Assignment bookpresentation 4V
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Choose a book (go to the mediatheek or ask your teacher)
Prepare a presentation that lasts 4 minutes
Focus on one aspect of the book that you really liked e.g.
o theme, setting, genre, style, storyline, perspective, development main
character, …..
o don’t give a summary of the book!
o Give several examples from the book to support your presentation (
and to convince me that you have read and understood the book)
Possible outline:
Introduction:
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Welcome your audience
Mention the title and author of the book in your introduction
Explain what you are going to do during your presentation (and why)
Body:
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first explain the term
then focus on the book
give at least 3 examples from the book to clarify your story
Conclusion:
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summarize the content of your presentation
if you want to, you can give your opinion on the matter
thank your audience for listening to your presentation
Your mark will be based on:
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Content/structure of your presentation
Fluency, pace and pronunciation
Grammar and Vocabulary
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Make sure you are well prepared.
Use keywords (no more than 10)
Be creative
Be enthusiastic!
Be prepared to answer questions
o Good luck!
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Useful language
Below you will find idiom that may be useful in your presentation. Make sure you
know what an expression means and how to use it before you include it.
Introduction
Get people's attention
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention, please?
Welcome your audience
Welcome to my presentation on …
It is a real pleasure for me to be here with you today.
Introduce yourself
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is …
Tell them what you are going to tell them
In the next … minutes I would like to tell you (something) about …
The subject of my presentation today is …
Outline your presentation
Let me briefly introduce my presentation. First …. Then ….
The main points of my presentation of today are: ….
Questions
I’m quite willing to answer any questions you might have during/after my
presentation.
I would prefer to answer your questions after my presentation.
How long the presentation takes
I hope to conclude my presentation in … minutes.
Other
Please tell me if I am going too fast/slow of if something is unclear.
Main part
Drawing the audience’s attention to a visual aid
Please allow me to draw your attention to …..
Please have a look at this diagram.
Supporting your claim with evidence
Recent research by .., has shown that ….
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Conjunctions
Contrast
All sorts
Despite the fact that …..
Although …
Even though …
However, …
On the other hand …
At the same time …
In other words …
For example, …
As far as … is/are concerned …
As I have shown you before, …
Moreover, …
Above all, …
Of course, …
Certainly, …
Furthermore, …
Besides, …
Comparison
Compared to …
In relation to …
With respect to …
Expressing opinion
In my view …
I believe …
I feel …
Summarizing/Concluding
In brief …
Conclusion
In the past … minutes we have seen that …
Finally, I’d like to sum up the main points of my presentation.
To end, please allow me to give you a summary of the main points of my
presentation.
Inviting questions
I hope/am convinced/trust/can imagine that you have questions
I’d be very pleased to answer any questions that you may have.
If you’d like, I will take questions now.
Responding to questions
That's a very interesting question.
Let me answer your first question.
I understand your view. However, I
think that …
Can I get back to you about that?
I'm afraid I can't answer that.
As I said earlier, …
I think that is a very different issue.
Thanking your audience
Thank you very much for your many questions.
With this I have come to the end of my presentation. Thank you.
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