SPEAKING | Proposing solutions, giving reasons and justifications
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Proposing solutions (اقتراح حلول) |
Another way forward could be (organising courses). |
طريقة أخرى للمضي قدماً قد تكون (تنظيم دورات). |
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In my opinion, we should also be good at (giving tips about …). |
في رأيي، يجب أن نكون أيضًا جيدين في (إعطاء نصائح عن …). |
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We need to face this problem head on. |
علينا أن نواجه هذه المشكلة مباشرةً. |
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Given the difficulty/urgency of the problem, we need to … |
نظرًا لصعوبة/إلحاح المشكلة، علينا أن … |
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Giving reasons (justifications) (إعطاء أسباب وتبريرات) |
My reason for saying that is … |
سببي لقول ذلك هو … |
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The reasoning behind that is that … |
المنطق وراء ذلك هو أن … |
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The logic underpinning such an approach is that … |
المنطق الذي يدعم هذا الأسلوب هو أن … |
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What I’m trying to say is that some people … |
ما أحاول قوله هو أن بعض الناس … |
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Acknowledging another person’s suggestions (الاعتراف باقتراح الآخر) |
Actually, that’s a really good option. |
في الحقيقة، هذا خيار جيد جدًا. |
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I see where you’re going with that. |
أفهم قصدك من ذلك. |
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Good thinking. |
تفكير جيد. |
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You’re spot on. |
أنت محق تمامًا. |
Examples :
Proposing solutions
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Another way forward could be (organising courses).
➡ Another way forward could be organising courses about healthy eating. -
In my opinion, we should also be good at (giving tips about …).
➡ In my opinion, we should also be good at giving tips about saving energy. -
We need to face this problem head on.
➡ We need to face this problem head on before it gets worse. -
Given the difficulty/urgency of the problem, we need to …
➡ Given the urgency of the problem, we need to act now.
Giving reasons (justifications)
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My reason for saying that is …
➡ My reason for saying that is many families waste food every week. -
The reasoning behind that is that …
➡ The reasoning behind that is that supermarkets throw away food for small defects. -
The logic underpinning such an approach is that …
➡ The logic underpinning such an approach is that it saves money and resources. -
What I’m trying to say is that some people …
➡ What I’m trying to say is that some people buy more than they need.
Acknowledging another person’s suggestions
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Actually, that’s a really good option.
➡ Actually, that’s a really good option for reducing waste. -
I see where you’re going with that.
➡ I see where you’re going with that, it makes sense. -
Good thinking.
➡ Good thinking! Let’s try it in our school project. -
You’re spot on.
➡ You’re spot on! That’s exactly the problem we need to solve.