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TO START A DISCUSSION : I would like to start the discussion by saying that ... We are here to discuss ... I would like to express my view regarding this matter ... Let's look at some possible solutions... Allow me to begin ... May I begin by saying ... We're here to discuss..... Let's start by discussing .. Today, we are going to discuss... Our task today is to discuss ... TO ASK FOR AN OPINION :
Exactly! I couldn't agree with you more You have hit the nail on the head... You've made your point very clear. You have made an absolutely convincing argument. I completely agree. TO EXPRESS AGREEMENT :
I agree with you. You are right. That is true. I share the same view. I am of the same opinion. I am glad you mentioned that. I see your point.
TO EXPRESS PARTIAL AGREEMENT :
What is your opinion ? What do you think about ... ? What is your view on ... ? May I know your opinion regarding ... ? What do you feel about ...? Do you agree that ... ? What do you think we can do to ... ? Would you like to share your opinion on ... ? Would you like to offer your comments ...?
TO GIVE AN OPINION :
I think ... I believe I must say... In my opinion ... From my point of view... I would say that ... Personally, I feel I am sure that ... As far as I am concerned ... I am of the opinion that ... I am convinced that ... It seems to me that ... I must say that... It's clear to me that ...
TO EXPRESS STRONG AGREEMENT :
I strongly agree. I agree completely. That is certainly true. Yes. I am sure that you are right. Absolutely !
You could be right but ... That is true but ... I see your point but .... You have a point but .. That may be so but ... Your suggestion is good but ... I do not entirely agree with you... I agree to a certain extent but ... That's true to a certain extent but ... I think you are right to say that. However, ... It sounds like a good idea, but..
TO EXPRESS STRONG DISAGREEMENT :
I disagree completely. That can't be true at all. That is absolutely untrue. That's totally out of the question. No. I don't like this suggestion.
TO EXPRESS DISAGREEMENT : I disagree. I don't see it that way. I beg to differ. I don't think so. I am not convinced that your suggestion will work. This will give rise to other problems. On the contrary, ... I understand what you're saying but I don't think that's practical / the correct solution. I would consider ... as more important ...
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I think it would be better if ... I think you are mistaken.
TO SIGNAL A CONTRASTING IDEA :
However, But, In contrast, On the other hand, From a different point of view,.. Looking at the other side of the argument
What is your opinion ? What are your views regarding this? Do you have any suggestions? Is there anything you would like to say about this? What is your comment regarding this? Would you like to comment on this? What do you think about that? What is your view on ... ? What do you suggest ? What about you? Which suggestion do you think is better?
TO MAINTAIN THE DISCUSSION :
TO PRESENT SOLUTIONS :
One solution is to ... One possibility is ... One way is to... Another solution is ... We could either ... or ... There are three ways to solve this problem. Firstly,...
In addition, Moreover Other than that, As you've mentioned, I would like to add that ...
TO MAKE A STRONG DISCUSSION :
We must ... There is no other way except ... There is no alternative but to... The only solution to this problem is ..
TO MAKE A SUGGESTION :
I would suggest that ... My suggestion is that ... I recommend that ... I would like to propose that ... I think we should ... How about.. ? I think it is a good idea if ... Don't you think we should... My recommendation is ... In my opinion, we could ... What about ... Perhaps we should, ... It might be a good idea to .. I strongly propose ... I believe that...
TO ASK FOR A SUGGESTION :
What is your suggestion ? What would you suggest ? What do you think ?
TO CONTRAST AND JUSTIFY CHOICES: XX has the advantage of ... but ZZ... While XX has some advantages, ZZ is still a better choice because ... XX would be able to ... but ZZ ... XX sounds good but ZZ is better because ... XX is a better choice because ... The best solution is ... because ... TO ACCEPT : That's a good idea. That sounds great ! That's fine with me. I can't agree more. I support your suggestion. I have no objection to that. Your suggestion is acceptable to me. I am in favour of Candidate A's suggestion. That's a great suggestion . You've got my support. You've made your point very clear. Yes, I agree with you. I agree that ... Yes, that's true. I am in complete agreement with your suggestion that ...
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I am of the same opinion.
TO REJECT :
I appreciate your opinion but ... I do see your point but ... I understand your concern but ... That is interesting but ... You have a good point there but .. I am sorry. I can't agree with you. I am afraid we do not share the same opinion. I am sorry, I can't accept what you have just said. I beg to differ on that point. On the other hand, .. On the contrary, I think .. I think otherwise. That is true but... Well, you could be wrong. I suppose that is true to a certain extent.
TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION What do you mean by... ? I am sorry I missed your point. Could you please explain... I am afraid I am not quite sure of what you meant. Could you please clarify ... Sorry, I don't follow you. Would you mind giving an example? Can you please explain further on ... Do you mean to say that ... May I know why .. ? Do you mind telling me more about ... ? I'm not sure I understand your point. Could you please explain that to me again? TO GIVE CLARIFICATION :
Certainly, one good example would be ... Let me explain how ... My point is ...
TO PERSUADE :
I wonder if you have thought of ... Don't you think ... Maybe you should consider... Have you considered ... I can assure you that ... Wouldn't it be a good idea to...
TO INTERRUPT : Excuse me, can you please repeat what you have just said? Excuse me, can you please clarify that ? Allow me interrupt ... Excuse me, but isn't it true that... Sorry to interrupt but I have to say this... Excuse me, could I just ask you a quick question? I am sorry to interrupt but I think we need to get back to our topic. I am sorry I have to stop you. Can we get back to our topic on ... ? Excuse me, but... I hate to interrupt you, but... TO SUMMARIZE MAIN POINTS :
In short, To sum up, I will briefly summarize the main points. Allow me to go over the key points. Let's sum up what has been mentioned so far.
TO CONCLUDE :
What I meant was... Sure, I was trying to point out that ... To conclude, In a nutshell,
TO STATE A GROUP DECISION (TOTAL AGREEMENT ) :
We all agree that ... Our decision is that ... We have decided that ..
In conclusion , As a conclusion ,
We have come to the conclusion that ... We have come to an agreement that ... So, we've all agreed that ... So , we can conclude that ... I think we have come to the conclusion that ... In conclusion, we all agree that .. is the best suggestion . Thank you.
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TO STATE THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSION (PARTIAL AGREEMENT / TOTAL DISAGREEMENT ) Most of us agree that... Two of us agree that .. while the other two of us believe that ... TO END THE DISCUSSION :
We could not reach a group decision because some of us strongly think that... while the rest of us believe that ... We are unable to come to a solid decision because some of us strongly believe that... while the others think that...
Does anyone have anything else to say ? Otherwise, we shall end this discussion here. If you have nothing more to add, we shall stop here. It has been an interesting discussion. Since we have come to an agreement, I guess it is time to end our discussion. As all of you are agreeable, let's bring this discussion to a close. TO CLOSE A DISCUSSION : Thank you for your contributions to this discussion. Thank you for a fruitful and interesting discussion. Thank you very much for your attention and participation. I hope you have enjoyed this discussion. Thank you.
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