Sentence starters - Wichtige Satzanfänge für das Oral Exam PDF

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EBC3 Zeilinger conversation starters (oral communication: conversations, discussions) 1. Absolute basics: Adding a point: And ... Also, ...

Disagreeing: But ... Frankly, ... With respect, ... No, look ... It seems to me ...

Agreeing: I couldn't agree more. I (would) also think so. That's right. Of course. Yes, and ... (Yes, but ...) Yeah, ... Yeah, (especially) ...

Providing further details (and adding emphasis): (Well) In fact, ... As a matter of fact ... Indeed, ... (Well) Actually, ... In actual fact, ... 1

EBC3 Zeilinger conversation starters (oral communication: conversations, discussions) The point is ... It strikes me ...

Stating your opinion: I guess ... I reckon ... I believe ... I think ... I feel ... I should hope ... If you ask me, ...

Asking someone's opinion: Don't you think ...

Clarifying: No, what I mean is ... The thing is ...

Asking for clarification: You mean ...?

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EBC3 Zeilinger conversation starters (oral communication: conversations, discussions) 2. Sentence stems for meaningful (higher-level) conversation in the classroom Adapted from: http://www.teachthought.com/learning/sentence-stems-higher-level-conversationclassroom/ Clarifying To be clear, you’re saying that … I’m confused when you say Z, can you elaborate / explain this in a bit more detail? Paraphrasing Put another way, you’re saying … So you’re saying that … Agreeing I agree with Y because… Z’s point about X was important because… Despite disagreeing about Y, I agree with Z that… Disagreeing I see it differently because … I agree with Y, but we also have to consider that … We see Z differently. Building On Y mentioned that … Yes - and furthermore … Adding to what X said, … Summarizing Overall, what I’m trying to say is … My whole point (in one sentence) is … More than anything else, I believe that …

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EBC3 Zeilinger conversation starters (oral communication: conversations, discussions) 3. Further Sentence Stems http://aldnetwork.org/page/all-tools-and-activities © 2013 ALDNetwork.org | From Zwiers, O’Hara, & Pritchard (in press) Teaching Common Core Standards to academic English Learners: Research-based practices for developing complex language and literacy. Stenhouse.

Initiating conversation The part I liked best was ... I am wondering if … The part that interested me most … I really liked it when … I predict that … I want to know more about … I’d like to know what all of you think about … I need help understanding … I didn’t agree with / or like … I have a question about …

Sustaining conversation I understand what you are saying, but … I respectfully disagree because … I’m not feeling clear about … I’d like to piggyback on what you just said … That might be true, but I am thinking … I want to add on to what you said … I’m not sure I understand what you mean. Can you explain it again? I hear what you are saying, but …

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