TASK 3: MONOLOGUE

USEFUL PHRASES
Introduction Well, now I’m going to give a talk about…

Now I would like to give a talk about…

Today, I/d like to talk about…

(presenting
the theme of
To begin with, I’d like to say that nowadays/ in the modern world…
your speech)
To begin with, I think it goes without saying that,,,

Frankly speaking…

In the beginning, it can be said that…

Main body WHY? Personally I think that there is a number of reasons for that, but the most
important reason is that..

(answering
the question) People do that for several reasons. First of all… secondly…

I think it happens BECAUSE

Do you like…? As for me, I have to confess that/I have to admit that/I can say that

What do you
like about…?
I Like +++ very much, but it’s ___ I like best/most of all.

Introducing ideas: Contrasting ideas:

It goes without saying that On the one hand, on the other hand

It’s worth mentioning that By contrast

Needless to say However/ nevertheless

Obviously/ certainly/ for sure Despite this (in spite of this)

Naturally

In fact Sub-conclusions:
 Consequently

Listing ideas: As a result

Firstly, secondly, thirdly So

Moreover/ besides/ to add to this/ apart Predictably

from this/ more than that/in addition
For this reason

Conclusion To sum it up, I’d like to say that Finally…

In a nutshell, I think that

In conclusion, it can be said that

To crown it all, I’d like to emphasize the fact that

TASK 2: DIALOGUE

Sport facilities

Read for pleasure

Most convenient

Foreign tourist

Advantages and
disadvantages

Society

Hometown

Daily routine

Available