Here you are some expressions to improve your speaking and to overcome the B2 plateau when speaking in English:
I THINK
It seems to me (that)...
I have the impression that... Personally,
To my mind,
I don’t know about you, but I ...
I feel (strongly) that...
I very firmly feel.../I’m a firm believer that...
I (strongly) believe that...
Speaking from personal experience, For me personally,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
How do you feel about...?
What's your take on...?
Where do you stand on....?
What are your thoughts on this? What do you reckon (informal)?
GENERAL OPINIONS:
It is generally accepted/believed that It is evident that
Studies suggest that.../The evidence suggests that...
KEEPING YOUR LISTENER ENGAGED:
Rhetorical questions (questions you don’t really expect an answer for, you sort of answer them yourself): What do I mean by that? / Is smoking dangerous? Of course it is
As you very well know, ...
AGREEING:
Absolutely /Exactly /Definitely
I see what you mean
I see your point
I couldn’t agree more
You have a point there.
You’ve hit the nail on the head
You took the words right out of my mouth.
DISAGREEING:
I see your point, but...
Your point is well taken, but ...
I beg to differ
I'm afraid) That’s not always the case
I fail to see the point (of...)
LOOKING FOR AGREEMENT:
• Wouldn’t you agree...?
• Wouldn’t you say so?
• Question tags (Isn’t it, has it...)
• You know what I mean,
ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION:
It’s a definite maybe
REJECTING A SUGGESTION:
To be honest, it’s not really my cup of tea
To be (perfectly) honest/frank, ...
Not to put too fine a point on it (=I’m sorry I’m being completely direct and honest)
IN GENERAL
By and large
In general terms
GIVING EXAMPLES
By way of an example
A case in point is..../ ... is a case in point
DIRECT THE CONVERSATION TOWARDS THE TOPIC: • By the way, • Speaking of... • Speaking of which, • That reminds me of...
SUMMARISING: • In a nutshell, • To make a long story short,
• The bottom line is ...
CAUSES:
This is (largely) due to the fact that
I consider/believe ... to be a crucial factor The main reason behind this is
It’s mainly/mostly down to.../on account of...
In view of...
Seeing that...
DISCUSSING RESULTS:
Has a knock-on effect
Has a(n) (clear) effect/impact
As a result/On account of
This invariably/undoubtedly leads to ...
OFFERING SOLUTIONS:
...would be a satisfactory solution ...would be a positive outcome
CONCLUSIONS:
At the end of the day