Opinions & arguments

I'd like to think that

tentative or modest belief

You say "I'd like to think that" to express a belief or hope while sounding tentative or modest.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do your friends trust you with personal problems?

I'd like to think that they do.

Play the conversation

I'd like to think that I stay calm when other people are under pressure.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'd like to think ~~about~~ that my town is becoming more welcoming.

Say: I'd like to think that my town is becoming more welcoming.

Use “that” to introduce the belief; “think about” instead means consider a topic.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

I'd like to think that I am; I'd like to think I'm

Your turn: say it out loud

I'd like to think that I stay calm when other people are under pressure.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

I'd like to think that

tentative or modest belief

“I'd like to think that I stay calm when other people are under pressure.”

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