A. Recording 3.4 Listen to the
start of a presentation. Number these items (a-e) in the order you hear them.
a) There are three parts
to my presentation. Firstly,
...
b) By the end
of my presentation you
will understand clearly
our future plans.
c) Good afternoon, everyone. My name's Ricardo
Valdes.
d) I'd like to talk about our new
marketing strategy.
e) Finally, the details of the
costs...
B. Listen again. Match the
headings (1-4) to the items (a-e) in Exercise A.
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1
Topic of the talk |
3
Greeting the audience |
|
2
Aim |
4
Plan of the talk |
C. Work in pairs. Prepare an
introduction to a presentation. Then
introduce the presentation to each
other. Choose role A or role B, and use the
notes to introduce your presentation.
Add any information you wish.
Role A
Topic The launch of your company’s
new product
Plan
1 The background to the launch
2 The features of the new product
3 The advertising and marketing plans
Aim To give a clear idea of the
sales potential of the product
Role B
Topic Your company’s new e-mail system
Plan
1 The background
2 Why the company
needed to change
the system
3 How to use it and to
report faults
Aim To give a clear
idea of how the new e-mail system
improves communication in the
company
Useful language
|
Greeting
Good morning /
afternoon. I'm ... Hello, everyone. Nice to see you again.
Hi, I'm .... Good to see you all.
|
Plan There are three parts to my presentation. My presentation is in three
sections. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Finally, ... |
|
Topic My subject
today is ... I'd like to talk to you about ... I'm going to talk about
... The subject
of my presentation is
... |
Aims By the end of my presentation, you will
have a clear idea of .. By the end of my talk, you will understand how / why ... |