Guide to mediation 3: Useful language

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GUIDE TO MEDIATION (3):

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Eva Fernández Berrios

Introduction

• To start with, I would like to...
• The purpose / aim of this comment is to...
• I have read an article with some tips, and I would like to share them with you.
• I know you are worried about _____. These are some tips I have read about.

Summarising

• The article / text / infographic deals with...
• The text deals with the upsides and downsides of remote work.
• The infographic / article / text / author discusses...
• The article discusses the risks of cryptocurrencies.
• Let me explain the main tips/recommendations.
• Let me summarise the main points of the article for you.

• The main idea is that...
• The main contention is... (= The main argument is…)
• These are the main ideas you need to know.
• Let me share with you some of the most relevant ideas /

salient points.

Mentioning the first element

• In the first place, I should point out that...
• To begin with,…
• To start with,…
• First of all,…
• Secondly,...

Addition

• What is more,...
• Moreover,...
• Furthermore,...
• In addition,…
• In addition to this,…
• Additionally,…
• Another point to remember is that…
• Another tip / recommendation is that…
• On top of that,…
• Together with that,…

Conclusion / Reaching the end

• On balance, it seems to me that...
• To finish with, I would like to say that...
• Last,…
• Lastly,…
• Last but not least, I would like to add that...
• To sum up,…
• To summarise,…

Giving examples

• _____-, _____ and _____, to name (but) a few.
• E.g. The sides may include cauliflower, parsnips and carrots, to name but a few. (Sides = guarnición; parsnip = chirivía).
• namely, ________
• E.g. The meat is served with some vegetables, namely, Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes and carrots.

Linking to previous knowledge

• As you probably know, some students would rather study on their own.

• As you may remember, this diet is helpful if you want to lose weight.
• As you can imagine, this diet requires a great deal of planning ahead.
• You may be aware that some students learn better when working with classmates.

Adapting language

• In other words,…
• …, that is to say,…
• Those pessimistic terms made them upset, that is to say, they were angry because of those negative words.

• Let me clarify this for you.

Text

• The text / article makes a series of suggestions on how to…
• The text /article gives a series of tips on how to save money over Christmas.
• The text argues that distance learning may be appropriate in some cases.
• The text points out that...
• The text highlights / outlines the advantages of booking tickets in advance.

• The text suggests that...
• The text claims that not enough is being done to tackle the climate crisis.

Chart

• This chart illustrates how... / indicates that...
• This chart compares...
• As can be seen from these results,...

Infographic

• The information given in the infographic...
• In the above infographic we can interpret that...
• This infographic refers to…