MUET Speaking Phrases

As promised, here's the list of sentence chunks that you might consider using during the speaking test. Try practising using these phrases before the test.

Don't forget the structure for the speaking test that we talked about and above all, remember to breathe!!! Good luck (let me know how the test went...I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!).

Initiate
State your opinion
I think that .....................
I would like to start the discussion by saying that..................
I am convinced that............
In my opinion.................
I believe that......................

Ask for Opinions
What do you think?
Candidate B, would you like to share your opinion with us?
What do you think of my suggestion?
What do you feel about Candidate C’s suggestion?
What are your views?
Do you agree with Candidate B‘s view?

Expressing Agreement
I completely agree with Candidate C that..........................
I do agree with your views on..............................
That is true.
That is a good idea/ view
I am of the same opinion with Candidate D that........................

Expressing Disagreement
I disagree..................
I beg to differ in opinion.
On the contrary, I think that.........................

Expressing Partial Disagreement
That is true but..................
I agree with you to a point but...................
I suppose that is true to a certain extent.

Making Suggestions/ Recommendations
I propose that........................
I suggest that...........................
It might be a good idea to consider......................
Perhaps we should..................................
I recommend that...............................
I would advise that................................

Asking for Clarification
I don’t understand your point. Could you please explain further?
Could you explain what you meant by......................
What do you mean by.......................
Could you elaborate on what you said..................
I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you.

Giving Clarification
What I was trying to say was................
I was trying to highlight................
Well, what I meant was.....................
Let me explain what I meant..................
I was trying to emphasise that.....................

Dealing with Interruptions and Staying on Course
I’m sorry, I don’t see the relevance of this point. Can we get back to the subject?
I’m sorry but I think you have digressed. Could we get back to the main point?
That’s interesting but you’ve gone off point. Could we return to the topic?
Can we get back to the topic under discussion?
Sorry to interrupt, but let’s move on, shall we?


Conclude
Summarising the points
Let us go over what has been agreed...........................
The main reasons are..............................
To sum up...........................
To conclude the discussion.........................
If nobody has anything more to add, our decision is.................
We can conclude that................
Right, we can conclude that.............................