Introduction 1

to be developing     I`d like to do     outlining the objectives     lastly     background information

to examine

Presenter: Good morning. My name is Sarah Benson and , as you know, I work as a consultant for the LX Consulting Group. You`ve all been aware of the presence of myself and two of my colleagues over the past couple of weeks, and I`d like to thank you very much for ypur cooperation and understanding. What …1… this morning is to present the results of our study into the consolidation of your computer activities in Europe. I`m going …2… three main points. First, I`ll give you some …3… about the LX project team which, as many of you will know, was set up three months ago to study levels of computer activity. Then, after …4…of the team, I`ll go on …5… the current organization of your European data centres. …6…, I`ll explain our recommendations for maximasing the efficiency of those centres.

Introduction 2

I`ll describe     stand for     get down to     to define     particular interest    the subject of

Master of ceremonies: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It`s my privilege today to introduce Dr Martin Roberts who is going to be talking to us about addiction. His specific area of interest is rather unusual, so perhaps I`d better let him introduce the subject in detail. Dr Roberts.

Presenter: Good morning. Before I…1… the serious business of te presentation, I`d just like you to think for a few seconds what these letters, C and A …2… . No, it`s not the famous store! In this case the letters stand for chocolate addiction, which is …3… my presentation. My first point will be …4… what chocolate addiction is – in the scientific sense, that is. Then, I`ll give you some clinical data about chocolate addiction – this, I`m sure, will be of …5… to those of you involved in the area of hyperactive children. And finally, …6….the treatment suitable for acute forms of addiction

Introduction 3

Attributed to     for example     equivalent to     in fact     in spite of     outline

Presenter: I imagine many of you here today have been to Italy on holiday. And no doubt, some of you have driven along the famous Autostrada del Sole, and notice the large number of tunnels which have been carved through the rock. …1…, here in Italy, we have about 300 km of tunnels. But, what about the lighting of these? Did you know,…2…, that the total energy consumption for lighting this network of tunnels is …3… lighting a city the size of Turin?

But, …4…all this investment, much of the lighting is inadequate, and is the cause of many car accidents.

In fact, eight out of ten accidents in tunnels can be…5…bad lighting, and many of these have fatal consequences. So, in my presentation today I`m going to explain the technical problems involved in lighting tunnels, and …6…the investments we intend to make to improve efficiency and safety.

Introduction 4

Aware of     to improve     to carry out     I`ll be proposing    in other words     set of operations

Presenter: As you know, for some years now, we`ve been using CBT, computer based training to train operators in our power stations …1…different plant operations. However, the experience of Chernobyl has shown us that it is not enough simply to train an operator to carry out a certain…2…, to know which switch to push or which button to press. He or she must also be…3…the effect of these actions on the whole process of the plant -…4… our training needs to provide the operator with an understanding of the process behind the procedures. So, in my presentation this morning …5… two new techniques which we need to incorporate in our CBT packages …6… our operator training.

Task 2 

 Which of the following steps would you include in an introduction to a presentation? And in what order?

 State subject of your talk/presentation

Say when/if you will accept questions

Welcome audience

Highlight relevance of your subject

State your main conclusion

Tell a joke

Say how long your talk will last

Give outline og the sections of your talk

Introduce yourself