Let

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Lets start doing the presentation

• Remember we are to present ideas in an organised,
  understandable way

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Introducing the topic of your presentation

• Referring to the title
• My passage is called Teaching about Triads
• The passage I read is entitled Teaching about
  Triads
• Referring to the main subject
• and its about(the subject)
• and its concerned with..(the subject)

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And its about

• Using a noun phrase its about the campaign
  against triad activities in secondary school
• Using a noun phrase with a gerund its concerned
  with teaching secondary school students about the
  dangers of triads
• Using a question word and a clause its about
  how the police are informing secondary school
  students of the dangers of triads.

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So we can start by
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Lets try some
My passage is entitled Education Dept. faces
triad problem and its concerned with what The
Education Department is doing to consider the
problems of triads in secondary schools
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The passage I read is called Triad
activityexaggerated And its about students
claiming to be triad members when really they
are not.
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My passage is called Survey results shocking
and its about a survey that revealed that many
secondary school students claim to be triad
members.
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Methods of starting the presentation

• Introduce the title and describe the passage
  briefly in one to two sentences
• Ask an opening question
• Comment on the passage to arouse interest. Then
  describe the passage briefly and introduce the
  title

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1. Introduce the title and describe the passage
briefly in one to two sentences

• The title of the article I read is make the
  Mind Works. It is about a new drug that has been
  discovered in Africa which apparently has a
  magical effect on humans mind.

More examples of method 1 I have read a passage
just now called The writer gives an account
of Details/tells the story of Argues
that Conveys a message/idea that Discusses the
topic of Points out the fact that
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2. Ask an opening question

• First, ask a question to arouse interest
• Then, introduce the title.
• Describe the main idea of the passage
• Do you know that half of the worlds
  vasectomy is done in China? Ive read an
  interesting passage called Vasetomy is encouraged
  for family planning. The passage is about the
  successful use of vasetomy as a form of family
  planning in China.

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3. Comment on the passage to arouse interest.
Then describe the passage briefly and introduce
the title.

• I am really surprised by what Ive read. I
  didnt know that surfing on the internet can
  cause serious back problems. This is what my
  passage Surfing can cause back problems says.

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Now try some more exercises by starting the
following extracts with the other two methods
More examples of Method 2 Do you realize
that? Can you imagine? How often do you notice
that Do you have any ideas how
big/far/ importantis? Wont it be surprising to
you if you realize that? I havent heard of/
dreamed of / thought about, have you? Have you
ever thought about?
More examples of method 3 I am
puzzled/amazed/shocked/surprised/ confused/moved/i
mpressed by the passage I read, which is called
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Organising your presentation- you need phrases to

• Make your first point
• Add points and
• Giving details or facts from the passage
• Study the phrases on p23 of your book and now
  listen to the tape and do Ex. 2 3

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Answers for Exercise 2

• A policeman who teaches about crime and triads in
  secondary schools
• 3
• The first point the policemans activities in
  schools
• Her suggestion about improving the teaching
  programme
• 2. Personally, I dont think she should
• I agree with this

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Answers for Exercise 3
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Listen to Exercise 4 and rearrange the order

• 6
• 2
• 5
• 7
• 1
• 9
• 8
• 4
• 3

Try doing Exercise 5
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More phrases for reference