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1.- What to say: Expressing agreement and disagreement.

When working in a team, it’s important to debate ideas and reach agreements. Look at the following table and read the expressions used to express agreement and disagreement:

Las manos de dos hombres cogidas en señal de saludo.
Expressions to show agreement and disagreement
Expressions to show agreement Expressions to show disagreement
  • I agree with you.
  • I see what you mean.
  • I see your point.
  • That’s right.
  • That’s a good point / idea.
  • Well, I can’t argue with that.
  • I think / believe so.
  • Exactly / Certainly.
  • I don’t agree with you.
  • You’re wrong.
  • I can’t really see the point of (-ing).
  • I wouldn’t say that.
  • I’m not convinced.
  • I don’t know about it.
  • I don’t think so.
  • Not really.

Ejercicio Resuelto

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Think about it

Imagen en blanco y negro de tres chicos sentados en un banco que parece que están discutiendo por algo.

Do you agree with the following statements? Show agreement or disagreement using expressions from the table above:

  1. Top executives are too highly paid.
  2. Business leaders are born, not made.
  3. Hand-made goods are necessarily better than factory-made ones.
  4. A poor product can be made successful by using clever marketing techniques.
  5. The government should control prices in your country.
  6. Shopping on the Internet has more advantages than disadvantages.

A step ahead

If you do not want to sound rude, you need to learn how to express agreement and disagreement. Read the following article where you will find instructions to agree and disagree politely.

How to express agreement and disagreement.