Debate

Here is some examples for presenting debate :

Beginning

I would like to begin by…

I would ilke to make a few remarks concerning………

I would like to comment on the problem of ………

I would ilke to mention briefly that  concerning………

There are three points  I’d like to make.

The most Important points seem to me to be…

Ordering

First of all, we must bear in mind….

At the outset…

To begin with….

Firstly,….Secondly,…..Thirdly,……finally,…..

Introducing  a New Point

I would like to turn briefly to the problem of …

The next issue I would like to focus on is…..

Turning to…

Adding

In addition,…..

I might add that…

As well as…., there is also…

Not only…, but also…

Furthermore,…

Moreover,….

Giving an example

Let give me an example…

To illustrate this point, let us consider…

A case in point is…..

Balancing

On the one hand…. But on the other hand….

Though…., We musn’t  forget…

Whereas… we have to remember…

In spite of…, I still think…

Despite the fact that…, I….

Generalising

On the whole,….

In general,…

Generally speaking,…..

By and large,…

All in all,…..

All things considered,…

Stating Preferences

I’d rather…. Than …

I prefer… to …

I tend to favour … as opposed to …

The main advantage of ….. is that ….

Concluding

Let me conclude by saying that…

I would like to conclude by stating that …

Allow me to concluding by highlighting the fact that….

In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that ……

I would now like to conclude my comments by reassuring you that we are fully aware of the fact that…..