En un debate MUN el lenguaje debe ser muy formal. Desafortunadamente, la lengua inglesa tiene algunas cuestiones del habla formal que a nosotros nos pueden parecer extrañas, ya que no existen en la lengua castellana. Aquí van algunas de ellas.

• NUNCA usar la primera persona del singular para referirse a uno mismo. No hablas en tu nombre, sino en el de un país.

• Para referirse a uno mismo usar la primera persona del plural o decir «the delegate/ delegation of...»

• NUNCA usar la segunda persona para dirigirse a otro delegado o al Presidente del comité, se considera una falta de respeto.

• Para referirse a otro delegado hay que usar la tercera persona del singular o decir «the delegate /delegation of...»; «dear/fellow delegate/colleague»; y para dirigirse al Chair se puede decir: « Honourable/ distinguished Chair».

Cuando hablemos al comité, algunas de las expresiones más usadas serán las siguientes:

• Mister/Madam Chair, do we need to…?

• We yield the floor back to the chair.

• We yield the floor to questions.

• We yield the floor to the delegate of…

• We/the delegate/delegation of … raise/s a motion for/to…

• We/the delegate/delegation of … move for a motion for/to…

• We/the delegate/delegation of … present a motion for/to…

• Mister/Madam Chair, Point of…

• Honourable Chair, distinguished delegates, dear guests…

• Would it be possible for the committee…?

• Should we discuss this issue more thoroughly?

• Does the delegate agree on…?

• Does the delegate think that…?

• Does the delegate of … believe that…?

• Should not the delegate be aware of …?

• Should we discuss this issue further on in a succeeding moderated caucus?

• Would it be possible for the delegate to clarify/elaborate on this in their next speech?

• We would like the delegate of … to/not to…

• We/the delegate/delegation believes/thinks that…

• We want to stress the fact that…

• With utter surprise, we hear the remarks made by the delegate of…

• We suggest/propose that…

• We/the delegate/delegation can not avoid focusing on…

• We could not agree more with the delegate of…

• We have no choice but to express our strongest opposition to the ideas raised/suggested/proposed by…

• We believe that these should be the more beneficial steps…

• We believe that urgent action is needed/should be a priority.

• Delegate, you have the floor for one minute/ninety seconds…

• Delegate, you have been recognised.

• Delegate, the floor is yours.

• Delegate, you shall take the floor.

• Delegate, your time has elapsed.

• Delegate, what do you wish to do with the remainder of your time?

• That is/is not in order.

• Delegate, please refrain from using first-person singular pronouns.

• The floor is open to Points and Motions.

• Are there any Points or Motions on the floor?

• All those in favour/against/abstaining please raise your placards.

• Delegates, I call the committee to order.