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BCS – Lesson 4 Self-study

Self-study guide

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Presenting skills

Good presenters modulate their intonation to make an impact and to maintain interest. The two simplest ways to make a presentation sound more interesting and easier to understand are by stressing keywords and by pausing. Use this activity to learn more about pausing when presenting: The power of pausing.

Listening

Use your coursebook - Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition - to do the following:

 

  1. Go to page 59, Communication channels.
  1. Do activities A and B for our next lesson so that you can take part in the class discussion for activity C.
  1. Use the Answer key on page 127 to check your answers.

Vocabulary

Use your coursebook - Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition - to do the following:

 
  1. Go to page 59, Communication channels.
  1. Do activities A and B for our next lesson so that you can take part in the class discussion for activity C.
  1. Use the Answer key on page 127 to check your answers.

Online exercises

Use this link - Online exercises - to do the following Career Express online exercises:

 
  • Unit 6: Grammar practice 1 - 3
  • Unit 6: How it works: Supply chain management 1 - 4


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Previous self-study

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3


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