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

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