1. Julián Monzón Pulido 2º Bach. E

2.  Formal writing (Discursive essay, business letters)  Formal speech (Business meeting, speeches)  Informal speech  Neutral speech (Advising with interest) Any of these expressions can be switched from one group to another depending on for example the tone of voice.

3.  It goes without saying that…  One of the most successful ways of…is..  Most experts agree that…  The point I am making can be effectively illustrated by an example.  There are…mane reasons why I hold this point of view.

4.  Surely the most sensible thing would be to…  Can´t I persuade you to…  I think it would be a pity if we didn´t…  Are you quite sure you wont reconsider?  I think you might regret it later if you didn´t…  Couldn´t you be persuaded to…

5.  Come on!  Don´t be like that!  Can´t you just…  Why don´t you…  Do it for my sake!  Not even for me?  Just this once!

6.  I really think you should…  Are you really sure you can´t…?  You´d do well to…  Think it over, at least.  Give it some thought.

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