1. 1. Giving Presentation
   1. 1.1 Fist of all,...
   2. 1.2 I'd like to begin by
   3. 1.3 Secondly,/Then ...
   4. 1.4 Not forgetting the matter of ...
   5. 1.5 Before we go any further, let's look at ...
   6. 1.6 Last but no least there's ...
   7. 1.7 To summarize ...
   8. 1.8 to conclude ...
2. 2. Challenging an argument
   1. 2.1 Prove it!
   2. 2.2 It wouldn't work in practice.
   3. 2.3 I don't see how you can say that. You're wrong.
   4. 2.4 Where are the facts?
3. 3. Expressing agreement
   1. 3.1 That's a great idea!
   2. 3.2 I couldn't agree more.
   3. 3.3 That's what I think!
4. 4. Agreeing in part
   1. 4.1 You may have a point.
   2. 4.2 I agree with you up to a point.
   3. 4.3 You've got a point, but ...
   4. 4.4 I see what you mean, but ...
5. 5. Clarifying a point
   1. 5.1 What I really mean is, ...
   2. 5.2 What I'm trying to say is, ...
   3. 5.3 My point is that ...
   4. 5.4 The point I'm trying to make is ..
6. 6. Compromise
   1. to find the middle ground
   2. 6.1 to reach an agreement
   3. 6.2 collabolation
   4. 6.2.1 unanimous
   5. unanimous approval
   6. Topic
   7. 6.2.2 consensus
   8. con・sen・sus　/k□nsens□s/
      1. □
      2. □（意見などの）一致, コンセンサス; （ある集団の）総意.
      3. □government by ～　（強制でなく）納得ずくの政治.
      4. □reach a national ～ on this issue　この問題について国民的合意に達する.
      5. □consensus politics
         1. （全ての政党の賛成を前提にした）合意政治.
7. 7. My opinion
   1. 7.1 As far as I am concerned
      1. 7.1.1 about
   2. 7.2 In my opinion
   3. 7.3 From my point of view,
   4. 7.4 I think
   5. 7.5 Personally,
8. 8. fluency
   1. 8.1 Sorry, I don't uderstand.
   2. 8.2 (I beg your)pardon?
   3. 8.3 What did you say, please?
   4. 8.4 (Sorry)could you say that again, please?
   5. 8.5 (Sorry +)wh-quenstion
   6. 8.6 (Sorry +)Why did you say + interrogative clause?
   7. 8.7 Did you say X?
   8. 8.8 Do you mean to say + that caluse?
   9. 8.9 (Sorry,) What does X mean?
   10. 8.10 What do you mean by X?
   11. 8.11 What is X?
   12. 8.12 Could you expain that, please?
9. 9. Emphasising
   1. 9.1 What we really need are ...
   2. 9.2 That poves my point.
   3. 9.3 What's more ...
10. 10. Expressing doubt
    1. 10.1 I'm not sure about ...
    2. 10.2 I don't see how that would work.
    3. 10.3 I'm not convinced by that
    4. 10.4 I've got reservations about ...
11. 11. Expressing disagreement
    1. 11.1 I totaly disagree with ...
    2. 11.2 That's not how I see it.
    3. 11.3 That's utter rubbish!
12. 12. Making criticism
    1. 12.1 I think you're missing the point.
    2. 12.2 I don't think you realise ...
    3. 12.3 I don't think you've understood ...
13. 13. Generalising
    1. 13.1 Generally speaking, ...
    2. 13.2 There are in the region of ...
    3. 13.3 There are getting on for...
    4. 13.4 ... is roughly the same as ...
    5. 13.5 In general,...
    6. 13.6 On the whole ...
    7. 13.7 As a rule ...