11. Explaining
Example question： Why are many older people reluctant to learn computer skills?
The reason why…… is because / is that……
The main reason why…… is because / is that……
One reason why…… is because / is that……
One possible explanation (for that) is……
To understand why……..，you first need to…….. (understand，know，be aware that)
Well，it's like this： …….
You could look at it this way：……
12. Speculating ( = Guessing When You Don't Know)
(When talking about the present or the past)
Example question： Do old people in China have opportunities to attend any forms of classes?
Well，I'm not sure but……
Well，I've never thought about that before but……
I imagine……
I guess……
I suppose……
I'd say ..
13. Speculating ( = guessing) About the Future
(Most commonly，how the future will change，compared to now.)
Example question： How do you think the tourist industry (in China) will develop in the future?
I predict…… + a noun
I (can) foresee…… + [a noun + 现在分词] or + a noun
I imagine / suppose / guess ……
…… will + adverb (or，adverb + will)
…… be (present tense) likely to……
…… be (present tense) bound to……
…… be (present tense) + going to + V (原形动词) = "will" + V (原形动词)
There’ll probably / possibly be……
We might see / have……
…… will be + 现在分词……
…… might be + 现在分词……
I'd be surprised if + past tense/past continuous tense
I'll be very surprised if + present tense/past continuous tense
I expect ..
14. Expressing Plans，Intentions and Hopes for the Future
Example question： What are your future work plans? (after you graduate)
I plan to……
My plan is to……
I plan on + Ving (动名词)
I intend to……
I hope to……
I'm going to……
My ambition is to……
My immediate goal is to……
My ultimate (= final) goal is to……
Ultimately，……
Hopefully，……
Ideally，……
I expect to……
I’d like to…… = I want to ..
As an alternative，I might……
If all goes well，I'll / I should……
If everything goes according to plan，I'll / I should……
My dream is to……
It's always been my hope/plan/ambition/dream to……
My heart is set on + Ving (动名词)
15. Clarifying
What I mean is……
My meaning is……
In other words，
That is to say，……
Let me put that another way.
To put that another way，……
What I'm trying to say is……
My point is that……
More specifically，……
For example，……
For instance，……
16. Explaining a Word When you have Forgotten (or don't know) the Word
"I can't remember the word but……..
it's a thing that……
it's a type of……
it's something you……
he's a person who……
it's something like……
it's similar to……
it's kind of like a……"
These sentences use the present tense because you are speaking in general. For example，"It's a thing，a tool that you use to put air into your bicycle tyre - you use it like this" (Show the action). (a bicycle pump)
17. Speaking in General
On the whole，……
As a rule，……
In general，
Generally，……
Generally speaking，……
For the most part，……
Typically，
Usually，
