Communicative Functions of the language

A exprima şi descoperi atitudini/emoţii(a exprima şi a solicita o opinie, a exprima motive, a accepta şi refuza o ofertă/ invitaţie, a exprima obligaţia/interdicţia de a face ceva, a trage concluzii, a exprima opinii personale, a exprima o dorinţă/necesitate, a exprima preferinţele, a exprima intenţia, a folosi stilul formal/informal, a da sfaturi, a cere scuze).

Do you like...?

Yes, I like it very much

No, I don’t like it at all!

It’s great!It’s awful!

It’ s interesting...

That’s amazing!/extraordinary!

I’d choose...

Do you agree with me when I say that...?

Right1/Too true!/You’re absolutely right!

I absolutely agree with...

Oh, quite/ exactly/definitely...

That’s precisely my opinion...

Mm/yes?/Could be...but...

True, but don’t you think...?

Possibly, but you must admit...

I see what you mean, but...

That’s one way of looking at it, but...

Yes, but on the other hand...

I agree in principle/on the whole, but...

Nonsense!/ No way! /Never!

You must be joking!

I’m afraid I disagree with...

I’m afraid I can’t accept...

I see things rather differently(myself)

What do you think/feel about...?

I agree with you/ I don’t agree...

I think/believe/feel...

You should...

If I were you, I’d...

I’d prefer...

I’d rather...

I wish...

I think it would be better...

You’d better...

I would suggest that...

To my mind...

It strikes me that...

I’m totally opposed to...

I’m in favour of...

It seems to me that...

On balance, I’d say that...

I feel very strongly that...

I’m absolutely convinced that...

I tend to think that...

There’s no point in...(-ing)

I think it’s worth...(-ing)

They say that..., but I...

It is believed that...but...

People think...but what they do not realise is...

Contrary to what is believed, I would say that...

Will you come to...?/How about...?

I would be glad to...

I’m sorry, I don’t think I can...

I’m busy with...

I will definitely be there...

I’d love to...

I’ll surely miss...

It’ll be my pleasure to...

I hate...(-ing)

I dislike...(-ing)

I’m not in favour of...(-ing)

I’m not a total supporter of...

May I...?/Must I...?

I  must/may...

It’s not totally necessary to...

It’s compulsory to...

It’s absolutely necessary to...

I’m forced to...

I have to...

I don’t have to.../needn’t...

Exerciţii aplicative

Sort 8 of the above expressions on two columns, according to their degree of formality. Selectaţi 8 din expresiile de mai sus pe două coloane, după gradul de formalitate:

Formal	Informal	Neutru
I absolutely agree with... ..................................................... ..................................................... ...................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... .................................................... .................................................... .................................................... ..................................................... .................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... ...................................................... .....................................................	Right! .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..................................................	I like it! ............................................. ............................................. .............................................. .............................................. ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................