ENGLISH PROJECT: CITIES IN THE UK
FINAL PRODUCT: an oral presentation about a city in the UK accompanied by a Powerpoint
presentation, a worksheet for your classmates and a script.
Duration of the presentation: about 10 -12 minutes long (in general)
Type of information: short and general introduction on exact location of the chosen city, type
of economy, climate, very brief historical background, esp. on its foundation, and its population
(number of inhabitants).
You will focus on places to visit (landmarks such as important museums, galleries,
universities, zoos, etc with a little info on them) and things to do (for example, festivals,
shopping and nightlife).
You will finish with a final remark on your recommendations and opinion and thanks to the
audience (conclusion).
Sources of information: the Internet; travel agencies, info in books at libraries, such as the
one at AACI, maybe brochures of trips you have made to the UK.
Number of members: 4 members in most groups
Steps:
 Decide on the roles of the members of the group, their tasks and how you will organize
yourselves including meetings and deadlines.
 Gather the information
 Decide on the relevance and interest of the information
 Decide how to organize it
 Write a script. This is what each of you will actually say, similar to the scripts of plays or
films.
o Example:
o Miguel: Good morning. Today Sofía and I will talk to you about…... Now Sofía will
……
o Sofia: London is a …….
o Miguel: … I hope you ….Thanks for …
o Make sure the text you produce is based on the gathered information but it is not a
copy of the texts you based your presentation on or too similar to them (No cutand-paste). Plagiarism is a serious academic crime.
o Remember to include the sources (Bibliography including consulted websites).
 Design a worksheet with an activity or two for your classmates to do during your
presentation. It must be something they can easily complete while listening to you that
doesn’t distract them from the presentation. It can’t be too short or too long. It depends
on the amount of info provided during the presentation. Examples: fill in the blanks with
one word, true/false statements or multiple choice activities. Mention two museums.
Which of the following is not….? Do not include letters soups, for instance. The exercises
must include a selection of important information concerning the city. And the sentences
can’t be a copy of sentences you will utter during the presentation. Make sure the
information in the worksheet follows the order of the presentation. The worksheet must
include the following information in its heading: name of the project, name of the city,
group number, members of the group, date and student. The last two items are for your
classmates to complete. The design and content will be taken into account. If possible, try
to make the worksheet fit in one sheet.
 Prepare the key (the answers) on a separate sheet of paper. You will hand it in the first
time you hand in the project for supervision.
 Prepare the front page for your written presentation
o Project: Cities in the UK
o The name of the city
o Members:
o Group No:
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o Course:
o Teacher: Ms. Ma. Cecilia Demarco
o School:
o Date: (The date when you hand in the draft)
The first things to hand in are a folder with the front page, the first draft of the script,
the bibliography, the worksheet and the key (printed). Deadline: _____________ (You
may consult me beforehand if necessary)
After I give the material back to you with some comments, correct the script and/or
worksheet with its key if necessary.
Prepare the powerpoint presentation. It must be visually clear and appealing. You
cannot use the poster/PPP to remember information. It must be visual support for the
audience.
Prepare the leaflet. It must be designed as if it were for tourists.
Rehearse the presentation with your partners beforehand and adjust it if necessary
including the duration. Also practice how to move around. Make sure you check the
pronunciation of the words you will use. Also make sure you can explain the terms you
will use, if necessary.
If you want, you can make tidy small cards with a few notes to use during the
presentation. You cannot have the script. You may include little information, for
example, the sequence in which you will present it or a number or name you may forget,
etc. It must be neat and it can’t be the whole text.
The day of the presentation
- You must have the following things: your written script (first draft and final copy), the
original worksheet and key, and a copy of the corrected ones for me, copies of the
worksheet for all your classmates, your memory stick ( I would have two) and your cards
if any. You may also want to bring something connected with the city to show your
classmates during the presentation. Make sure you are properly dressed.
- Before you begin set up your visual support, hand out the worksheets, and give me the
draft and last copy of your script, worksheet and key.
- During the presentation make sure you look at your classmates, smile and use the visual
support by pointing at it as you speak. Don’t move your hands around, bite your nails,
fiddle with your hair or anything of the sort. The attention of the audience must be on
your presentation, not on distractors.
- I will take into account the appeal, clarity and relevance of the visual support, the task
achievement and content, the creativity, your intonation, pronunciation and use of stress,
your fluency and your body language, grammar and vocabulary.
- After you finish, collect the worksheets for correction. You will split them among the
members of the group for correction and give them to me after correcting them the
following class.
Cities