Beginning a presentation
1. Listen to three speakers begin their talk. Match each speaker with the expression (a-c) they use to welcome the audience.
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1) Good morning, everyone. 2) Hello everyone, and welcome. 3) Hello. It’s great to see you all here today. |
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George 2, A 3, Ben 1
2. Listen to announcements e-j. Match each announcement (e-j) to the correct time (1-6)
a George ________.
b A ________.
c Ben ________.
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a new website
b marketing strategy (for this year)
c new ordering system
3. How does each speaker introduce their topic? Listen again and complete the expression each speaker uses.
a George: The ________. of this talk is to ___
b A: In this ________. I want to ___
c Ben: Today I’m going to ________. to you about ___
Answer & Transcript
a purpose
b presentation
c talk
Transcript
(A = Chinese)
a Hello everyone, and welcome. name is George Anderson and the purpose of this talk is to explain our new website.
b Hello. It’s great to see you all here today. I’m A Lee, and in this presentation I want to show you our marketing strategy for this year.
c Good morning, everyone. Today I’m going to talk to you about the new ordering system we have here.
Giving an outline
Listen to Ben give an outline of his talk. Number each section of Ben’s talk in order (1-4).
__ show you how to order.
__ talk about the new computer program.
__ tell you how to contact us.
__ explain how to search for a product.
Answer & Transcript
3) show you how to order.
1) talk about the new computer program.
4) tell you how to contact us.
2) explain how to search for a product.
Transcript
To start with I’ll talk about the new computer program we are using. Then I’ll explain how to search for a product. After that I’ll show you how to order, and finally I’ll tell you how to contact us if you have a problem.
Main section
1. Ben is explaining the company’s new ordering system. Listen and write the signposts he uses to introduce each point (a-d).
a ________ b ________
c ________ d ________
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a First b Second c Third d lastly
2. Listen again and complete the notes below
Using the new ordering system
a type in the customer’s ___________ and ___________
b choose the ___________ the customer wants to ___________
c select the ___________ the customer wants
d enter your ___________
Answer & Transcript
a name / address b product / order
c quantity d sales number
Transcript
Ok, so now I’m going to show you how to order. Well, thanks to our new ordering system, it’s very easy. First, type in the customer’s name and address here ___ Second, choose the product the customer wants to order from this list ___ Third, select the quantity the customer wants ___ and lastly enter your sales number. There, that’s it!
Conclusion
1. Listen to Ben’s conclusion and write true (T) or false (F) next to the statements below.
a They started developing the new system last year. ____
b The new system is ready now. ____
c With the new system, there will be no mistakes. ____
d The new system will be cheaper. ____
Answer & Transcript
a False
b False (when the system is ready, it will save ___ )
c False (there won’t be so many mistakes)
d True (it should save us money)
Transcript
OK, so that’s how the new ordering system will work. We started developing it three years ago, and I hope you’ll agree there are many benefits to using a new computer system like this one. When the system is ready, it will save everybody a lot of time. The new system will also be more efficient, and there won’t be so many mistakes. It should save us money, too. So, in conclusion, this new ordering system will make all of our lives a lot easier. Thanks for coming. I hope you have found the talk useful.
2. Listen to A conclude her presentation. Complete the expressions she uses.
To summarize the main points
To ____________
To thank the audience
Thank you ________. for __________
Answer & Transcript
To sum up ___ Thank you very much for listening.
Transcript
(A = Chinese)
To sum up, sales this year are good, and they should continue to grow. Thank you very much for listening.
Questions and answers
1. Listen to Ben respond to some questions. Does he agree or disagree with each question? Tick your answers.
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Agrees: b, d, f
Disagrees: a, c, e
2. Listen again and complete each expression Ben uses to agree or disagree.
a Hmm. I’m _____________ I agree.
b That’s a very _____________
c I _____________ that’s exactly right.
d I couldn’t _____________ more.
e I think you may be _____________ about that.
f I think you’re _____________
Answer & Transcript
a not sure b good point c don’t think
d agree e wrong f right
Transcript
a Hmm. I’m not sure I agree.
b That’s a very good point.
c I don’t think that’s exactly right.
d I couldn’t agree more.
e I think you may be wrong about that.
f I think you’re right.
