还在用老套的"I think"？学会这些表达更加分！
作者：香港研究生申请
来源：香港硕士留学
标签：香港院校排名
在过去的口语实践教学中，晶晶老师发现Chinese students通常能够做到关注口语段落中的factual information，比如积极组织有关who/when/where/how/why/what的信息内容。当然，听话者完全能够get到这些关键信息，但却得自己花精力去put them together and better figure out what you’re going to say。
anyway,作为说话者，当然是我们自己能够清晰地阐明所要表达的内容最好啦！所以这里就要强调“功能句”表达的重要性了，同时也能帮助同学们更好地对于factual information进行串联和自然衔接。
那么今天我们就先来学习一类“give your opinion”的功能句吧。
说到这，很多同学的第一反应就是I think…有木有？雅思口语part3里面经常要求考生能够给出自己的观点，于是有同学就习惯性地开始了“Well, I think… uh… I think I’d also…”
^ ^ believe me, 听话者已经很努力地在心里面mark了。那究竟有哪些表达可以更好地替代“I think”呢？
先卖个关子，一起来做题测试一下～
• If you ___ me, it is better to live in cities than towns.
a. trust b. believe c. ask
• ___ seems to me that parents are the best teachers.
a. That b. This c. It
• As far as I’m ___ , physical exercise should be a mandatory part of every school day.
a. concerned b. worried c. aware
• I would ___ that the death penalty is not a good form of punishment.
a. speak b. argue c. think
• In my ___ , boys and girls should go to separate schools.
a. point b. way c. opinion
• From my ___ of view, the final season of GOT is completely a catastrophe.
a. point b. mind c. observation
• I am ___ to believe that France is a great place to visit.
a. tend b. inclined c. certain
• To be ___ , living in a city is better than living in a small town.
a. exact b. perculiar c. honest
• Personally ___ , my favorite sport goes to swimming.
a. speaking b. speak c. say
• From ___ I gather, Chinese parents often are over-protecting their children.
a. things b. what c. where
诶，同学们有没有发现似乎以上习题的表达并不难，都是老师上课讲过的！问题就在于我们平时没有形成积累与应用这类表达的习惯呢！PS:整理的better alternative expressions，以上练习题答案都来自下表哦～
As Far as I'm concerned…
In my opinion,…
It seems/appears to me that…
I would argue that…
From my point of view/perspective, …
I am inclined to believe that… (a bit formal)
If you ask me, …
To be honest, …
Personally speaking, …
From what I gather, …
同学们注意，以上内容主要是偏口语化使用的context哟, 对于书面写作的此类功能表达，当然可以再微调一下正式程度啦。
相信认真练习过的大家，应该快要记住这些用法啦，记得在实战的时候output出来哟～
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