Speaking Phrases Unit 5 Language of Speculation

Making speculations
I wonder if...
I suppose...
I suspect that...
I'm pretty sure that...
I'm convinced/certain/positive that...
It's impossible that...
There's no doubt that...

Responding to speculations
Definitely!
You're probably right
You may be right
Well, maybe, but...
That hardly seems likely
No way! (informal)

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Speaking Phrases Unit 6 Negotiating a solution

There are some situations when we have to negotiate to reach an agreement.  In negotiating we give up somethings in order to get other things that are important to us.

Would you consider...if I ...
If you'll...I could...
Bear in mind...
I can agree to that
That will be fine
That's not possible
I'm afraid I can't

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Speaking Phrases Unit 8 - Making Suggestions

Phrases useful when giving advice to people who are not close family or friends.  These are softer forms of giving advice with indirect expressions especially in a business setting.

Why don't you...?
How about...?
Have you thought about...?
Have you considered...?
What if you...?
Maybe you should...
You could...

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Money: Saving and Spending Vocabulary

Quizlet Games

benefit	advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit
get my finances in order	organize my money, debt, savings, and accounts.
get out of debt	to pay all of the money owed to others
invest	put money into something to try to earn more money
live paycheck to paycheck	spending all of your income before receiving your next pay from your employer
make ends meet	have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
max out	take something to the limit, reach a limit
pay off	finish paying for something
put away	save money
reward	benefit resulting from some event or action
run out	to use all of (something) and have no more left.
splurge	buy something expensive that you probably don't need
squander	spend wastefully
stick to a budget	make a plan how you spend what you earn and no more
sustain	support for an extended period of time
economy	the system of production and distribution and consumption
emigrate	leave one's country of residence for a new one
immigrant	a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
migrate	move from one country or region to another and settle there
mobile	moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
opportunity	possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
start from scratch	To do it all over again from the beginning
worth it	valuable, deserving you time and effort

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Gerunds and Infinitives Videos

Watch these videos to review the use of gerunds and infinitives

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Reporting Verbs in English

Reporting Verbs that are followed by that:

Examples:

Direct Speech: "The report needs to be edited"
Reported Speech:  He said the report needed to be edited.
Reporting Verbs: He found that the report needed editing.

Direct Speech: "I deserve a second chance."
Reported Speech: He said he deserved a second chance.
Reporting Verbs:He insisted that he deserved a second chance.

Direct Speech: "It's my fault the letter was late."
Reported Speech: She said it was her fault the letter was late.
Reporting Verbs:She acknowledged that it was her fault the letter was late.

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Speaking Phrases Unit 7

Write a sentence using your assigned phrase.

We should probably...
Don't you think we ought to...
Let's just...
It seems to me...
Look at it this way...
If we...then...
If we were...

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ELENA
Look at it this way, I´m sure you would like to know the truth about what happened.

BERTA

It seems to me easier to go to work than stay at home.

JOSE D.

Don't you think we ought to buy tickets for the king´s cup final?

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