Titel Discussion Useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing

Titel Discussion Useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing www. uke. uni-hamburg. de/. . . /discussion. jpg Spree So. Se 2007

Giving your opinion about a topic Arbeitsschritte. W üIn my opinion. . üI think … Expressing a strong opinion üIn my view … üI strongly believe in … üAccording to … statistics üActually, … üIn fact, … Expressing certainty üClearly, üWithout doubt, … üI expect that … Expressing probability üI believe … üI guess that … üI suppose … Spree So. Se 2007 Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5. 10. 2004

Disagreeing Arbeitsschritte. W Complete disagreement üI disagree entirely. üI‘ m afraid I can‘t agree. üOn the contrary. üRubbish! Disagreeing diplomaticly üI wonder whether that‘s the case. . üI‘m not sure that it works like that. üThat isn‘t strictly true. indirect way of disagreeing ü But don‘t you think that … ü I see what you mean but … ü But isn‘t it really a question of … ü But what about … ü But surely … Spree So. Se 2007 Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5. 10. 2004

Delaying strategies, asking back Arbeitsschritte. W üI can answer that directly ül need time to think about that. üThat‘s a very interesting question, because … üThat‘s a difficult question to answer, because … üTo be honest, that‘s a difficult question, because … üThat‘s a very good question. üThe reality is that … üWhat do you mean by that? üWell, it depends on what you mean. üDo you really think that? Spree So. Se 2007 Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5. 10. 2004

Expressing alternatives or solutions Arbeitsschritte. W ü The solution is to … ü The best way to … ü Why don‘t we. . . ü Alternatively … ü Instead … Spree So. Se 2007 Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5. 10. 2004

For further studies Arbeitsschritte. W Ted Power: Ten Discussion Techniques http: //www. btinternet. com/~ted. power/discuss. html Spree So. Se 2007 Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5. 10. 2004