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Answering WH-Questions about

interests and likes
I am rather interested in
quite keen on
I rather like
quite enjoy
Oh, I like very much.

Stage 2: Presenting the two

options:
I have two possible
options/candidates/nominees
to present. The first one is.
My other option is
Firstly/To begin with/For starters,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
Next,
The next point (to mention) is that
On top of that,

Buying time: fillers

Well
Um / er
Actually
You know/ see
I see.
I/ you mean
As a matter of fact
Lets see (now).
Now let me think/see.
Ill have to think about it.
Frankly,
To be (quite) honest/frank,
In fact,
I wonder
The thing is
Its like this, you see
What Im trying to say is
What I would say is
Lets put it this way
Ill tell you what

Answering Yes/No Questions about

interests and
likes
Yes, actually/ as a matter of fact I do/I
am
Oh, I love !
Well, as a matter of fact
actually/ to be honest
I prefer
I am rather more into/ interested in
No, I dont particularly enjoy
Stage 3: Debate
Expressing disagreement/doubt
You present a good argument, but I have
to disagree. I think that
I agree that this is an important point,
but
I dont think there is any need to
Im not sure I quite agree with
you on that.
Yes, but on the other hand
Yes, but youve got to remember that
What will happen if ?

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Moreover,
Whats more,
In addition,
As far as __ is concerned
Another interesting advantage is
Additionally,
Furthermore,
To add to that,
Lastly/finally
Listing disadvantages:
However, there is one disadvantage
The only drawback is/concerns
The downside to hiring/choosing/---ing
S/he does have a shortcoming however,
which is that s/he
The only reason why might not want to
select it/her/him/etc is that
However there is one thing that we
would have to be cautious about
whether
There is a downside/
drawback/disadvantage however, which
is that
A possible drawback is that
Based on what I heard, I
recommend
From the two options, I believe___ is
the better choice because

Stage 4: Presentation

I see your point but

I see what you mean but
But dont you think that ?
Thats true I suppose, but
Thats an interesting point of
view/comment but
Well, you have a point there but
Dealing with doubts and objections
You neednt worry about
Look at it in another way
This may seem impossible/improbable to
you but
Expressing Opinions
Personally/Frankly I think that
What I think is that
Its (quite) clear (to me) that
I feel
Its obvious that
In my opinion
As far as I am concerned
The way I look at it
It seems / appears to me
If you ask me
As far as I can tell
To my mind
To the best of my knowledge
Im quite sure that
Introducing a point
Im sure/convinced that
It seems quite clear/obvious that
Wouldnt you agree/admit/say that
The first/basic problem seems to be/ is
Introducing an opposite point
I take/see your point but
Possible/True, Yes, but
On the other hand
Looking at it from another point of view

Expressing Agreement
I couldnt agree more.
I agree entirely.
Thats exactly what I think.
Id go along with you on that.
I think you have an interesting point.
So were in agreement?
Stage 5: Defending

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After careful consideration, we have

decided to recommend___ One of the
reasons we have selected___ is that
We both agree that ____ is the best
option. One major reason behind our
decision / One of the factors that helped
us decide, was
This leads me to the second reason we
are proposing___
Another factor that played part in our
decision is the fact that
Another equally important reason
Another incentive for this option is that
Apart from the points Maria has
mentioned/in addition to the reasons
that maria has mentioned, there are two
other reasons/points for selecting____
First, ____ The second reason has to do
with.

That is a valid concern, but

This is certainly a reasonable concern,
but
It could be perceived that way, but
I understand why you may be
apprehensive. But
I dont think this should be of concern,
as/since
however I think it is worth it, since
I agree, but there are some practical
solutions to that
In the long run this- is a more valuable
asset to have in a ___ than just ____(ing)
It is true that ___ however we dont see it
as a flaw, but as a benefit (to everyone)
Highlighting
In fact,
As a matter of fact
In particular / Particularly

Low cost/ doesnt cost much to / the cost of would be low/ economical since (set
up) costs would be minimal
High cost/ expensive/ costs a lot to/ involves a certain amount of expense / it would
be expensive to pay/ high rental fee
Profit/proceeds/money
Give/ offer/ provide
Top of class -> first in her class/
Very / extremely/ excessively

Has been trained as a ____ and

has a bachelors/masters
degree

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studied ____ at college and has a

Bachelors degree
graduated with a Bachelors
degree in__ has earned/obtained
a BA,MA in
Considered to be an Expert in/ specialist in/ specializes in/ her area of expertise is
Like / be fond of/
Phd in/ doctorate in/
Plenty of parking available/ provides ample space for parking =/= shortage of
parking space/ limited parking capacity
Prefer / be in favor of
Acoustics / sound quality
Can be easily reached/ easy to reach / close to/ near by public transportation
Modern/ contemporary/ relatively new

Shes had X years of experience as a___/

shes been working for X years as a ___/
Frequently / often
Highly skilled/ high degree of competence/ very skilled at __
Able to do/ capable of doing
Space: provide/offer enough space for (up to)__
Shed had experience with ing as a volunteer/shes been volunteering as a____