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Tutoring and Teaching Innovation for Vocational English Speaking Competition
高职英语口语大赛辅导及教学创新

2. Giving Reasons and offering explanations
To start with…
The reason why...

That’s why...
For this reason...
That’s the reason why...
Many people think....
Considering...

Allowing for the fact that...
When you consider that...

3. Asking for an opinion from the other party
I would be glad to hear your opinion of …
Are you of the same opinion as me?
I was wondering where you stood on the question of …
Well…what do you think (about...)

Do you agree? (don’t you agree?)
What’s your view on the matter?
How do you see it?

Let’s have your opinion.
Do you think that…?

4. Stating an opinion
I think..., In my opinion..., I believe...

I’d like to point out that...
Speaking for myself...
In my experience...

I’d like to say this...
I suppose...
I’d rather..., I’d prefer...

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