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U N I T 4 : P R E S E N T A T I O N S

Class 25

Minitest Organizing your talk

Useful phrases Tell us about an assignment from another subject

Class 26 Giving reasons Useful phrases Present the best invention in the filmmaking world

Class 27 Tips for a successful presentation Improve your two previous presentations

Class 28 Revision Summary – assignment one of the above

Class 29 Minitest – revision for the parcial

Class 30 Parcial

Class 31 Preparation for the oral Oral voluntario

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ORGANIZING YOUR TALK

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1 Taken from: Language Leader pre-intermediate (p.80)

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GIVING REASONS

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2 Taken from: New Language Leader Elementary (p.74)

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3 Taken from: New Language Leader Elementary (p.75)

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TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS

Watch the video “How to present your research” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xuqNm9Fntw ) and take down notes

Listen to the teacher’s presentation and take down notes

Improve your 2 previous presentations. This template may help you

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4 Taken from: Powel, 2012 (p.12)

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R E V I S I O N F O R T H E 2 ° P A R C I A L

The parcial will consist of:

Reading comprehension

Listening comprehension

Writing: an article on “Learning to learn” OR on “Tips to give successful talks” / a dialogue giving opinion, agreeing and disagreeing / a talk

Use of English: future (going to – will) vocabulary about learning to learn (listen – read – remember – talks) giving opinion – agreeing – disagreeing

P R E P A R I N G T H E O R A L T E S T

1. What is your favourite assignment? Tell us about it (two minutes approx.).

2. INTERACTION:

a. You have a very difficult test next week. Ask your friend for advice/give advice to

your friend.

b. Agree on a film to watch this weekend.

c. Discuss with your partner. How can you go on learning English outside the

classroom? Give your opinion, justifying it. Ask your partner for his/her opinion,

agree or disagree with him/her.

d. You have a very difficult oral assignment next week. Explain your problem and ask

for advice/give advice.

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3. ANSWER:

a. Choose two filmmakers and compare them

b. What is your learning style? Why?

c. What new tip to learn more efficiently have you learnt? Have you put it into

practice?

d. Compare your university with another university you know about

e. Do you like writing? What tips have you learnt to improve it? Have you put

them into practice?

f. What types of films do you usually watch? Why?

g. Describe this university

h. Do you like giving oral assignments? What tips have you learnt to improve

them? Have you put them into practice?

i. Tell us about the last test you took.

j. What types of films do you like? Why?

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k. Tell us about your last oral assignment.

l. What do you like most about this university?

m. What do you think you’ll do when you finish university?

n. What types of films do you never watch? Why?

o. Tell us about your last written assignment.

p. Choose two actors and compare them.

q. What are your plans for next year?

r. What is the most difficult subject you’ve taken? How did you study?

s. What was the last film you saw?

t. What are your plans for next holidays?

u. What is the easiest subject you’ve taken? Why did you find it easy?

v. What do you remember about the first day at university?

w. What are your plans for next semester?

x. Compare national films with foreign films

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5 5 Taken from Speakout Elementary (p.128)