8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.

8a P rep are an d give a tw o -m in ute talk. C hoose a topic an d

m ake notes for th e introduction, th e m ain body and the
conclusion. Use the Language for sp eak ing box to help you.
Social: A difficult decision I have m ade.
The cou ntry I w ould m ost like to move to.
Work: A job I w ould like to do.
How to be a successful m an a g er/o th er job.
Study: The course I w ould m ost like to study.
How to pass exam s.

LANGUAGE FOR SPEAKING giving a talk

introduction
• introducing yourself/your topic:
Hello, everyone. I'm and I'm here to talk to you
a b o u t I ' m going to talk abo u t...
• talking about the structure of your talk:
firstly ,. .., then . .. , and finally...
Main body
• sequencing your points:
the first point I'd like to talk about i s .. ., our next (factor) is
.. ., the third and last (factor)... is ...
• starting a new section:
Let's move on now to look a t ...
Conclusion
• starting the conclusion:
So we've looked a t ... Now I'd like to finish with ...
• inviting questions:
giving a talk Does anyone have any questions? Are there any questions?

7a Look at som e of th e p h rases from the lecture. M atch each b Work w ith a pa rtn er. Practise th e ta lk you have prep ared .
group a -f to a category ( - ).
C Give you r talk to th e class or to you r group. As you listen
a I’m going to talk ab ou t b Does anyon e hav e any to oth er talks, d ecide w hat th e m ost in teresting piece of
... / firstly,... / th e n ... questions? info rm ation in each talk is. C om pare yo ur choice w ith a
/ a n d fin a lly ... Are th ere any questions? p a rtner.

After you have given you r talk, com plete th e self-

th e first one I'd like to d Hello, everyone.
assessm ent of your p erform a nce by circling a n u m b e r at
talk ab o u t is ... / I’m ___________ and
the end of each sentence.
ou r next (factor) is ... / I’m h ere to ta lk to you
th e th ird and last a b o u t... / I'm going to 1 = n eed s im pro v em en t, 2 = OK, 3 = ex cellent
(fa cto r)... i s ... talk a b o u t...
I spoke slowly and 1 I made appropriate 1
clearly. 2 eye contact w ith the 2
f Let's m ove on now to 3 audience.
e So w e’ve looked a t ...
Now I'd like to finish look a t ...
I was happy w ith my 1 I used positive body 1
w i t h ... use of grammar. 2 language (e.g. I looked 2
3 confident and smiled).
in trod u cin g y ou rself/you r topic
talk in g abo u t th e stru c tu re of y ou r talk l used a range of 1 I was happy w ith my 1
phrases from the key 2 use of vocabulary. 2
3 seq u encin g yo ur p oin ts
language box. 3
4 startin g a new sectio n
5 startin g th e conclusion 10 ifcWM Work w ith a partn er. Talk ab ou t th e assessm ent in
inviting questions exercise 9 an d to g eth er choose tw o th in gs th at w ere good
ab o ut yo ur talks a n d tw o ways you could im prove in the
b Check your answ ers w ith a partner. Use the L anguage for future.
speak in g box to help you.

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