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ACADEMIC FILE BE 3
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: SPEAKING
A FAMOUS PERSON WHO ACHIEVED SUCCESS AFTER FAILURE
GUIDED PRACTICE
Name: Date: / 10 /2023

Teacher: Class: S-0

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

✔ Develops writing skills

✔ Applies writing strategies

o Writes a script for a presentation to introduce a famous person who
achieved success after failure
▪ Employs transition words to connect ideas

▪ Employs signposting phrases and vocabulary from units 1-7

✔ Develops critical thinking skills

LEAD-IN: ALLOTTED TIME: 5 minutes

Group discussion: In your opinion, what’s the most important thing you have to do
before an oral presentation? Why?

Strategy: Organizing your ideas

STUDY SKILL 1: ALLOTTED TIME: 7 minutes

Oral presentations, also known as public speaking, consist of an individual or group of

people speaking to an audience on a particular topic. The aim of this is to educate,
inform, entertain, or present an argument. To achieve a good oral presentation, you
need to follow some steps:

Step 1: Organizing your ideas.

 Before writing your presentation script, it is important to think about:

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Step 2: Writing an oral presentation script.

It is important to know that an oral presentation has 3 parts:

STUDY SKILL 2: ALLOTTED TIME: 7 minutes

Signposting Language

To make your presentation more memorable, you need to use useful phrases or
signposting phrases.

1. Signposting phrases

These phrases tell the listener what has just happened, and what is going to happen
next. Signpost language is usually informal, so it is relatively easy to understand.

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Signposting phrases

Greet Good morning/ afternoon/ evening

Welcome to our presentation
Introduce yourself Let me introduce myself, my name is …. and my
classmates are….
State the purpose of the Today we are going to talk about “X” who ……..
presentation
I’d like to begin with Xs’ biography
List main points Now let’s move onto his/her main failure(s)
Finally, I’d like to tell you about his/her
achievement(s)
Summarize main ideas To conclude, we have learned …..

Thank the audience Thank you

ASSESSED GROUP TASK DUE DATE: Week 11, in class

TASK: ALLOTTED TIME: 30 minutes

In groups of three, start working on your script on the famous person who achieved
success after failure that your group has chosen. Famous people cannot be repeated.

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Name of the famous person who achieved success after failure that your group has chosen:

I. ORGANIZING YOUR IDEAS: answer the following questions:

1. What is the purpose of this presentation?

Today we are going to talk about “Oprah Winfrey” who is a very famous person
around the world, and we are going to tell some details about her life, career
and recognition.

2. Who am I speaking to? My professor and classmates

3. How much time do I have? 3 - 5 minutes

4. What are the main points I want to make?

a. Biography………….

b. main failure ……………..

c. … achievements.

5. What do I want the audience to know or do after listening to our presentation?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

II. WRITING THE ORAL PRESENTATION SCRIPT

Surf the net and write the introduction, body, and conclusion of your presentation. Use
your own words. Remember to use vocabulary words from units 1 – 7.

Famous person: ____________ Oprah Winfrey ______________

I. Introduction:

Greetings:

Introduction of group members:

Purpose of the presentation: Today we are going to talk about “X” who ….

Good afternoon, everyone. Let me introduce myself, my name is Gabriela and my

classmates are Jose and Nahomy. Today we are going to talk about “Oprah Winfrey”
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who is a very famous person around the world, and we are going to tell some details
about her life, career, and recognition.

II. Body:

Student A:

Main Point 1: I’d like to begin with Xs’ biography.

Supporting sentences: Austere life and University degrees.

She was born on 29 January 1954 into a farming family in Mississippi, United States.
She and her grandmother lived in poverty in rural Mississippi. She won a scholarship
to study audiovisual communication at a university in the state of Tennessee.

Student B:

Main Point 2: Now, let’s move onto his/ her main failure(s).

Now, let’s move onto her main failures. Oprah suffered a strong falls early in her
career. For example, how the news anchor had problems with her boss and was
assigned basic duties. Also, how actress suffered Depression After the box office
failure of her movie "Beloved". But despite feeling humiliated, she decided to stay; a
few months later she was offered the position of presenter on a daytime talk show. She
worked for 25 years at The Oprah Winfrey Show. Moreover, her program became
number one, and she received 34 Emmy Awards.

Student C: Main Point 3 : Finally, I’d like to tell you about h her achievements.

Finally, I’d like to tell you about her achievements. after all that work, Oprah Winfrey is
internationally recognized for being a successful and kind woman. First, She received
many awards related to her professional work. For example, her TV show “The Oprah
Winfrey show” won many Emmy awards. Moreover, she is also recognized for her
empowering and charity work. In fact, she helping many organizations that support the

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education and empowerment of women, children and families For these reasons,
Oprah is well known and loved around the world.

III. Conclusion:

To conclude, today we have learned about ………….

To conclude, today we have learned about Oprah Winfrey that with hard work and
effort you can go far, no matter where you are from. Also, knowing how to manage our
emotions in difficult moments is a great help to not give up and to try again.
Thank you.

References:

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Assessment criteria:

Task
● Fully completes the Organizing your ideas section
achievement
● Addresses all parts of the task successfully
3 marks o Writes a script for a presentation to introduce a
famous person who achieved success after failure.
● Follows APA style /2
o Applies double spacing
o Employs Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12 as font
o Cites sources
● Hand in the complete document in Word within the first
fifteen minutes of the first hour of class in Week 11.

Organization /11
● Includes all the elements for an effective script:
(coherence &
o Introduction (1.5 points)
cohesion)
▪ Greetings

▪ Introduction of group members

9 marks
▪ Purpose of the presentation
o Development of the main points: (6 pts)
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▪ 3 Main points

▪ Supporting sentences (Selects relevant

information and support it with strong
evidence)
o Conclusion: (2 pts)
▪ What the group has learned.
▪ Final message
● Uses 6 signposting phrases. (1.5 pt)
o Types them in red

Lexical resource
● Always spells words correctly
(vocabulary)
● Uses six vocabulary words correctly from Units 1 to 7 /3
2 marks o Types the requested vocabulary in blue

Grammatical
● Always writes complete sentences (subject + verb +
accuracy and
complement/ object)
Capitalization &
punctuation ● Always has a good control of grammatical structures
/4
4 marks ● Always uses capital letters for proper names and to start a
sentence
● Always uses periods and commas correctly

TOTAL SCORE /20

References:
Daniels Sh. (2016, February 16). How to Structure a Speech [Video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4RlJO3x0czo&list=TLPQMDcxMDIwMjGX6YkbhwYMjg&index=2

DMCA. Medical Writing, Posters and Oral Presentation. (n.d.) Retrieved from
https://slidetodoc.com/medical-writing-poster-and-oral-presentations-disclaimer-the/

Scitable by nature education. (2014). Effective Oral Presentation. Retrieved from

https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/effective-oral-presentations-13906743/

Thompson Writing Program Duke University. (n.d.) Oral Presentations. Retrieved from
https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/oral-presentation-
handout.original.pdf
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