Opening the Discussion

Finishing the Conversation

Additional information

Impressions

Making Things Clear

Discussing the Contents

Starting the Сonversation

Oh, you know, I've just read an article.

How is the text called (entitled)? The text is called (entitled)... The article is headlined ”...”.

Yes, I know this article. The author is a very famous scientist, Dr. of
medicine /journalist.

Where did you read this information?

The article was published in the journal / newspaper "...".

Let's talk about it.

With pleasure.

What is the text about?

What is the article devoted to?

What does the text deal with?

The article is devoted to...

The text is about...

The text deals with...

What is the main idea / problem of the text? What idea / problem is discussed in

the text?

The main idea /problem is...

The idea / problem of... is discussed.

Do you remember some facts? What (facts) do we learn from the text?

We lean some facts about…

We learn that...

What I remember is...

If my memory serves me right...

I'm afraid, 1 have forgotten...

It has slipped out of my memory, I'm sorry, I've overlooked. I must have missed

it.

Can I remind you that?

I should mention.

First of all…

The next thing to know is that...

According to the text…

In the first (second) part we learn about/that...

In conclusion...

The author comes to the conclusion that...

We can draw the conclusion that...

Am I right to understand that..?

I didn't quite catch....

I don't quite get the idea, I think.

Can I explain you?

As a matter of fact...

Well, It's like this:... You see, the problem boils down to the following...

I'm just coming to this point...

That would mean...

For example (for instance)…

...in particular...

...such as...

...namely...

... the following...

I’d like to know…

What about...?

I also wonder...

If I understand...

It makes a lot of thing clear to me.

I see...

1 know, what you mean!

How interesting!

I like this idea. Isn't it fantastic...?

Yes, sounds great!

То my mind...

In my opinion…

Don't you like…?

Do you find it very informative?

What do you think, is this article useful for us?

I don't agree with you (with the author).

However…

I’m not very keen on...

To be quite frank, I find the article rather (very) dull.

Oh, I'm disappointed.

I found the article informative (useful, easy / hard to understand, important,

interesting).

Have you got any additional information about it?

Do you know anything else?

That’s what I heard / геаd…

My information is...

Well, I’ve learned many interesting facts.

And what about you.? -

The same about me.

It's been very nice talking to you.

The pleasure was mine.

At the Sitting of a Students’ Scientific Society

Chairman:

Dear members of our scientific society!

Colleagues! Dear friends!

I am pleased to open our sitting.

Let's start working.

The topic of this conference / discussion / seminar / sitting is...

Today we shall discuss / consider / analyze the structure of...

We are also going to inform you about…

You are invited to give comments and ask questions.

The problems under discussion are…

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