Sunday, November 10, 2019
Useful Phrases for Structured Structured Monologue
Useful Phrases for Structured Structured Monologue M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Structuring When delivering a structured monologue, one of the ways to begin your presentation is to outline its structure, using one of the following phrases: Iââ¬â¢ve divided my presentation/speech into three (main) parts. In my presentation/speech Iââ¬â¢ll focus on three major issues. M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Effective Openings In order to grab the attention of the audience you may employ one of the following devices: Rhetorical questions;Interesting facts; Stories and scenarios; Problems to think about; Quotations. M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Rhetorical questions Is market research important for product development? Do we really need time management seminars? Interesting facts According to an article I read recently, â⬠¦ Did yo u know that â⬠¦ ? Iââ¬â¢d like to share an amazing fact / figure with you. M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Stories and Scenarios Let me tell you what happened to me â⬠¦ Suppose â⬠¦ Imagine â⬠¦ Problem Problem to think aboutSuppose you wanted to â⬠¦ . How would you go about it? Imagine you had to â⬠¦ . What would be your first step? M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Quoting a well-known person As â⬠¦ once said, â⬠¦ To quote a well-known writer, â⬠¦ To To put it in the words of â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Introducing a Point When delivering the presentation on the particular subject it is relevant to introduce the key points. You may use one of the following phrases: First First of all I'd like to point out â⬠¦ The main problem is â⬠¦ The question of â⬠¦Speaking of â⬠¦ M . Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Enumeration of points If you are asked to provide several reasons, factors or arguments in a row, you have to organize them in the logical way. In order to structure your answer properly enumerate the main points using one of the suggested phrases: first first of all, Iââ¬â¢d like to say â⬠¦ in addition to that â⬠¦ moreover, â⬠¦ furthermore, â⬠¦ another example of this is â⬠¦ first, second, third â⬠¦ Finally, â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Moving to the next pointThis leads directly to my next point. This brings us to the next question. Letââ¬â¢s now move on / turn to â⬠¦ After examining this point, letââ¬â¢s turn to â⬠¦ Letââ¬â¢s now take a look at â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Going back As I said / mentioned earlier, â⬠¦ Let me come back to what I said before â⬠¦ Letââ¬â¢s go back to what we were discussing earlier. As Iââ¬â¢ve already explained, â⬠¦ As I pointed out in the first section, â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Stating something as a fact Do not be afraid to state some information as a well-known act, if it is justified by the subject of discussion. However, you should be very careful when applying one of the following phrases: As As everyone knows â⬠¦ It is generally accepted that â⬠¦ There can be no doubt that â⬠¦ It is a fact that â⬠¦ Nobody will deny that â⬠¦ Everyone knows that â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Giving Your Opinion There exist a variety of ways how to express your opinion when speaking English. The choice of an expression to be used in the particular situation depends on how strong your opinion is, i. e. how sure you are about a artic ular thing. M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Giving Your Opinion Neutrally I thinkâ⬠¦ I feel thatâ⬠¦ In my opinionâ⬠¦ As As far as I'm concernedâ⬠¦ As I see itâ⬠¦ In my view I tend to think thatâ⬠¦ From my point of viewâ⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Giving a Strong Opinion I'm absolutely convinced thatâ⬠¦ I'm sure thatâ⬠¦ I strongly believe thatâ⬠¦ I have no doubt thatâ⬠¦ There is no doubt that â⬠¦ I am absolutely certain that â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Expressing Uncertainty I definitely doubt if that â⬠¦I am not sure that â⬠¦ I am not certain that â⬠¦ As far as I know â⬠¦ It is very doubtful whether â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Giving reasons These standard phrases are useful in a variety o f situations, when you are asked to explain something providing additional information or giving the reasons. The reason for this is (that) â⬠¦ I base my argument on â⬠¦ I tell you all this because â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Rephrasing Expressions Sometimes we say things that other people don't understand, or we give the wrong impression.If you are asked to explain or clarify your idea, do not use the same expressions and/or phrases, try to reformulate it starting your answer using one of the following phrases: M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠What I meant to say wasâ⬠¦ Let me rephrase thatâ⬠¦ Let me put this another wayâ⬠¦ Perhaps Perhaps I'm not making myself clearâ⬠¦ The basic idea isâ⬠¦ One way of looking at it isâ⬠¦ Another way of looking at it isâ⬠¦ What I want to say isâ⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å¾Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Indicating the end of your talk Iââ¬â¢m now approaching / nearing the end of my resentation. Well, this brings me to the end of my presentation. That covers just about everything I wanted to say about â⬠¦ As a final point, Iââ¬â¢d like to â⬠¦ Finally, Iââ¬â¢d like to highlight one key issue. M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examâ⬠Drawing conclusions and sum-ming up The obvious conclusion is â⬠¦ Last but not least â⬠¦ The only alternative (left) is â⬠¦ The The only possible solution/conclusion is â⬠¦ In conclusion we can say that â⬠¦ To cut a long story short, â⬠¦ Just to give you the main points again, â⬠¦ M. Platonova ââ¬Å"Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Examââ¬
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