2022_영어발표와토론

□ Today, we are gathered here to discuss ... □ I’d like to begin by addressing the topic of ... B. Engaging in debate 1. Agreeing Expressing positive agreement □ ► (Yes,) I agree. □ ► Exactly!/Certainly! □ ► That’s right. □ ► That’s a good idea. □ That’s a good point. □ I agree with Q’s point because ... □ I think Q has the right idea. □ I’d like to add something to that. □ I completely/totally agree. □ I fully support that stance. □ That’s exactly what I’m saying. Expressing partial agreement □ I agree with part of what you said, but ... □ I agree with you to some extent, but ... □ Your point of view is reasonable, but ... □ What you’re saying may be right, but ... 2. Disagreeing Expressing disagreement □ I completely/totally disagree. □ ► That isn’t true. □ ► That’s not right/correct. □ ► I don’t think/believe so. □ ► I don’t agree (with you). □ No, I don’t think that’s true because ... Raising objections □ I see your point, but ... □ I take your point, but ... □ I’m afraid I don’t agree because ... □ I’m sorry, but I have to disagree because ... □ I’m sorry, but I have a different opinion. □ That certainly is one possibility, but ... □ I’m not so sure about that because ... □ That might be true, but ... □ I understand your point, but... □ A lot of people might agree with that, but ... □ While that’s a valid point, it overlooks ... 3. Stating and clarifying positions Taking a position □ My position is that ... □ I think that ... □ I believe that ... □ Looking at all the options, it is best to ... □ The reality is that ... Clarifying a position □ ► That’s not (exactly) what I meant to say. □ I think the point I’m trying to make here is ... □ What I’m trying to emphasize is ... □ What I meant was ... □ What I was trying to say was ... □ Well, I think the answer is ... 4. Managing the flow of topics Changing the topic □ ► Let’s move on to ... □ The next point is ... □ Can we turn to ...? □ Moving forward, let’s focus on ... □ Your comment reminds me of ... Staying on topic □ I think we’re getting off topic. □ I’m afraid that was off topic. □ I think your statement is not on point. □ Could we go back to ...? □ Perhaps we should return to the topic at hand. □ Let’s not get distracted by ... 5. Opinion Contributing ideas □ ► What/How about ...? □ ► I suggest (that) we ... □ Maybe we could ... 164 I Useful Expressions