Appendix B Phrases for Presenting
Appendix B Phrases for Presenting
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Introduction |
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Introducing a Topic |
I’m going to talk about /present/show you… |
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I plan to discuss… |
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My topic is… |
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Let’s start with /look at… |
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There are three groups/reasons/effects/factors… |
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Body |
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Listing or Sequencing |
First/First of all/The first (noun)/To start/To begin,… |
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Second/Secondly/The second/Next/Another/Also/In addition… |
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Last/Lastly/Finally… |
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There are many/three types/kinds of ways… |
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Signaling problem/solution |
One problem/issue/challenge is… |
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One solution/answer/response is… |
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Giving reasons or causes |
Because + (clause)… /Because of + (noun)… |
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Due to + (noun phrase)… |
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Since + (clause)… |
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The reason that I like music is … |
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The main reason that… |
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One factor is + (noun clause) |
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Giving results or effects |
so + (clause) |
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Therefore/As a result/Consequently, + (sentence) |
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…causes/leads to + (noun phrase) |
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…had an impact/effect on + (noun phrase) |
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If…,then… |
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Giving examples |
The first example is… |
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Here is an example of what I mean… |
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For instance/example, … |
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Let me give you an example… |
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…, such as… |
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…like… |
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Repeating and rephrasing |
What you need to know is… |
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I’ll say this again… |
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So again, let me repeat… |
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The most important point is … |
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Signaling additional examples or ideas |
Not only… but… |
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Besides… |
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Not only do…, but also… |
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Signaling to stop taking notes |
You don’t need this for the test. |
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This information is in your books/on your handout/on the website. |
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You don’t have to write all this down. |
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Identifying a side track |
This is off-topic,… |
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On a different subject,… |
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As an aside,… |
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That reminds me… |
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Returning to a previous topic |
Getting back to our previous discussion,… |
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To return to our earlier topic… |
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Ok, getting back on topic… |
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So to return to what we were saying… |
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Signaling a definition |
Which means… |
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What that mean is… |
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In other words,… |
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Another way to say that is… |
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That is…/That is to say… |
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Talking about visuals |
This (visual) shows/explains/demonstrates/illustrates/represents… |
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The main point of this visual is … |
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You can see… |
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From this we can see… |
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Conclusion |
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Concluding |
Well/so, that’s how I see it. |
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In conclusion/summary,… |
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To sum up,… |
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As you can see, … |
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At the end, … |
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To review, (+restatement of main points) |
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Adapted from:
Chase, Becky Tarver, Pathways 1: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (2nd edition), Boston, National Geographic Learning, 2018
