B2.2 Trinity - Collaborative Phase

What, when, where, why, who

Find out what may have happened to the speaker before the dilemma occurred or before the speaker arrived at his/her opinion.

Express your opinion
Your opinion needs to match the information collected in the background story.

Agreement

I couldn´t agree more. (No podría estar más de acuerdo)
I (completely) agree (Estoy completamente de acuerdo)
I totally agree with you estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo
Exactly Exactamente
I know/see what you mean Sé / veo a qué te refieres
I guess you´re right Supongo que estas en lo correcto
I see where you´re coming from Veo de donde vienes

Disagreement

I know/see what you mean, but... Sé / veo a qué te refieres, pero ...
I take your point, but... Entiendo tu punto, pero ...
I see what you´re saying, but... Ya veo lo que dices, pero ...
Unfortunately, I (completely) disagree. Desafortunadamente, estoy (completamente) en desacuerdo.
I´m afraid I (totally) disagree. Me temo que estoy (totalmente) en desacuerdo.
I´m sorry, but I can´t agree Lo siento pero no puedo estar de acuerdo
I´m afraid I don´t see it the same way as you Me temo que no lo veo igual que tu

Once you know the background information and have shared opinions, you are in a position to give advice to the examiner. Remember that it has to be related to what you found out. They may agree or NOT. Do not panic.

- If I were you, I´d... Si yo fuera tú, me...
- If I were in your shoes, I´d... Si estuviera en tus zapatos, yo ...

- Why don´t you... ? ¿Por qué no ...?

- Have you considered...? Ha considerado...?

- I think you should... Creo que deberías...

- Perhaps, you should/could... Quizás, deberías / podrías ...