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Writing Activities
Start with some easy connectors...
As far as I’m concerned…
I’m afraid I don’t agree…
I think…
What about you?
The way I see it is…
You must be joking!
From my point of view…
Personally…
I agree with you up to a point…
What’s your view?
It seems to me…
Useful Introductory Phrases
Good afternoon, everybody.Today I am going to talk about…
Now let me begin by…
I’d be very happy to invite you to ask questions at the end of the session.
Summing Up
Use the conclusion to restate the main points of the presentation.
| Summing up Phrases |
| To conclude… |
| In conclusion… |
| Now, to sum up… |
| So, let me recap what I’ve said. |
Give recommendations if appropriate and thank the audience for listening. Finally, invite questions:
| Inviting questions |
| Now I’ll try to answer any questions you may have. |
| Can I answer any questions? |
| Do you have any questions? |
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Are there any final questions? |
Formal vs Informal
Here you are going to see differences between writing in a formal and in an informal way. Remember, when you talk with relatives, friends ... that's informal whereas you are writing to bosses, unknown people you should write in a formal manner.
Connectors
The amount of linking words used in the right place in a writing are going to be a very useful tool in order to demonstrate our English knowledge in a fluent way.
