language for discussion – presenter & audience
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LANGUAGE FOR DISCUSSION
PRESENTER & AUDIENCE
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STARTING
Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies andgentlemen.
Shall we begin.
Lets get started then.
There are three/several/a number of points Id
like to make. I would like to begin b !
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INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC
I intend to talk about X
I would like to tell ou what I have learned aboutX
" paper is #on#erned with X
The seminar paper that I am presenting is on X
" topi# is X
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METHOD OF PRESENTATION
I intend to divide this talk into ! parts$A, B, Cand D
The wa I am going to present m paper is bgroupingA and B together and then givingseveral e%amples.
I propose to present m paper in several stages$firstl, a review ofA, then an atta#k on B, andfinall an analsis of C.
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STATING THE CONTENT OF THE PAPER
&ell, to start at partA,
'( then, lets go ba#k to start with m firstpoint.
)ight then. To begin with !.
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CONNECTING THE PARTS OF THE PAPER
&ell, thats all I want to sa aboutA. Shall weturn now to part B.
*nfortunatel be#ause of the shortage of time, Iwill have to leave partA there and go on to B.
+erhaps we #an #ome ba#k to talk about partAa
little more later on, but for now Ill have to stresson with part B.
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CONCLUDING / SUMMARIZING
inall,
In #on#lusion,
So, as ou #an see, m resear#h is about theseareas !
The final point I wish to make is !.
To sum up then, !. -riefl, the main points that have been made are
!
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ASKING FOR AN OPINION
&hats our opinion of !..
&hats our position / view on !.
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GIVING AN OPINION
I believe/think/feel that !
In m opinion/view !.
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BRINGING IN ANOTHER SPEAKER
Id like to #all on "r/"rs L to present her viewson !
llow me to give the floor to "s G
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AGREEING
I agree entirel/#ompletel.
I think we are in agreement on that.
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AGREEING PARTIALLY
Iwould intend to agree with ou on that.
I agree with ou on the whole, but !
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DISAGREEING TACTFULLY
I agree up to a point, but !
To a #ertain e%tent I agree with ou, but !.
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DISAGREEING
Im sorr, but I reall #ant agree with ou onthat.
&ith all due respe#t, I must disagree.
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INTERRUPTING
If I ma ust interrupt ou for a moment, Id liketo !.
I dont want to interrupt, but !.
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TAKING THE FLOOR
I wonder if I might #omment on that last point0
1ould/ma I #ome in at this point0
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CORRECTING MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Im afraid there seems to have been a slightmisunderstanding.
+erhaps I should make that #learer b saing !..
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ASKING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
1ould ou be a little more spe#ifi#/pre#ise0
Im sorr, but #ould ou e%plain in a little moredetail0
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EVADING THE ISSUE
Thats a ver interesting/#omple% 2uestion and!.
Im afraid Im not in a position to #omment onthat ust et.
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MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, PROPOSALSAND SUGGESTIONS
I re#ommend/propose/suggest that !
I wonder if we shouldnt think about !.
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PERSUADING
3ave ou taken into a##ount!.0
&ouldnt ou agree that !0
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EMPHASIZING
I parti#ularl want toemphasi4e/stress/highlight the fa#t that !
&e mustnt underestimate/underrate theimportan#e of !.
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OFFERRING A COMPROMISE
&e are prepared to !, on #ondition that !
&e would be willing to !.., provided that !