READY-TO-USE VOCABULARY KIT FOR WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM PRESENTATIONS
I opted for a detailed text-based presentation, which can be the same for a video, audio, or illustrated commentary. Simply replace 'text' with the appropriate term depending on the type of commentary
Part 1: Objective Presentation (Explaining the Text)
The goal here is neutrality: no opinion, just explaining the author's ideas.
1. Introducing the text
- It deals with …
- It focuses on …
- The main topic is …
- The text is an extract from …
- This document was written by …
2. Presenting the author's aim
- The author aims to …
- The purpose of the text is to …
- The text intends to show that …
- The writer seeks to …
3 Describing ideas
- According to the author, …
- He argues that … / She argues that …
- The author explains that …
- The author points out that…
- The text highlights …
4. Structuring the presentation
- Finally, …
- First, …
- Furthermore, …
- In addition, …
- Moreover, …
- Next, …
- Then, …
- To begin with, …
- To finish with,
- What's more, …
5. Referring to parts of the text
- At the end of the text, …
- In the first paragraph, …
- In the second part, …
6. Summarizing
- In a few words …
- In conclusion, …
- Overall, …
- To cut a long tale short, …
Part 2: Subjective Presentation (Student's Opinion)
Here students react, evaluate and comment
- According to my way of thinking …
- As far as I'm concerned …
- For my money …
- From my own point of view, …
- From my point of view, …
- From where I stand …
- I believe that …
- I think that …
- If you ask me …
- In my book …
- In my estimation …
- In my humble opinion (IMHO) …
- In my judgement …
- In my opinion (IMO) …
- In my personal opinion …
- In my view …
- Personally speaking, …
- Personally, …
- To my mind …
- I agree with him on that point. / I agree with her on that point.
- I agree with the author because …
- I beg to differ on this point (very formal).
- I disagree with the idea that …
- I do not share the author's view …
- I don't see things that way …
- I partly agree with …
- I quite agree with the author.
- I think the same as him. / I think the same as her.
3. Evaluating the text
- The argument is strong because …
- The argument is weak because …
- The author's reasoning is (not) effective …
- The idea is questionable …
- The text is convincing because …
- This idea is relevant.
4. Adding arguments
- Another argument is …
- For example, …
- One reason is that …
- This can be illustrated by …
- Although …, it is also true that …
- However, …
- Nevertheless, …
- On the one hand, …
- On the other hand, …
- All in all, ….
- All things considered …
- In conclusion, …
- In the end, I think that …
- Not to beat about the bush.
- Simple put, …
- To conclude, …
- When all is said and done, …
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