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Answering WH-Questions about interests and likes I a rather intereste1 in … 0#ite keen on … I rather like … 0#ite en3o$ … Oh, I like … -er$ #"h'
Stage 2: resenting t!e two o"tions: I ha-e t&o possible options"an1i1atesnoinees to present' /he 4rst one is…' 5$ other option is .irstl$/o be2in &ith.or starters, Se"on1l$, /hir1l$, Ne6t, /he ne6t point +to ention is that On top o( that,
Buying time: fllers Well … U … er … A"t#all$ … %o# %o# kno& see … I see' I $o# ean … As a atter o( (a"t … )et*s see +no&' No& let e thinksee' I*ll ha-e to think abo#t it' .rankl$, … /o /o be +0#ite honest(rank, … In (a"t, … I &on1er … /he thin2 is … It*s like this, $o# see … What I* tr$in2 to sa$ is … What I &o#l1 sa$ is … )et*s p#t it this &a$ … I*ll tell $o# &hat …
Answering Yes/No Yes/No Questions about interests and likes %es, %es, a"t#all$ as a atter o( (a"t (a"t I 1oI a Oh, I lo-e … ! Well, Well, as a atter o( (a"t … a"t#all$ to be honest … I pre(er … I a rather ore into intereste1 in … No, I 1on*t parti"#larl$ en3o$ … Stage #: $ebate %&"ressing disagreement/doubt %o# %o# present a 2oo1 ar2#ent, b#t I ha-e to 1isa2ree' I think that… I a2ree that this is an iportant point, b#t… I 1on*t think there is an$ nee1 to … I* not s#re I 0#ite a2ree &ith $o# on that' %es, %es, b#t on the other han1 … %es, %es, b#t $o#*-e 2ot to reeber reeber that … What &ill happen i( …7
ECPE SPEAKING EXPRESSIONS 5oreo-er, What*s ore, In a11ition, As (ar as 88 is "on"erne1 Another interestin2 a1-anta2e is A11itionall$, .#rtherore, /o a11 to that, )astl$4nall$ 'isting disad(antages: 9o&e-er, there is one 1isa1-anta2e /he onl$ 1ra&ba"k is"on"erns /he 1o&nsi1e to hirin2"hoosin2:::in2 She 1oes ha-e a short"oin2 ho&e-er, &hi"h is that she /he onl$ reason &h$ i2ht not &ant to sele"t itherhiet" is that 9o&e-er there is one thin2 that &e &o#l1 ha-e to be "a#tio#s abo#t ; &hether… /here is a 1o&nsi1e 1ra&ba"k1isa1-anta2e ho&e-er, &hi"h is that A possible 1ra&ba"k is that Based on w!at ) !eard* ) re+ommend, rom t!e two o"tions* ) belie(e... is t!e better +!oi+e be+ause
Stage 3: resentation
I see $o#r point b#t … I see &hat $o# ean b#t … <#t 1on*t $o# think that …7 /hat*s tr#e I s#ppose, b#t … /hat*s an interestin2 point o( -ie&"oent b#t … Well, $o# ha-e a point there b#t … $ealing wit! doubts and obe+tions %o# nee1n*t &orr$ abo#t … )ook at it in another &a$ … /his a$ see ipossibleiprobable to $o# b#t … %&"ressing 0"inions Personall$.rankl$ I think that … What I think is that … It*s +0#ite "lear +to e that … I (eel … It*s ob-io#s that … In $ opinion … As (ar as I a "on"erne1 … /he &a$ I look at it … It sees appears to e … I( $o# ask e … As (ar as I "an tell … /o $ in1 … /o the best o( $ kno&le12e … I* 0#ite s#re that … )ntrodu+ing a "oint I* s#re"on-in"e1 that … It sees 0#ite "learob-io#s that … Wo#l1n*t $o# a2reea1itsa$ that … /he 4rstbasi" proble sees to be is … )ntrodu+ing an o""osite "oint I takesee $o#r point b#t … Possible/r#e, %es, b#t … On the other han1 … )ookin2 at it (ro another point o( -ie& … %&"ressing Agreement I "o#l1n*t a2ree ore' I a2ree entirel$' /hat*s e6a"tl$ &hat I think' I*1 2o alon2 &ith $o# on that' I think $o# ha-e an interestin2 point' So we1re in agreement Stage 4: $e5ending
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A(ter "are(#l "onsi1eration, &e ha-e 1e"i1e1 to re"oen1888 One o( the reasons &e ha-e sele"te1888 is that We both a2ree that 8888 is the best option' One a3or reason behin1 o#r 1e"ision One o( the (a"tors that helpe1 #s 1e"i1e, &as /his lea1s e to the se"on1 reason &e are proposin2888 Another (a"tor that pla$e1 part in o#r 1e"ision is the (a"t that Another e0#all$ iportant reason … Another in"enti-e (or this option is that Apart (ro the points 5aria has entione1in a11ition to the reasons that aria has entione1, there are t&o other reasonspoints (or sele"tin28888 .irst, 8888 /he se"on1 reason has to 1o &ith…'
/hat is a -ali1 "on"ern, b#t… /his is "ertainl$ a reasonable "on"ern, b#t… It "o#l1 be per"ei-e1 that &a$, b#t I #n1erstan1 &h$ $o# a$ be apprehensi-e' <#t… I 1on*t think this sho#l1 be o( "on"ern, assin"e… …ho&e-er I think it is &orth it, sin"e… I a2ree, b#t there are soe pra"ti"al sol#tions to that In the lon2 r#n ;this: is a ore -al#able asset to ha-e in a 888 than 3#st 8888+in2 It is tr#e that 888 ho&e-er &e 1on*t see it as a =a&, b#t as a bene4t +to e-er$one Hig!lig!ting In (a"t, … As a atter o( (a"t … In parti"#lar Parti"#larl$ …
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She*s ha1 X $ears o( e6perien"e as a888 she*s been &orkin2 (or X $ears as a 888 .re0#entl$ o(ten 9i2hl$ skille1 hi2h 1e2ree o( "opeten"e -er$ skille1 at 88 Able to 1o "apable o( 1oin2 Spa"e pro-i1eo>er eno#2h spa"e (or +#p to88 She*1 ha1 e6perien"e &ith ;in2 as a -ol#nteershe*s been -ol#nteerin2 as a8888
