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COMMONLY
USED VERB PHRASES IN INTRODUCTIONS |
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VERB PHRASE |
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| 1. | I'd like to outline the main points of my talk. | 1. | . . . to give you a list of . . . | ||
| 2. | Let me stress that this is preliminary. | 2. | . . . emphasize that . . . | ||
| 3. | Later on I'll be putting forward a proposal. | 3. | . . . giving you . . . | ||
| 4. | One thing I'll be dealing with is . . . | 4. | . . . talking about / taking care of . . . | ||
| 5. | I'll also be raising the issue of . . . | 5. | . . . talking about/bringing up for discussion | ||
| 6. | First, let's focus our attention on . . . | 6. | . . . look carefully at . . . | ||
| 7. | What we're looking at (is/are) . . . | 7. | . . . dealing with / facing . . | ||
| 8. | The plan sets out in detail our recommendations. | 8. | . . . provides a detailed description of . | ||
| 9. | What we're suggesting is . . . | 9. | . . . saying / recommending . . . | ||
| 10. | I'd like now to turn my attention to. . . | 10. | . . . talk about . . . | ||
| 11. | I don't think I need to spell out the reasons. | 11. | . . . explain in detail . . . | ||
| 12. | We need to address the question of . . . | 12. | . . . deal with / talk about . . . | ||
| 13. | The basic message I'm trying to get across here is | 13. | . . . communicate to you / give you . . | ||
| 14. | Disappointing sales figures underline the seriousness of the situation. | 14. | . . . show . . . | ||
| 15. | The main conclusion we've come to is . . . | 15. | . . . reached . . . |