英语口语高手03

Scientific Chatting Method

1. starting the discussion

Here are the steps:

(1) mention the situation

(2) say what the group has to do

(3) say what you think

You can use expressions like:

Okay, let's begin

Today we are going to discuss

I'd like to start by

let's begin by

First of all, I'll

Starting with

I'll begin by

I am going to talk today about

I think everybody in this room must have heard

2. Introducing your opinions and suggestions

You can start with these expressions:

I think that

I feel that because

In my opinion

Where does that lead us?

Let's consider this in more detail

What does this mean for

Translated into real terms.......回到现实中来，我们......

In conclusion, my recommendations are

I therefore suggest/propose/recommend the following strategy.

3. Responding to other's views

Here are some expressions you can use:

A If you agree, you say:

That's a good idea.

I take your point.

Yes, you're right.

I can't agree with you more. 我非常赞同你。

I accept it.

B If you don't agree, you say:

I doubt that is true.

I don't accept the point.

I can't see your point.

4. Confirming areas of agreement

There may be times when you partly agree with the others. In such cases, you say:

Yes, to a certain degree, it is true but

I agree with you on the first part, but

You are right in a degree, but

5. Interrupting politely

Sometimes you have to interrupt politely. When you do so, you can say:

May I make a point here?

I would like to make a suggestion here.

Could I stop you for a second?

6. Inviting others to speak

You do this by inviting quiet attendees to speak. You can say:

What is your opinion?

Do you have any suggestions?

Do you have anything to say about it?

What's your comment on it?

7.Redirecting the discussion and moving on to another point

To direct the discussion, you can say:

Right, I think we've already covered that point.

If we agree, we should go on to the next point.

Well, I've told you about....

That's all I have to say about....

We've looked at....

So much for...

When you want to move to a new point, you can say:

Okay, let's move on to the next point.

Next, I think we need to decide

Now we'll move on to

Let me turn now to

Turning to

I'd like now to discuss

Let's look now at

I think I have gone so far with that problem, let's turn over to

8. Clarification

If you are unsure of someone's point, and you want them to explain more clearly. You should say:

Can you please explain that again?

Can you clarify that please?

Could you give more details?

9. Persuading others

In a discussion, if you want to persuade people to agree with you, you do it politely. You can say:

Don't you agree that we should

I think you would agree

10. Summarizing

Near the end of the discussion, you should summarize the points that have been discussed. Here are some expressions that you can use:

In conclusion,....

Let me summarize the main points...

Right, let's sum up, shall we...?

I'd like now to recap....

Let's summarize briefly what we've looked at...

Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered....