Expressing views, agreement/disagreement, curiosity

Expressing views

If you want to express your opinion, you can begin by saying:

• As far as I'm concerned ...

• It seems clear to me that ...

• Well, obviously ...

• I'm quite/fairly sure ...

• I strongly believe ...

• I have no doubt ...

• What's really happening is that ...

• In my opinion ...

• I'm quite convinced that …

• We may express this by saying that …

• This idea is expressed more precisely in …

Clarifying an opinion

It may sometimes be necessary to explain a thought in greater detail. Useful linking expressions for doing this include:

• By this I mean …

• Here I'm referring to …

• To be more precise …

• That is to say…

• We state this requirement more precisely as follows …

• Another way of saying this is …

• It needs to be ascertained if …

• As it turned out …

If you want to agree with someone you can say:

• That's absolutely true …

• I'm all in favour of that …

• That's exactly what I think …

• Right!..

• I completely agree with you on this matter …

• I think you’re right …

• I’m in total agreement …

If you want to disagree with someone you can say:

• That's more or less true, but ...

• I guess that's partly true, but ...

• I see what you mean, but ...

• That's true, but on the other hand ...

• I would argue that …

• I do not believe that …

• I am unconvinced that …

• I do not agree that …

• I’m sorry but I do not quite agree with you on this …

Curiosity

A feel that happen when we really want to know about something. Usually “curiosity” happens when we see something strange or something new.

Expressing curiosity

• What I’d really like to find out is …

• I’d be very interested to know …

• I’ve been meaning to ask you …

• I’d like to know …

• I wish I knew …

• I’d love to know …

• What’s on your mind..?

• I wonder if …

• What possibility is there that ... ?

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Contents
Передмова		3
Unit 1.	university education ………………………..………..……	4
Unit 2.	chemical industry ………………………………..…..……	14
Unit 3.	chemical energy …………………………………..…........	25
Unit 4.	corrosion phenomenon ……….…………………….....….	37
Unit 5.	carbon dioxide ……………………………………..……..	49
Unit 6.	history of glassmaking ……………..……………………..	60
Appendix 1	Transitional words and phrases ……….......……….……...	74
Appendix 2	Expressing views, agreement/disagreement, curiosity..…...	77
References	…………………….………………………..……………...	80