MONOLOGUE

- I couldn’t live without…

- What can we do as individuals to solve this problem?
Referring to another point:
- In relation to, to do with, in connection with, relating to, dealing with, as for, as regards/with regard
to, concerning, in reference to, regarding, …
Expressing hope:
- Well, maybe people will get some sense/see before it’s too late.
- Well, maybe all is not lost yet.
- Well, maybe we can do something before it’s too late.
- Everyday is another chance to change your life.
Linking words
- Result: as a result, therefore, consequently, for this reason, due to…
- Emphasis: indeed, obviously, in particular, without a doubt, above all, especially, mainly,
mostly…
- Addition: furthermore, also, too, as well as that, besides, moreover, even, …
- Reason: because of, with this in mind, in fact, in order to, due to, despite this, …
- Illustration: for example, for instance, such us, including, namely, in this case, like, …
- Contrast: unlike, nevertheless, on the other hand, despite/ in spite of, while, whereas, even so/
however, …
- Comparison: likewise, just as, just like, same as, similar to, in the same way, …
- Condition: if, in that case, unless, unless otherwise agreed, …
- Generalisation: as a rule, in general, generally speaking, on the whole, overall, in most cases, …
- Restatement: in other words, rather than, …
- Time: when, as soon as, before, after, until,
Synonymous:
- Like: I really like, I quite like, I love, in enjoy, I keen on, I fancy, … + ING
- Hate: I can’t stand, I can’t bear,
- Think: I am thinking of, I am thinking about, I believe, In my opinion, in my view, to my mind,
“personally, I think that…”, all things considered, it is my belief, I think so, I hope so, all things
considered, It is my belief,
- Thing: stuff,
- People: population, mankind, citizens, individuals,
Phrasal verbs:
- Get: get up, get on, get off, get in, get out, get back, get over, …
- Give: give up
- Go: go out
- Hang: hang up
- Look: look after, look for, look up,
- Make: make up,
- Put: put on, put down, put through, put off, put out,
- Turn: turn up, turn down, turn on, turn off,
- Pick: pick up,
- Slow: slow down,
- Speed: speed up
- Switch: switch on, switch off
- Take: take off
- Tell: tell off
- Countable nouns: dog, cat, animal, man, person, bottle, box, litre, coin, note, dollar, cup, plate, fork, table,
chair, suitcase, bag.

How many…? / These/ many / not many

- Uncountable nouns: liquids (milk, water), abstract ideas (advice, chaos, motivation), powder and grain (rice,
wheat, sand), mass nouns (furniture, hair, transportation), natural phenomena (sunshine, snow, rain,
weather), states of being (sleep, stress, childhood)

How much… / this/ a lot of / not much