Impressions

How interesting!

I like this idea. Isn't it fantastic...?

Yes, sounds great!

То my mind...

In my opinion…

Don't you like…?

Do you find it very informative?

What do you think, is this article useful for us?

I don't agree with you (with the author).

However…

I’m not very keen on...

To be quite frank, I find the article rather (very) dull.

Oh, I'm disappointed.

I found the article informative (useful, easy / hard to understand, important,

interesting).

Additional information

Have you got any additional information about it?

Do you know anything else?

That’s what I heard / геаd…

My information is...

Finishing the Conversation

Well, I’ve learned many interesting facts.

And what about you.? -

The same about me.

It's been very nice talking to you.

The pleasure was mine.

At the Sitting of a Students’ Scientific Society

Chairman:

Opening the Discussion

Dear members of our scientific society!

Colleagues! Dear friends!

I am pleased to open our sitting.

Let's start working.

The topic of this conference / discussion / seminar / sitting is...

Today we shall discuss / consider / analyze the structure of...

We are also going to inform you about…

You are invited to give comments and ask questions.

The problems under discussion are…

Conducting the Discussion

Who'd like to start?

First let's listen to student N...

The topic of his report / presentation is...

Sorry for interrupting you, but...

Could you explain it?

Will you describe it in detail?

What's your idea of...? Do you remember...?

I wonder if you remember...

Could you give an example? Are you sure?

Do you really mean it? What do you mean?

And, now could you tell us about…? Please go on.

I see. Thank you. That will do / That's enough.

You are quite right. That's fine.

That's not quite so. You are mistaken, I'm afraid.

This is disputable.

Now, let’s pass over to…

The next problem / aspect to discuss is...

Now let's listen to student M.

Let me give the floor to student A.

He is going to tell us about…

His report deals with / is devoted to...

Does anybody want to add / give comments / ask questions?

You’re welcome. Thank you.

Your report was very informative / interesting / detailed

Closing the Discussion

This has been very interesting.

It's just the information we wanted to know.

Unfortunately, our time is up.

We have to close our discussion / sitting.

I hope, it has been very useful

Thank you for your time.

Thank you for taking part in the discussion.

We have worked successfully / fruitfully.

Student / Reporter Presenting the Report

I'd like to start with describing...

Now let me draw your attention to the fact that...

You, certainly, know that...

I’d like to add that… You see…

For example / For instance...

So / Thus... To put it in other words...

In short... Summing it up...

Thus, we can conclude that…

That is all I wanted to say.

Thank you for being so attentive and interested.

At the Scientific Conference

Chairman Presiding at the Conference /Congress/ Symposium

Greeting the Audience

Ladies and gentlemen! Dear colleagues! Distinguished participants / guests! Esteemed colleagues! Dear friends! It is a great honor / privilege / pleasure for me to chair this discussion/plenary session / sitting.

We are glad to welcome you at our conference. I hope the conference will do all of us good. I wish you had a fruitful discussion of.../ a useful exchange of ideas and opinions. The time limit for speeches / reports is... I hope that by the end of the discussion we will achieve an understanding of several important questions.