The key answer of exercise 6
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.2 - I know what I like for the textbook New Total English Advanced - Students' Book with authors JJ Wilson with Antonia Clare from Pearson Education
Question
- Look at the underlined phrases 1-5 in the Active grammar box. Write them in the table.
- Add the phrases from the box below to the table in the Active grammar box.
Answer
focusing on the main topic or returning to a previous line of discussion
- as far as ... is concerned
- as regards / regarding
- as for
- as I was saying
- anyway, what I was going to say was
softening an opinion or criticism
- is kind of
- it sort of
- more or less
introducing an opinion or criticism
- to be honest
- to tell you the truth
- frankly
making additional (often contrasting) points
- mind you
- as a matter of fact
- in fact