Activity 02 – Key expressions

A) Objecting a Proposal

  • I’m afraid we can’t agree to that.
  • I see you point, however, don’t you think…?
  • I’m sorry that doesn’t work for us because…
  • I understand what you’re saying, but
  • May we offer an alternative?
  • A better solution might be to…
  • That’s not exactly how we see it.
  • I have some reservations about that

B)  Negotiating a compromise/Setting conditions

  • Would it be possible to…?
  • How flexible can you be on that?
  • We’d like to propose…
  • I’m ready to agree if you can …
  • If I agree, would you be willing to …?
  • Would you be willing to accept a compromise?
  • As long as
  • On condition that 
  • Unless
  • Providing

C) Accepting a compromise

  • I think we can agree with you on that. 
  • You have a strong point there.
  • I’m all in favor of that.
  • I believe we have an agreement
  • I don’t see any problem with that. 
  • I think this agreement is acceptable to us
  • That all sounds reasonable to us
  • I think we have a deal
  • I think we might just have a deal
  • I can agree to that
  • I don’t think it would be any problem to accept
  • Okay, let’s go for it
  • Sure, I don’t see how that would be a problem.
LearnSpace-beta-logo-1

Copyright © 2021 Keith Industries Learning. All rights reserved