Guía para el Análisis de Monólogos: Estructuras y Técnicas, Apuntes de Inglés

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INTRODUCING THE SUBJECT (MONOLOGUE)

I’d like to start by… (ing) I’m going to talk about… / First of all, I’ll begin by… (ing) That’s all I have to say about… Now, I’d like to discuss… As for /Concerning /Regarding /As regards /About / When it comes to (Respecto a) A controversial question facing people today is… Many people today are asking themselves… The question of … has become a burning issue recently. … is considered to be one of the most important issues nowadays Nowadays, (Hoy en día) Right now, (Actualmente) MAKING GENERAL STATEMENTS (MONOLOGUE) In general, /Generally, /On the whole, /In the main, /By and large, ( en general ) As a rule, ( por regla general ) So far, / Up to now, (hasta ahora) The majority of … / Most … Broadly speaking, / Generally speaking, (generalmente hablando) In fact, / Indeed, / Actually, / As a matter of fact, ( de hecho ) Lately… ( últimamente ) In today’s society… ___ is, by definition, … If anything, / In any case, (de todas formas) GIVING ARGUMENTS (MONOLOGUE) FOR +It’s has been claimed that… +It’s often argued that… / It can also be argued that… +The arguments in favour of… are well known +Everyone is aware of the arguments in favour of… +On the one hand some argue that… AGAINST -Why should the rest of society…? -It should be remembered that… -It’s important to recognise the fact that…

POSITIVE OPINION +I’m a huge fan of the idea /I’m totally in favour of it +I’m in favour, I just have some slight reservations / It’s not without problems, but on the whole I like it / It isn’t easy, but it’s a good idea +I think the positives far outweigh the negatives INDECISIVE OPINION

I don’t know where I stand, really/ I can’t pass judgement, I don’t know enough about it I don’t know what I think about the matter I’m in two minds / I’m indecisive NEGATIVE OPINION -I’m totally against it /I’m completely opposed to it -I think the negatives far outweigh the positives / I have some major doubts about it -It’s a good idea in theory, just not in practice / It’s OK in principle, I just think it’s unworkable INFORMAL OPINION (likes and dislikes) I can’t get enough of… (no me canso de) It takes me back to… (me recuerda a) I bet / I imagine / I guess you are/were (imagino que tu eres/eras) You must be / have been (tu debes/debías ser) I like / I love / I’m keen on / I’m fond of / I really enjoy / I’m into I don’t like / I dislike / I hate / I’m not mad about I’m very interested in… I can’t stand… I don’t mind… EMPHATIC STRUCTURES The thing that + verb phrase + be form + that… One thing that the fact that… Something that the amount of… What the number of… the way that… what… how… verb phrase : disturbs me, worries me most, annoys me, drives me mad/crazy, scares me, bothers me, concerns me, surprises me, gives me hope for the future, amazes me, upset me, angers me, frustrates me, frightens me… CONCLUDING (MONOLOGUE)

In conclusion, / As a conclusion, (en conclusión) To conclude, it can be said… To sum up, / To summarize, / In short, (resumiendo) In a nutshell, (en pocas palabras) All in all, (en definitiva) INFORMAL CONVERSATION (DIALOGUE) Hello! / Hi! How are you? / How is everything? I’m so happy to see you Where have you been all this time? It was nice meeting you I hope to see you soon Take care Bye / See you FORMAL CONVERSATION (DIALOGUE) Good morning / Good afternoon My name is… How do you do? Good-bye AGREEING (DIALOGUE) +I see what you mean +That’s a good point +I completely agree with you +That makes sense +That’s true +You’re absolutely right +I have no doubt about it +That’s exactly how I feel +Me neither / Nor do I (A mi tampoco, Yo tampoco, Ni a mi, Ni yo) +Me too / So do I (A mi también, Yo también, Y a mi, Y yo) DISAGREEING (DIALOGUE) -I don’t really agree with you… -I wouldn’t say that / I wouldn’t go that far -I don’t think so -No way -That’s not how I see it / I don’t really see it like that myself -Well, I’m not sure about that -I see what you mean, but… -Not necessarily / That’s not always true

Whatever you like REFUSING (DIALOGUE) -It doesn’t sound like my cup of tea/ It doesn’t sound like my kind of thing -It sounds to ___ for my liking (suena demasiado ___ para mi gusto) -That’s a good idea, but… -Well, the problem is… -I’m sorry but… -Not at all (para nada) / There’s no way (de ninguna manera) -I’d rather… / Frankly/Personally, I prefer… (ing or noun) -I’m not very keen on… / I’m not very fond of… GIVING NEGATIVE/PRIVATE INFORMATION (DIALOGUE) To be frank with you, I don’t mean to be rude but To be brutally honest, With all due respect, To put it blunty, If you want my honest opinion, Between you and me, GIVING AN EXAMPLE For example, A good example of this is… To give you an example, The vast majority of… A growing number of… In most cases, There can be no doubt that… A recent survey has shown that… such as ( tales como ) for example/ for instance like (como) particularly/ in particular especially CLARIFICATION Could you explain that in more detail? Do you mean…? What you’re saying is… What I mean is… What I’m trying to say is… In other words, /That’s to say, (es decir)

Don’t get me wrong, (no me malinterpretes)