Instructor’s Page
Adjectives and Adverbs
of Manner
Giving a Good Presentation
Activity type: Unscramble
Level: High-Beginning / Low-
Intermediate
Purpose: Students work in groups to
reconstruct a short article on how to give
a good presentation. The sentences
contain adjectives and adverbs of
manner. Students must read and listen
carefully to each other’s sentences to
understand the logical order of the story
and reconstruct it.
Set-up: Groups
Time: 5 minutes to prepare / 15 minutes
to do the activity
Materials Preparation:
1. Make one copy of the Student’s Page
for each group.
2. Be sure each group has scissors.
Alternatively, you may cut out the
sentences on the Student’s Page in
advance.
Procedure
1. As a warm-up, ask students to
suggest a few tips for giving a good oral
presentation. Write their ideas on the
board.
2. Put students into small groups. Pass
out the Student’s Page and have groups
cut out the strips (unless you have
already cut out the strips). Each group
member should take at least one
sentence.
3. Tell students they are going to read
sentences from an article on giving a
presentation, but the sentences are in
the wrong order. Each group member
must read his or her sentence(s), and
listen carefully to others. They must
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work together to put the sentences into
the correct order.
4. Have the student with sentence “1”
begin. Walk around and offer help, if
needed. Students can arrange the
sentences on a desk or table.
Alternately, you can have students line
up in their groups according to the order
of the sentences.
5. To make the activity more dynamic,
give a time limit or encourage students
to compete to see which group can put
the sentences in order first.
6. When everyone has finished, have a
volunteer group (or the first group to
finish) read the article aloud to the class.
Answer:
Many people feel nervous when they
speak in front of other people. However, if
you prepare well, you will feel more relaxed.
First, choose the topic of your presentation
carefully. For example, if you choose a
familiar topic, you will have a lot to say. After
you choose your topic, research it
completely. When you research your topic,
use index cards to take clear and complete
notes. Once you have good notes, make a
neat outline of your main points. As soon as
you have an outline, practice your
presentation regularly. Record yourself
when you practice, and listen to the
recording carefully. When you listen to your
recording, ask yourself, “Am I speaking
clearly and calmly?” On the day of your
presentation, arrive early so you will feel
comfortable in the room. Finally, breathe
deeply when it is your turn to talk. If you
follow all of these tips, you will feel calm and
relaxed.
Follow-up
1. Have volunteers write their
sentence(s) from article on the board.
Ask them to circle the adjectives and
underline the adverbs.
2. Ask students to replace some
adjectives and adverbs with different
adjectives and adverbs to change the
meaning of sentences.
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Adjectives and Adverbs of Manner | Unscramble

Giving a Good Presentation

1 Work with a group. Cut out the strips.

2 Pass out the strips. Everyone should have at least one strip.
3 The student with the sentence labeled “1” begins. Put the story in the correct order.

1) Many people feel nervous when they speak in front of other people.

On the day of your presentation, arrive early so you will feel comfortable in the room.

Once you have good notes, make a neat outline of your main points.

For example, if you choose a familiar topic, you will have a lot to say.

Finally, breathe deeply when it is your turn to talk.

However, if you prepare well, you will feel more relaxed.

Record yourself when you practice, and listen to the recording carefully.

First, choose the topic of your presentation carefully.

If you follow all of these tips, you will feel calm and relaxed.

When you listen to your recording, ask yourself, “Am I speaking clearly and calmly?”

After you choose your topic, research it completely.

As soon as you have an outline, practice your presentation regularly.

When you research your topic, use index cards to take clear and complete notes.

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