Friday, March 1, 2013

answer "liking" question

...the first thing I would say is that it's absolutely enormous,maybe even one of the biggest cities in Asia I guess.

Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on animals, but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into domestic pets like dogs. I guess the reason why I'm a fan of dogs is because I adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about endangered species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards wildlife protection.

possible starting phrases for "liking" questions include:

Well in general I would say that...
Actually, I suppose that for the most part I'd probably say that...
Well, to be honest I should really say that...
Of course I think I'd have to say that...
Certainly I would definitely say that...
Well, I guess that generally speaking I would certainly say that...

add a linking word or phrase to introduce a  specific type of the topic or category
...but in particular...
...particularly...
...especially...
...specifically...
...to be more precise...
...to be more specific...
...to be more exact...
...to be more accurate...

Example: Well in general I would say that I'm quite passionate about Italian food, to be more specific, I would probably say that I'm really into prize and pasta.

add a linking phrase to introduce the first reason:
And I guess this is probably because...
This could be because...
This might be because...
This is due to the fact that...
I suppose the reason has something to do with the fact that...

Example: Well in general I would say that I'm quite passionate about Italian food; to be more specific I would probably say that I'm really into pizza and pasta. This is mainly because my girlfriend is Italian so she always cooks Italian cuisine at home.

Now use a linking phrase to introduce your second point.
As well as this...
To add to this...
In addition to this...

Example: As well as this, I'm quite partial to vegetarian food especially things like been curd. This could be because.. I'm quite conscious of healthy eating and bean curd is a  fat-free food and it's high in nutritional value.

the complete structure looks like this:
Well to be quite honest, in general I would say that I'm actually quite keen on ..., but in particular I would probably have to say that I'm really into ... you know, things like ...I guess the reason why I'm a fan of ...is because I adore... In addition to this I suppose I'm also pretty passionate about...,especially... and things like that, and this is due to the fact that...

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