Group №13 Individual work on the practice of improving Speaking skills

Alternative words for “liking”:


I’m fairly/pretty keen on…
I’m really into…
I’m quite a big fan of…
I simply adore…
I’m quite enthusiastic about…
I generally prefer… (use only when comparing)


Possible starting phrases for “liking” questions:


Well in general I would say that…
Actually, I suppose that for the most part I’d probably say that…
Well, to be honest I should really say that…
Of course I think I’d have to say that…
Certainly I would definitely say that…
Well, I guess that generally speaking I would certainly say that…


Here, select the first “liking” expression: Well in general I would say that I’m quite passionate about Italian food;…”


Now some words to specify:

… but in particular…

…particularly…
…especially…
…specifically…
…to be more precise…
…To be more specific…
…to be more exact…
…to be more accurate…


Add your 2^nd liking expression and a linking phrase to introduce the first reason:


And I guess this is probably because…
This could be because…
This might be because…
This is due to the fact that…
I suppose the reason has something to do with the fact that…

“Well in general I would say that I’m quite passionate about Italian food, to be more specific I would probably say that I’m really into pizza and pasta. This is mainly because my girlfriend is Italian so she always cooks Italian cuisine at home.”

Linking phrases to introduce your 2^nd point:


As well as this…
In addition to this…
To add to this…