SELF-PRESENTING EXERSICES (CLASSWORK) Upd
SELF-PRESENTING EXERSICES (CLASSWORK) Upd
SELF-PRESENTING EXERSICES (CLASSWORK) Upd
Ex.2. Complete the following presentation excerpts with suitable words from the boxes.
Identify the main body of the presentation. List the connector signaling the introduction, the
main body and the conclusion of the presentation.
Box 1 from 1 to 14 Box 2 from 15 to 25
a) sum up, b) after that, c) bring you o) on balance, p) pointed out,
up to date, d) describe, e) finally, q) priority, r) interrupt, s) recommend,
f) thank, g) illustrate, h) to start with, t) indicated, u) draw your attention,
i) specifically, j) quickly outline, v) referring, w) you will notice, x) move
k) concluding, l) purpose, m) tell, on, y) talked, z) options, z*) expand,
n) then z**) in conclusion
“Good afternoon, everybody. I’d like to (1) ________ you all for being here”. “My (2)
________ today is to (3) ________ you about our corporate strategy for the next decade, and,
more (4) ________ to (5) ________ with our plans for Europe.” (6) ________ I’d like to
(7)________ briefly our current marketing policy in the UK. (8) ________ I’ll (9) ________
some of the problems we’re having over market share. (10) ________ I’ll (11) ________ the
opportunities we see for further progress in the 21st century. (12) ________ I’ll quickly (13)
________ before (14) ________ with some recommendations.
Please feel free to (15) ________ me if you have any questions at any time. Now I’d like to
(16) ________ to chart B showing our sales revenue and pre-tax profits over the last ten
years. (17) ________ that although turnover has risen, our profits have not increased at the
same rate.
“I’ve (18) ________ about our current position in the UK and I’ve (19) ________
some of the problems we are facing. Well, what (20) ________ are open to us now? Where
do we go from here?”
“As I have already (21) ________ I think our first (22) ________ must be to build
on the excellent results we have achieved in certain European markets. I’m (23) ________ of
course, to Italy and Spain. Let me quickly (24) ________ on those successes before we (25)
________ .”
“We should not forget the French market. Admittedly our results there have been poor so far,
but there are signs the market is changing and we can learn a lot from our mistakes (26)
________ , though, I think we stand to gain most from concentrating on southern areas and I
strongly (27) ________ we put all our efforts
into further expansion in Italy, Spain and possibly Greece.”
(28) ________ , may I thank you all for being such an attentive and responsive audience.
Thank you also for your pertinent questions. Are there any final questions?