1. Structuring your presentation

3.  What can make a presentation difficult to understand?  Do your presentations normally have a typical structure?  If so, what is it?

5.  Go through (v): search through or examine methodically:  she started to go through a group of letters Mark walked into the bedroom and started going through their things, searching for a shirt he could put on.

6.  Cover (v): deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events  Other courses cover subjects that are important for all aspects of humanitarian work.

7.  Issue (n): an important topic or problem for debate or discussion:  the issue of racismraising awareness of environmental issues

8.  Indicate (v): point out; show  Figures released indicate a 2% increase in unemployment in the south east.

9.  Move on to (phr. v): to change from one subject to another when talking or writing:  Can we move on to the next item for discussion please?

10.  Guide (v): help, something that helps you form an opinion or make a decision about something else  I never follow recipes exactly when I cook - I just use them as rough guides.

11.  Structure a presentation (v. phr.) arrange a presentation according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to the presentation You need to structure your presentation before you start to prepare your speech.

12.  Watch video 2.1 and compare the speakers’ answers and experience with yours.  Watch video 2.2 the presentation of Marcus Stevenson and do the activity 3 on your coursebook page 10.

13.  Before you watch video 2.3 consider these questions:  At which stages of the core structure will you tell the audience a) what you are going to rell them? b) What you have told them? c) Your key points?  The Core Structure Introduction Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Conclusion

14.  Watch video 2.3 and do the activity 5 on your coursebook p. 11  Watch video 2.4 and do the acticity 6 on your coursebook p.11  Lastly watch the expert view video 2.5 and compare his views with yours.

15.  Match the structures used in a presentation with its sections the activity 1 on your coursebook p. 12  Now watch video 2.6 and check your answers.  Do all the activities on pages 12 & 13.

16. Practicing a presentation task

17.  Prepare a short presentation by choosing one of the cards on pages 5-9 of your coursepack.  Your presentation should take about 5 minutes long.  Study the useful phrases on page 14 on your coursebook p. 14 and try to use them as many as possible.

18.  You have 10 minutes to prepare your presentation

19.  Analysis  Use the analysis checklist on page 15 while you watch the presentation of your friend.  Self assesment:  After you complete your presentation, think about your performance by answering the questions on page 15 about self assessment.