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Duolingo Speaking Phrases

The document provides 100 phrases and templates for the Duolingo English Test to assist with speaking tasks across various question types, including descriptive phrases, opinion-based questions, comparisons, predictions, hypothetical situations, personal experiences, preferences, reasons, agreement/disagreement, and expressions of certainty/uncertainty. Each category contains specific phrases that can be used to structure responses effectively. Additionally, it includes guidance on how to describe photos and elaborate on sentences.

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Duolingo Speaking Phrases

The document provides 100 phrases and templates for the Duolingo English Test to assist with speaking tasks across various question types, including descriptive phrases, opinion-based questions, comparisons, predictions, hypothetical situations, personal experiences, preferences, reasons, agreement/disagreement, and expressions of certainty/uncertainty. Each category contains specific phrases that can be used to structure responses effectively. Additionally, it includes guidance on how to describe photos and elaborate on sentences.

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Here are 100 Duolingo English Test speaking phrases and

templates to help answer different types of questions.

1. Descriptive Phrases (Describe a Photo, Object, or


Situation)

1. This picture shows…


2. In the background, I can see…
3. In the foreground, there is/are…
4. The person seems to be…
5. The setting appears to be…
6. On the left/right side of the image…
7. The atmosphere looks (calm, busy, etc.) because…
8. The main subject in the photo is…
9. The action happening here is…
10. Overall, this photo depicts…

2. Opinion-Based Questions

11. In my opinion…
12. I believe that…
13. From my point of view…
14. It seems to me that…
15. I think it is important to…
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16. Personally, I feel that…
17. One reason for this is…
18. I would say that…
19. To me, the best option is…
20. The main advantage of this is…

3. Comparison and Contrast

21. On the one hand, … but on the other hand…


22. Compared to …, this is…
23. This is similar to…
24. One difference between the two is…
25. In contrast to…
26. Whereas this option is…, that one is…
27. Both options have…
28. However, while one focuses on…, the other…
29. This is better because…
30. Unlike…, this is more…

4. Making Predictions

31. I think this will happen because…


32. It’s likely that…
33. Based on this situation, I believe…
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34. If trends continue, we can expect…
35. There’s a strong possibility that…
36. In the future, I foresee…
37. The most probable outcome is…
38. Looking ahead, it’s reasonable to assume…
39. This change may result in…
40. I predict that…

5. Hypothetical Situations (What Would You Do?)

41. If I were in this situation, I would…


42. I would choose to… because…
43. Given the choice, I would prefer…
44. If this happened to me, my reaction would be…
45. If I could change one thing, it would be…
46. I would handle this situation by…
47. Assuming that…, I think the best option is…
48. If I had the opportunity, I would…
49. It would be better to…
50. My response would depend on…

6. Giving Personal Experiences (Tell Me About a Time…)

51. I remember when…


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52. One memorable experience I had was…
53. I once experienced a situation where…
54. In the past, I had to…
55. A time I felt proud was when…
56. The most challenging moment for me was…
57. I learned a valuable lesson when…
58. During this experience, I realized…
59. A recent example is…
60. This reminds me of a time when…

7. Expressing Preferences

61. I prefer… because…


62. My favorite… is…
63. I would rather…
64. The best choice for me is…
65. I enjoy… more than…
66. I always choose… because…
67. The reason I like… is that…
68. I feel that… is more enjoyable than…
69. I am more interested in… than…
70. What appeals to me most is…

8. Giving Reasons and Explanations


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71. The reason for this is…
72. This happens because…
73. One of the main reasons is…
74. It’s important because…
75. The key factor here is…
76. This is due to…
77. It matters because…
78. A major benefit is…
79. This helps because…
80. The main cause of this is…

9. Agreeing and Disagreeing

81. I completely agree with…


82. I support this idea because…
83. That’s true, but…
84. I see things differently because…
85. I would argue that…
86. It makes sense, but…
87. On the contrary, I think…
88. I partially agree with…
89. I agree to some extent, but…
90. I’m not convinced because…

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10. Expressing Certainty and Uncertainty

91. I’m absolutely sure that…


92. Without a doubt, …
93. I strongly believe…
94. It’s evident that…
95. There’s no question that…
96. I’m not certain, but…
97. It’s possible that…
98. Perhaps…
99. There’s a chance that…
100. I’m not entirely convinced, but…

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Example on how you can use the phrases in your speaking:

To begin with, some of the most compelling reasons is

(introduction)

to illustrate, a survey conducted by ( the name .... ) in the years


......, states that

in addition to the previous point....

(First point)

for instance, research disclose that .......

Hence, it is worth saying that ...

(Second point)

To put it in a nutshell, ....

(conclusion)

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More describe the photo phrases:
Start off by using sentence starters:
• In the picture, I can see …
• There’s / There are …
• There isn’t a … / There aren’t any …
Mention where the objects are positioned in the image.
• Left to right/right to left
• Top to bottom/bottom to top
• Far to near / near to far

Use adverbs or place when and where possible. Also, use


adjectives to describe the objects

Also use the necessary prepositions in describing the picture:


• At the top/bottom of the image…
• In the center of the image…
• on the left/right side of the picture…
• next to, in front of, behind, close, on top of, and beneath..
Add extra phrases to help you elaborate your sentence:
• in the background/foreground.
• in front of…
• directly opposite…
• exactly in the middle of…
• roughly in the middle of…
• close to…
• just above…
• parallel to…

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