IELTS & TOEFL Speaking

Let me think for a moment

Let me think for a moment

That’s an interesting question

That’s an interesting question

I haven’t really thought about this

I haven’t really thought about this

It’s hard to say exactly

It’s hard to say exactly

I guess it depends

I guess it depends

Well, to be honest

Well, to be honest

That’s a bit difficult to answer

That’s a bit difficult to answer

I’ve never really thought about it

I’ve never really thought about it

That’s a good question

That’s a good question

I’m not completely sure

I’m not completely sure

I need a second to think

I need a second to think

I’ve never considered that before

I’ve never considered that before

That’s something I’ve thought about

That’s something I’ve thought about

I haven’t given it much thought

I haven’t given it much thought

It’s not easy to answer

It’s not easy to answer

I don’t have a clear answer

I don’t have a clear answer

I’d have to think about that

I’d have to think about that

That’s a tricky question

That’s a tricky question

Let me try to explain

Let me try to explain

I’m not sure how to put it

I’m not sure how to put it

I don’t have a strong opinion

I don’t have a strong opinion

I’ve mixed feelings about this

I’ve mixed feelings about this

I can’t say for sure

I can’t say for sure

That’s not easy to explain

That’s not easy to explain

I’ve thought about this before

I’ve thought about this before

That’s hard to judge

That’s hard to judge

I haven’t decided yet

I haven’t decided yet

That’s something to consider

That’s something to consider

Let me think about it

Let me think about it

From my perspective

From my perspective

In my opinion

In my opinion

Personally, I think

Personally, I think

As far as I’m concerned

As far as I’m concerned

I’d say it really depends

I’d say it really depends

I tend to think that

I tend to think that

I believe that

I believe that

I feel that

I feel that

The way I see it

The way I see it

To me, it seems that

To me, it seems that

If you ask me

If you ask me

In my experience

In my experience

I would say that

I would say that

I generally think that

I generally think that

I personally believe

I personally believe

I’m inclined to think

I’m inclined to think

I see it as

I see it as

I’ve always felt that

I’ve always felt that

I suppose that

I suppose that

I would argue that

I would argue that

My personal view is that

My personal view is that

I guess you could say

I guess you could say

I’d probably say that

I’d probably say that

I mostly think that

I mostly think that

I see this as

I see this as

I have the impression that

I have the impression that

It seems to me that

It seems to me that

I tend to believe that

I tend to believe that

I usually think that

I usually think that

I’d describe it as

I’d describe it as

One reason for this is that

One reason for this is that

This is mainly because

This is mainly because

The main reason is that

The main reason is that

What really matters is that

What really matters is that

This usually happens when

This usually happens when

It’s often the case that

It’s often the case that

Another reason is that

Another reason is that

this means that

this means that

because of this

because of this

as a result

as a result

This can lead to

This can lead to

This helps people to

This helps people to

This allows people to

This allows people to

This makes it easier to

This makes it easier to

This is important because

This is important because

This is mainly due to

This is mainly due to

This often results in

This often results in

This can be explained by

This can be explained by

This has a big impact on

This has a big impact on

This plays an important role

This plays an important role

The key point is that

The key point is that

What I mean is that

What I mean is that

This is why people tend to

This is why people tend to

This can affect how people

This can affect how people

This is connected to

This is connected to

This is related to

This is related to

This can influence the way

This can influence the way

This depends largely on

This depends largely on

This is especially true when

This is especially true when

This becomes more important when

This becomes more important when

For example, in my case

For example, in my case

A good example would be

A good example would be

For instance

For instance

This happened to me once

This happened to me once

I remember one time

I remember one time

I’ve had a similar experience

I’ve had a similar experience

One example I can think of

One example I can think of

This is something I’ve experienced

This is something I’ve experienced

I’ve seen this happen

I’ve seen this happen

I noticed this when

I noticed this when

I experienced this myself

I experienced this myself

In my daily life

In my daily life

In my own experience

In my own experience

From what I’ve seen

From what I’ve seen

I’ve noticed that

I’ve noticed that

I remember a situation where

I remember a situation where

I once had an experience where

I once had an experience where

This is quite common in my life

This is quite common in my life

This often happens to people I know

This often happens to people I know

I’ve come across this before

I’ve come across this before

I’ve dealt with this before

I’ve dealt with this before

I’ve personally seen this

I’ve personally seen this

I’ve experienced this many times

I’ve experienced this many times

This is something I see often

This is something I see often

I’ve noticed this trend

I’ve noticed this trend

I can relate to this

I can relate to this

I’ve been in this situation

I’ve been in this situation

This reminds me of a time when

This reminds me of a time when

I’ve seen a case where

I’ve seen a case where

I’ve heard stories about this

I’ve heard stories about this

on the other hand

on the other hand

however

however

At the same time

At the same time

To some extent

To some extent

Not necessarily

Not necessarily

In contrast

In contrast

Compared to the past

Compared to the past

While this is true

While this is true

That said

That said

Even though this is true

Even though this is true

At the same time though

At the same time though

It depends on the situation

It depends on the situation

This isn’t always the case

This isn’t always the case

This may not be true for everyone

This may not be true for everyone

There are some exceptions

There are some exceptions

This can vary from person to person

This can vary from person to person

In some cases

In some cases

In certain situations

In certain situations

This is not always true

This is not always true

This might change over time

This might change over time

This can be different for others

This can be different for others

It really depends

It really depends

This is partly true

This is partly true

There are different views on this

There are different views on this

People see this differently

People see this differently

This can be debated

This can be debated

This is open to interpretation

This is open to interpretation

This depends on many factors

This depends on many factors

This isn’t a simple issue

This isn’t a simple issue

This can go either way

This can go either way

So overall, I think

So overall, I think

That’s my general view

That’s my general view

That’s why it matters

That’s why it matters

That’s what I believe

That’s what I believe

So in general

So in general

In the end, I think

In the end, I think

All things considered

All things considered

So I’d say that

So I’d say that

That’s my main point

That’s my main point

That’s my personal opinion

That’s my personal opinion

That’s how I feel about it

That’s how I feel about it

That’s the main idea

That’s the main idea

So it really depends

So it really depends

That’s my honest opinion

That’s my honest opinion

That’s my overall impression

That’s my overall impression

That’s my final thought

That’s my final thought

So that’s my answer

So that’s my answer

That’s how I would explain it

That’s how I would explain it