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Grade 10:
Expressing
beliefs

EXPRESS A STRONG OPINION:
I have to say..
I’m strongly in favour of…
I’m completely against …
I’m completly convinced that…
I’m absolutely convinvinced that..

SAY HOW IMPORTANT AN ISSUE IS FOR YOU:
This is something I feel very strongly about
I’m a great/ firm believer in….

I’m quite sure that….
I believe that….

I’m passionate about …..

….without doubt. / without a shadow of a
doubt.

This is an issue that’s very close to my heart.

Certainly/ undoubtedly/ surely

QUALIFY YOUR STATEMENT:
I’m not an expert but….

Grade 10:

Expressing
opinions tentatively

I may be wrong but….
Correct me if I’m wrong but….
I have my doubts but …..
I’m not totally convinced but ……
There are people who would disagree with me
but…

SAY THAT YOU’RE UNDECIDED:
EMPHASIZE THAT IT’S ONLY YOUR OPINION:
If you ask me…….(I think it’s a good idea)
I feel it could be …..(the best option)
I suspect that it could be …..(the best option)
Something tells me that …..

I don’t feel particularly strongly about it either
way but…..
I’m on the fence about religion in schools.
If I had to choose a side….

USE MODAL VERBS FOR
UNCERTAINTY:
It may/ might / could …..
Maybe/ Perhaps……


1. INTRODUCE YOUR

Grade 10:
Developing an
argument

ARGUMENT
I’d like to start by saying/ Let
me just start by staying
I’d like to talk about….
In my opinion…

3. GIVE REASONS

Let me tell you why.
Allow me to explain why.
Firstly, secondly.
In addition, moreover

2.

CONSIDER COUNTERARGUMENTS
There are people who say….
I have to admit that there are
some good arguments against
too….
There are many who would
disagree.
Despite these arguments…
Notwithstanding these
arguments…
Nethertheless../ However..

5.INVITE COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS
That’s all I have to say but I’d
be interested to know what
you think.

4. CONCLUDE
To sum up…
In conclusion..
Just let me conclude by
saying…
I’d like to conclude by
saying…
After considering both
points of view…

Grade 10:
Defending an
argument

POLITELY DISAGREE:
Actually, I think you’ll find that……
I’m not sure I agree with you……
I’m not sure about that…

BACK UP YOUR ARGUMENT WITH EXAMPLES:
For example….
For instance….
Take the case of..

You only have to at…..to know it’s true.

I don’t think that’s necessarily true.
That’s one way of looking at it.
To be honest….
To tell you the truth……
I see your point but….
I don’t entirely agree with you.

….is a case in point.

STRONGLY DISAGREE:
QUESTION WHAT THE EXAMINER SAYS:
Don’t you think that ……?
Are you sure about that?
Really?
Do you really think so?

I couldn’t disagree with you more!
I totally disagree with you there.
Surely you’re not serious!
You can’t be serious!


Grade 10:
Deducing and expressing assumptions
Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs

She must …..(be very stressed)
She can’t …..(be very stressed)
She may …..(be very stressed)
She might ….(be very stressed)

She must have…..(been very stressed)
She can’t have…..(been very stressed)
She may have…..(been very stressed)
She might have….(been very stressed)

Useful Verbs
I suppose ….(she’s very stressed)
I imagine….(she’s very stressed)
I assume…..(she’s very stressed)

Useful expressions
It sounds like……(she’s very stressed)
Judging from what you’ve said….
So I guess what your saying is….

To conclude….

In summary….
In a
nutshell….

To sum up….
In conclusion….

To summarise….

Basically….

In
conclusion….

Grade 10:

In brief….

Summarising
All things
considered….

To cut a long story
short….

All in all….

What is all boils down
to….

Looking at the information, it’s
clear that….

In short….

In other words…..