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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Test collocations with make and do

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

One of the most common mistakes that learners struggle with is related to collocations with the verbs “make” and “do”.

Complete these 21 examples with “make” or “do”.

Remember to write the correct grammatical form of these verbs.

You need at least 15 correct answers to receive a beautiful certificate 🙂

Fill in the gaps with "make" or "do".

1)

Every morning, Sarah breakfast for her family before heading to work.

2)

In the meeting, the CEO a point about the importance of customer satisfaction.

3)

I need to a reservation at that new Italian restaurant for our anniversary.

4)

After years of hard work, they managed to a profit from their startup.

5)

I have to the laundry today; my favourite shirt is in the pile.

6)

To be successful in this role, you need to a good job managing both time and resources.

7)

To relax after work, I usually some gardening or make a cup of tea.

8)

Our company is business with clients from over ten countries.

9)

In his free time, he likes to friends by joining various social clubs.

10)

It's important to your hair and nails before a job interview to make a good impression.

11)

The research team is extensive research on renewable energy sources.

12)

For homework, the students were asked to a poster about environmental awareness.

13)

He a bet with his friend that he could lose weight in three months.

14)

My sister loves to the shopping for our family; she always finds the best deals.

15)

In the workshop, we'll a course on effective communication skills.

16)

Before the party, I need to the housework and prepare some snacks.

17)

The company has been doing well this quarter and is expected to a fortune.

18)

Every Sunday, I a habit of doing exercise to keep fit and healthy.


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19)

During the call, she a pass at an innovative solution for the project issue.

20)

Could you me a favour and send me the report by this evening?

21)

Aren't you afraid that you will   time if you continue stealing other people's cars?