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LIKES
I like/ love/adore/enjoy …
I’ve always liked/loved
I’m (very/deeply) interested in ..
My main interest is …
I’m (really) fond of …
I have a particular fondness
I am a real fan of. .. … really appeals to me
I’m quite fascinated by …
. .. interests/fascinates me a lot.
I’ m really keen on …
. …be a great/marvellous way to …
It would make sense to me
It’s amazing/smashing/perfect/incredible/terrific/wonderful to…
I am a real fan of. ..
… really appeals to me
I’m intrigued by… .
.. has always intrigued me
I find it (quite/absolutely) fascinating/interesting/enjoyable to….
It’s fine/excellent/great/superb/fabulous/ marvelous….
DISLIKES
I don’t like/enjoy/ .. . very much.
I dislike/hate . ..
I am not (very) interested in…
It’s (terribly/ awfully) boring.
… rather bores me.
It’s too …
I don’t go for. .. ( Infml)
I’m not into … (Infml)
It’s tedious to …
I am not fond of…
I don’t (particularly) care for …
I find … sort of boring
I don’t like … at all.
It doesn’t appeal to me
I am not keen on …
I don’t find it very interesting.
I find … (particularly/really/very) unattractive/unpleasant
I really expect it to be better/nicer.
I don’t think it’s very interesting/exciting.
Um … I don’t have much/any interest in…
I find … (rather/ very/ totally) boring/dull
NEUTRALITY
It makes no difference to me
It’s all the same to me
I don ‘t mind (noun/v-ing)
I don’t care.
It doesn’t matter to me….or not.
I don’t hold any particular position on that issue/matter.
PREFERENCE
I’d (much) prefer. . to.
I’d prefer not to …
I’d (much) rather (not) …
I’d like …
I tend to prefer …
I enjoy … (much) more than . ..
I like … more/better than …
I’m much more interested in …
I’m (much) more attracted to …
My choice/preference would be
On the whole, I find … more attractive/interesting/enjoyable
On balance, … appeals to me more than …
ABILITY
I’m able to …
I can …
I’m (pretty) good at…
I have the experience/ability/ qualifications necessary to
I’m capable of …
I feel capable of …
CLARIFICATION
I mean
What I mean is …
What I’m trying to say is …
That means …
In short
Well, as a matter of fact
Here, I’m referring to …
In fact
To be more precise,
To be exact…
In other words
Let’s put it this way
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I’ve managed …
I have managed to …
I’d like to have …
I’ve been able to …
I was able to …
I hope I’ll have …
CAUSES
… is the main contributing factor. …
is the cause of …
… is caused by …
There is a direct/close link between … and …
One of the main causes of this problem is … Another cause is …
The most important reason why is … Another reason is…
OPINIONS
I think
I tend to think
Personally
I think
To my mind
From my point of view
I (firmly) believe
In my view In my experience I would say .. .
To the best of my knowledge In my opinion
It seems to me that/the way I see it is that…
As far as l’m concerned
As far as I can see
For my money (Infml)
What I think is this …
I’d like to point out.
It is a good idea to …
OPINIONS (PASSIVE STRUCTURE)
It is said that
It is believed that…
It is thought that. ..
It is expected that. ..
It is considered …
It is understood …
It is known that…
It is reported that…
It is alleged that…
TOTAL AGREEMENT
Exactly
Absolutely
I agree entirely
I (totally/completely/quite) agree
I couldn’t agree more ( I completely agree)
So do/did/can … I
Neither do/did/can … I
I feel the same way
That’s just what I was thinking
I’m in favour of …
I think it’s a good idea because …
I go along with the idea that …/ with your view that…
I couldn’t agree more
I think it’s justifiable in some ways
I share your opinion that/on the issue of…
PARTIAL AGREEMENT
I agree on the whole
I agree up to a point. ..
That’s quite right, but. ..
I agree to some extent.
Well, you have a point there, but…
Hmm, Possibly, but. ..
DISAGREEMENT
Um … I actually think
I don’t agree/disagree
I don ‘t think so
I tend to disagree
I’m completely against it because …
I’m not at all in favour of it.
I’m completely opposed to that idea
I’m inclined to disagree with
I’m afraid. I don ‘l go along with this idea
I’m afraid I don ‘I share the opinion
Not necessarily.
That doesn’t necessarily follow/happen …
You may have a point. Nevertheless, I think
I’m not sure that it works like that
That’s highly unlikely
There is no justification for …
I’m afraid. I don’t think there is a link between … and …
I would not say that
I don’t altogether agree with you
I’m bound to say I disagree with you on this point
That’s not possible
SOLUTIONS
… to/in order to address, deal with, tackle, handle this issue
… to/in order to improve, develop, expand, increase….
There are three things to consider. First of all … Next … Finally …
The best alternative/solution/initiative (would be/is to … )
The best measure/ policy/ way/ strategy (would bel is to … )
One thing to do about it is to …
