C12:30
Strong collocations
Talk about a decision using strong collocations: 'weigh up the options', 'reach a consensus', 'a pressing concern', 'draw a distinction', 'set a precedent'.
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Talk about a decision using strong collocations: 'weigh up the options', 'reach a consensus', 'a pressing concern', 'draw a distinction', 'set a precedent'.
Describe a change in your city or industry over ten years. Use: soar, plummet, level off, fluctuate, a steady rise, a sharp decline, plateau.
Describe how your attitude to something shifted over time. Use: ambivalent, wary, indifferent, exhilarated, disillusioned, vindicated, at peace with.
Give a tentative opinion on a contested issue. Use hedges: arguably, it could be argued, to some extent, by and large, there's a tendency to, not necessarily.
Tell a story where three idioms fit naturally: 'a blessing in disguise', 'bite the bullet', 'the last straw', 'call it a day', 'on the same page'.
Describe a complex situation, replacing vague words with precise ones: not 'big' but 'substantial'; not 'bad' but 'detrimental'; not 'a lot of change' but 'a marked shift'.
Deliver a two-minute mini-talk on a topic you know. Signpost throughout: to begin with, moving on, this brings me to, to put it another way, to sum up.