I’m afraid we are moving away from the main problem.

Let’s go back to your original question.

Phrases we could go back to the main point.

Imagine you are chairing a paper discussion. Respond to the following situations using the phrases given above:

1. One of the speakers is getting off the point. Insist on relevance. 2. Several participants involved in the discussion have been carried away and are discussing extraneous matters. Remind them they should not move away from the main problem under discussion.

Recognizing when agreement is impossible;

stopping the argument.

Ex. 6. The discussion of the problem is becoming hot and fruitless. Try to reconcile the opinions. Which of the phrases suggested below would you use in each of the following situations?

1. The speaker is accused of having failed to offer an all embracing explanation. 2. A member of the audience insists that only his/her point of view can be considered right. 3. The speaker is arguing with a conference participant; they are unable to reach a positive decision.

I’m afraid you’ll just have to agree to differ on that point.

I don’t think there is an immediate answer to Dr. N.’s question.

There seems to be some conflict (contradiction) between your points of view. Let us just stop the discussion.

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You are chair of this session. How would you open a discussion on one or all of these subjects? Use the phrases given above.	\|	Read the text. Analyze the underlined phrases. What role do they play in the discussion?

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