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by Rosemary
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> Teacher's notes
Giving a good presentation in English requires careful
attention to the right language. The following activities will help you
learn and practise words and phrases that deal with presentations. Use
the Macmillan English Dictionary when completing the exercises
and checking your answers.
Activity 1
Read these sentences that talk about presentations. Mark
them with T for True, or F for False.
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_T_ |
Presentations are typically used in sectors
such as banking, tourism, engineering and law. |
|
___ |
For any type of business, the only intention
of a presentation is to make a deal. |
| ___ |
The introduction of a presentation is used to
outline the issues that will follow. |
| ___ |
The main points in a presentation need to be transparent
and obvious to follow. |
| ___ |
The summary of a presentation should bring up
new selling points. |
| ___ |
In engineering, people make presentations to talk
about findings from research. |
| ___ |
Team leaders in engineering often use presentations
to give an update on the status of a project. |
| ___ |
Speaking in a monotone in a presentation makes
the audience very attentive. |
| ___ |
Engineers rely on visual aids to support
and to document information. |
Activity 2
Look up the underlined words taken from activity 1
in the dictionary. Write a synonym or short explanation for each.
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sector
a part of a country's economic or business
activity____________ |
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intention
_______________________________________________________ |
to make a deal
_______________________________________________________ |
to outline
_______________________________________________________ |
transparent
_______________________________________________________ |
obvious
_______________________________________________________ |
to bring up
_______________________________________________________ |
findings
_______________________________________________________ |
research
_______________________________________________________ |
update
_______________________________________________________ |
monotone
_______________________________________________________ |
attentive
_______________________________________________________ |
to rely on
_______________________________________________________ |
to document
_______________________________________________________ |
Activity 3
Look at the words taken from activities 1 and 2.
Form new words then check the forms and meanings of these words with the
dictionary.
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attentive |
attentively, attention |
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to document |
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| intention |
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| obvious |
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| rely on |
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| research |
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| transparent |
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Activity 4
Complete these sentences with words or phrases from activities
2 and 3. Make sure you use the correct form of the word.
| His presentation was transparent
and easy to follow. |
| In her presentation the project manager informed
the audience about the latest ________ of the team's ________ . |
| The figures presented were considered disappointing
and ________ . |
| The audience listened _________ during the entire
presentation. |
| It is our _____________ to give you the highest quality
engineering services. |
| They both work in the engineering ___________ . |
| The aim of the presentation was to ___________ with
the clients. |
| His presentation was supported by evidence well
___________ . |
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