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May 19, 2014

Signposting

Dear all, 

I'd like you to have a look at this language that you'll find useful when doing your oral expression tasks. 
Introducing the subject

  • I'd like to start by...
  • Let's begin by...
  • First of all, I'll...
  • Starting with...
  • I'll begin by...

Finishing one subject...

  • That's all I have to say about...
  • So much for...
  • That's it

...and starting another 
  • Now we'll move on to...   
  • Let me turn now to...   
  • Next...   
  • Turning to...   
  • I'd like now to discuss...   
  • Let's look now at... 

Analysing a point

  • Let's consider this in more detail..

Giving an example

  • For example,...
  • A good example of this is...
  • As an illustration,...
  • To give you an example,...
  • To illustrate this point...
Concluding
  • In conclusion  
Ordering

  • Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...
  • First of all...then...next...after that...finally...
  • To start with...later...to finish up...

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