Thereason is(simply)(that) …I’m sorryto interrupt/break in,but …(Well,) asa matterof fact, …Yes, up toa point,but …(Personally,) Ithink/feel/believe(that) …To put it /Let me putit anotherway: …If youaskme, …So am Iright inthinking(that) …?So is thegeneral/basicidea that …?What’s youropinion of /feeling about/ view on …?Wouldyou agreewith me(that) …?Themain/basicreason is(that) …It seemsto me(that) …Actually, /In fact, Ithink(that) …I see whatyoumean, butYes, I(absolutely)agree.Excuse me forinterrupting/breakingin, but …Do/Don’tyouagree?(Well,)what Imean is,Can I stopyou therefor amoment?Yousee, …There’ssome/a lot oftruth in whatyou say.However, …What doyou thinkabout …?My view of thematter/problemis …Thereason is(simply)(that) …I’m sorryto interrupt/break in,but …(Well,) asa matterof fact, …Yes, up toa point,but …(Personally,) Ithink/feel/believe(that) …To put it /Let me putit anotherway: …If youaskme, …So am Iright inthinking(that) …?So is thegeneral/basicidea that …?What’s youropinion of /feeling about/ view on …?Wouldyou agreewith me(that) …?Themain/basicreason is(that) …It seemsto me(that) …Actually, /In fact, Ithink(that) …I see whatyoumean, butYes, I(absolutely)agree.Excuse me forinterrupting/breakingin, but …Do/Don’tyouagree?(Well,)what Imean is,Can I stopyou therefor amoment?Yousee, …There’ssome/a lot oftruth in whatyou say.However, …What doyou thinkabout …?My view of thematter/problemis …

Usuful phrases for discussion - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The reason is (simply) (that) …
  2. I’m sorry to interrupt /break in, but …
  3. (Well,) as a matter of fact, …
  4. Yes, up to a point, but …
  5. (Personally,) I think/feel/believe (that) …
  6. To put it / Let me put it another way: …
  7. If you ask me, …
  8. So am I right in thinking (that) …?
  9. So is the general/basic idea that …?
  10. What’s your opinion of / feeling about / view on …?
  11. Would you agree with me (that) …?
  12. The main/basic reason is (that) …
  13. It seems to me (that) …
  14. Actually, / In fact, I think (that) …
  15. I see what you mean, but …
  16. Yes, I (absolutely) agree.
  17. Excuse me for interrupting/breaking in, but …
  18. Do/Don’t you agree?
  19. (Well,) what I mean is, …
  20. Can I stop you there for a moment?
  21. You see, …
  22. There’s some/a lot of truth in what you say. However, …
  23. What do you think about …?
  24. My view of the matter/problem is …