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➔ Structuring A Presentation
➔ Developing An Argument
➔ Pitching A Product
➔ Talking About Facts And Figures
➔ Vocabulary

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Structuring A
Presentation
 Structuring A Presentation
KEY LANGUAGE SIGNPOSTING LANGUAGE You can signal (or “signpost”) what
Giving the audience the you are going to talk about with
format of the talk. particular phrases. Using these lets
your audience know what to expect.
Introducing the
We’ll look at the topic of the talk. Summarizing the
data, then I’ll content of the talk.
take question. My talk today is
about reducing To sump up, we
our energy bills. have to cut
Ending one
costs across
section the board. Asking the
Starting a new audience for
So, we’ve section. question
looked at the
main difficulty Let’s now turn Do feel free to
facing us. to the potential ask any
solution. question.

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Developing an Argument
 Developing an Argument
KEY LANGUAGE GENERALIZING, MAKING EXCEPTIONS, AND FOCUSING
If you have specific figures, it may be useful to
give them. I lowever, you may need to use more
general terms if you do not have figures or you
want repetition.

Generally speaking, consumers are buying the latest models..

It is helpful to make it clear when you are making a general point.

..Except for, this older model, which is still popular.

There are phrases you can use to highlight expectations to the general rule.

If we focus on last year’s sales, we can see things have shifted.

After making general statements, you may want to focus on a particular area in detail.

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KEY LANGUAGE GIVING EXAMPLES
When you have focused your argument, you may
want to give examples to explain your point.

For instance, our new distribution method has been a huge success

“For instance” can go at the beginning, middle, or (less commonly) end of a

sentence.
As an example, our products have been very popular in Asia.

You can also say “As an illustration..” at the start of a sentence.

We’ve made progress in new sectors such as the travel market.

“Such as” comes in the middle of a sentence before the noun it is illustration.

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KEY LANGUAGE COUNTERING THE GENERAL OPINION
To counter something that has been stated as, or These phrases tend to go
is understood as, the general opinion there are a at the beginning of
sentences.
number of set phrases you can use.

In fact... Actually...

As a matter of fact... In actual fact...

In reality... However...

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Pitching a Product
 Pitching a Product
KEY LANGUAGE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Regular comparative
comparative
adjectives are formed by
adding “-er” to the adjective.
Regular superlatives are Our competitors might offer cheaper broadband,
formed by adding “the” but ours is the fastest.
before and “-est” after the
adjective. Superlative

For some two-syllable

adjective, and all adjectives
with more than two syllables,
This sports car is more stylish than anything else on
add “more” before the the market, and the most beautiful car on sale
adjective to make the today.
comparative, and “the most”
to make the superlative.

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KEY LANGUAGE “AS….AS” COMPARISONS
English uses “as...as” with an
Our laptops are as fast as our competitors laptops, but
adjective to compare things
are much cheaper.
that are similar.

FURTHER EXAMPLES
Our new watch is just as light as any other This drill is not as noisy as many existing
design on the market. brands.

This sports drink is as healthy as the Our washing machine is as quick as more
leading brand, but much cheaper. expensive models.

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Talking About Facts and
Figures
 Talking About Facts and Figures
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KEY LANGUAGE SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS WITH PRONOUNS Collocations are
often formed of
two words, but
You can use a verb modified with an adverb can contain more.
to describe the speed or size of a change. Using them will
Some of these pairing are collocations that make you a more
sound “right” to fluent speakers. fluent English
VERB ADVERB speaker.

Sales have declined considerably.

House price are fluctuating wildly.

Public interest has fallen steadily.

The markets have rallied slightly.

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KEY LANGUAGE SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS WITH PRONOUNS
Some collocations to describe trends
are adjectives followed by a noun.

VERB ADVERB

There was a steady increase last quarter.

We expect a consider drop in the new year.

After the news, there was a dramatic spike in sales.

There was a sharp rise in profits over the winter.

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Vocabulary
 Vocabulary
computer Screen Keyboard Mouse

Laptop Tablet Touch screen cursor

Power button Charger Power cable Low battery

USB drive Hard drive Router Laminator

Scanner Webcam Video camera Voice recorder

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