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Monologue: Introducing Yourself & The Topic Organising Ideas

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Language functions for speaking tasks

Monologue

Introducing yourself & the topic Organising ideas


- Good afternoon, my name is ___________
- To start with, I'd like to discuss / focus on ...
and today I'm going to talk about [topic]
- First, I'm going to start talking about ...

Giving your Developing ideas - Regarding / Concerning / With respect to ____ , ...
opinion - Another point worth considering is ...
- As I see it, ... - Because of this, ... - Having said this, I would now like to focus on ...
- If you ask me, ... - As a result, ...
- I personally think that ... - For this reason, ...
- Finally, ... - To conclude, ... - Last but not least, ...
- As far as I'm concerned, ... - Consequently, ...
- I would(n't) say that ... - This is due to (the fact that) ...
- I (don't) feel/believe (that) ... - This may be due to a variety of reasons. For instance, a relevant factor is ...
- In my honest opinion, ... - ___ has both pros and cons because, on the one hand ..., yet, on the other hand, ...
- It could be argued that ... - While no one can deny that ..., we should also take into account the fact that ...

Rephrasing - Sorry, let me rephrase that. What I mean is ... - Sorry, let me start again.

Dialogue
Starting Asking for your partner's opinion
- What's your opinion on/about [+ noun / -ing] ? • After giving your opinion:
- Do you think [+ noun / -ing] would be a good idea?
Why / Why not? - What do you think?
- Hello! / Hi! - What would you say are the main reasons behind ... / - Does that make sense?
- So, we have to ... the main causes/effects of ...? - I feel that [+your opinion].
- ______ is quite an - Don't you think [+ your opinion] ? What about you?
interesting topic, - Do you agree that [+ your opinion] ? - Do you agree?
don't you think? - In which ways do you think ... ? - [your opinion], right?

Making a point Agreeing


• Showing confidence: - I totally agree with you. - That's a good point.
- There is no doubt that ... - I think the same. - I see what you mean.
- In fact, ...
- It seems clear that ... - That makes sense. - Yeah, you're right.
- Actually, ...
- And don't forget that ... - As a matter of fact, ...

• Discussing pros and cons: Disagreeing


- I would say that one of the main benefits of ____ is ... - I don't see it like that. - That's true, but ...
- ____ could be beneficial in the long term, because ... - I'm not sure about that. - I see your point, but ...
- ____ has several advantages, such as ... - Well, I see it differently. - That may be right, but ...
- While it's true that ... , it also has some disadvantages.
For instance, ...
- The major downside of ______ is / could be that ...
Turn taking
- Sorry for interrupting, but ...
Asking for clarification - Before you continue, can I just say that ... ?
- We seem to be getting off point.
- What do you mean by that? - Before we move on to the next point,
- I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I'd like to add that ... / let me say that ...

Created by Josué Álvarez Conejos

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