Interview (Answering questions, expressing opinions, engaging
with the examiner)
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Useful phrases for the oral exam
(English 12/ Kh)
➢ Linking Ideas
• That ties in with something I read recently…
➢ Introducing the Topic / Answering a Question
• This reminds me of a personal experience…
• That’s a thought-provoking question. Let me reflect on it for a
• A related point would be…
moment.
• To be honest, I have never really thought about that, but I
would say… Discussion (Responding to arguments, debating, guiding the
conversation)
• It’s a complex issue, but I believe that…
➢ Agreeing / Supporting Someone’s Argument
• If I had to sum it up, I would say that…
• I completely share your point of view because…
• I suppose it depends on different factors…
• That’s a very compelling argument, and I’d like to add that…
➢ Expressing Your Opinion
• You make a valid point, and I think another factor is…
• From my standpoint, … / As far as I’m concerned, …
• I couldn’t agree more. Additionally,…
• I tend to believe that… / I am inclined to think that…
➢ Partially Agreeing
• My personal stance on this is…
• I see what you’re saying, but I think we also need to
• Based on what I’ve read/experienced, I would argue that…
consider…
• While I understand other perspectives, I firmly believe that…
• That’s a good point, but from another perspective…
➢ Clarifying / Asking for Repetition
• While I understand your argument, I feel that…
• Could you clarify what exactly you mean by…?
➢ Disagreeing Politely
• Just to make sure I understood correctly, are you asking if…?
• I appreciate your perspective, but I respectfully disagree
• Sorry, could you rephrase that in a different way? because…
• Do you mean … or …? • That’s an interesting viewpoint, but I see it differently. Here’s
why…
• I see where you’re coming from, but let’s take a different • There are several aspects to this: first,… second,… and
angle… lastly…
• I get your point, but don’t you think that…? • Let’s start with the historical background before moving on
to…
➢ Interrupting Politely / Keeping the Conversation Flowing
➢ Expressing a Personal Viewpoint
• Sorry to cut in, but I think that’s an important point to address.
• In my personal opinion, … / As I see it, …
• Just a quick thought on that before we move on…
• I strongly believe that… / I would argue that…
• Before we move on, I’d like to briefly touch on…
• My take on this is that…
➢ Structuring Your Argument
➢ Providing Examples & Evidence
• To break this down, let’s consider…
• A striking example of this would be…
• One crucial aspect that hasn’t been mentioned yet is…
• Studies have indicated that…
• The main issue here is…
• One personal experience that illustrates this is…
➢ Concluding
Monologue (Structured speech, presenting ideas and
arguments) • In light of these arguments, I would conclude that…
➢ Introducing Your Topic • Taking everything into account, …
• The issue I’d like to explore today is… • To put it simply, …
• What I find particularly fascinating about this topic is…
• Let’s take a closer look at…
➢ Structuring the Monologue
• First and foremost, … / Moving on to my second point, … /
Finally, …
