Some Useful Phrases for Oral

Oral Examination 6 (Picture) – Words and Phrases

COLLATED BY ALAN ANAND AND LUCAS TAN

1. One possible reason is …

2. Specifically…

3. Perhaps (reason), if not (why)

4. Flocking to the area

5. They could be…

6. Incredibly low price

7. Off-season

8. I can almost sense their excitement when thy are rummaging through the clothes

9. I think that…

10. Unbeknownst/oblivious to them, there was a disaster waiting to happen/strike

11. In a shopping spree

12. There is a baby, who is crying as loud as a whale/sirens

13. Bawling uncontrollably

14. The situation is a matter of life and death

15. Mother’s face turned as white as sheet

16. All hell broke loose

17. A plump lady

18. Concluding from the expression…

19. Accidentally letting go of the baby’s pram

20. A couple is paralysed with fear as the baby’s pram is heading towards them

21. The force of friction could not stop the baby’s pram

22. Attracted a crowd

23. Caught the attention of a middle aged plump women

24. A disaster was brewing

25. A baby in the pram is rolling down the escalator

26. Quite a dangerous action

27. Wail uncontrollably

28. Anxious about the fate of the baby

29. Beads of perspiration

30. Hoping

31. However, this was not so

32. Fortunately…

33. Quick-witted

34. He is attempting to …

35. Endangering the safety of the baby

36. I can conclude from this that…

37. Escalator not suited for prams

38. Instead, …

39. (Connect with fact, law, proverbs, news etc…)

40. Jerk forward

41. Were helpless

42. Obstructed by the lady

43. Panic-stricken

44. Breakneck speed