L6 - Progress

bouncing around

see what other people think about

looking beyond

stop concentrating on

hit on

come up with

ran into

face something

trying out

test something

figure out

work out something

Putting forward an idea

Couldn’t we consider …?

I would have thought it would be possible to …

I’m not sure how this would work in practice, but how about …?

Asking for clarification

It’s not clear to me what you mean by …

Oh I see, so you’re thinking …

Am I right?

Clarifying the idea

Well, for example, …

I was thinking along the lines of …

Building on the idea

Thinking about it, we could even …

And there’s nothing stopping us from … is there?

Evaluating the idea

I’m concerned about how …

I can’t help wondering …

I would cenrainly need to know … before …

That should still give you time to revise your draft.

emphasize a comparison

I still need to bring it all together.

say what remains to be done

Still, there was one place that was quite interesting.

offer a contrasting viewpoint

He still hasn’t got back to me.

say you continue to wait for something which is overdue

More worrying still is that it’s only a month away.

refer to a possibility in the future