2023

PRESENTATIONS - ENVIRONMENT

Recommended subtopics for the presentation:

• pollution (air/water/noise/light pollution; soil degradation; agriculture etc.)

• global climate change (global warming from fossil fuels; greenhouse effect etc.)
• protection (protection of species and habitats; specially protected nature territories; endangered
species; biodiversity; international agreements; environmentally friendly lifestyle etc.)
• GMOs (genetically modified organisms)
• acid rain (ocean acidification etc.)
• recycling (waste management; zero waste; repurposing etc.)
• natural disasters and their impact on the environment
• depletion of natural resources (deforestation; overfishing; overpopulation; biodiversity loss etc.)
• alternative energy sources (renewable energy etc.)
• waste (fast fashion & textile waste; food waste etc.)
• insecurity (food and water insecurity etc.)
• poor governance

CONTENT

1. DEFINITION

2. CAUSES

3. CONSEQUENCES

4. SOLUTIONS

5. CURRENT SITUATION IN LATVIA & IN THE WORLD

TIME

10 - 15 min
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NOT MORE THAN 10 SLIDES:

1. Cover slide - with the title and your name(s) and surname(s).
2. Table of contents.
3. Definition.
4. Causes.
5. Consequences.
6. Solutions (recommended from professionals and yours).
7. *Current situation in Latvia (in connection with the chosen topic).
8. *Current situation in the world (in connection with the chosen topic).
9. References (reliable sources).
10. Last slide (thank the audience and invite questions):

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

I AM/WE ARE OPEN TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

*It is mandatory to include the official statistics (in English).

EVALUATION

EVALUATION CRITERIA POINTS

TASK ACHIEVEMENT (CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, PARTICIPATION) 3 points

ACCURACY (GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY) 2 points

FLUENCY AND PRONUNCIATION 2 points

QUESTIONS (how you ask and answer) 2 points

EVALUATION (self-evaluation + peer evaluation) 1 point

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STRUCTURE

1. Greet the audience.

2. Introduce your talk:

• I am/We are going to speak about …

• My/ our presentation is about …

• I/We have made a presentation about …

3. Outline your talk – tell the main points you are going to present = the table of contents.

4. Present each point (definition/causes/consequences/solutions/situation in Latvia and abroad).

5. Summarize your main points = present the most important ideas/ recap the main points:

• To sum up, …/ In summary, …/ To summarise, …

• Taking everything into account, …

• All things considered, /considering, …

6. Conclude your talk:

• I think that covers most of the points …

• That concludes my/our talk …

• Thank you for your attention …

7. Invite questions:

• Now I am /we are open to your questions ... (= the last slide)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK

- Write 10 presentation tips for your groupmates.

- Number each tip.

- Give elaborate recommendations (why you should/shouldn’t do something) using your own

experience.

- You can work individually, in pairs, or in a group (max 3).