Speaking

​Checking understanding of the question

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“Do you mean…?”

“Sorry, I didn’t catch the last word of the question.”

“Can I ask about a word in the question?”

“Should I talk about ....... , or am I supposed to talk...?”

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Checking that you are answering/ have answered the question

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“Sorry, what was the question again?”

“Does that answer your question?”

“As far as I can understand from this question, I am supposed to talk about...."

​Pausing for thought

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“Let me think.”

“Let me see.”

“That’s a difficult question.”

“I’ve never really thought about that before.”

​Sounding unsure

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“ I don’t remember very well, but…”

“The first thing that comes to mind is…”

“I don’t know a lot about this, but I guess…”

“I’m no expert on this, but I would imagine…”

"I am a bit nervous because of the exam, so I'm afraid I might misunderstand this question."​

​Not answering the question

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“Sorry, I still don’t really understand what you mean.”

“I’m afraid I really don’t know.”

“I can’t really remember.”

"I think it is a bit difficult to answer this question for me."​

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To start a presentation

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“I’d like to talk about…”

“I’m going to speak about…”

"I'll try to do my best to give you some information about......"

"The aim of this presentation is to give you some information about...."

"My presentation is about..... and I'll give you some information related to...."​

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Having no more to say

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“I think I’ve answered all the questions.”

“That’s all I can think of to say on the topic.”

“That’s the end of my presentation.”​

"Consequently, as I said before, ^{(Repeat your main idea)​}