Signposts
What is a signpost you could say after
“There are three main reasons for this…”
First, .../ Firstly, .../ The first reason.../ Let’s begin by.../ I’d like to start by.../ Initially...
A phone message changing the time of an appointment
Factual information
Conversation between two friends
informal
Which question is better to ask?
"What do you like about English class?"
"Do you like English class?"
"What do you like about English class?"
What language ______ you speak at home?
do
What is a signpost?
Signposts help you to follow the structure of a lecture. They tell you that the speaker is transitioning or moving on. They give information about the general outline of a lecture.
A friend telling you the story about the last time she traveled.
Gist
Giving an eyewitness account of an accident to the police.
Formal
Ask a question to Miss Mickley like you just met he about her interests.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Where ______ you from?
are
When giving a second reason out of 3 in a lecture, what signpost could you use other than the word 'second'?
The next reason.../ also.../ another reason.../ as well as that…
An academic lecture
Both gist and factual information
News program on the radio
formal
Ask a question to Miss Mickley like you just met he about her nationality.
What country are you from?
Why _____ you choose to study this course?
did
When giving a third reason out of 3 in a lecture, what signpost could you use other than the word 'third'?
Lastly,.../ Finally,.../ The last reason.../ The final reason...
Traffic news, when you want to hear exactly where the delays and problems are
Factual information
Classroom discussion
Formal
Ask a question to Miss Mickley like you just met he about her first language.
What’s your first language?
What language do you speak at home?
How long ______ you been learning English?
have
What is a signpost you could use to introduce a new topic?
Moving on.../ Now we’ll move on to…
Turning to.../ Let’s turn to…
The next issue/ topic/ area I’d like to discuss…
New let’s look at…
Moving on to my next point…
This brings us to the next point/topic
Your favorite TV show
Both factual information and gist
Public announcement at a train station
Formal
Ask a question to Miss Mickley like you just met he about sports.
Are you interested in sports? Do you prefer to watch or to do sports?
What sports do you enjoy doing? How often do you do sports?
Where ______ you living?
are