1. Introducing your topic:

- I'm going to talk about the idea of progress/spaces and exchanges

- I would like to talk about the notion of power/myths and heroes

- First of all I would like to define the notion....

- In order to illustrate this notion I have chosen two documents....

- Let me explain why I have chosen these documents

- I have chosen two documents to illustrate this: one document we studied in class and another that I found through my own research

- I have chosen to talk about the film.....

- We may wonder wether… / to what extent …


2. Talking about a document that you have studied

- The first document I have chosen deals with the problem of/the idea of....

- This picture shows that .....

- This advert suggests that......

- This article proves that.....

- The author draws our attention to the fact that.......

- The journalist mentions that....

- He argues that....

- She believes that....


3. Explaining the link between the article/document and the notion presented

- This document is particularly interesting as it illustrates just how........

- There is a link between the two articles

- The two documents make us realize that.......

- From this ad we understand that.......

- The painter wants to draw our attention to the fact that......

- The journalist wants us to understand that.....

4. Greetings

- Hello Mrs / Sir

- Where shall I sit?

- May I sit down?

- Shall I start?

- Here is my ID. (carte d’identité)

- Thank you very much (!)

5. If you don’t understand

- Could you repeat please?

- I’m not sure I understand, would you care to rephrase?