Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

4bSuggested answersYou want to go back to a topic that was considered earlier in the discussion.Can we just go back to the point that Liz made?I’d like to return to …Returning to the point about …Can we come back to what Liz said?You want to move the discussion on to a different aspect of the topic.Why don’t we look at … in more detail?Can we consider another aspect of that?I think it’s worth considering …A related point is …Another thing is …There’s another aspect of that which is important.You want to change the topic completely.A separate point I’d like to discuss is …To go off topic a bit, …Changing the subject, …Can we change the topic for a moment?Can we go off topic slightly?4c Group discussion4d Group discussion (5–10 minutes is suggested)Note: Each student should be encouraged to steer the conversation towards theirpreferred topics. However, it’s important that they have a meaningful discussion, sothey should try not to simply ignore what others are saying in order to compete toget their own topic discussed.5 Concluding a discussion5a Student discussion5bSuggested answersYou want to suggest to the other members of the group that it’s time to finishthe discussion.Shall we think about winding this up now?Shall we draw this to a close / conclusion?Would everyone agree that we should end here?You want to summarize the important details of the talk.Shall we summarize what we’ve got then?So, shall I summarize what we’ve got?Would anyone like to summarize / recap the main points?Shall we just quickly recap the main points?You want to invite the other members of the group to add any extra comments.Does anyone have something else to add?Is there anything else that anyone wants to say?Is everyone happy with that, then?Unit 2 Part D ∙ Reporting in speech 60