Предлагаем вашему вниманию список полезных слов и выражений для ответов на вопросы секции Speaking. Хотелось бы также отметить, что данные слова и фразы могут быть использованы в секции Writing для написания эссе.

1)    ”To Hesitate (to give yourself more time to think)”
•    Let’s see
•    That’s an interesting/a good question
•     Let me think
•     That’s a good question

2)    ”To Give an Opinion”
•    (Why) I believe
•    I’d like to explain why
•    Personally
•    I’d enjoy
•    I would prefer/be
•     I think_
•    In my opinion
•    As far as I’m concerned
•    It seems to me
•    I’d/He feel/feels

3)     “To Set Up a Condition”
•    If
•    Even if
•     If I could
•    Whether (or not) to
•    . . . as though

4)    “To Further the Argument”
•    First (of all) . . . Second . . .Third
•    In addition
•    There are (three) reasons why
•    Similarly
•     Furthermore
•     Moreover
•    Further
•    As an example
•    For instance
•    What’s more
•    . . . a good idea
•     . . . in favor of

5)    “To Summarize/Conclude”
•    In conclusion
•     Finally
•     As a result
•     In summary
•    Therefore
•    To sum up
•     In other words
•    To summarize
•    Then
•    In brief
•    On the whole
•    To conclude
•    As we have seen,
•    As has been said,
•    Thereby
•    Most importantly

6) “To Show Ability”
•    (I’d be) able to
•    I can/could
•    I’m able to
•    I’d be capable of
•     . . .enables

7) “To Show Cause/Reason and”
•    Effect/Result
•    As a result
•    Consequently
•    Because (of)
•    Due to
•    Thanks to
•    If this occurs, then
•    To this end
•    Since
•    For this reason

8) “To Show Time Relationships”
•     Immediately
•    Then
•    Later
•    Afterwards
•    After
•    Before
•     While
•    During
•    As soon as
•    As
•    Sometimes
•    When
•    Ever/Never
•    Every day/month/year

9) “To Generalize”
•    Overall
•    For the most part
•     In general
•    Generally speaking
•    By and large

10) “To Show Contrast”
•    Some may argue that
•     Although
•     Even though
•     Whereas
•     While
•     Instead
•     In contrast
•     On the one hand
•     On the other hand
•     However
•     In spite of
•     Despite
•    Unlike
•     On the contrary
•     But
•     Neither/no
•     . . . rather than
•     . . . mistakenly
•     Curiously
•     Not until
•     Surprisingly

11)  “To Show Emphasis”
•    Above all
•    Obviously
•    Clearly
•    Evidently
•    Actually
•    In fact
•    Certainly
•    Definitely
•    Extremely
•    Indeed
•    Absolutely
•    Positively
•    Unquestionably
•    Without a doubt

12) “To State Policy”
•    The policy is (that)
•    The policy states

13) “To Argue a Point/Make a Suggestion”
•    . . . seems to warrant
•    . . . contends
•    . . . argues
•    . . . justifies
•    This observation is supported by
•    . . . to plead
•    . . . suggests
•    The suggestion is valid
•    . . . proposes
•    Both . . . and
•    Also
•    . . . claims
•    . . .states
•    The suggestion is
•    Not only . . . but also
•    There are benefits

14) “To Show Disagreement”
•    . . . objects (to)
•     . . . disagrees with
•    . . . opposes
•    . . . contradicts
•    . . . are invalid
•    Others may argue

15) “To Choose one Option Over Another”
•    might be/is the better option
•    . . . makes it a better policy
•    . . . is the better alternative

16) “To Show Similarity”
•    Just as
•    As . . . as
•    In the same way
•    Similarly
•    Likewise
•    As in/as with/as was/etc.
•    Like
17) “To Show Purpose”
•    In order to
•    For
•    So that
•    So as to
•    . . . compensation for
18) “To Show Evidence/Give an Example”

•    As evidence of
•    The legitimacy of
•    Such as
•    For example
•    A few of these are
•    In the case of
•    In addition (to)
•    For one thing . . . for another

19) “To State the Problem “

•    The problem is (how/ that)

20) “To State the Options”

•    She is considering two (various) options
•    One option is
•    The other option is
•    . . . might/may be an/the easier /better option
•    . . . has (two) alternatives