5 THEFT 1: THE THEFT ACT
Skills bank Signpost language in a lecture
At the beginning of a lecture, a speaker will usually outline the talk. To help listeners understand the order of topics, the speaker will use phrases such as: To start with I’ll talk about … Then I’ll discuss … After that, we’ll look at … I’ll finish by giving a summary of …
During the lecture, the speaker may: indicate a new topic say the same thing in a
different way return to the main point
Moving on (from this) … What I mean is, …
That is to say, … To put it another way, …
Where was I? Oh, yes. To return to the main point ... As I was saying …
Seminar language The discussion leader may: ask for information
ask for opinions bring in other speakers Participants should:
be polite when disagreeing make relevant contributions give examples to explain a point
Participants may: agree with previous speaker disagree with previous speaker link to a previous speaker ask for clarification
paraphrase to check understanding refer back to establish relevance
I agree, and that’s why … That’s true, so I think … You’re absolutely right, which is why …
I don’t think I agree with that. In my opinion … I’m not sure that’s true. I think …
As Jack said earlier, …
Going back to what Leila said a while ago … Could you say more about …? So what you’re saying is … Just going back to …
Participants may not be sure if a contribution is new or relevant: I’m sorry. Has anybody made the point that …? I don’t know if this is relevant.
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Actually, I don’t quite agree … That reminds me …
I can give an example of that.
What did you learn about …? Can you explain …?
Can you tell me a bit more about …?
What do you make of …? This is interesting, isn't it?
What do you think, Majed? What’s your opinion, Evie?
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