ARTICLE - B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST

Involving the reader Try to use extreme adjectives instead of intensifiers

 Have you ever thought about…?  Very good = awesome, excellent, fantastic
 How would you feel if …?  Very bad = awful, terrible, disturbing
 What would you think of…?
 Are you one of those people who …?
Developing your points
 If the answer is …, you should….  Another advantage of …
 What do you reckon to …?  On top of all that…
 What would live be like if…  What is more, …
 Just think for a moment…  Above all,,,
 Just imagine…  The reason I think this is…
 The reason I feel this way is…
Making the article lively and interesting (use  On top of that, …
 Let’s start with …
adverbs)
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 importantly
 surprisingly Giving your own opinion
 worryingly   In my opinion, …
 the most amazing   In my eyes, …
 absolutely  To my mind, …
 suddenly  As far as I am concerned, …
 amazingly  Speaking personally, …
 fantastically  From my point of view, …
 frighteningly  As for me / As to me, …
 My view / opinion / belief / impression /
conviction is that …
Justifying opinions
 I hold the view that …
To begin, you can use these basic (B1) phrases to justify  I would say that …
 It seems to me that …
an opinion in English:
 I am of the opinion that …
 because…
 My impression is that …
 the reason is…
 I am under the impression that …
 the reason I believe that is…
 It is my impression that …
 the facts suggest…
 I have the feeling that …
 the evidence shows…
 My own feeling on the subject is that …
 taking into account what I have seen…
 I have no doubt that …
 I am sure / I am certain that …
Making recommendations and suggestions:  I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose /
 It would be a good idea to… presume / assume / reckon that …
 Wouldn’t it be better to…?  I hold the opinion that …
 Why don’t we…?  I dare say that …
 What about… ?  I guess that …
 How about… ?  I bet that ….
 Shouldn’t we… ?  I gather that …
 Let’s consider…  It goes without saying that …
 Why not… ?