CAE Speaking Phrases

Useful phrases: Paper 5 (Speaking) Expressing opinion

Adding something Concluding phrases Comparing and

Besides Too / also On top of this/that To cap it all

. contrasting In my opinion.. To sum up... . .. k in I th As you can see... . .. e v e li e Ib Undoubtedly... Both pictures show / portray... . .. n o k c re I On the whole... The first picture.. whereas / while I suppose... Obviously... the second picture... I imagine... For all these reasons... Similarly... I expect... As I have noted... Likewise... To me... (Much) in the same way... view... f o t in o p y m From Compared to A, B ... Differently from A, B... On the one hand... on the other hand Speculating

Introducing strong points of view Frankly... Honestly... Obviously...

Agreeing and disagreeing

. The way I see it.. say... I (do) agree (with yo Describing content of a picture Judging by... I’d u ely that... k li ly h ig /h ly I ir co a u /f ldn’t agree more (w ) It’s quite .. t. a it th h you)... at the top I get is in the top I agree up to a poin The impression left-hand . .. e t. e .. ll / s I see what you mea corner As far as I can te . n , b u t... I should think.. Point taken, but... .. h g u o h s if/t (I’m afraid) I don’t It looks (to me) a but... agree with you... y, a s to on the It’s hard T on the hat’s true, but... in the background left-hand t / can’t... right-hand Yo He/she/they mus u’re right, but... side side in the foreground t / can´t have... s u m y T e h h at /t ’s e h an /s interesting idea, b e H e ...-ing b ´t ut... n a c / t s u m W y e’d better agree to He/she/the . .. d isagree... ht / could in the bottom He/she/they mig . .. e v a left-hand ht / could h He/she/they mig at the bottom g corner in ... e v a ht / could h ig m y e h /t e h /s e H