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

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