It sometimes needs to pause¹ when you have to think a new idea, or just want to repeat what you have just said before. So it is necessary to remember these sentences as they may do you a favour in the IELTS Speaking test.

如果你要想些新点子或者只是想重复一下之前的话时可能要停顿一下。下面的表达值得记下来哦，在雅思口语考试中或有帮助。
 

Beginning.

 

You need time to think about the question.

 

1. That’s an interesting question.

2. Let me see.

3. I haven’t thought about that question before.

4. Where should I start?

5. There are a variety of different things I could say.

6. Wow. That’s a tough question to answer.

7. I need a couple of seconds to think about that but…

8. I’m not quite sure what to say here.

 

 

Ends

 

Finding² away to say.

 

1. So my answer to your questions is…

2. And I suppose that that is my main point.

3. And finally I’d say that…

4. My personal conclusion would be…

5. And I don’t think I have anything else to say.

 

Middles

 

You just thought of a better idea.

 

1. And I should add that…

2. Another point would be that…

3. I almost forgot to say that…

4. But there is also something else to consider…

 

You know what you just said is rubbish.

 

1. Let me try and rephrase that…

2. What I’m trying to say is…

3. Or to put it another way…

4. So the main point is…

 

You forgot the word or what you wanted to say.

 

1. Sorry, It is on the tip of my tongue.

2. I don’t know the right way to put this.

3. Sorry, I’ve forgotten the word in English.

4. I’m not sure if this is the right way to put it but…

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