Target 9 speaking techniques

say that… Well in my view, I suppose I 
would say that… Well in my estimation, I 
guess that… Well generally it’s my belief 
that… 
Now use a structure to say that ‘there are 
many reasons’ 
There are probably a number of factors 
involved. There are obviously a number of 
motives surrounding this idea. There are 
unquestionably a number of explanations 
for this. There are undoubtedly a variety of 
justifications behind this.
Now introduce your first reason: 
The chief cause might be that … The main 
basis is probably because… The key 
explanation is possibly because… 
Introduce the second reason: 
As well as this, a subsequent factor could 
be because… at the same time, a 
secondary motive could be that…
Part 3 Question Type 4: Advantages 
‘What are the advantages of travelling by 
train?’ 
‘Well I suppose that there are quite a few clear 
benefits, but I would probably say that for the 
most part, the one thing that really stands out 
is that trains are really cheap, especially for 
long distance travel inasmuch as you can travel 
from one side of Uzbekistan to the other for a 
few thousand sums. I guess that another 
obvious plus point is that it is much faster than 
travelling by road insofar as you can save time 
travelling on trains. Along with this, a further 
merit is that you can sleep quite comfortably 
on long train journeys.’ 
Begin with an opening linking phrase that 
explains that ‘there are many advantages’.
Well I suppose that there are quite a few 
clear benefits. Clearly there are a number 
of obvious merits. Sure there are a few