1. Basic SPEAKING STRATEGIES
DEFINITION OCH EXAMPLES

2. What are speaking strategies?
Speaking strategy is a strategy used to have a conversation, maintain it and keep it go on in a natural way.
The first rule of improving speaking skills is to speak, converse, talk as much as you can! 

3. Funktionella strategier i konversationen
ställa frågor till andra som för samtalet vidare
be någon förklara när man inte förstår istället för att säga att man inte kan
omformulera sig när man saknar ord
vara koncentrerad och lyssnande
nicka och bekräfta andras inlägg som är funktionella

4. Sentence starters One reason is ... The main reason is ...
This might be because ...
That’s why ...
This can lead to ...
As a result ...
So ...
It can have a positive/negative effect on ...

5. Giving opinion I think ……… I don’t think…..
Wow! That was a great …………!
Personally, I believe ……..
In my opinion...
The way I see it...
If you want my honest opinion ...
As far as I'm concerned ...
If you ask me ...
This is really interesting for me.
Excuse me, but I have difficulty believing that …

6. ASKING FOR AN OPINION Do you agree that …?
I’m curious about your thought.
What about you?
What's your idea?
What are your thoughts on this?
How do you feel about that?
Do you have anything to say about this?
What do you think?
Do you agree?
Wouldn't you say that?
Really?

7. EXPRESSING AGREEMENT I agree. I was just going to say that
I agree with you 100 percent.
Right.
I couldn't agree with you more.
Yes, I know what you mean.
That's so true.
I am like you…
That's for sure.
Yeah, exactly.
You're absolutely right.
I guess so.
Absolutely.
Oh, good point
That's exactly how I feel.
Exactly.

8. Expressing disagreement
I'm afraid I don’t agree with you.
No doubt about it.
(weak) I suppose so./I guess so.
You have a point there but ...
It isn’t a bad idea, but ...
I am sorry. I don’t agree with you.
Really?  I don’t think so.
I doubt it.
Really? For me, …………. is better.
I respect your opinion, but …
Wait. I don’t think ….

9. INTERRUPTIONS Can I add something here?
Is it okay if I jump in for a second?
If I might add something...
Sorry to interrupt, but...
(after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying...
(after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.

10. SETTLING AN ARGUMENT Let's just move on, shall we? Let's drop it.
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.