Good afternoon, everybody. Id like to thank you all for being here.
Im very pleased to welcome you all here this morning.
Thank you very much for coming here today.
Good morning. My names . Im . Im here today to tell you about
Purpose of the presentation.
My purpose today is to tell you about
My aim for todays presentation is to
Id like to tell you about
Sequencing.
Let me start by
Ill start by (ing)
Id like to begin by
First, of all Ill
Firstly secondly thirdly lastly
First of all then nextafter that finally
Giving an example
For example,
For instance,
A good example of this is
Moving on to the next point
Ive told you about
Weve looked at..
Thats all I have to say about
When to take questions
Ill answer any questions at the end of my talk.
Feel free to interrupt if you have any questions.
Please stop me any time you have a question or if you need clarification.
Visual aids.
Lets look at
If we look at this , well see
Now as you can see here
What weve got here is a , showing
7. Summarizing / oncluding
Id like to sum up now
Let me summarize briefly what Ive said
In conclusion
Id like to thank you for attention. Do you have any questions?
Exercise 63. Put the phrases (a─n) under the correct headings for different parts of a presentation (1─14).
a) Im going to talk about/ tell you about...
b) Thank you for your attention.
c) That concludes what I wanted to say.
d) Im Tom Huber from Allied Industries and its a pleasure to be with you today.
e) Weve looked at X, Y and Z.
f) Lets look now at...
g) Id like to finish with some conclusions and recommendations.
h) Good morning. Im very pleased to welcome you all here today.
i) Ill be happy to answer any questions you may have.
j) Ive discussed X, Y and Z.
k) The purpose of my talk is...
l) If we take a look at this diagram, we can see
m) I want to turn now to...
n) Id like to show you a pie chart which represents
Starting your presentation
Greet your audience: 1)____________________________________
Introduce yourself: 2) _____________________________________
Say what you are going to do: 3)______________________________
4) ______________________________________________________
Move to a new point: 5) ____________________________________
6) ______________________________________________________
Main body
Refer to visual aids:7) ______________________________________
8) _______________________________________________________
Ending your presentation
Remind your audience of your main points: 9) ___________________
10)______________________________________________________
Make your conclusion: 11) ___________________________________
12) ______________________________________________________
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13) ______________________________________________________
Thank the audience: 14) _____________________________________
Speaking. Role-play: Presentations
Exercise 64. A) Prepare and deliver to your group a short presentation on any topic of your choice related to the construction industry.
B) Listen to each others presentations. Evaluate the presentations using the checklist below. Grade scale: 1 (unacceptable), 2 (poor), 3 (average), 4 (good), 5 (excellent).
EVALUATION CHECKLIST
Content
1. Was the speaker well prepared?
2. Was the speaker knowledgeable (well informed) about the subject?
Organization
3. Was there an introduction?
4. Was the talk well organized?
5. Was there a conclusion?
Delivery ─ Voice
6. Was the speaker enthusiastic and convincing?
7. Did the speaker make the subject interesting?
8. Did the presenter talk clearly enough?
9. Did the speaker read the presentation or talk from notes?
Delivery ─ Manner
10. Was the speaker relaxed?
11. Did the speaker use appropriate gestures?
12. Did the speaker make eye contact with the audience?
13. Did the speaker involve the audience with questions or activities?
Visual Aids
14. Did the speaker use visual aids? Were they easy to see?
15. Did they help you understand the information better and easier?
Grammar. Wish/ if only + past simple, wish/ if only + would, wish/ if only + past perfect
Exercise 65. Read the situation and complete the sentences.
Im sorry she is not here now. I wish/ if only she were here now.
1. She is sorry he is not rich. She wishes he ____________________.
2. I dont have a helicopter. If only I __________________________.
3. Jane is sorry she is not a pop singer. Jane wishes she ___________.
4. Tom is sorry he cant play the guitar well. Tom wishes _________.
5. I dont live in the center of the city. I wish I __________________.
6. Im sorry I cant come to the party with you today. If only ________.
7. I dont know where he is now. If only I ______________________.
8. Its a pity I dont have enough money to go on a trip. I wish______.
Exercise 66. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. A: I wish Paul (tell) me what is wrong with him.
B: Yes. He seems very upset, doesnt he?
2. A: I wish I (not/ shout) at the children like that.
B: Why? They were very naughty.
3. A: I wish you (tidy) your room more often.
B: Sorry. Ill try to.
4. A: I wish I (practise) harder before the concert.
B: I thought you performed very well.
5. A: I wish I (be) back at university again.
B: Those were great days, werent they?
6. Tom could answer two of the questions in the exam. He wishes he (answer) all the questions.
Exercise 67. Translate into English using wish/ if only.
1. ! 2. , . 3. ! 4. , . 5. , . 6. , .7. , . 8. , . 9. , . 10. , . 11. , . 12. , . 13. ! 14. , .
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