Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

Example 2 – you don’t know what you want to say – be more cautious

Now look at this example. Here the speaker doesn’t know what to say at the beginning of the answer but still makes a coherent response. I have highlighted the key language in red. There are 4 points to note:

1. 
   repeat/reflect the language of the question at the start to give thinking time and to get the language in your head
   
2. 
   the use of a weak opinion word (“suppose”) allows you to change your mind later
   
3. 
   the use of might/may allows you to change your mind half way through and stay coherent
   
4. 
   the use of “although” coherently links the two different ideas together
   

“How do you think your city will change in the next 20 years?”

How do I think it will change? That’s a tough question and one I haven’t thought about before.I suppose it might be pretty much the same as it is now. Although now I come to think of it, there are a lot of new industries that have been set up there recently and people want to move there. Just to give you one example: in my own street at least 10 new houses have been built in the last 2 years alone. So, I suppose it may grow substantially in the next 20 years.“

This is the basic pattern used. Please note that it is just one alternative and should not be learned by heart.