Task1 

Making a recommendation If I were you, I would … 如果我是你，我就…… Have you considered …? 你有没有考虑过……？ You could … 你可以…… In my view, you should … 在我看来，你应该…… Giving a reason One reasons is that … 一个原因是…… This is because … 这是因为…… Why? Well … 这是为什么？因为…… The main reason is that … 最重要的原因是…… Giving an example For example, … 比如…… For instance, … 比如…… Such as … 比如…… Including … 包括…… Expressing benefits or problems One benefit of this is that … 比如…… This is good because … 比如…… One issue is that … 比如…… The might be a problem because … 包括……

Task 2 

Talking about events in sequence First, … 首先…… Then, … 然后…… After that, … 再之后…… Finally, … 最后…… Saying when something happened It happened in (month / year) … 这事发生在一年/一个月前…… When I was a child, … 当我还小的时候…… A few (days / weeks …) ago, … 几天/几周前…… Recently, … 最近…… Adding some additional information In addition, … 此外…… Moreover, … 还有…… Another (thing / idea) … 另一个事/想法…… I should also mention that … 还有一件事我想说…… Saying how something made you feel This made me feel really … 这让我觉得…… I was (excited / happy …) … 我非常激动/高兴…… Afterwards, I felt … 事后，我觉得…… I have never felt more … 我从没觉得更……过

Task 3 

Saying where a thing is in the picture On the left / right of the picture … 在图片的左边/右边…… In the middle of … 在……的中间 At the top / bottom of … 在……的上面/下面 In the foreground / background of … 在……的前面，后面（背景） Saying where X is in relation to Y … is in front of / behind the … ……在……的前/后面 … is next to / near the … ……在…… 的旁边 … is just above / below the … ……在…… 的上面 / 下面 … is on top of / underneath the ……在……的上面 / 下面 Sounding uncertain or doubtful It looks like he / she might be … 看起来，他/她可能…… He / She seems to be … 他/她有可能…… I think that he / she is … 我想他/她是…… He / she appears to be … 他/她看起来是…… Describing people … thin / slender / slim / obese ……瘦的/苗条的/纤细的/ 肥胖的 … young / middle-aged / old … ……年轻/ 中年 / 老年 … with glass / a hat / a beard … ……戴眼镜 / 戴帽子/ 一脸胡子 … with short / medium / long hair ……有短 / 中长 / 长头发

Task 4 

Introducing an opinion about something I think that … 我想…… I suspect that … 我认为…… I imagine that … 我猜…… I feel that … 我觉得…… Predicting what might happen … is likely to … ……有可能会 … might very well … …… 有可能会…… … looks as if he /she is about to … …… 看起来他/她马上要 … will probably … …… 可能会…… Saying what people are doing / where they are … who is standing by / setting on … 站在/坐在……的那个人在…… … who is talking to / chatting to … 在和……说话/聊天的那个人在…… … who is walking /running … 在走路/跑步那个人在…… … who is near / by / next to … 在……旁边那个人在…… Giving a reason for a prediction … because … ……因为…… … since … ……因为…… … because of … ……因为…… … due to … ……因为……

Task 5 

Introducing two or more reasons or points For one thing, … / For another thing, … / For a final thing, … 首先，…… 其次，…… 再次，…… First (ly), … / Second (ly), … In addition, … / Finally, … 第一，…… 第二，…… 还有，…… 最后，…… Comparing two things X is much / far / slightly / a little / bigger / smaller / cheaper / better than … 这事发生在一年/一个月前…… X is better than Y X is a better choice than Y X is not as good as Y 当我还小的时候…… Expressing contrasts Even though X is … 尽管 X …… In spite of / Despite X being … 尽管 X …… X is …, but Y is … X ……，但 Y …… X is …; however, Y is … X ……，但 Y…… Asking for agreement from the other person …, don’t you think? ……，你不觉得吗？ …, don’t you agree? ……， 你同意吧？ I’m sure you would agree that … 我肯定你一定同意…… Wouldn’t you say that …? 你不同意……吗？

Task 6 

Giving a reason One reason is that … 其中一个原因是…… This is because … 这是因为…… Why? Well, … 为什么？因为…… There are a couple of reasons for … 有几个原因…… Saying that you are sorry about something I’m sorry, but … 很不好意思，但是…… I apologize, but … 我先道歉，因为…… I’ m sorry to say that … 这样说我也很难过，但是…… Please forgive me, but … 请原谅我这样说…… Saying that a decision was hard for you This was not an easy choice for me. 这对我来说是个难题。 It was hard to decide what to do. 做这个决定很艰难。 This was a hard choice. 这是个艰难的决定。 I found it hard to make a decision. 我发现做决定很难。 Expressing a cause or effect of something … because … ……因为…… This was caused by … 这是……造成的 As a result, … 结果是…… In consequence, … 后果是……

Task 7 

Expressing your opinion I believe … 我相信…… It is my view that … 在我看来…… In general, I think that … 总体上看，我觉得…… On the whole, I would say that … 总体上看，我认为…… Giving a reason The reason is that … 原因是…… This is because … 这是因为…… Why? Well, … 为什么？因为…… The main reason is that … 最重要的原因是…… Giving an example For example, … 比如…… For instance, … 比如…… Such as … 比如…… Including … 包括…… Making general statements about the issue I have not really considered this issue before, but … 我之前没想过，但…… I’m certainly not an expert on this issue, but… 这方面我不是专家，不过…… In my view, this is definitely an important issue, and I would say that … 在我看来，这绝对是个重要的问题， 我会觉得…… I can see why some people might think…, but for me … 我理解有些人会认为……，但是我觉 得……

Task 8 

Describing something using indirect language It looks similar to … 它看起来类似于…… It seems as if … 它看起来很像…… It resembles … 它就像……一样 It appears to be … 它很像…… Describing features It is made of … 这东西是……做的 It is covered with … 这东西被……包裹起来 It is full of … 这东西满是…… It has … 它有…… Saying where one feature is Next to … / near … / beside … 在……旁边 Above … / level with … / below … 在……的上面 / 齐平的位置 / 下面 On the front / back of … 在…… 的前面 / 后面 On top of … / under … 在…… 的上面 /下面 Admitting that you do not know a word I’m not sure exactly what to call it, but … 我不知道这东西叫什么，但…… I don’t know if this is the correct name for it, but… 我不清楚这东西是否有合适的名字，但 是……