[Gill Engvid] May or Might

Use of  May 
- possible
- ask permission (polite)

Ex.(possible)
- Do you think you may have dropped my gloves in the street?
- You'd better take a coat - it may get cold later.

Ex.(ask permission)
- May I borrow you pen?
- May I have a few days to think about it?

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Use of Might
- similar to may, possible but less likely, more more remote.

Ex.
- I don't feel well, Do you think it might be something you've eaten?
- Where are you going for your holiday?, We haven't decide yet, but we might go to Italy.

[Jade Engvid] Slang word

1. sorted  :
- when you have just finished or agreed to something.
- It seems to be said a lot at the moment, it's used in a lot of advertisements.
- Must be really hip

2. Innit
-  Means isn't it, but it gets put on the end of when you say something to show you 're finished speaking or emphasize when you want some one agree with you.

3. DAB!
- When you do something very cool.

[Niharika] Way to say I don't know

I have no idea.
I have no clue.

How should I know?
Don't ask me...
Search me..

You guess is as good as mine.
It beats me.
Not as far as I know.

[Alex Engvid] As long as

For the duration
I 'll remember you as long as I live.  
As long as I'm here, I'll help.

On the condition that 
You can com as long as you're quiet. 
I'll help as long as you buy pizza.

 For emphasis a number
The meeting could be as long as 3 hr.
He can talk for as long as 1 hour.
(  (( 

[Emma Engvid] about to

I am about to clean my room.

(to do something soon)

ex.
- I am about to call .
- Edan is about to do homework.
- Jess is about to study

[Online] Phrase for presentation

Preparation is essential for an effective presentation.
When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages.
It's a good idea to memorise them and practise using them,
so that they come to mind easily during a presentation.

Starting the presentation	Good morning/Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen • The topic of my presentation today is ... • What I'm going to talk about today is ...
Why you are giving this presentation	• The purpose of this presentation is ... • This is important because ... • My objective is to ...
Stating the main points	• The main points I will be talking about are : ◊ Firstly, ◊ Secondly,  ◊ Next, ◊ Finally ... we're going to look at ...
Introducing the first point	• Let's start / begin with ...
Showing graphics, transparencies, slides, etc.	•  I'd like to illustrate this by showing you ...
Moving to the next point	• Now let's move on to ...
Giving more details	• I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point ... • Let me elaborate on that. • Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that?
Changing to a different topic	• I'd like to turn to something completely different ...
Referring to something which is off the topic	• I'd like to digress here for a moment and just mention ...
Referring back to an earlier point	• Let me go back to what I said earlier about ...
Summing up or repeating the main points	• I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation: ◊ First I covered ...  ◊ Then we talked about ... ◊ Finally we looked at ...  • I'd now like to sum up the main points which were : ◊ First ...  ◊ Second,  ◊ Third,
Conclusion	• I'm going to conclude by ... ◊ First ...  ◊ Second,  ◊ Third,  • In conclusion, let me ... ◊ First ...  ◊ Second,  ◊ Third,
Questions	• Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have. • Do you have any questions?

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