Self-study guide
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Presenting skills
To practice beginning a presentation, in pairs or groups of three, do the following:
- Choose one of these methods of starting a presentation that we discussed in class:
- Telling an engaging story
- Asking a rhetorical question that provokes thought
- Asking for an audience response to a question
- Making a surprising statement or giving a startling statistic
- Using a quotation
- Showing a captivating image
- Using a prop or visual aid (an object of some kind)
- Playing a short video
- Choose a topic to present (only the beginning!).
- Prepare the first minute (or two) of your presentation using your chosen technique.
- Practise the start you’ve prepared so you can perform it for the class as a whole in our next lesson.
Reading
Use your coursebook - Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition - to do the following:
- Go to page 53, How it works: Supply chain management
- Do activity A and make brief notes (rather than discussing with a partner).
- Do activity B and add to your notes. We'll discuss the challenges and solutions in our next lesson. So come prepared! 🙂
Grammar
Use this page to learn about and practise this key area of grammar: Reported speech
Vocabulary
To continue your acquisition of new business and general vocabulary, do the following:
- Start making a list of new vocabulary from Unit 6. Use the word list at the back of your coursebook Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition (page 134).
- Use your preferred method for learning the new vocabulary (e.g. the Quizlet app, a vocabulary notebook or cards).
- Use this page to learn about some commonly confused words: Confusables
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