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2 Summary Title Welcome to San Francisco Vocabulary New words Language Focus: Modal verbs Language Focus: Note

3 Summary Writing Speaking: giving talks and presentation Speaking: Communication skills at work

4 Welcome to San Francisco What do you know about San Francisco? Why don’t we take a trip to this beautiful country?

5 Read the description of San Francisco. Add information to this table: GeographyTourismBusinessTransport

6 Vocabulary American English –British English Downtown/city centre Shopping mall/shopping centre Pavement/side walk Flat/apartment Elevator/lift Taxi/cab Freeway/motorway Gas/petrol

7 American English and British English spelling is sometimes different American English: Center Traveling Color Practise Can you find any other example of AmE spelling in the San Francisco text? British English: Centre Travelling Colour Practice

8 New words Peaceful Cosmopolitan Extensive Stunning Skyscraper Elocution Boom

9 Language Focus: Modal verbs What else must I be careful about? I must go now!

10 Do I have to be on time for everything? You have to be on time for meetings and business appointments.

11 Do I need to know about American popular culture? You need to think clearly and carefully.

12 You mustn’t ask questions that are too personal. You don’t have to arrive exactly on time for parties and social occasions.

13 You needn’t worry. In American business culture, they stick to the rules. “Need”: modal verb You don’t need to spend a long time on social formalities. “Need”: ordinary verb

14 Note: Must usually expresses the personal opinion of the speaker about what is necessary or obligation. Have to usually expresses general obligation outside the control of the speaker, or an obligation based on a rule or law. Need to is used in both contexts to express necessity.

15 Note: Mustn’t is used to express a necessity or obligation not to do something. Don’t have to is used to express the personal opinion about not to do something. Needn’t is used to express no necessity or obligation to do something.

16 Writing Task1: Describe your town or city. Task 2: Give your opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of call centres and international outsourcing.

17 Speaking : giving talks and presentation What do you need to do to give a successful talk or presentation? Good preparation? Be confident? Nonverbal communication? C o n t e n t ?

18 Communication skills at work Giving talks and presentation: 1.PreparationPreparation 2.Signposting languageSignposting language 3.DeliveryDelivery

19 Preparation: six key points Objectives Audience Content Organization Visual information Practice

20 Signposting language I’m going to talk about… First, second, third, finally… Let’s start with… Is that clear? As you know that… That’s a good point. Thanks for your attention………..

21 Delivery :key points NNNNerves... ..........

22 Practice Give your talk or presentation to the rest of the class on a topic of your choice.

23 Thanks for your attention!


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