iBT Speaking Materials | Paired Choice Task Question
The Second Question you're going to encounter in the TOFEL iBT Speaking Section is The Paired Choice Task Quesion. In this question, you're presented with two points of view on one issue or two alternative methods of doing something, and you have to decide which of the two points you agree with. Moreover; you have to give specific reasons why you agree with that point of view. Below you'll find some useful phrases that will help you state your choice in a simple and organized way.
Stating Your Own Choice
●I think that + (Sentence)
●I believe that + (Sentence)
●I feel that + (Sentence)
●personally, I think that + (Sentence)
●personally, I believe that + (Sentence)
●personally, I feel that + (Sentence)
●It's my opinion that + (Sentence)
●In my opinion, + (Sentence)
●I would say that + (Sentence)
Preference
●I enjoy (v + ing)
●I prefer to + V1
●I prefer (v + ing) to (v + ing)
●I'd rather V1 than V1
Agreement or Disagreement
●I agree (or disagree) with the idea that + (Sentence)
●I agree (or disagree) with those people who think that
+(Sentence)
●I agree(or disagree) that + (Sentence)
Generality
●In general, I think that + (Sentence)
●I believe that + (n/phrasal n) is/are generally + (adj)
●On the whole, I enjoy (v + ing)
Contrasting Ideas (Admit the Opposition)
●Many people like the idea of (v + ing) .....
However, I think that + (Sentence)
●(Sentence) .However, (Sentence)
●(Sentence) ,but (Sentence)
●I see some advantage in ............
For example, .......... However, ............
Giving Reasons
●There are several good reasons why....
...... one is that ...........another is that.....
●One reason why ..........is that.......... another is that ...........
●why is (n) my favorite........... One reason is that............
A second reason is that...
..........
●I think that + (Sentence) because .......... and also because .............
Giving Examples
●For example,
●such as
Conclusion
●For these reasons, I think that + (Sentence)
●In conclusion, + (Sentence)
●In short, + (Sentence)
●All in all, + (Sentence)
Stating Your Own Choice
●I think that + (Sentence)●I believe that + (Sentence)
●I feel that + (Sentence)
●personally, I think that + (Sentence)
●personally, I believe that + (Sentence)
●personally, I feel that + (Sentence)
●It's my opinion that + (Sentence)
●In my opinion, + (Sentence)
●I would say that + (Sentence)
Preference
●I enjoy (v + ing)●I prefer to + V1
●I prefer (v + ing) to (v + ing)
●I'd rather V1 than V1
Agreement or Disagreement
●I agree (or disagree) with the idea that + (Sentence)●I agree (or disagree) with those people who think that
+(Sentence)
●I agree(or disagree) that + (Sentence)
Generality
●In general, I think that + (Sentence)
●I believe that + (n/phrasal n) is/are generally + (adj)
●On the whole, I enjoy (v + ing)
Contrasting Ideas (Admit the Opposition)
●Many people like the idea of (v + ing) .....
However, I think that + (Sentence)
●(Sentence) .However, (Sentence)
●(Sentence) ,but (Sentence)
●I see some advantage in ............
For example, .......... However, ............
Giving Reasons
●There are several good reasons why....
...... one is that ...........another is that.....
●One reason why ..........is that.......... another is that ...........
●why is (n) my favorite........... One reason is that............
A second reason is that...
..........
●I think that + (Sentence) because .......... and also because .............
Giving Examples
●For example,
●such as
Conclusion
●For these reasons, I think that + (Sentence)
●In conclusion, + (Sentence)
●In short, + (Sentence)
●All in all, + (Sentence)
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