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Speaking Skills Reference Guide

The document provides guidance for describing objects, places, and photos in 3 or fewer sentences. It includes terms for comparing photos and objects, asking and giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing with opinions, and expressing disbelief. Key areas covered are describing appearances and impressions, comparing similarities and differences, and agreeing, disagreeing, or expressing surprise regarding opinions.

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Speaking Skills Reference Guide

The document provides guidance for describing objects, places, and photos in 3 or fewer sentences. It includes terms for comparing photos and objects, asking and giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing with opinions, and expressing disbelief. Key areas covered are describing appearances and impressions, comparing similarities and differences, and agreeing, disagreeing, or expressing surprise regarding opinions.

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Speaking Reference

Describing something Describing places


Describing Photos This place is………………(adj)
It’s a good place for…….+-ing
The photo shows…..
You can…….
There is/are……
You can see……
On the right/left…..
In the right/left corner
At the top/ bottom
In the foreground/ background……

Describing objects First impressions


It looks…….(adj) I think he/she /it is……..
It’s a thing for…………….+ -ing He/she/it looks (a bit/very…..)+ adj
It’s a thing you use to……………..+to He/she/it looks as if+ subj+verb
infinitive He/she/it looks like + noun
It’s a kind of……………. He/she seems to be+ adj/…ing
It’s made of…………………… I suppose he/she feels…
Perhaps………… It is possible that…
Most likely,……
It is obviously…..

Comparing
In photo A………., whereas in photo
B……
It’s the best/worst…
It is/isn’t as……as….
It’s more……than……
It’s……………………..-er than
It’s too…………….
It isn’t……………..enough
ASKING FOR OPINIONS GIVING OPINIONS
What do you think of,,,,,/about,,,,? think
What’s your opinion of……? I Believe that…..
How do feel about….? Feel
What’s your view on….? I don’t think…
In my opinion…../ Personally……
What about you? As I see it….
What do you mean? I’d say that…..

I don’t really know.

AGREEING DISAGREEING
I (quite) agree. I disagree entirely
I think so, too. I don’t agree (with)
(it) certainly (is) I wouldn’t say that.
Yes, absolutely. That’s not how I see it.
I’m in total agreement with you. I see what you mean, but…
Definetely That’s true, but….
Exactly I agree up to a point, but…
That’s right! Do you think so? Why?
You can’t be serious.
I’m not convinced about that.
I’m no sure about that.
That’s impossible!
I don’t think that’s possible.

EXPRESSING DISBELIEF
Really? That’s amazing!
Surprinsing!
Incredible!
Unbelieveable!
What? Are you sure?
Serious?
You must be kidding!
Joking!
That can’t be true!

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