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Certainly I would definitely say that...
Well, I guess that generally speaking I would certainly say that...
Then select the first ―liking‖ expressions and add the topic word or a general
category of the topic.
Example: ―Well in general I would say that I'm quite
passionate about Italian
food;...‖
Now you need to add a linking word or phrase to introduce a specific type of the
topic of category (eg, pizza).
….but in particular...
...particularly...
...especially...
...specifically...
...to be more precise...
...to be more specific...
...to be more exact...
...to be more accurate...
Now add your second ―liking‖ expression with the specific type.
Example: ―Well in general I would say that I'm quite passionate about Italian food,
to
be more specific, I would probably say that I'm really into pizza and pasta.‖
Now add a linking phrase to introduce the first reason:
And I guess this is probably because...
This could be because...
This might be because...
This is due to the fact that...
I suppose the reason has something to do with the fact that...
―Well in general I would say that I'm quite passionate about Italian food, to be more
specific, I would probably say that I'm really into pizza and pasta. This is mainly because
my girlfriend is Italian so she always cooks Italian cuisine at home.‖
Now use a linking phrase to introduce your second point.
As well as this...
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In addition to this...
To add to this...
Use another ―liking‖ expression: ―As well as this, I'm
quite partial to vegetarian
food.‖
Now be more specific:
“As well as this, I'm quite partial to vegetarian food especially things like bean
curd. This could be because...I'm quite conscious of healthy eating and bean curd is a fat-
free food and it's high in nutritional value.”
So the complete structure looks like this:
“Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on...,
but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into...you know, things like
...I guess the reason why I'm a fan of ...is because I adore...In addition to this I suppose
I'm so pretty passionate about..., especially...and things like that, and this is due to the fact
that...”
Use the structure above to answer the following questions:
What food do you like?
Do you like reading?
What do you like about your hometown?
Do you like listening to music?
Do you like shopping?
What do you like about your studies/ job?
Now answer the question using your own structure.
