Asking for the other speaker's opinion How do you feel about…? What’s your take on…? What are your thoughts on this?
¿Cómo te sientes acerca de...? How do you feel about…?
¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre ...? What’s your take on…?
¿Qué es lo que piensas sobre esto? ¿Cuáles son tus pensamientos sobre esto? What are your thoughts on this?
Interrupting I'm sorry to interrupt, but... Can I interrupt you just for a second (here)?
Siento interrumpirte, pero... I'm sorry to interrupt, but...
¿Puedo interrumpirte solo durante un segundo? Can I interrupt you just for a second (here)?
Summarising The button is To sum up,
La conclusión es The button is
En resumen, To sum up,
Rephrasing In other words,
En otras palabras, In other words, ..., that is to say,... I don't agree because... I like what you think What is your opinion about this/it/that? What do you think about it/this/that?
..., es decir, ... ..., that is to say,...
No estoy de acerdo porque... I don't agree because...
Me gusta lo que piensas I like what you think
¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre esto? What is your opinion about this/it/that?
¿Qué es lo que piensas sobre esto/eso? What do you think about it/this/that?
Prefiero hacer... I prefer + to -ing + -ing
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