1. Talking About Personal Habits
Example question: What do you usually do in the evenings?
I usually
I often
While Im studying I usually
Sometimes I.
As a rule,I
Whenever I can I
2. Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Example question: What kinds of music do you like?
My favourite is
I like
I enjoy
Im keen on
I just love
I absolutely adore.
Im crazy about
Im addicted to
Im really into
I dont mind
As far asis concerned,I can take it or leave it.
I dont care too much for = Im not really into
My least favouriteis
I dislike
I cant stand
I hate
I find
3. Expressing Reasons for Likes and Dislikes
because
since
The main reason I likeis that its
What I like best aboutis
The thing I like best aboutis
The best/worst thing about is
I dont like that very much because its too
Thats because I find it
4. Expressing a Preference
Example question: Do you prefer to travel alone or with others?
I prefer because
My preference is because
I prefer A to B because
If I had the choice,Id + V because
If I had the choice,Id rather + Vbecause
If I have the choice,Ill + V
5. Comparing
Example question:What are the differences between modern art in China and traditional Chinese art?
A is bigger than B.
B is not as big as A.
You can also use some of these:
Use much as in,A is much better / worse than B.
A is not nearly as good as B.
B is nowhere near as big as A
A is not quite as important as B.
A is almost as important as B,but not quite.
In comparison to B,A is quite big. Or,A is quite big in comparison to B.
Compared to B,A is a lot bigger.
6. Talking About Recent Changes= Comparing the recent past and the present
Example question:Has your hometown changed much in the past few years?
Yes,it has. For example,
Today there are many more cars on the roads than there were thirty years ago.
The air pollution is much worse/much better than it used to be.
Compared to thirty years ago,the population of the city has increased by about two million.
The population of the city has increased by about two million people in the last thirty years.
More people today own a car than was the case thirty years ago.
Today,more and more people are living in high-rise apartment buildings whereas thirty years ago,we had very few high-rise apartments buildings in our city.
More and more large-scale supermarkets are being built nowadays but there were very few of them in my hometown thirty years ago
7. Contrasting
The question is usually a compare question. When you answer one of these questions,you can use a contrasting statement. However,since the grammar of the comparing answers is more difficult,you will impress the examiner more by mostly using that,rather than by using contrasting statements.
Example: A is big but B is small.
8. Suggesting
Example questions:What would you suggest a visitor to your country see and do?
What do you think the government could/should do?
Id.
Maybe/perhaps/possibly + could / should
It might/may help if.+ past tense form of verb
It would probably + if + past tense form of verb
I.
9. Expressing Opinions
Example question:Do you think that children should always be offered an incentive when parents ask their children to do something?
I think
I believe
I feel
Personally,I
I tend to + that
In my opinion,
In my view,
Ive always + that
I maintain that
Ive always maintained that
It seems to me that
Im convinced that
As far as Im concerned,
My view is that
From my point of view,
To my mind,
The way I see it,
As I see it,
10. Giving Reasons for Opinions
because
since
The main reason I say that is because
One of the reasons I say that is because
11. Explaining
Example question: Why are many older people reluctant to learn computer skills?
The reason why is because / is that
The main reason why is because / is that
One reason why is because / is that
One possible explanation is
To understand why..,you first need to..
Well,its like this: .
You could look at it this way:
12. Speculating
Example question: Do old people in China have opportunities to attend any forms of classes?
Well,Im not sure but
Well,Ive never thought about that before but
I imagine
I guess
I suppose
Id say ..
13. Speculating About the Future
Example question: How do you think the tourist industry will develop in the future?
I predict + a noun
I foresee + or + a noun
I imagine / suppose / guess
will + adverb
be likely to
be bound to
be + going to + V = will + V
Therell probably / possibly be
We might see / have
will be + 现在分词
might be + 现在分词
Id be surprised if + past tense/past continuous tense
Ill be very surprised if + present tense/past continuous tense
I expect ..
14. Expressing Plans,Intentions and Hopes for the Future
Example question: What are your future work plans?
I plan to
My plan is to
I plan on + Ving
I intend to
I hope to
Im going to
My ambition is to
My immediate goal is to
My ultimate goal is to
Ultimately,
Hopefully,
Ideally,
I expect to
Id like to = I want to ..
As an alternative,I might
If all goes well,Ill / I should
If everything goes according to plan,Ill / I should
My dream is to
Its always been my hope/plan/ambition/dream to
My heart is set on + Ving
15. Clarifying
What I mean is
My meaning is
In other words,
That is to say,
Let me put that another way.
To put that another way,
What Im trying to say is
My point is that
More specifically,
For example,
For instance,
16. Explaining a Word When you have Forgotten the Word
I cant remember the word but..
its a thing that
its a type of
its something you
hes a person who
its something like
its similar to
its kind of like a
These sentences use the present tense because you are speaking in general. For example,Its a thing,a tool that you use to put air into your bicycle tyre - you use it like this .
17. Speaking in General
On the whole,
As a rule,
In general,
Generally,
Generally speaking,
For the most part,
Typically,
Usually,
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