Giving opinions

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am opposed to
am in favour of
believe
agree
am against
am convinced that
am of the opinion that
am sure
disagree
strongly support the idea

that
In my opinion
Personally, I feel that

Giving examples
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Such as
Including
A good example of

this is
For instance
A case in point is

Pros & Cons Advantages & Disadvantages

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On one hand, on the other hand

Although, it could be said that
The advantages of this are, while the disadvantages are
Its sometimes said that, but I think

Introducing reasons for opinions

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A final reason is
A further reason is
The main reason is
On the grounds that
The most important reason is
The second reason is

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No. of films produced

25

22

20
15
No. of films produced

12

11

10
5

6
2

1. Twice as many films were made in Ukraine as in Estonia

2. The number of films produced in Romania was three times as
many as in Croatia
3. The number of films produced in Ukraine was half the number
produced in Hungary
4. The number of films produced in Belarus was exactly the same
as the number produced in Slovenia
5. As many films were made in Croatia as were produced in Estonia
6. More films were made in the Czech Republic than in any other
country in the chart
7. Fewer films were made in Belarus than in Hungary
8. The number of films produced in Slovakia was double the
number produced in Slovenia
9. The number of films produced in Ukraine was triple the number
produced in Belarus
10.
Four times as many films were made in Hungary as in
Estonia

1. Every year road transport consumed the

greatest
2. Petroleum conumption for railway was
3. In 1999 road transport consumed
4. Petroleum sonsumption by air transport
was
5. Over the years railway and water
transport consumed

quantity
amount
proportion
a lot
far
less
fewer
fewer tones of
a smaller quantity of
much higher
a lot higher
far higher
less and less
smaller and smaller amount
of
fewer and fewer tones of

of petroleum
less than for other means of
transport
petroleum than the previous year

in 1999 than ten years ealier

petroleum

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78%
o
o
o
42%
o
o
11%
o
o

4/5
nearly four out of every five
slightly fewer than four out of every five
almost four-fifths
2/5
slightly more than two-fifths
approximately two in five
1/10
roughly a tenth
just over a tenth