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第四章 高职英语口语技能大赛题型概述

The way I see it...
As far as I’m concerned...
If it were up to me...

I suspect that...
I'm pretty sure that...
It is fairly certain that...
I’m convinced that...
I honestly feel that...

I strongly believe that...
Without a doubt...
While others may argue that...

Considering the current...
It’s safe to say that...
In fact..., It’s a fact that...
A recent study has shown that...

5. How to convince in a debate
The other team has tried to make some good points, however, they forgot to think
about some very important issues, namely…

We hear what the opposition are saying but we do not agree. We will prove to
you…
That’s one way to think about it, however,…
Their opinion may seem plausible at first glance, however, we would like to

remind you of recent developments in this area,according to …
At first sight, their argument seems to be true. But…
They unfortunately failed to reveal the truth of the matter,…
It is easy enough to make broad generalization about...like the other team just did,

but in reality it is a very complex issue.
It is only a matter of time until it will become evident that the other team’s stand
must fall due to the following reasons…

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