FUNCTIONS:

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Hesitating

Introducing your opinion

Asking for opinions

Expressing preferences

Asking for clarification

Expressing likelihood

Speculating, guessing

Advice and recommendations

Describing a picture

Agreeing

I think you’re right

I would go along with the idea

I completely agree with you

That makes perfect sense

You have a point there

Absolutely, that’s spot on!

I couldn’t agree more

Disagreeing

That’s not how I see it

I couldn’t agree less

You must be kidding

That’s a ridiculous idea, don’t you think?

With all due respect, I must disagree

I’m afraid I can’t see it that way

No way, that’s nonsense!

Hesitating

I’m in two minds about it

I have some reservations regarding that

I’m not entirely convinced

There’s something that gives me pause

While I’m not entirely opposed, I do have some doubts

Introducing your opinion

To my mind

I reckon

In my opinion

As I see it

It seems to me

I would argue

From my point of view

Asking for opinions

Don’t you think …?

What’s your attitude to …?

What’s your opinion of …?

Are you in favour of …?

What’s your position as regards …?

You don’t support …, do you?

Expressing preferences

I prefer…

I would rather…

My preference would be…

I tend to favour…

If I had to choose, I would…

I lean towards…

I am inclined to…

I’m a big fan of…

I really enjoy…

I’m into…

I absolutely love…

I’m crazy about…

I’m fond of…

It’s right up my alley

It’s my thing

I can’t get enough of…

It appeals to me

It’s growing on me

I wouldn’t miss it for the world

I’m not a big fan of…

I don’t really enjoy…

I’m not into…

I can’t stand…

I’m not fond of…

It’s not my cup of tea

It doesn’t do anything for me

I’m sick of…

It gets on my nerves

It puts me off

I’d rather not…

It leaves me cold…

Asking for clarification

Could you please elaborate on that?

Would you mind explaining that further?

I’m not quite sure I understand. Could you clarify?

Could you provide more details?

Can you expand on that point?

Expressing likelihood

“It’s a foregone conclusion that…”

“There’s no doubt in my mind that…”

“I am almost certain that…”

“It’s highly likely that…”

“Chances are that…”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if…”

“It’s possible that…”

“There’s a chance that…”

“It’s unlikely that…”

“I doubt that…”

Speculating, guessing

“It seems to me that…”

“My gut feeling is that…”

“From what I gather…”

“If I were to guess…”

“It would appear that…”

“I reckon that…”

“I suspect that…”

“In all likelihood…”

“There’s a distinct possibility that…”

“It’s plausible that…”

Advice and recommendations

“You might want to consider…”

“Perhaps you could try…”

“If I were you, I would…”

“One thing you could do is…”

“Have you thought of…”

“May I suggest…”

“It might be beneficial to…”

“Consider this approach…”

“Why not give this a go…”

“If it were up to me, I’d…”

Describing a picture

“In the foreground…”

“In the background…”

“In the center of the image…”

“On the left side of the picture…”

“On the right side of the picture…”

“At the top of the picture…”

“At the bottom of the picture…”

“The picture depicts…”

“The image illustrates…”

“The photograph shows…”

“One can see…”

“Notice how…”

“This scene captures…”

“This photograph highlights…”

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Personal
Productivity

CEF B1

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Upper
Intermediate

Practise speaking by describing this image

warm up

Answer the questions below.

When do you feel the most energized during the day?
TRANSCRIPT

I feel the most energized in the late morning, usually after I’ve had my coffee and gotten into the flow of things. That’s when I try to tackle my most creative or important work. By the afternoon, though, my energy starts to dip, and it gets harder to focus, so I try to schedule easier tasks for that time.

What do you do when your energy levels are dropping?
TRANSCRIPT

When my energy levels drop, especially in the afternoon, I usually take a short walk or do a quick meditation. I’ve also tried power naps, and they really help to reset my mind. It’s all about finding ways to recharge, even if it’s just for 10 or 15 minutes, so I can get back on track and finish my day strong.

How well do you know your body as regards your circadian rhythm?
TRANSCRIPT

I’ve learned a lot about my circadian rhythm over the years. I know that my most productive time is in the morning, so I try to do all my focused work then. In the afternoon, I hit that ‘trough’ where my energy dips, so I plan more routine tasks for that part of the day. Being aware of my body’s natural rhythm has definitely helped me organize my day better.

part one

key language

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COMPREHENSION

  • ⌚ 00:39 When do people perform the worst during the day according to research?
  • ⌚ 00:49 What is the most unproductive time in the UK?
  • ⌚ 01:07 Why does Daniel Pink call this time the Bermuda Triangle?
  • ⌚ 01:18 What is the daily Circadian Rhythm?
  • ⌚ 01:43 What are the three stages of our attention and mental ability during a day?

part two

key language

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COMPREHENSION

  • ⌚ 1:58 What is the best thing you can do at the beginning of a trough?
  • ⌚ 2:14 How long should our naps be?
  • ⌚ 2:25 What effect does a 10 minute nap have?
  • ⌚ 3:05 What is Nappuccino and why is it so effective?
  • ⌚ 3:17 If you cannot take a nap, what should you do during a trough?
  • ⌚ 3:32 If we absolutely have to do important work during a trough, what should we remember about?
  • ⌚ 3:44 When should we do our most important work?

part three

key language

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COMPREHENSION

  • ⌚ 4:00 What are the two categories of important work?
  • ⌚ 4:17 What are some examples of logical work?
  • ⌚ 5:18 What makes the Linda Problem a logical problem? Did you get the answer right?
  • ⌚ 5:18 When did people answer this problem correctly more often?

part four

key language

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COMPREHENSION

  • ⌚ 5:34 Which side of the brain does insight work rely on?
  • ⌚ 5:40 What are some examples of insight work?
  • ⌚ 6:19 Why was the coin fake?
  • ⌚ 6:25 What is required to solve insight problems like the Coin Problem?
  • ⌚ 6:25 When did people answer this problem correctly more often?

part five

key language

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COMPREHENSION

  • ⌚ 7:01 How should we organize our work taking the above information into account?
  • ⌚ 7:16 Who are the people who have a late chronotype? Is this you?
  • ⌚ 7:38 How can we know if we have a late chronotype?
  • ⌚ 8:30 What is the ultimate goal that can help us be most productive?

POLL

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Which is more true about you?

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COMMENTS

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