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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!