6. Disagreeing – niezgadzanie się

Dziś prezentujemy – niezgadzanie się – szósty  z dziesięciu tekstów na temat funkcji językowych i będziemy uczyć się o tym jak się nie zgadzać. Prezentujemy poziomowaną listę różnych zwrotów i wyrażeń.

Poziom elementarny (A2)

  • I understand what you are saying, but…
  • That’s a good point, but…
  • You could be right, but

Poziom niżej średniozaawansowany (B1)

  • (But) don’t you think that…?
  • (But) what about…?
  • I don’t really agree.
  • I read something about this and…
  • I used to think that (way)…, but…
  • I’d like to agree (with you), but…
  • That doesn’t really make sense (to me).
  • You could say that, but…

Poziom średniozaawansowany (B1/B2)

  • (But) don’t you feel that…?
  • … thinks/ says that too, but…
  • Have you also thought about…?
  • I (initially) thought that way too, but…
  • I agree up to a point, but…
  • I don’t know as much about this as you, but…
  • I have (very) limited experience of this, but…
  • I heard/ learnt/ read that too, but…
  • I’m no expert on this, but…
  • It’s difficult to argue with that, but…
  • Many people would agree with you, but…
  • That is a common belief, but…
  • The (vast) majority of experts/ researchers agree (with me) that…
  • You could well be right, but…

Poziom wyżej średniozaawansowany (B2/B2+)

  • (But) didn’t you say…?
  • (But) wouldn’t you say that…?
  • (That sounds good) in theory, but…
  • … (but) in reality,…
  • Although it’s difficult to argue with that,…
  • I can see a hole in that argument.
  • I thought we’d (already) agreed…
  • I wish that was the case, but…
  • I’m more convinced by…
  • If everyone thought that way,…
  • If that were the case,…
  • My reply to that would be…
  • Not in my experience. …
  • That all makes sense, apart from…
  • That is a common misconception.
  • That might well be the case, but…
  • That’s not the way I see it (at all).
  • The hole in that argument is…
  • The problem with that argument is…
  • There’s a lot of truth in that, but…
  • Well, you know more about this than me, but…
  • You haven’t convinced me.
  • You may think that, but…

Poziom zaawansowany (C1/C2)

  • But) aren’t you forgetting…?
  • Although it is difficult to see a hole in that argument, …
  • Aren’t you assuming that…?
  • Aren’t you jumping to conclusions?
  • Doesn’t that opinion mean that…?
  • Have you taken… into consideration?
  • I can see how you might think that, but…
  • I can see where you are coming from, but…
  • I don’t think you’ve taken… into consideration.
  • I hold the opposing view (that…)
  • I might/ would have thought that way too if…
  • I think you might be forgetting…
  • I was with you until you said…
  • I would (still) argue that…
  • I wouldn’t (quite) put it that way myself.
  • I’d go along with that up to a point, but…
  • I’m going to need some persuading.
  • I’m not following your logic (there).
  • My initial reply to that would be…
  • My point was…
  • That belief is based on…
  • That does (seem to) match the evidence, but…
  • That doesn’t tally with the information I have.
  • That made (perfect) sense up to the point you said…
  • That sounds plausible, but…
  • That view is somewhat old fashioned.
  • The (inherent) contradiction in that argument is…
  • The (logical) conclusion of what you are saying is…
  • The (obvious) response to that is…
  • There is a (little) nugget of truth in that, but…
  • We don’t seem to be in complete agreement here.
  • You don’t seem to have addressed my point that…
  • You might have convinced me if…
  • You seem to be starting from false assumptions.
  • Your experience must be very different from mine.

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