- No: 
Well to be honest…

Honestly..

- Yes:

Wow without a doubt…

Absolutely

Yeah I reckon it’s essential

For sure, in my eyes

- Not sure:

I guess so I suppose...
I suppose so I guess...

- Common mistake:

I think so yes

NOT I think yes

 

2. Giving answer

- Well, first of all…

- Well to kick off…

- For starters,…

 

3. Adding info:

- Another thing is 

- On top of that

- As far as I know

- To my knowledge

 

4. Adding emphasis

- I’d go as far to say,…,hands down

- Actually…

- As a matter of fact

In fact

And here’s the thing

Giving examples

For example

For instance

You can see this

Clarifying

Talk about many kinds of people (young,old,men,women,..)

If we are talking about

 

Contrasting

But

However

That said

Mind you

 

Concluing

Finally

In a nutshell

Overall

All in all

At the end of the day

- Absolutely

- It’s without a doubt

- I reckon it’s…

- For sure
- In my eye

- in my view

-I’d say

-I supposed so
- to kick off
-for starters
2.Add info
-another thing is
-to my knowledge
-on top of that
-as far as I know
3. Emphasis
-I'd go as far as saying
-in fact
-actually
-as a matter of fact
-ad here's the thing
4. Example
-for instance
-you can see this
5. Clarifying
-if we are talking about
6. contrast
-however
-mind you
-at the same time
7. concluding
-in a nutshell
-all in all
-overall
-at the end of the day

Mistake:
+ Hestitation
+ Repetition
 Connectives and Discourse Markers

  Fillers and Signposts

 

Opinions – I think …
Add information – also …
Emphasise – I really think
Clarify – I mean
Contrast – but
Conclude – in conclusion

 

 

Giving option
Well to be honest…
Honestly…

 Do you like …
Wow, without a doubt..

Absolutely,…

 Do you think
Yeah, I reckon it’s essential…
For sure, in my eyes, it’s really important because without…
I guess so. I suppose…

 For starters = to kick off = begin = First of all

 Adding information
Another thing is …
On top of that …
As far as a I know…
To my knowledge…

 Adding emphasis
Actually,…
As a matter of fact,…
In fact,
And here’s the thing,…

Intonation

 Giving example
You can see this with…

 Giving clarify

 Contrasting
However
But
That said
Mind you
At the same time

 Concluding
To wind up,
In a nutshell,
Overall,
All in all,
At the end of the day,

- Absolutely

- For sure
- In my eye

- in my view

-I supposed so
- to kick off
-for starters
2.add info
-another thing is
-to my knowledge
3.emphasis
-I'd go as far as saying
-in fact
-actually
-as a matter of fact
4.example
-for instance
-you can see this
5.concluding
-in a nutshell
-all in all
-overall
-at the end of the day

2.ADDING INFORMATION 
Another thing is...
On top of that...
3.ADDING EMPHASIS
I’d go as far as to stay 
Actually
In fact
And here is happening
As a matter of fact
4.GIVING EXAMPLE
For example
For instance

You can see this with...
5.CLARIFYING
Young people
Parents
Unemployments
If we are talking about 
6.CONTRASTING 
However
At the same time
 Mind you 
7.CONCLUDING  
In a nutshell,...
Overall,..

All in all,...

At the ned of the day,..

- It’s without a doubt

- Honestly, to be honest
- Wow, without a doubt/ Absolutely
- Yeah, I reckon it's essential
- For sure/ in my eyes
- I'd say it's important
- I suppose/guess
- I think so. Yes, it's important
- Well, first of all/ to kick off
- For starters
2. Add info
- Another thing is
- To my knowledge
- On top of that
- As far as I know
3. Emphasis
- I'd go as far as saying
- In fact
- Actually
- As a matter of fact
- Ad here's the thing
4. Giving example
- For instance
- For example
5. Clarifying
- If we are talking about
6. contrast
- However
- Mind you
- At the same time
7. concluding
- In a nutshell
- Ill in all
- Overall
- At the end of the day