Listening: Understanding Interactional Cues & Discourse B2 - Lesson 1: Identifying a Range of Discourse Markers and How They Structure Speech

B2 DISCOURSE

Signposting Speech

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🎯 Scenario: A Project Presentation.
Emma: Presenting the status of a delayed project.
Goal: Identify how she structures her bad news.

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Emma

Sequencing: "To kick things off" and "First of all" signal the Beginning.

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Emma

Contrasting/Result: "Having said that" (Contrast/Bad News) and "Consequently" (Result).

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Emma

Summarizing: "In a nutshell" signals the final summary.

Discourse Markers Meanings:

"Having said that"

However / But (Introduces a contrasting idea).

"Consequently"

As a result / Therefore (Shows cause and effect).

"In a nutshell"

In summary / Briefly (Summarizes the main point).

"With respect to"

Regarding / About (Introduces a new specific topic).

Sort the Markers by Function:

Select the "Contrast" marker.

First of all

On the other hand

Therefore

To sum up

Select the "Result" marker.

Thus

However

Furthermore

Task: Reconstruct the Logic

Complete the sentence to show logical flow.

"The project is expensive. _______, it is very high quality."