Week Twelve

Signposting

Read the five topics. Then look at the phrases listed below them. Match each phrase with a topic from the list. Write the numbers from 1 to 5 next to each phrase.

1) Saying what is coming
2) Moving on to the next point
3) Indicating the end of a section
4) Referring back
5) Summarizing a point

a) This brings me to the end of my third point. _____
b) In this part of my presentation, I’d like to tell you about … _____
c) Let me briefly summarize what I’ve said so far. _____
d) As I mentioned before _____
e) This leads directly to the second part of my presentation. _____
f) I’d like to sum up the main points. _____
g) This now leads us to my next point. _____
h) So much for …_____
i) As I said earlier … _____
j) So, let me first give you a brief overview … _____
k) Let me move on to the next point. _____
l) So that is the background…_____
m) Let me now come back to what I said earlier. _____

Now complete the sentences using the correct prepositions.
1) To start __________ then, …
2) To move __________ to my next point.
3) To go __________ to what I was saying, …
4) To turn now __________ a different matter, …
5) To say a bit more __________ that, …
6) To give you an example ___________ what I mean …
7) To digress __________ a moment …
8) To sum __________, then…