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Oral Interview success starts with learning first things first...When sitting the oral interview, it's a good idea to know how to use some of the following expressions. The following are common and fluent ways of expressing yourself rather than the over-used, "I think." Try to avoid saying "I think" in the oral exam. In fact, when you do oral interview practice with your teacher or friends, try to do the whole interview without saying "I think" even once. Trimming the over-use of "I think," will go a long way to adding fluency to your speaking. Remember, the proficiency level of the language is all about eliminating the "little" mistakes. By eliminating "I think," you'll force yourself to use other ways of introducing topics, expressing your opinions, or making suggestions. Learn some of the following fluency builders. They should help you go a long way towards passing the oral interview. Revised Speaking Test Information CLICK HERE Alternative ways to express opinions
As I see it, As far as Im concerned, From where I sit, I feel that, It seems to me that, In my opinion, I feel strongly / I firmly believe that If it were up to me, Id say that Personally speaking, Generally speaking... I believe that To my mind,
Alternative ways to express preferences
Id much rather than I prefer -ing to -ing Theres no comparison. Id much rather To be honest, Id much prefer to Given the choice, Id If it were up to me, I'd...
Ordering or sequencing your ideas
Well, for one thing / to begin with Another thing is that I also believe that Whats more Finally, / Last but not least,
Giving reasons or justifying yourself
I say this because The main reason why I feel this is because One of the reasons why, is that
Looking at, or considering both sides of sth
On the one hand, . On the other hand, Some people feel that , but others say Although it is true that , it could also be argued that One way to look at the situation is to But you might also say that Its true that , but theres also a disadvantage to
Generalizations and Conclusions
All in all, In general, On the whole, Finally, To sump up, At the end of the day, Needles to say,...
Fillers (avoiding long, silent gaps in conversations)
Just a second / hold on a sec Hmm, its on the tip of my tongue Umm as I was saying What did I want to say - oh, yes You know, uh , So!
Making suggestions
If it were my choice, Id If I were in his shoes / position, Id I think the government should / ought to Id suggest that the government / they Perhaps we could / should / ought to Id advise the following What society / the government needs to do is to
Expressing uncertainty
Its a bit hard to say, but I suppose that My guess is that Its possible that , but Im not sure, but if I had to say one way or the other
Expressions showing certainty
Without a doubt, Im certain / positive that Theres no doubt in my mind that Undoubtedly,
Clarification of your position
What I mean is, What Im trying to say is that In other words,
Asking for clarification of the others position
Would you mind repeating that, please? Im sorry, what do you mean by ? Excuse me, I didnt quite catch that. Sorry, I dont quite understand. Do you mean ?
Agreeing with an examiner That's how I feel too. I couldn't agree more - very well said. To go to another page with information about how to do well on the oral interview, click on oral interview. HOME
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