ORAL TEST QUESTIONS:

Do you prefer reading the news, watching them on TV or listening to the radio?

Is there any channel which seems to be biased?

Are TV news really sensationalist when covering a crime or are they reliable?

Is there too many news on crime on the news?

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INTRODUCTION

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 MENTION THE ISSUES OR KEY POINTS YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT: 

     -REPHRASE THE QUESTIONS GIVEN, DON'T READ THEM. USE INDIRECT QUESTIONS AND SYNONYMS

     -SPECIFY THE PATH YOU WILL FOLLOW

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1) I'm going to talk about / to deal with the topic of the media.

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First..., In the first place..., To begin with..., First of all..., To start with,...

I'd like to start by considering the different types media that I use the most, that's to say, the newspaper, the TV and the radio,... / I'll consider the different... / I'd like to give my opinion on the pros and cons of...

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2) and, afterwards... after that... in the second place..., second..., second of all..., I'll go on by giving my opinion on the tv channels which I think are biased,... / I'll continue with...,

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3) and then..., and last..., and last but not least, I will/shall finish with / by dealing with the question on sensationalism in the news when covering a crime and whether most of the news are about it.

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*If you decide to use First, use second. With First of all, use second of all. And, with In the first place, use in the second place.                                                        

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INTRODUCING A POINT 
Nowadays, media coverage is ... (using a general statement like in the intro of an essay)

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As far as the media is concerned, it is ...

 

The main problem is that the media is ... / The fact is that the media is ... / The question of whether the media is ... 

OR YOU MAY BEGIN BY STATING SOMETHING AS A FACT

The media is considered to be ... / As everyone knows, the media is ... / It is a fact that the media is ...

It is generally accepted that the media is ... / Nobody will deny that the media is ...

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ENUMERATION OF POINTS: to provide several reasons, factors or arguments, organize them in the logical way. 
First of all... In the first place... To begin with...To start with... I'd like to say / to mention that...  (don't use the same you have used in the intro)

Second... Secondly... In the second place..., In addition to that... Apart from that... , Another example of this is..., Moreover,... Furthermore, let me express my view on the pros and cons of... 

Finally,... Lastly... Finally, and perhaps most importantly,...

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MOVING TO THE NEXT POINT
This leads directly to my next point. / This brings us to the next question. / Let’s now move on / turn to... / Let’s now take a look at...

GOING BACK
As I said / mentioned / pointed out earlier,... / As I’ve already explained...

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GIVING YOUR OPINION

• From my point of view... (expressing how we see something or how it affects us personally) 

     E.g. From my point of view, driving is not a good option. I get very tired if I drive more than about                 two hours.

     E.g. I spent two months working in England. From my point of view, that was the easiest way to                     learn English.

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• In my view / opinion... / To my mind...  / As far as I'm concerned.... (expressing beliefs or opinions)

     E.g. In my opinion/In my view, in 100 years’ time people will still be wearing jeans.

     E.g. In my view, everyone should stay in school until they are 18.

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• I think / feel / believe that... / As I see it... / It seems to me that.../ I have the impression that... / I reckon...(informal)

GIVING A STRONG OPINION
• I'm absolutely convinced /sure that... / I'm absolutely certain that... / I strongly believe that...

• I have no doubt that... / There's no doubt that...

• If you want my honest opinion... / To tell you the truth / to be honest / frank

EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY
• I definitely doubt if that... / I'm uncertain / not sure that... / It is very doubtful whether...

• As far as I know, the Tv news is ...

GIVING OPINIONS USING IMPERSONAL LANGUAGE

The media is thought to be ...

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It is vital that more is done to prevent... / We have to do more to stop...

Journalists play a vital/crucial/essential role in educating the public.

It is important to remember that / An important point to remember is that ...

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MAKING AN OPINION SOUND LESS DEFINITE
X is perhaps/possibly/probably the best-known example of this. / It is possible that/It may be that the only way to...

It seems/appears that the more..., the more... / It seems clear that...

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GIVING REASONS AND MAKING A POINT
There are several reasons why I think that... / The reason for this is that / why I say that is....

I tell you all this because... / What I'm basically saying is... / The point I'm trying to make is that...

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INDICATING THE END OF YOUR MONOLOGUE
As a final point I'd like to say / add that... / Finally, I'd like to highlight one final / key issue. / I would like to finish by mentioning...

 

Last but not least...

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                                                                  CONCLUSION

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMING UP

 

To sum up,... / The obvious conclusion is... / In conclusion... / In conclusion I can/would like to say that... / Let me summarize by saying...

 

All in all... / All things considered... (a fin de cuentas, en conjunto)

In short,... (en pocas palabras)

 

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