MEDIATION- USEFUL LANGUAGE (C1-C2)

STREAMLINING A TEXT- SUMMARISING

The infographic/article/text… discusses…

The article/text…deals with (three) main points: …,… and…

The main contention is…

(Speaking) What it boils down to is…

This is the gist of the article:

These are the main ideas you need to know:

Let me summarise the main points of the article for you:

Let me share with you some of the most relevant ideas/salient points:

Enough for you to know that… [if you skip lots of information, probably]

REPORTING VERBS (instead of ‘the writer says/thinks’…):  

The text makes a series of suggestions/gives a The articles gives a series of tips on how to save
series of tips on how to … money over Christmas.

The text argues that … The text argues that distance learning may be
appropriate in some cases.

The text points out The text points out that some governments are
taking steps in that direction.

The text highlights The text highlights the advantages of booking

tickets in advance.

The text outlines The text outlines the measures put in place by some
governments.

The text suggests that… The text suggests that there are a series of
measures that should come into e ect immediately.

The author claims that … The author claims that not enough is being done to
tackle the climate crisis.

He/she holds the view that… She holds the view that the digital gap can hamper
the chances of many students.

He/she discusses (di erent points of view/pros and The author discusses di erent views on the health
cons…) crisis.

He/she is convinced that … He is convinced (that) the scheme will be

successful.

He/she wonders whether / what … He wonders whether the scheme will be successful
(or not).

He/she is doubtful about … He is doubtful about the chances of success of that

scheme.

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 SEQUENCING

To begin with, Similarly, Another tip/ Finally, In conclusion,

recommendation

To start with, Likewise, On top of that, Lastly, To summarise,

First of all, Together with that, Last but (certainly) Overall,

not least,

LINKING TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:

As you probably know,

As you may remember, 

ADAPTING LANGUAGE

In other words,

, that is to say, 

This term stands for…

………, which is a synonym for…

Let me clarify this to you: 

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