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Languagecert Speaking Functions B2

The document provides expressions for giving opinions, asking for and giving advice, making invitations and requests, focusing discussions, listing advantages and disadvantages, and ending discussions. It is divided into four parts covering speaking functions at level B2 of language proficiency.

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Languagecert Speaking Functions B2

The document provides expressions for giving opinions, asking for and giving advice, making invitations and requests, focusing discussions, listing advantages and disadvantages, and ending discussions. It is divided into four parts covering speaking functions at level B2 of language proficiency.

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SPEAKING FUNCTIONS B2

Part 1

Giving opinion Expressing viewpoints


Naturally,
In my opinion, … Obviously, (Nyilvánvalóan)
It seems (tűnik) to me that … Undoubtedly, (Kétségkívül)
I believe … Honestly, / To be honest, (Őszintén szólva)
I guess (sejt) … Generally, (Általában)
If you ask me … If I’m not mistaken, … / If I remember well, …
I’m convinced that … (Meggyőződésem, hogy)
I have to admit that … (El kell ismernem, hogy)
Likes and dislikes Hesitation fillers
I’m fond of … / I’m keen on … / I’m a great fan Let me see / think.
of … / I’m into … That’s a tricky question.
Well, I’ve never really thought about it.
I don’t mind … It is something that is difficult to answer.
I’m afraid I can’t give you a valuable answer to
… is something I can’t stand. / … is not my cup that because …
of tea.
Confirming understanding

I’m afraid I didn’t catch that. Could you say it again?

Could you explain what ’amenities’ mean?

Part 2

Asking a favour Asking for advice


Could you …? Could you give me some advice ( tanács)?
May I ask you a favour? Would you … ? What would you do if you were me?
Do you have any suggestions ( javaslat )?
What shall / should I do?

Giving advice Apologising


You should … I’m awfully sorry about it.
I advise you to … I owe you an apology. (Tartozom egy
Have you thought of selling your car? bocsánatkéréssel.)
You had better sell your car. I really regret (sajnál) it.
I will make up for it. ( Jóváteszem. )

Invitation Responding
I’d like to invite you to … That seems to be an excellent idea.
Would you be interested in ...-ing? It would be my pleasure! You can count on me.
Would you fancy …-ing? (informal) I’m not sure that’s really for me.
Do you think you can come to …? I’m terribly sorry, but it wouldn’t be possible
I hope you’ll be able to (tud) join me. at the moment. (formal)
No way. (Kizárt.) Sorry but I’ve got a lot on.
(informal)
Part 3
Asking for opinion Making suggestions
What’s your opinion (about it)? Let’s …
What do you think (about it)? We should / could …
Why don’t we … ?
Where shall we go? What/ How about …-ing …. ?
When shall we start the party? We had better go/do/try …
Who shall we invite?
Accepting an offer Refusing an offer
Sounds fantastic / brilliant. I see your point but … /
Perfect. I don’t think it’s a good idea because …
That’s a good idea. I haven’t thought of this. I would rather (inkább) ….. than ……
(Nem gondoltam erre.) I completely disagree with that.
You’ve convinced me. ( Meggyőztél. )
You are right.
You’ve hit the nail on the head. ( Fején találtad
a szöget. )

Ending a discussion

Agreed. I can’t wait for the party. / I can’t wait to go on holiday with you.

I believe we have managed to make a decision.

Part 4

FOCUSING SUBDIVIDING CONTRAST ADDING


Speaking of … Above all, … Still, … Besides, …
As for … Second,… On the other hand, … Also, …
As regards … Last but not least, … In spite of that, … Another thing is that
…
DISMISSING WHAT MAKING THINGS GIVING EXAMPLES GENERALISING /
WAS SAID BEFORE CLEAR ENDING
Anyway, … In other words, … To give an example, … On the whole, …
I’m sorry. I’ve lost the For instance, … In general,…
thread. Let me start Let me put it in To sum up, …
again. another way …

Listing advantages / disadvantages

The main advantage / disadvantage of … is that it is …

Another advantage / disadvantage is that ...

A further benefit / drawback is that …

As for the positive / negative aspect of it, …

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