Giving reason for statements In towns/the country you I like better, because can/can t (don t) find Comparison of adjectives more interesting/boring than exciting expensive modern cheap > cheaper than great > greater than funny > funnier than dirty > dirtier than The is the best idea/suggestion/film/book/holiday for my because worst nicest most interesting most exciting For me, the is because / I like the because / I don t like the because Dialogisches Sprechen (1) I have a question / a problem / something I want to discuss. I need to talk to you about something. What is your question? How can I help you? Is something wrong? I want to... / I need / Can I? / May I? / I should because No, that s not possible. / No, I cannot do that. You need to / You should If you you can we you may you we will Dialogisches Sprechen (2) How to start a discussion I think In my opinion I would like to go/see/do I suggest we could, because How to express an opinion + I agree (with you) I don t agree / disagree (with you), because I think so, too. I don t think so. You re right. No, that s not right. That sounds great. I don t want to Good idea! How to keep a conversation going TIP Ask the right questions. Use what/why/when/how/where/who and no one will be able to reply with just yes or no! Talk a lot yourself, but remember the differences between a conversation and a speech! (e.g. Really? I didn t think that ) Look for clues and react to them (e.g. I bought a bike yesterday. Oh, really? What kind of bike did you buy? )
Comparison and compromise I (would) prefer I ( d) like more than I find more than What about (+ gerund)? Why don t we? Maybe we could Ok. Let s I think we should Dialogisches Sprechen (3) Expressing an opinion and giving reasons In my opinion / My opinion is What about you? / What do you think? From my point of view / My point of view is Do you agree? I strongly believe that because First / second For example Let me explain That s why Could you give an example? Expressing agreement/ disagreement Yes, I do. You re right. / That s true. I agree. OK. I like your idea. That s a very good point. Great idea! Exactly. No, I don t. / I don t think so. I m afraid you re wrong. I don t agree. / I disagree. OK, but listen to my idea. I want to You must be kidding. Well, actually, I think Dialogisches Sprechen (4=Oberstufenniveau) Debate/Discussion Starting a debate Well, our topic seems to be very controversial What I would like to say first is Why don t we first Expressing one s opinion I m convinced that It seems to me that To me Expressing agreement/disagreement Fair enough but Great/excellent/brilliant idea. I (absolutely, completely) agree with you. I hadn t thought of that. Just like I think Well, actually I d rather You ve got to be kidding. / No way. I (have to) disagree with you on this point. Sorry, I m not following Unlike, I think
On the one hand you might be right So do I. / Nor do I. That s true. You may have a point there. You re (absolutely, completely, totally, partially) right. But on the other hand Not necessarily. That s just silly / simply wrong. OK but listen, I think I m afraid, you re (absolutely, completely, totally) wrong. Discussing things For a discussion you need phrases that help you to keep a dialogue/discussion going: Making suggestions (Vorschläge machen) Agreeing (thinking the same) (zustimmen) Expressing your opinion (seine Meinung ausdrücken) Disagreeing (not thinking the same) (bezweifeln/nicht zustimmen) Making a compromise (einen Kompromiss anbieten) b a s i c (Mindestanforderung) Let s watch/do/ go We could That s a great idea. I agree. I think so, too. Yes, let s do that. That sounds good. I think that In my opinion I don t think so. I can t agree with you. I disagree. That s not a good idea. Let s meet halfway a d v a n c e d What about watching/going to That s exactly my point of view. I support this statement. You might be right. If you ask me From my point of view I would say I wonder if this is true. I doubt that. I m not sure. I can see your point, but Absolutely not. What about ing Can we agree on Definitely not. Vocabulary for expressing one s opinion, writing a comment, etc. I think I believe I suppose I assume [sehr förmlich] from my point of view in my opinion ich glaube, denke Ich glaube ich nehme an ich nehme an aus meiner Sicht/ Perspektive meiner Meinung nach my impression of the story/text is I am (strongly) in favour of the writer s opinion mein Eindruck von der Geschichte/ von diesem Text ist ich unterstütze (uneingeschränkt) die Meinung des Autors I am (strongly) opposed to the writer s opinion ich widerspreche (auf das Deutlichste) der Meinung des Autors I agree with I do not/cannot agree with I have to contradict the author ich stimme mit überein/ stimme... zu ich stimme... nicht zu/ kann... nicht zustimmen ich muss dem Autor widersprechen
I would suggest there are several aspects to this question on the one hand on the other hand ich würde vorschlagen es gibt bei dieser Frage mehrere Aspekte zu berücksichtigen einerseits andererseits the main points are die Hauptpunkte/ Hauptargumente sind... the essential point is it seems obvious that it is questionable/doubtful whether it is (very) likely/ unlikely that... der wichtigste/grundlegende Punkt ist es scheint offensichtlich, dass es ist fraglich/zweifelhaft, ob es ist (sehr) wahrscheinlich/ unwahrscheinlich, dass... is comparable to... ist vergleichbar mit the writer argues that der Autor behauptet, dass one could argue in favour of (s.th.) man könnte dafür argumentieren... one could argue against (s.th.) man könnte dagegen argumentieren... pros and cons argument arguments in favour of s.th. arguments against s.th. a strong argument a weak argument to summarize the argument to come to a conclusion evidence to mention s.th. to conclude from s.th. from the evidence I mentioned I conclude that to resolve a dispute Pro und Contra (Argumente) (1) Argument (2) Argumentation (3) Streit Pro-Argumente Contra-Argumente ein starkes, schlagkräftiges Argument ein schwaches Argument um die Argumentation zusammenzufassen... zu einem Ergebnis/ Rückschluss kommen Beweis, auch: Beleg (im Text) etwas erwähnen einen Schluss ziehen aus etwas aus den Belegen, die ich erwähnt habe, ziehe ich den Schluss, dass einen Streit/ eine Meinungsverschiedenheit beilegen
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