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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THE THEORY OF SEVEN

It has been proven that for people to remember new information they need to interact with it at least seven times.

This lesson puts this theory to the test. You will learn seven new vocabulary items using seven different types of activities.

If the theory is true, you should be able to understand and comfortably use seven practical, everyday English phrasal verbs.

step ONE

1. Go through the flashcard game below to see all the phrasal verbs you will learn in this lesson.

STEP TWO

2. Play this Wordwall matching game. Match the phrasal verb with its definition.

STEP THREE

3. Now complete these sentences with the right phrasal verbs.

STEP FOUR

4. Listen to these sentences. Which phrasal verb do you hear? Choose it from the drop down list. 

UPS! Ta sekcja jest dostępna tylko dla moich uczniów. Zapraszam na wyjątkowe lekcje angielskiego online lub na Mokotowie w Warszawie. Napisz do mnie na hi@thebluetree i umów się na darmową lekcję próbną.

STEP FIVE

5. In this activity you have to write down the correct phrasal verb. Make sure you put it in the correct grammatical form.

UPS! Ta sekcja jest dostępna tylko dla moich uczniów. Zapraszam na wyjątkowe lekcje angielskiego online lub na Mokotowie w Warszawie. Napisz do mnie na hi@thebluetree i umów się na darmową lekcję próbną.

STEP SIX

6. This activity will check if you remember how to spell these seven phrasal verbs. 

UPS! Ta sekcja jest dostępna tylko dla moich uczniów. Zapraszam na wyjątkowe lekcje angielskiego online lub na Mokotowie w Warszawie. Napisz do mnie na hi@thebluetree i umów się na darmową lekcję próbną.

STEP SEVEN

7. Finally, write your own sentences with these phrasal verbs and post them below. 

6 Comments

  1. Mariusz

    I flaked out on the sofa after I had watched the volleyball final last night

    The topic of Microbiota foundation cropped up during a conversation with my new boss.

    The students sounded out their prof about inflation during economy lesson.

    Famous people blended in the crowd during the manifestation.

  2. Natasza Wasiak

    The new student easily blended in our class.
    I immediately flaked out at home after a long day at school.
    She sounded out the teacher about details of new school project.
    They really skated over the topic because they didn’t like talking about this.

  3. Grzegorz Darlak

    Recent lack of sun makes me to just flake out.
    When I get a task to do, first I size it up.
    I know some people who like to skate over uncomfortable topics.
    Winter is coming, roll on snow!

  4. Karina Kordaczuk

    Political topics always crop up in family gatherings.
    After I changed my job I needed to blend in the new team.
    I can’t wait to see what the next week brings, roll on Monday!
    It is not well seen for politicians to skate over sensitive topics.

  5. Jan Polec

    The predator sized up its prey before attacking.
    I needed to sound out my coach before buying a new table tennis racket.
    The topic of inflation always crops up in public debate.
    My dog just flaked out on the sofa after a long walk.
    I think I’m not going to blend in with the people in the US…
    …Nevertheless I’m looking forward to our business trip. Roll on the flight!
    The city mayor strategically skated over the topic of the aggressive skaters in the city.

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