PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 2 SPEAKING 2

  GIVING A PRESENTATION   Adding ideas in a presentation:

and
1 What do you know about Nelson Mandela? Read Jamie’s
presentation and check your ideas.
but
however
also
too
Ending your presentation:
Thank you for listening.
Are there any questions?

3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Read Jamie’s presentation again and check.

1 Hello, my name / name’s Jamie.

2 Today, I’d like / I like to talk to you about / for Nelson
Mandela.
Hello, my name’s Jamie. Today, I’d like to talk to 3 He was born in South Africa at / in 1918.
you about Nelson Mandela. He was born in South 4 At that / the past time, life was difficult for black
Africa in 1918. At that time, life was difficult for people.
black people in South Africa. Mandela wanted to 5 And / However, people listened to him and started to
change his country. He spent 27 years in prison. change their ideas.
However, people listened to him and started to
6 He also / too helped his country to change in a
change their ideas. Mandela came out of prison
peaceful way.
and in 1994 he became the first black president
of the country. Nelson Mandela was important 7 Thank you for listen / listening.
because he changed people’s ideas and he also 8 Are there / Are you any questions?
helped his country to change in a peaceful way.
Thank you for listening. Are there any questions? 4 Complete the rules with and, but and however.

1 We use when we add another idea like

2 Read Jamie’s presentation again and complete the notes. the one before.
2 We use and however when we add a
Name: Nelson Mandela different idea.
Year of birth: 1 3 We use and but in the middle of a
Country of birth: 2 sentence. We use at the beginning of a
Main events of his life: sentence.
• Mandela spent 3 years in prison.
5 Complete the sentences with and, but or however.
• He became president of South Africa in 4

.
Important because:
• He 5 people’s ideas in South Africa
• Change happened in a 6 way

KEY LANGUAGE FOR GIVING A PRESENTATION

Introducing yourself:
Hello. My name’s …
Beginning your presentation:
I want to talk about …
Today, I’d like to talk about …
1 Leonardo da Vinci was an artist a
Talking about a time in the past: scientist.
At that time, …
2 People know a lot about his art, they
In (1980) don’t know much about his other work.

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 3 Leonardo da Vinci painted a famous painting called
Name: Dr Ludwig Guttmann
Mona Lisa you can still see it in
The Louvre, in Paris. Year of birth: 1899
4 Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for a flying Country of birth: Germany
machine. , he never built it. Main events of his life:
• Moved to Britain during the Second World War.
6 Complete the rules about also and too with the
correct words. • Worked as a doctor, looking after soldiers who
were disabled in the war.
beginning end • In 1948, he organised a sports competition for the
soldiers at the hospital.
1 We can use also in the middle of a sentence,
• In 1960, this became the Paralympic Games.
or at the .
Important because:
2 We use too at the of a sentence.
• He helped disabled people to do sports.
7 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
• He changed people’s ideas about disability.

1 Marie Curie studied physics also / and chemistry.

2 Marie Curie was the first woman to be a university
professor and she was also / too the first woman to
9 Work in pairs. Prepare a presentation about an
important person in the past. Use the ideas in Exercise 8
win a Nobel Prize. and the questions below to help plan your presentation.
3 Marie Curie started new places for studying science
1 Who was the person?
in France and in Poland too / also.
2 When was he / she born?
4 Marie Curie’s work had a big effect on science.
Too / Also, it helped people by making it possible to 3 Where was he / she born?
use X-rays to see what is happening inside your body. 4 What were the main events of his / her life?
5 Why was he / she important?
8 Look at the information about Dr Ludwig Guttmann.
Why was he important?
10 Give a presentation to your class.

• Introduce yourself and begin your presentation.

• Use expressions to talk about a time in the past.
• Use the words like, and, but, also to add more ideas to
your presentation.
• End your presentation and ask if there any questions.

Active listening
Listen while your classmates speak. Write down one
question to ask about each famous person.

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