Student’s book Unit 12 Presentation

Lead-in (Speaking – Reading) 1. Have you ever had to speak in front of a large group of people? How did you feel? Share your recollections and recommendations how to cope with some unexpected problems. What is a presentation? Why do people make presentations? List some reasons.

Discuss these questions in groups of two-three students (you have five minutes for discussion). After the group discussion, one student from each of the group will be requested to make a short presentation of the conclusion made (not more than three minutes for every presentation; not more that 12 minutes for all the presentations)

2. From the definitions of a presentation given in the table below choose the one you consider to express the notion more exactly and confirm it with your own words (you have five minutes for this activity). Then try to define yourself what presentation is.

Presentation is

1. the process of offering for consideration or display

2. a social introduction, as of a person at court

3. a demonstration, lecture, or welcoming speech

4. a manner or style of speaking, instructing, or putting oneself forward

5. the manner of presenting, especially the organization of visual details to create an overall impression

6. the formal introduction of a person, as into society or at court; debut

Presentation is… … … .

Step 1 (Reading – Speaking)

1. The class is divided into three groups. Every group have up to ten minutes to read and understand in all details one of the three texts concerning presentation (e.g., the first group is supposed to read text A, the second group text B, the third group text C). Write out words you do not know the meaning of paying special attention to the underlined words and word combinations.

Text a. Presentation

Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learners. Presentations come in nearly as many forms as there are life situations. In the business world, there are sales presentations, informational and motivational presentations, first encounters, interviews, briefings, status reports, image-building, and of course, the inevitable training sessions.

Although individuals most often think of presentations in a business meeting context, there are countless occasions when that is not the case. For example, a Non Profit Organization presents the need for a capital fund-raising campaign to benefit the victims of a recent tragedy; a school district superintendent presents a program to parents about the introduction of foreign-language instruction in the elementary schools; an artist demonstrates decorative painting techniques to a group of interior designers; a horticulturist shows garden club members or homeowners how they might use native plants in the suburban landscape; a police officer addresses a neighborhood association about initiating a safety program.

Presentations can also be categorized as vocational and avocational. In addition, they are expository or persuasive. And they can be impromptu, extemporaneous, written, or memorized. There are three types of presentations:-

1) informative; 2) analyzing; 3) persuading.