Introduction to presentations. Opening remarks
Good afternoon, everybody. I’d like to thank you all for being here….
I’m very pleased to welcome you all here this morning.
Thank you very much for coming here today.
Good morning. My name’s … . I’m … . I’m here today to tell you about…
Purpose of the presentation.
My purpose today is to tell you about…
My aim for today’s presentation is to…
I’d like to tell you about…
Sequencing.
Let me start by…
I’ll start by (…ing) …
I’d like to begin by …
First, of all I’ll…
Firstly… secondly… thirdly… lastly…
First of all … then …next…after that… finally…
Giving an example
For example, …
For instance, …
A good example of this is…
Moving on to the next point
I’ve told you about…
We’ve looked at..
That’s all I have to say about…
When to take questions
I’ll 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.
Let’s look at…
If we look at this …, we’ll see…
Now as you can see here…
What we’ve got here is a …, showing…
7. Summarizing / Сoncluding
I’d like to sum up now…
Let me summarize briefly what I’ve said…
In conclusion…
I’d 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) I’m going to talk about/ tell you about ...
b) Thank you for your attention.
c) That concludes what I wanted to say.
d) I’m Tom Huber from Allied Industries and it’s a pleasure to be with you today.
e) We’ve looked at X, Y and Z.
f) Let’s look now at ...
g) I’d like to finish with some conclusions and recommendations.
h) Good morning. I’m very pleased to welcome you all here today.
i) I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
j) I’ve 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) I’d 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) ______________________________________________________
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 other’s 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.
I’m 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 don’t have a helicopter. – If only I __________________________.
3. Jane is sorry she is not a pop singer. – Jane wishes she ___________.
4. Tom is sorry he can’t play the guitar well. – Tom wishes _________.
5. I don’t live in the center of the city. – I wish I __________________.
6. I’m sorry I can’t come to the party with you today. If only ________.
7. I don’t know where he is now. – If only I ______________________.
8. It’s a pity I don’t 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, doesn’t 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. I’ll 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, weren’t 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. Якби у мене зараз був вільний час! 2. Шкода, що я запізнився на зустріч. 3. Якби я вмів гарно малювати! 4. Шкода, що вона не знала відповіді на це питання. 5. Добре було б, якби у мене зараз була відпустка. 6. Шкода, що я не послухав твоєї поради.7. Шкода, що вони не змінили своєї думки. 8. Добре було б, якби ти знав правду. 9. Шкода, що він не перестав робити такі помилки. 10. Шкода, що вона хворіє. 11. Шкода, що вже пізно йти на зустріч. 12. Вона жаліла, що перестала там працювати. 13. Якби він вмів плавати! 14. Добре було б, якби ви взяли участь у обговоренні цього проекту.