Native speaker featuresWell Actually In fact OkayOf course Certainly Absolutely PossiblyI suppose I guess I think I imagineReally Probably Quite AlmostSort ofKind of So Especially Like You know I mean PerhapsMaybeIn short Rather In some waysI have to say I must say I would sayThe thing about The point is AlrightTo be honest In all fairnessFor instance For example It goes without saying It really depends On the whole All things consideredPart1Type “Description” QuestionsQuestion : Tell me about your hometown?AnswerWell, as you can probably guess I come from Beijing and I have lived here all my life although at the moment Im studying in another city Tianjin. I suppose if I had to describe Beijing, the first thing I would say is that its absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the biggest cities in Asia I guess. Its so big in fact that even the locals have problems finding their way around. Another significant characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and contemporary architecture. Actually some of the Chinas most renowned landmarks are “slap-bang” in the middle of Beijing. Opening phrase (Lead-in phrase)Well, as you can probably guess I come from Beijing and I have lived here all my life although at the moment Im studying in another city Tianjin. I suppose if I had to describe Beijing, First pointing phrasethe first thing I would say is that its absolutely enormous, maybe even one of the biggest cities in Asia I guess. Its so big in fact that even the locals have problems finding their way around. Second pointing phraseAnother significant characteristic is that it offers examples of both classical and contemporary architecture. Actually, some of the Chinas most renowned landmarks are “slap-bang” in the middle of Beijing. Other Opening phrase (Lead-in phrase)Ok thenAlrightWell, you knowActuallyRight, OkWell, first of allOther First pointing phrasethe point Id like to begin with is thatI could start off by saying thatMy initial point would be thatI need to start off by pointing out thatthe main thing you need to know is thatI suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact thatI really need to kick off with the point that Other Second pointing phraseA second feature which I should mention is thatAs well as that, I could say thatOn top of that, I can also add thatAlso, I suppose I should say thatOther Third pointing phraseAnd I shouldnt forget to mention thatIn addition to what Ive just said, I can add thatSomething else that I need to comment on is thatI guess I could also remark on the fact thatPart2Type “Liking” QuestionsQuestion : Do you like animals?AnswerWell to be quite honest, in general I would say that Im actually quite keen on animals, but in particular I would probably have to say Im really into domestic pets like dogs. I guess the reason why Im a fan of dogs is because I simply adore their loyalty and companionship. In addition to dogs, I suppose Im pretty passionate about endangered species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards wild life protection. Opening phraseWell to be quite honest, in general I would say that Liking phraseIm actually quite keen on animals, Introduction of a specific type of topic or category but in particular I would probably have to say Im really into domestic pets like dogs. Introduction of the first reasonI guess the reason why Im a fan of dogs is because I simply adore their loyalty and companionship. Introduction of the second reasonIn addition to dogs, I suppose Im pretty passionate about endangered species, especially dolphins and things like that and this is due to the fact I feel some degree of responsibility towards wild life protection. Other Opening phraseActually, I suppose that for the most part Id probably say thatWell, to be honest I should really say thatOf course, I think Id have to say thatCertainly, I would definitely say thatWell, I guess that generally speaking I would certainly say thatAlternative language to “liking”Im fairly keen onIm quite fond ofIm quite a big fan ofIm quite enthusiastic aboutIm quite partial toIm quite passionate aboutIm totally mad aboutIm absolutely crazy overOther Introduction of a specific type of topic or categoryto be more precise.to be more specificto be more exactto be more accuratespecificallyparticularlyOther Introduction of the first reasonThis could be becauseThis might be becauseI suppose the re