Post on 28-Mar-2015
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Chairing a meeting…
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Chairing a meeting…
OPENINGOPENINGLet’s get started Let’s startShall we startLet’s get down to work
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Chairing a meeting…
STATING OBJECTIVESSTATING OBJECTIVESThe aim is to… The objective is to…We need to work on…We’re here to discuss…
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Chairing a meeting…
INTERRUPTINGINTERRUPTINGCould I ask a question? Sorry but may I say something?Sorry to interrupt…
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Chairing a meeting…
ASKING FOR CLARIFICATIONASKING FOR CLARIFICATIONCould you please explaining that? What do you mean by…?Could you repeat that please?I didn’t get it …
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MOVING ONMOVING ONok, let’s move on to…Next point is…I think we’re getting side trackedWe’re off the subject, let’s go back to it
Chairing a meeting…
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Chairing a meeting…
CONCLUDINGCONCLUDINGI think that’s everything for todayI think we’re done for today
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Discussing…
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Discussing…
POUR DEBUTER…POUR DEBUTER…
•First•Firstly•At first•First of all•To start / to begin•As an introduction•To get started
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Discussing…
ENSUITE…ENSUITE…
Secondly….Second of all…Next…After…To follow…To continue…
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Discussing…
AJOUTERAJOUTER
MoreoverFurthermoreIn addition
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Discussing…
POUR CONCLURE…POUR CONCLURE…
To finishTo endLastAt lastFinallyLast point
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Opinion…
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GIVING OPINIONGIVING OPINION
•My opinion is...•I think...•In my mind...•According to me...•As far as i am concerned...
Opinion…
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ASKING FOR OPINIONASKING FOR OPINION
•What do you think about...•What’s your opinion of...•How do you feel about...•What’s your point of view•According to you...•Do you agree on...•Do you agree with...•What do you have in mind
Opinion…
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AGREEINGAGREEING
•I agree completely•I couldn’t agree more
•Absolutely•Definitely•You’re absolutely right•I suppose that’s true•I’m inclined to agree with you on that
Opinion…
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DISAGREEINGDISAGREEING
•I’m sorry, but I really can’t agree •I’m afraid I can’t go along with you on that.
•You’re totally wrong•I totally disagree
Opinion…
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To remember…FrançaisFrançais
Il est clair que
Il est évident que
Permettez-moi de vous dire que
Je suppose que vous vous posez (tous) des questions au sujet de
Inutile de vous dire que
En ce qui concerne
Je parie que vous ne savez pas que
Vous serez surpris d'apprendre que
Anglais
It's clear that
It's obvious that
Let me tell you that
I suppose you are (all) wondering about
Needless to say
As far as ... is / are concerned
I bet that you don't know that
You will be surprised to hear that
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To remember…FrançaisFrançais
Cela vous surprendra sûrement d'apprendre que
Je peux vous assurer que
Ainsi que je l'ai dit précédemment
Laissez-moi vous rappeler que
Comme vous le savez déjà
De plus
Une chose encore
A propos
Anglais
It will probably surprise you to hear that
I can assure you that
As I said before
Let me remind you that
As you already know
What's more / On top of that / Moreover
One more thing
By the way / Incidentally
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To remember…FrançaisFrançais
Ce Considérons à présent
D'un côté ... et d'un autre côté ...
Dernier point mais non des moindres
Finalement
Est-ce clair jusque là ?
Vous voyez ce que je veux dire ?
Y a-t-il des questions ?
Je vais donc conclure en (+ verbe -ant)
Anglais
Let's now consider
On the one hand ... on the other hand
Last but not least
Finally
Is that clear so far ?
You see what I mean ?
Are there any questions ?
I will (therefore) conclude by (+ verb -ing)
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Thank you for your attention!hank you for your attention!