1. Sentence starters

I prefer…

I think…

I feel…

I know…

I believe…

In my opinion…

The best thing about…

The greatest part about…

The worst part about…

Everyone should…

…is better than … because…

If you liked… than you will love….

2. General Point of View

It is thought that…

Some people say that…

It is considered…

It is generally accepted that…

Disagreeing with an opinion

Yes, but…

I’m afraid I have to disagree.

I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…

That’s not entirely true.

On the contrary …

I’m not so sure about that.

3. Personal Point of View

I have seen/noticed/observed that…

I just don’t think it’s right that…

One argument in favor of … is that…

I think people should (have the right to) …

In my experience…

As far as I’m concerned…

In my opinion…

Personally, I think…

I’d say that…

I’d like to point out that..

I believe that…

Speaking for myself…

Personally, I believe (feel)…

I tend to think that…

I am sure/certain/convinced that…

As far as I understand/ can see, …

4. Giving the opposite opinion

Maybe, but it seems to me that…

I partly agree, but I still believe that…

I don’t agree. In my opinion,…

I completely disagree. To me,…

5. Clarifying your opinion

No, that’s not what I’m trying to say.

What I mean is …

No, that’s not what I mean.

All I’m saying is that …

6. Giving yourself time to think

That’s an interesting point.

I’ve never really thought about that.

Um, let me think.

It’s hard to say.

7. Agreeing with an opinion

Of course

You’re absolutely right.

Yes, I agree.

I think so too.

That’s a good point.

Exactly.

That’s true.

Neither do I.

I couldn’t agree more.

8. Making Suggestions

I suggest/ think you should …

It might be better to …

We/ you ought to …

If I were you …, I would …

I (don’t) think we/ you should…

You/ we could …

Couldn’t you/we…?

Shall we …?

How/What about…?

Why don’t you/we …?

Why not …?

Let’s …

9. Responding to suggestions

I was thinking exactly that myself.

Sounds good (to me).

OK, let’s do/try that.

Yes, let’s do that.

You’re right.

That’s a good idea.

It’s a good idea, but…

But what if…?

The only thing/ problem is…