What does "Vorstellung" and "Redemittel" mean in this context?

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I came across this table in my textbook Studio D A1 and I don't know what those 2 words mean.

"Redemittel" is the vertical word in purple box. Redemittelkasten means "speech box" (thanks to Google Translate), so I guess Redemittel is speech?

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What does your dictionary say? What could it be, according to the example already given? — Björn Friedrich, Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 4:36
@BjörnFriedrich Ich habe nirgends eine Übersetzung ins Englische gefunden. Und wenn ich die Bedeutung von "Redemittel" in solch einem Buch erklären müsste, müsste ich auch 'ne Weile nachdenken... — IQV, Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 6:14
@IQV Zum Finden muss man suchen. Sofort beim ersten Mal gefunden: de.langenscheidt.com/deutsch-englisch/vorstellung#sense-1.1.1, dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Vorstellung, dict.cc/german-english/Redemittel.html, en.pons.com/translate/german-english/Redemittel — Björn Friedrich, Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 9:33

Philipp · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-20 06:09:16Z

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Redemittel are useful phrases in conversation. They are like templates or building blocks (bigger than single words) that you can use.

Vorstellung in this case means introducing somebody, as in »Hi, my name is Morta.«

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