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IMPROVING YOUR SPOKEN production/interaction/mediation
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PRESENTATION
What a good presentation looks like
graphic organiser to prepare your presentation
structure of presentation
sample presentation
INTERACTIONS
DISCOURSE MARKERS
absolutely
at the outset
bear with me
by the same token
can I just say
can I start by saying…
changing the subject
differ
don't get me wrong
don't you think?
Echo questions
fair enough
I don't know about you
I, for one,
I feel
I firmly believe
I have to say
if I may say so
if you ask me
if you don't mind my saying
I'll grant you (that)
I'll give you that
I'm just wondering
in all honesty
in a nutshell
indeed
in (the) light of that
in my view
interrupt
I quite agree
is beyond me
I see
I see what you mean
I see where you're going with this
it's fair to say
it goes without saying
how do you feel about
let's get down to business
let's-shall we?
make a start
missing the point
my cup of tea
my point still stands
no, not really
not to put too fine a point on it
point taken
question tags
quite
really?
right?
sorry to interrupt
suffice to say/enough for me to say
tell me about it
that's a fair/valid point
the point (I'm trying to make) is
to be fair
to be honest
to make a long story short
to my mind
truth be told
what are your thoughts on
what do you make of that
what's your point?
what is your take on
where do you stand on
which brings me to my next point
with this in mind
wouldn't you say?
you can say that again
you name it
you never
you're right
you've got a point
FILLERS
fillers
sort of-kind of
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
PERSUADING OTHERS
MAKING DEDUCTIONS AND INFERENCES
REPORTING INFORMATION
DEBATING
REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING
BEING VAGUE
and what have you
and whatnot
as it were
bits and bobs
here and there
FREQUENT MISTAKES
I don't mind vs I don't care
SPEAKING CHECKLIST
SCARY MISTAKES 😱
How to improve your speaking for a C1/C2 exam
IMPROVING YOUR SPOKEN production/interaction/mediation
if I may say so
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