EXAM B2 - USEFUL PHRASES

PART 1 - SELF PRESENTATION

I'm speaking English for my own satisfaction / my job / in order to improve my employment prospects.
If you want to go ahead these days, you need to have a good command of English
I 've always loved (the sea)/travelling.
I'd love to visit places untouched by man.
However/though there's no place like home.

As far as languages are concerned, I used to learn German.

As for languages...

When it comes to sport, I did yoga.

I'm keen on ...
I'm an avid (traveler, zapalony) ...
I haven't given it much thought until now.

PART 2 - THE TOPIC

It's my belief ...
For my part ...
As I see it ...
As I was saying ...
I forgot to mention ...
I'm of the opinion that ...
To my mind ...
To my way of thinking ...
I am convinced that ...
I am inclined to believe that it is necessary to save our planet. Therefore, we shoud segregate rubbish.... etc. What is more/furthermore/moreover, it would be a good idea to introduce at schools subject ' Enviromental Protection”

As far as I am concerned...

As for my interests, I am really keen on reading books.

I love swimming, what is more, scuba diving is my passion.

Taking everything into account, yes, working for a big corporation gives more opportunities than being self-employed. But that is of course, my point of view.

Perhaps it should be also emphasized that ... / it should be pointed out that ...

To sum up...

To recap............

Moving on to the second question...

Let me now discuss the third question.....

PART 3 - COMMENTING

I couldn't agree more with my friend/Kasia/Bartek.
I agree up to a point with you.
I think I see what you mean, but ...
I'm in two minds about it. / I'm ambivalent about ...
I don't see eye to eye with you here ...
That's true in a way, I suppose, but ...
I don't feel convinced ...
That's one way of looking at it. On the other hand ...

Just following from what X was saying, I also feel ...
While generally agreeing with X, I must say that ...
Adding to what X has just said, I think ...
I can sympathise with what X said but ...
One thing X didn't mention is ...
Surprising, as it may seem, I don't support X's view on ...

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