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MEDIATION - USEFUL LANGUAGE

SUMMARISING

The infographic/article/text… discusses…

The article/text…deals with (three) main points: …,… and…

The main idea is that…

These are the main ideas you need to know:

Let me summarise the main points of the article for you:

Let me share with you some of the most relevant ideas/salient points:

REPORTING VERBS (instead of ‘the writer says/thinks’…):

The text makes a series of suggestions/gives a The articles gives a series of tips on how to
series of tips on how to … save money over Christmas.
The text argues that … The text argues that distance learning may
be appropriate in some cases.
The text points out The text points out that some governments are
taking steps in that direction.
The text highlights The text highlights the advantages of booking
tickets in advance.
The text outlines The text outlines the measures put in place by some
governments.
The text suggests that… The text suggests that there are a series of
measures that should come into effect immediately.
The author claims that … The author claims that not enough is being done to
tackle the climate crisis.
He/she holds the view that… She holds the view that the digital gap can hamper
the chances of many students.
He/she discusses (different points of view/pros and The author discusses different views on the
cons…) health crisis.
He/she is convinced that … He is convinced (that) the scheme will be
successful.
He/she wonders whether / what … He wonders whether the scheme will be successful
(or not).
He/she is doubtful about … He is doubtful about the chances of success of that
scheme.

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SEQUENCING

To begin with, Similarly, Another tip/ Finally, In conclusion,


recommendation
To start with, Likewise, On top of that, Lastly, To summarise,

First of all, Together with that, Last but (certainly) Overall,


not least,

LINKING TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:

As you probably know,

As you may remember,

ADAPTING LANGUAGE - PARAPHRASING

In other words,

, that is to say,

This term stands for…

………, which is a synonym for…

Let me clarify this to you:

TALKING ABOUT GRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS

If you have a look at this bar graph, you will notice that…
To illustrate my point, let’s look at these charts…
The diagram below shows the number / percentage of…
I’d like you to look at this chart….

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