Friday, October 3, 2014

Useful structures for your speech

Being diplomatic
While there are ….
In some ways, … / In many ways, …
I don’t think there’s necessarily a right or wrong answer here.
But does that really mean that …
This doesn’t necessarily mean that…

Time connectives
Throughout history, …
Although nowadays it is true that …
Now, it is more important than ever to ...
Over the course of the last/past (number) years
Yet on the other hand, there may be …
Currently, English in riding the crest of globalisation ...

Structures
In this speech, I will endeavour to ...
… is not only/just …, but also …
As well as being ____, it’s also fairly ….
I think it’s a bit dramatic to say …, especially when …
Yes, it’s true that…but by no means does this mean …
At any rate/anyway, it is clear to see that …
There is no end of …
Generally speaking, I think it is true to say ...
Thus, ...


Reported Speech Structures
Many people may claim that learning English paves the way to getting a better job in the future …, but others argue that …
Society is often accused of …
Some people believe that learning more languages stands you in good stead for  …
We’re always told that …
We should ask whether …
We can’t always blame … on/for …
… encourage(s) people to …

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