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 BLUE TREE - Test Your English - Polecany Nauczyciel Angielskiego - Giving advice

INTRODUCTION

Read each short dialogue. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete the conversation. Only one answer is correct.

Example:
A: I’m bored.
B: ___ go for a walk?
a) Why not
b) You must
c) I don’t know

Correct answer: a) Why not

If you get more than 70% of answers, you will receive a beautiful certificate. 

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TEST

Language of recommending, suggesting and giving advice

Lubisz dawać rady? A może raczej wolisz ich unikać? 😅
Ten quiz pomoże Ci sprawdzić, jak dobrze znasz angielskie sposoby na sugerowanie, polecanie i doradzanie.

Na przykład:

👉 Ktoś mówi: „Nie wiem, co obejrzeć wieczorem”.
Możesz odpowiedzieć:

  • „Why don't we watch a comedy?” (Dlaczego by nie obejrzeć komedii?)

  • Albo: „If it were up to me, I'd go to the cinema.” (Jeśli by to ode mnie zależało, to wolałbym pójść do kina).

Brzmi znajomo? No to świetnie!

W każdym pytaniu zobaczysz krótką rozmowę i trzy możliwości odpowiedzi. Tylko jedna jest poprawna.
Powodzenia – i pamiętaj: dobre rady nie bolą… chyba że to „You should go on a diet” w trakcie dzielenia się tortem 🎂😂

To jak? Jedziemy z testem? 

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1.

A: I don’t know what to order.
B: ___ try the pasta? It’s their specialty.

2.

A: I feel so tired lately.
B: You ___ take a break for a few days.

3.

A: I’m nervous about the job interview tomorrow.
B: How about ___ some answers with me tonight?

4.

A: I’m not sure where we should go on holiday.
B: I’d recommend ___ somewhere quiet this year.

5.

A: I don’t like my hairstyle.
B: You should ___ a new hairdresser.

6.

A: I’m always late for work.
B: Why don’t you ___ an earlier bus?

7.

A: I want to get fitter, but I don’t have much time.
B: Have you thought about ___ short runs in the morning?

8.

A: I can’t decide which phone to buy.
B: If I were you, I’d ___ the cheaper one.

9.

A: I can’t sleep at night.
B: You might ___ drinking coffee in the evening.

10.

A: I don’t know if I should take this new job.
B: I’d suggest you ___ about it carefully.

11.

A: Shall we go for a walk after dinner?
B: Sure. ___ going to the park?

12.

A: I’m terrible at cooking.
B: You ___ take a class. It might be fun.

13.

A: I feel lonely sometimes.
B: Have you tried ___ a club or society?

14.

A: I’m thinking about moving to another city.
B: If I were you, I ___ stay here a bit longer.

15.

A: I’ve got too much work.
B: Why don’t you ___ your boss for help?

16.

A: I don’t know how to improve my English.
B: I’d recommend ___ podcasts every day.

17.

A: This town is boring.
B: You should ___ the museum. It’s interesting.

18.

A: I feel stressed before exams.
B: What about ___ some breathing exercises?

19.

A: I want to buy a present for Kate, but I don’t know what.
B: Why not ___ her a book? She loves reading.

20.

A: I can’t decide what film to watch.
B: I’d suggest we ___ that new comedy.

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7marta80
8Tomek75
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