Organize your ideas just like writing, you should have an introduction, body and

conclusion. Look at the table for some commonly used expressions for the various task.

Tasks Language expressions

Introduction  Greet the examiners and  Good morning /

other candidates afternoon, ladies and
gentleman / ma’am / sir /
everyone.

 Introduce yourself  I am ...

 My name is ...

Body  Present your main point  I suggest that ...

 Give your suggestion or  I feel that ...

make your
recommendation  I strongly believe that ...

 I think that ... is the best

suggestion.

 My suggestion is that ...

 My opinion is that ...

 Support your point  This is because ...

- Give reasons  The first reason is ...

 Firstly, ...

 The second reason is ...

 Secondly, ...
  Another reason is ...

 Give examples  For example, ...

 For instance, ...

 An example is, ...

 Quote statistic  According to ...

 It was reported in the

newspapers that ...

 Elaborate  In other words, ...

 That means, ...

 In addition, ...

 Furthermore, ...

Conclusion  Conclude / sum up  I would like to conclude

by saying that ...

 Let me conclude by
saying that ...

 Therefore, I say again

 that ...

 In conclusion, I think ...

is the best suggestion.

 Thank  Thank you / thank you

for listening.