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Description Structures 
When responding to description questions,  you need to  begin with  a lead-in phrase. 
(This  is  an  example  of  a  linking  device/  redundant  language).  Possible  lead-in  phrases 
include 
the 
following:
OK then... 
Alright... 
Well, you know... 
Actually... 
Right, OK... 
Well... 
Well 
first 
of 
all...
We  can  add a  ―pointing phrase‖  next, to signal to the listener  that the  first point is 
coming. (This is another example of a linking device/ redundant language). 
...the first thing I should mention is that... 
...the point I'd like to begin with is that... 
...I could start off by saying that... 
...my initial point would be that... 
...I need to start off by pointing out that... 
...the main thing you need to know is that... 
...I suppose I should begin by highlighting the fact that... 
...you may (or may not) be aware that in fact... 
...I really need to kick off with the point that... 
Most of the above contain interchangeable words. Now you are ready to describe you 
first point. 
  Activity 
Example question: ―Tell me about the street that you live in.‖ 
Think  about  one  important  point  you  can  describe  about  your  street  (it  could  be 
location,  size,  appearance,  the  buildings,  etc).  Do  not  give  the  name  as  this  is  not  really 
describing (and the name would probably in Chinese so you would not be using examples of 


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topic-related vocabulary). Select a lead-in phrase and a pointing phrase. 

 
Now describe your first point. 

 
Choose  different  lead-in  and  pointing  phrases  and  practice  describing 
the first point about your street. 
The first point needs to be developed with a complex sentence. Notice in the example 
how the candidate uses a structure with ―that‖. 
 
―...the first thing I would say is that it's absolutely enormous, maybe even one 
of the biggest city in Asia I guess.‖ 
This is a simple but effective way to join your linking phrase with the detail sentence. 
The result is a complex structure. Notice how the candidate then uses another linking word 
―maybe even‖ to add more details. 
  Activity 
Example questions: ―Tell me about your studies or job.‖ 
Choose  a  lead-in  and  pointing  phrase.  Introduce  your  first  point  and  use  a  structure  
with  ―that‖. Add  a  linking  word  to  introduce  a  detail  about  your  first  point.  Now  we  can 
look at the full structure. 
(1) 
Lead-in phrase 
(2) 
1
st
 pointing phrase 
(3) 
Point 1 
(4) 
Linking word/ phrase + detail about point 1 
(5) 
2
nd
 pointing phrase 
(6) 
Point 2 
(7) 
Linking word/ phrase + detail about point 2 
(8) 
3
rd
 pointing phrase 
(9) 
Point 3 
(10)  Linking word/ phrase + detail about point 3 
Examples of 2
nd
 pointing phrases: 
Another point which I could add is that... 
A second feature which I should mention is that... 
As well as that, I could say that... 
On top of that I can also add that... 


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Also, I suppose I should say that... 
Examples of 3
rd
 pointing phrases: 
And I shouldn't forget to mention that... 
In addition to what I've just said, I can add that... 
Something else that I need to comment on is that... 
I guess I could also remark on the fact that... 
So a complete response might look something like this: 
―Well first of all, the main thing you need to know is that...(point 1)...In fact...(detail 
1)...On top of that I can also add that...(point 2)...which means...(detail 2)...Something else 
that I need to comment on is that...(point 3)...So actually (detail 3)...‖ 
  Activity 
Practice  saying  the  full  example  structure  with  your  own  points  and  details  for  the 
following 
questions:
Tell  me  about  the  house/  flat  you  live 
in. 
Describe your hometown. 
Tell me about your job. 
Tell me about your family. 
Tell me about your city. 
What is your main ambition? 
What 
makes 
you 
happy?


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Now  write  out  your  full  describing  structure  using  the  example  phrases.  Now 
practice using your structure for the questions above. 

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