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Activity 26
26. Listen to Track 45, which has some expressions used in presentations.
• Listen to the track.
• Classify the expressions you listened to according to their suitability for a TRACK 45
• Once they have finished, ask presentation. Look at the example.
presentation. Look at the example.
rack 45 the expressions. If necessary, Suitable expressions for a presentation
your students to compare
Suitable expressions for a presentation
Suitable expressions for a presentation
Unsuitable expressions for a presentation
write them on the board to
data about linguistic diversity with you.
T make the comparison easier. We are here today to share some Hi guys! Here goes our presentation!
• Allow your students to share
are spoken are the ones you see in
their thoughts about the The countries in which most languages And now, the countries that have
Endangered languages are
situations in which those the table. the most languages.
Endangered languages are those
unsuitable expressions may that will become extinct because languages that will be totally
be suitable. children don’t learn them. snuffed out.
Activity 27 Features of voice. Expressions to summarize, invite the audience’s questions and conclude
• Since they should have
read factual sources, the 27. With your teacher’s help, verify which parts of According to
Remember
adjustments to register
rack 46 should be minimal. However, your presentation need register adjustments and we change the
the situation
correct them.
and addressee,
you should not take that for
• If you are unsure, go back to Activity 26 to see
expressions we
use, that is, we
T granted, since paraphrasing examples of the type of expressions well-suited adapt or change
to a presentation.
and summarizing may have our register. For
a presentation,
had an impact on register. excerpt (n.): register.
we use a formal
extracto
• Do not worry if you don’t get
a perfect result (although your 28. Listen to Track 46 and pay attention to the
students should strive for the different versions of an excerpt of a presentation. TRACK 46
• Write what the features of the voices you hear are.
best result possible within
their skill level). Register is session 10 Version 1 Version 2 Version 3
a complex issue which is Volume soft normal soft
streamlined as you practice Pace slow fast normal
Clarity
bad
good
good
using English in
different situations.
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Activity 28
• Tell your students they are about to hear an excerpt from a presentation and they should focus on volume,
pace and clarity. Ask if they are unsure of the meaning of any of these concepts.
• You could play the track and ask your students to focus on just one aspect instead of trying to tackle all
three at the same time.
• Tell your students that some features that may seem “incorrect” may be used for emphasis or if
surrounding conditions change. For example, they should raise the volume of their voices a little bit if they
are in a big hall or in an open space, whereas they may want to lower it if they are in a small space.

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