- •I Background oral presentation
- •Visual aids
- •II Practice and Experience
- •1. Match the objectives of a presentation introduction with the corresponding vocabulary:
- •Read the phrases in the box and define their purpose. Complete the presentation introduction with the given phrases.
- •Find in the table below the phrases which are aimed:
- •Write a script of your presentation according to the model:
- •1. The Tell - Me Game
- •2. Debate
- •3. Extemporaneous Speech
- •4. Give an oral presentation using visual aids and ask your groupmates to evaluate it according to the given criteria: Oral Presentation Evaluation
- •III Over to You
- •1. Consultancy Presentation
- •2. Panel Discussion/ Forum/ Talk show
- •I Background
- •Preparation for the Conference
- •Structure of Meetings
- •Meeting Vocabulary
- •Introductions
- •II Practice and Experience
- •A. Match words and word combinations that will help you register at a conference with their meanings:
- •Match the objectives of an introduction with the corresponding vocabulary:
- •3. Find in the table below the phrases which are aimed:
- •4. Define the objectives of the following vocabulary (consulting the background) and rearrange it in the correct order. Finishing the Meeting
- •5. Review useful phrases of the unit. Translate the following phrases into English:
- •1. Writing an Agenda. Imagine that you are the chairperson in a meeting. It is the start of the meeting and you are telling your colleagues about the items on the agenda. What phrases might you use?
- •2. The following sentences are in the wrong order. Re-arrange them in the correct sequence to introduce the agenda. Meeting - Agenda Setting
- •3. Look through the extracts from the website of the International Conference, find the main elements of the website and comment them. The main points of the conference website are:
- •4. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the phrases below. Conference Speech
- •1. A. Imagine you need to register at a conference. You are a delegate, not a visitor. Make up a dialogue answering conference assistant's questions.
- •2. Imagine that you are in the legal conference on one of the following topics:
- •Phrases of politeness:
- •Language for interruptions:
- •Expressing agreement
- •Expressing disagreement
- •Conceding to Make a Point
- •5. Roleplay a plenary session of the legal conference, using the language from the unit.
- •I Background Negotiation
- •Legal Negotiation
- •Negotiation Styles
- •Five Phases of a Negotiation
- •The language of negotiations
- •II Practice and Experience
- •Match the objectives of opening negotiations with the corresponding vocabulary:
- •Find in the table below the phrases which are aimed:
- •Read the dialogue. What negotiation style is used here? How do the speakers maintain an atmosphere of respect? Find in the dialogue phrases which mean:
- •I’ll be frank about it.
- •4. Fill in the correct word from the list below:
- •5. Match the direct speech sentences in column a with the appropriate introductory verbs in column b.
- •6. Role-play one of these situations with a partner. Consider your negotiation style(s).Use as many phrases for negotiating from the table below as you can.
- •III Over to You
- •I Background
- •II Practice and Experience
- •1. How do you answer the phone? Tick what you do.
- •3. Read these telephone numbers.
- •5. Find in the table below the phrases which are used to
- •6. Read the dialogue. Is the language of it formal or informal? Tick phrases used in telephone English and define their objectives:
- •7. Match the phrases typical for telephone English and everyday English expressions
- •Complete it with suitable words
- •Fill in the table with the phrases from the message above
- •Complete the dialogues and dramatize them in pairs.
- •2. Act out the role-play
- •3. Here are some situations. You are to work in pairs. Take the role of the student a or b and compose a dialogue.
- •III Over to you
- •I Background
- •II Practice and Experience
- •Write the addresses correctly and complete them with the names of organizations, add postal codes where necessary, etc.:
- •Read the following letter of congratulation and write proper sender’s and receiver’s addresses:
- •Match the objectives of parts of a letter with the corresponding vocabulary:
- •Find in the table below the phrases which are aimed:
- •Match the beginnings (1-8) with the endings (a-h)of sentences
- •4. Complete the following letter of appointment with suitable words and word combination. Pay attention to the formal tone of the letter.
- •Read the following letter. Explain, in which circumstances a person may write such a letter. Complete it with a correct salutation and complimentary close:
- •Read the following four emails (a–d) and write the correct letter(s) next to the explanatory sentences (1–7).
- •2. A) Read the emails a-d above and decide which is the most formal and the least informal.
- •3. Read these people’s ideas about writing emails. Then complete sentences 1–6 below with the first name of the correct person.
- •3. Match the beginning and ending pairs in ex 2 with the descriptions (1–8) below.
- •4. Read the following sentences. Decide whether they are beginnings or endings. Then decide whether they are neutral or informal.
- •5. Look back at the examples in ex 13. Find:
- •6. Look at the paragraph structure below for two emails: an inquiry (request for information) and the reply. Then write the correct paragraph reference next to each sentence (a–j).
- •Inquiry
- •6. Reschedule a Meeting Voicemail. Prepare a voice mail message cancelling and rescheduling a meeting.
- •7. Prepare a voicemail message to a hotel.
- •I Background
- •In order to get the job you have found you have to know how to navigate the application process.
- •It should:
- •Interests and activities:
- •II Practice and Experience
- •Try to identify the stages in the job application process. Put the stages (1 – 8) into the most logical sequence.
- •Read Silvia’s statement from her cv and find words and phrases which demonstrate the following points
- •Each sentence in Silvia’s personal statement has a different main function. Find the answers to the following questions in her personal statement then write the answers using your own information.
- •Write your profile
- •Read and complete the following cv using the necessary form of the verbs in the box.
- •Write your cv
- •I Background
- •What is a cover letter?
- •II Practice and Experience
- •In pair discuss the following questions:
- •Read the letter. Match the opening phrases to the paragraphs of the cover letter
- •It will be a great experience…
- •I have a bachelor’s degree in law…
- •Imagine that you are applying for the job, fill in the gaps in the sample letter with the information of your own
- •I Background
- •Show Positivity and Drive
- •Do Your Homework Before the Interview
- •II Practice and Experience
- •Match the personal characteristics (1 – 6) to the questions (a – f).
- •In pairs ask and answer questions about your personal strengths and weaknesses, discuss them giving specific evidence.
- •Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box. You will need to use some verbs more than once.
- •Read the interview questions and tick the answer that you think is best.
- •III over to you
- •In pairs, discuss the following questions:
- •Match the transferable skills (1 – 8) to the examples of professional behaviour (a – h).
- •2.Using the advertisements below and the cv samples presented above write your cv and a cover letter for a chosen imaginary job. Solicitor - The next step in your career
- •Innovating and forward thinking
Find in the table below the phrases which are aimed:
To rephrase
To emphasize
To refer to what you will say
To refer to common knowledge
To give an example
To refer to what you have said previously
To summarize
To refer to what an expert says
a. Now let's take an example… An example of this can be found... To illustrate this… Let's see this through an example… For example/For instance,… |
b. Let me rephrase that,… In other words… Another way of saying the same thing is… That is to say… |
c. To summarize… To sum up,… Let me summarize by saying… So that concludes my overview… In conclusion… Briefly said/In short,… What I've tried to show in this part... To recap what we've seen so far... |
d. What is very significant is... What is important to remember... I'd like to emphasize the fact that... I’d like to stress the importance of.../to highlight.../to underline... What I tried to bring out... What we need to focus on...
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e. I quote the words of ... In the words of… According to... Here I'd like to quote… As Mr. X says in his book... There is a famous quotation that goes... |
f. We will see this a little later on… This will be the subject of part 3… We will go into more detail on that later… For now, suffice to say... |
g. As I have already said earlier... As we saw in part one... To repeat what I've said already… |
h. As you all may well know... It is generally accepted that... As you are probably aware (of)... |
Part II Presentation Planning
Choose one of the topics and plan your presentation:
Corruption, the abuse of public power for private gain, cannot be eradicated
We have a democratic system but not democratic values
A murderer deserves death penalty because he has trespassed against the whole society by killing one of its members
Euthanasia. Is there a legal right to die?
Task 1 Analyze your audience.
The first step in preparing a presentation is to learn more about the audience to whom you’ll be speaking. It’s a good idea to obtain some info on the backgrounds, values, and interests of your audience so that you understand what the audience members might expect from your presentation.
Task 2 Define the objective of the presentation.
Once you have selected a topic, write the objective of the presentation in a single concise statement. The objective needs to specify exactly what you want your audience to learn from your presentation. Base the objective and the level of the content on the amount of time you have for the presentation and the background knowledge of the audience. Use this statement to help keep you focused as you research and develop the presentation.
Task 3 Plan the content.
An oral presentation needs an introduction, body and conclusion. In the introduction, you may like to include a brief (and relevant) anecdote or provocative question to engage your audience from the beginning. A question that includes your audience will make them want to follow through with you to find out the implications as they relate to them directly. The conclusion should point to further research or conclusive results if possible. Try to end with a clear concluding statement.
1. Introduction (may be planned last)
Capture your listeners’ attention.
State your purpose.
Make an outline of your talk.
2. The Body
Write down your main points one by one in a logical order.
Make it absolutely clear when you move to another point. For example: ‘The next point is that ...’ ‘OK, now I am going to talk about ...’ ‘Right. Now I'd like to explain ... ’ ‘Of course, we must not forget that ...’ Use clear examples to illustrate your points.
Use visual aids to make your presentation more interesting.
3. The Conclusion
It is very important to leave your audience with a clear summary of everything you have covered.
It is also important not to let the talk just fizzle out. Make it obvious that you have reached the end of the presentation.
Summarize the main points again.
Restate the purpose of your talk, and say that you have achieved your aim.
Thank the audience, and invite questions.
Part III Presentation Writing