6. Listen again. Which phrases does the candidate use?

Structuring your speech

I'd like to start by saying/ looking at ...

First of all, we need to decide / examine / look at / ask ourselves ...

I'll begin with ...

Now I'd like to move on to ...

This leads to my next point.

Now let's look at / move on to (the question of) ...

Ordering points or opinions

First, ... Second, ... Finally, ...

Justifying your opinions

There are a number of reasons why I believe this.

First, ...

I'll tell you why I think that.

The reason I say that is ...

The main reason I feel this way is ...

Summing up your opinion

To sum up, ... 

In conclusion, ... 

All in all, ... 

Just to summarise the main points, ...