Include, mention, look, turn, draw, point, focus, think, refers

Exercise 4. Put in order.

1) the, conclusion, is, be, drawn, clear, to

2) clear ,is, the, to, lesson, be, learnt

3) is, significance, of, that, clear, the

4) implications ,are, the, clear

5) as, see, you, can

Exercise 5. Reorganize the text.

attention to last quarter’s figures. I’d like to focus

Let’s now turn our

your attention on where our sales come from. Let’s look

sales in Europe. As you can see this is our biggest

about how we can improve sales in Italy and Spain.

in more detail, you’ll notice that Germany is still

our biggest market and Italy and Spain have not grown. The implications

are clear to all of us. Although our overall

performance is good, we need to think

at the breakdown by region. This represents

market and has grown significantly. But if we now look at the breakdown of Europe.

Exercise 6. Complete the text, memorize it.

Let’s now turn our __________ to last quarter’s figures. I’d like to __________your attention on where our sales come from. Let’s ______ at the background by region. This ________our sales in Europe.__________ you can see, this is our biggest market and has grown significantly.But if we now look at the ______of Europe _______,you’ll________that Germany is still our biggest market and Italy and Spain have not grown.The _________are _________to all of us. Although our overall ___________ is good ,we need to think _______how we can improve sales in Italy and Spain.

Emphasizing

Make your presentation more persuasive by making your points stronger. Here is some language to help you:

a total disaster

The whole project was a total disaster from beginning to end.

extremely good

We have an extremely good chance of getting the contract.

a terrible mistake

It wasn’t a minor error. It was a terrible mistake and cost us millions to put right.

much cheaper

Even if we had taken five per cent off our prices, we wouldn’t have got the contract. They were much cheaper than us.

one hundred per cent certain

There is not the slightest doubt. I am one hundred per cent certain that that is what happened.

highly competitive

This is a highly competitive market. I am not sure we should enter it.

far too expensive

The Chinese and Koreans can offer much lower prices. We are far too expensive.

even better

Their previous smart phone was good but this is even better.

fully aware

I am fully aware of all the risks but I still think we should do it.

absolutely no chance

There is absolutely no chance that we will lose the contract. They love our work.

Exercise 1. Put the words in order to make sentences.

1) a, project, was, disaster, the

2) the, was, whole, project, disaster, a

3) a, project, total, was, disaster, the, whole

4) we, a, mistake, make

5) mistake, a, we, made,terrible

6) we, mistake, terrible, a, made

Exercise 2. Match the columns to form collocations.

A total certain

Extremely too expensive

A terrible no chance

Much aware

One hundred per cent good

Highly mistake

Far better

Even cheaper

Fully disaster

Absolutely competitive

Exercise 3. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

The launch was a total aware of the alternatives.

Sales in Asia have been certain that this is the best solution.

extremely

Opting to relocate production disaster.We did not get it right at all.

was a terrible

Although this product is much good. Let’s hope they continue.

We are one hundred per cent cheaper, I wouldn’t recommend it.

We are working in a highly heavily.

A full colour brochure would no chance of success unless we invest

be far

The initial tests are good, but better.

I firmly believe we can do even competitive market, we need to cut

costs dramatically.

better

We are fully too expensive to print.

There is absolutely mistake. We simply don’t have the same

level of quality.

Exercise 4. Complete the text with the words below.

As you can see it has been a _________________ disaster since the beginning. Nothing has been right at all.

The following month the figures were___________ better.

Bringing the outside consultants would be _________too expensive at this point.

I am _____certain that we can succeed.

If we analyze the figures we can all see that there is______________ no chance of us making even a small point.

There is a ____________ competitive field where margins are extremely

small. We need to cut our costs dramatically.

We are___________ aware of the consequences of failure.

We have an ___________ good sales team who are now ready to take up the challenge.

We would be making a ______________ mistake if we did not consider the alternatives.

What we need to do is find a ___________ cheaper solution, and quickly.

Highly, terrible, absolutely, far, total, much, even, fully, one hundred per cent, extremely

Emphasizing 2

Here is some more language to help you make your presentation more persuasive and make your points stronger :

openly admit

I openly admit that I have made mistakes.

If they openly admit that they were at fault, they may get the public back on their side.

totally agree

I totally agree with what Susan said.

I totally agree with the previous speaker.

strongly recommend

I strongly recommend that we invest in the Beijing project.

The consultants strongly recommend that we pull out of the US completely.

firmly believe

We firmly believe that this company has an excellent future ahead of it.

I firmly believe that I am the best candidate for the job.

positively encourage

I would like to positively encourage you to apply for the post.

I want to positively encourage you to continue with what you are doing.

fully appreciate

I fully appreciate that investing in the current economic climate is a risk.

We fully appreciate the efforts you have made on our behalf.

categorically deny

I categorically deny that I did anything wrong.

My client categorically denies all the charges.

absolutely refuse

I absolutely refuse to continue with this.

I absolutely refuse to consider the possibility of failure.

Exercise 1. Put in order.

1) I, recommend, change, a

2) recommend, I, a, strongly, change

3) change, radical, recommend, strongly, I, a

4) agree, I, you ,with

5) you , agree, with, totally, I

6) I, believe, we, make, progress, can

7) I, believe, make, can, progress, we, firmly

8) make, can, I, we, firmly, progress, real, believe

Exercise 2. Match the columns to form collocations.

Strongly admit

Totally deny

Openly refuse

Firmly agree

Fully believe

Positively recommend

Categorically encourage

Absolutely appreciate

Exercise 3. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

1) We need a change in policy. I would strongly

2) You are absolutely right I totally

3) It did not work we openly

4) We must give everyone a chance. I firmly

5) I have analysed the figures carefully and I fully

6) We want to hear your point of view. We positively

7) We followed all safety procedures. We categorically deny

8) We can do better. I absolutely

( ___ ) agree with everything you have said so far.

( ___ ) refuse to accept that we can’t significantly improve on these figures.

( ___ ) believe in giving everyone the space to take initiatives.

( ___ ) recommend a radical change

( ___ ) deny any negligence.

( ___ ) appreciate their significance

( ___ ) admit that our strategy did not work as well as we had hoped.

( ___ ) Encourage open discussion of policy.

Exercise 4. Complete the text.

This is not the solution. I ____________ refuse to believe this will bring us the results we want.

Everyone is treated equally. We _________deny any discrimination.

This is a winning product. I _________ believe we can be a market leader.

There were some mistakes made .I ____________ admit responsibility for them.

John has hit the nail on the head. I ___________ agree with what he is saying.

It has been on the market for five years. I would __________recommend updating it.

I have listened to the arguments and I _______ appreciate your concerns.

Everyone can contribute to our success. We __________ encourage suggestions for improvements from all levels.

Fully, totally, positively, negatively, absolutely, strongly, firmly, categorically