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Владимир Дмитриевич Аракин
Introduction.
Development.
Conclusion.
It is absolutely necessary to make out a plan noting but a few ideas under each heading. In this way you will avoid
repeating yourself.
Examine carefully the plan below:
Introduction.
1. Decision to spend day in the city: square — gardens.
First impressions.
Development.
2. Arrival at square: people — pigeons — statue. Incident: boy and pigeons.
3. Leave square. Public Gardens: different atmosphere.
4. Pond most interesting. Various boats.
5. Rest. Join crowd-man-model of ship. Conclusion.
6. Midday. Leave for home. Surprise that city could be so pleasant.
Write an essay on one of the following subjects (write a plan, for your teacher to refer to it if necessary):
The Conquest of Space.
An Imaginary Journey in a Balloon.
The Man or Woman you Would Like to Marry.
Sleeping in the Open.
The Crowd outside a Cinema.
A Thunderstorm.
The Indoor Game you Like Best.
A Trip down a Big River by Boat.
CONVERSATIONAL FORMULAS
Expressing and reacting to opinions
True ... but...
This is my way of looking at it.
I think it goes further than that... a lot further.
Yes, you're right.
Well, you see what I mean.
That's one way of looking at it. But...
Yes, if you like ...
You may be right... All the same ...
Just a minute ...
Come off it...
James thinks that...
In Margaret's opinion ...
Margaret feels that...
His view is...
Group discussion
If you ask me ...
Wouldn't you say that...
Don't you agree that ...
As I see it...
I'd like to point out that...
I sometimes think that...
Would you agree that...
Do you think it's right to say that...?
I didn't quite follow what you mean, I'm afraid.
I don't quite see what you mean, I'm afraid.
I don't quite see what you are getting at.
Narrative technique
What happened to him was ...
WTiat he did was ...
You can guess how he felt.
What do you think he did?
Imagine my surprise when he ...
You'll never guess what happened next.
He wondered/He tried to find out/He hinted that...
Did I ever tell you about the time I...
That reminds me of the time I...
Funny you should mention this, because something similar happened to me once ...
Anyway. .
As I was saying ...
To get back to the story ...
To cut a long story short...
Anyway, what happened in the end was ...
Agreement
Yes, I agree entirely here.
It really looks like that.
I couldn't agree more. Y
I won't deny that.
ou know, that's exactly what I think. Y
That's my way of looking at it too.
es, that's true.
What you say is perfectly true.
I fully agree.
It goes without saying that...
I am of the same opinion.
That's a fine way of putting it.
It stands to reason.
That's a good point.
That's just what I was thinking.
Disagreement
There may be something in what you say but...
It's not at all the same thing.
I see your point but...
On the surface of it really is ...
You don't seem to realize that
but ...
... but that's not the point...
On the one hand ...
Not in the least!
On the other hand ...
