MONOLOGUES Some useful phrases:

I’m going to talk about …

I’m going to speak about ...

Let me begin by saying that ...

Let me begin by saying that, in my opinion, ...

In general, ...
On the whole, ...
Generally speaking, ...

First of all, ...

Secondly, ...

Nowadays ...
In most cases ...

I think it’s a good idea to ...

I think it would be a good idea to ...

I don’t think that ...

I don’t think it’s a good idea to ...

Most people think that ...

Some people think that ...

One advantage is that ...

One of the disadvantages is that ...
Another disadvantage is (could be / might be) that ...

As I said before, ...

There are several things we can / could do, for example / such as ...
Another thing we can / could do is ...
We can /could also ...

Some people say that ... ... , but I don’t agree with that idea.
In my opinion, people should / shouldn’t ...

However, ...
On the other hand, ...
Finally, ...

In conclusion, ...
To sum up, ...