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Language for the

“Fluency-Based Strategy”
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1. Choose an opening phrase

& the first prompt

● Ok then, I guess, I could start

off by answering who the person
is…

● Alright then, in response to the

first question of who the person
is…

● So, to begin with, in reply to the

initial point of who the person
is…

● Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by

touching on the matter of who
the person is…

● Right then, I’d like to get

cracking by pointing out who the
person is…
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1. Choose an opening phrase

& the first prompt

● So, I suppose, I should commence

with the first aspect which is
who the person is…

● Initially then, I’d like to get

started by looking at who the
person is…

● So, to start with I’ll talk about

who the person is…

● So, I guess I could kick off by

stating who the person is…

● Ok, so my first point here would

obviously be who the person is…
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2. Add a second linking phrase

& add your content sentence

● …and I think I would have to

choose…
● …and I’d probably select…
● …and the one I’d pick is…
● …and I’d have to go for…
● …and my choice is going to
be…
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=> Your opening sentence

"Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by

touching, on the matter of who the
person is, and I’d have to go for
Jackie Chan."
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3. Develop this first sentence

further using a simple linking
structure

➢ because,
➢ for the reason that,
➢ actually,
➢ who is ,
➢ which is (was),

➢ where,
➢ in fact,
➢ although,
➢ particularly,
➢ especially, etc.
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4. Select second pointing

phrase and the second prompt
● Going on to my next point which is
why he is famous …

● Continuing then with the next

point of why he is famous ...

● Now with regard to the next

question of why he is famous ...

● Next then in response to the

point of why he is famous ...

● Regarding the theme of why he is

famous ...

● Now on the subject of why he is

famous …

● Now concerning the matter of

why he is famous ...
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5. Add a second linking phrase

(similar to your first point)

● …and what I’d like to add here is

that…

● ...and what I need to emphasize

here is that…

● …and what I ought to stress here

is that…

● …and the thing that needs to be

highlighted here is that…

● …and what I have to mention here

is that…

before explaining
the needed point
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Note:

All of these linking structures

end in “that”

=> making a complex sentence

structure by adding a simple
clause.
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Example for the second point

"Now concerning the matter of

why he is famous, and the thing
that needs to be highlighted
here is that he is a
world-renowned martial arts
film star as well as a successful
director.”
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Develop this response further

by a simple linking structure

“ In fact, he was probably the

first Chinese actor to achieve
blockbuster success in
Hollywood ”

● because,
● actually,
● who is ,
● which is (was),
● for the reason that,

● where,
● in fact,
● although,
● particularly,
● especially, etc.
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6. Select third pointing

phrase and the third prompt

● Progressing to the subject of why

I would like to meet this
celebrity …

● Moving onto the business of why

I would like to meet this
celebrity ...

● Drawing attention to the matter

of why I would like to meet this
celebrity ...

● Proceeding with the issue of why

I would like to meet this
celebrity ...

● Moving forward onto the area of

why I would like to meet this
celebrity ...
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7. Add second linking phrase:

● I would like to explain that…

● You really have to understand

that…

● I suppose I should underline the

fact that…

● What I’d like to make clear is

that…

● What I’d like to shed on here is

that…
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8. Develop this further using
a simple linking structure:

“ So if I had the chance to

meet one of my childhood idols,
it would be a dream come true “

● because,
● for the reason that,
● actually,
● who is ,
● which is (was),

● where,
● in fact,
● although,
● particularly,
● especially,
● so
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Example for the third point

“ Moving onto the business of

why I would like to meet this
celebrity …what I want to
make clear is that … I have
always been a big fan of
martial arts movies…so if I
had the chance to meet one of
my childhood idols, it would be
a dream come true. “
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9. Add the fourth pointing

phrase and the fourth prompt

● Finally, then, if there’s time, I

could deal with the last
question of what you would
like to do if you met this
person…

● To end with, If I still have

time, I could take care of the
final question of what you
would like to do if you met
this person…

● As a final point, if time

permits, I’d like to bring in
the point of…

● To cut a long story short, as

my very last point, with
reference to the question of
what you would like to do if
you met this person…
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10. Add second linking phrase

● I would like to explain that…

● You really have to understand

that…

● I suppose I should underline the

fact that…

● What I’d like to make clear is

that…

● What I’d like to shed on here is

that…

● Really, I should mention that…

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Final structure (no content)

● "I guess I could begin by saying

something about what the sport
is, and I think I would have to
choose…

● Going on to my next point which is

how often I play it, I really need
to add that…

● And now with reference to why I

like it, the point f want to make
here is that...

● And so finally then, if I have

time, in answer to the question of
whether it is popular in my
country, really I should mention
that ..
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Sample Answer (1st & 2nd point)

"l guess I could begin by saying

something about who this person is,
and I think I would have to choose
the superstar Jackie Chan from Hong
Kong.
Going on to my next point which is
why he is famous, I really need to
add that he is a world-renowned
martial arts film star as well as being
a successful director. In fact he was
probably the first Chinese actor to
achieve blockbuster success in
Hollywood.
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Sample Answer (3rd & 4th point)

And now with reference to why I

would like to meet this celebrity, the
point I want to make here is that I
have always been a big fan of martial
arts movies, so if I had the chance
to meet one of my childhood idols, it
would be a dream come true.
And so finally then, if I have time, in
response to the question of what I
would like to do if I met him, really
"I should mention that I would
probably ask him to teach me a few
special Kung Fu tricks and I would
possibly invite him out for dinner at
a classy restaurant or something like
that."