SARAIVA II - UNIT 1 PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH

UNIT 1
PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
In this chapter we are going to discuss presentations in English. We are going to learn some easy and
practical ways to express our ideas without sounding artificial. A big problem for Brazilian people is that
when they try to imitate the way that American people speak, they usually sound artificial. In this chapter
you are going to learn how we can communicate using simple and effective expressions and structures.
Remember that most people use a constant group of words and expressions when they speak.
People do not usually use complicated and difficult words in everyday conversations; much on
the contrary, people tend to use easy and simple words so that the message can be
understood by listeners involved in the conversation, presentation, lecture or meeting.
The goal of this chapter is to teach you how to express ideas by using easy and practical
structures. You don’t need to use complicated expressions and structures to make yourself be
understood. Be short and clear.

TIPS FOR PRESENTING IN

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 Although follow?
 At hand
 Audience  Be short at the beginning of your presentation.
 Chapter
 Detail
 Be short and clear during the presentation, too. Experts say that
 Embarrassing a 30-minute presentation is enough.
 Everyday  every day  Try to make your presentation in the morning
 Funny because your audience is relaxed and more
 Listener receptive.
 May  Try not to use difficult structures. Avoid using
 Message passive voice or complicated sentences so that
 Much on the contrary
you do not get yourself into trouble.
 Out loud
 Remaining  Don’t try to be funny if you aren’t a funny person. It may sound artificial.
 Short and clear An advice: be careful with jokes (although jokes can help your audience
 So that understand and remember your message they can spoil your presentation.)
 To anticipate  If you realize that it will be helpful, be
 To avoid repetitive. Repeat the same message in
 To fill different ways during your presentation so
 To gather that your audience do not lose interest.
 To get oneself into
trouble
 To imitate
 Use audio-visual
To make sure resources. They are quite important when you are giving a presentation in a foreign
 language.
To realize Remember: “One picture is worth more than one thousand words”.
 To remain
 To run the risk
 To ruin
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 Use natural spoken English and avoid unnecessary technical terms.

 Organize facts in a logical sequence.
 Speak out loud in front of the mirror.
 If you have a webcam, you can film yourself, analyze the recording and then correct your mistakes.
 Keep notes at hand. Don’t run the risk to forget any important detail and ruin your presentation.
 The audience may ask difficult or embarrassing questions, so try to anticipate what questions may be
asked and prepare their answers so that you don’t get yourself into trouble.
 Gather more information about what you are supposed to speak so that in case there is some extra
time remaining at the end or in the middle of your presentation you can use this extra information to fill
this extra time.
 Warm-up: some minutes before your presentation, read sentences out loud so that you can get used
to yourself speaking English.
 Smile. A smiling person is always welcome and turns the presentation into a more agreeable
experience.
 Before starting, make sure all necessary documents and audio-visual resources are in place.

2. PHONE WORK


a)
TIME
TIME TO
TALK
TALK
TO

Do you have to give presentations in Portuguese? How often?

b) What kinds of people attend your presentations? How big is your audience?
c) What kind of topics do you usually speak about when you give your presentations?
d) Do you feel nervous? Why?
e) What are the worst problems to speak in public?
f) In your opinion, is it hard to give a presentation in a foreign language? Why?
g) At your office who usually makes presentations? Why?
h) In your opinion, is it important to give presentations? Why?
i) Do you usually go to presentations?
j) When and where was the last presentation that you attended?
k) Was it interesting? Was the person nervous? Describe it.

Personal opinions and experiences

a) When was the last time you gave a presentation? PRONUNCIATION

b) Was it in Portuguese or in English? SOLUTIONS !
c) What was it about?  DESCRIBE [DISCRÁIB]
d) Did you do well?  GAVE [GUEIV]
e) Is it difficult to give presentations in a foreign language? Why?  INTERESTING [INTRESTINN]
 NERVOUS [NÃRVÂS]
f) What do you do to get ready for a presentation?  OFFICE [ÓFIS]
g) What do you think you shouldn’t do before a presentation?  OFTEN [ÓFENN]
h) Have you ever had any problem during a presentation?  READY [RÉDI]
 USUALLY [IUJUALI]
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PARTS OF A PRESENTATION
3. A presentation consists of 3 parts. PRONUNCIATION SOLUTIONS !

 AS [ÉZ]
 DRAW [DRÓ]
11  FIRST OF ALL [FÃRST ÓVÓL]
Introduction and  FOREMOST [FÓRMOUST]
Introduction and  GRAPH [GRÉF]
statement of
statement of
objectives
objectives
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Main Body
Main Body

33
Summary and
Summary and
conclusion
conclusion

4. Look at the sentences below. Which of them belong to part 1, part 2 or part 3 ?
The first has been done for you. Some of these sentences can be used in more than one
part of a presentation.

a) Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen ( 1 )

b) First and foremost ( )
c) First of all ( )
d) Let me introduce myself ( )
e) I’d like to draw your attention to... ( )
f) Today I’d like to discuss... ( )
g) As you can see in this pie graph..... ( )
h) Thanks for being here. ( )
i) It’s a pleasure to be here. ( )
j) My second point is...... ( )
k) On behalf of..... ( )
l) My name is Robert White and I represent... ( )
m) Thanks for your attention. ( )
n) In conclusion: ... ( )
o) As you may know... ( )
p) Now if you have any questions I’ll be glad to answer them. ( )
q) To illustrate this point, I would like to... ( )
r) I recommend that ... ( )
s) I think the best solution is ... ( )
t) In short: ... ( )
u) I hope I was clear. Any questions? ( )
v) My name is Paula and I’m responsible for the sales department. ( )
w) Sorry for being late, but ... ( )
x) Well, I think that’s it. I’m at your disposal to answer your questions ( )
x) Thanks for coming. ( )

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y) Any questions? ( )

HOW TO BEGIN A PRESENTATION

Several books bring a long list of words and expressions that can be used to start a presentation. That is a
common method to teach new vocabulary and structures. On the other hand people must be careful
because they sometimes might get mixed up with so many choices. Here you will find a list that will meet
all your needs. Most people (including native speakers) use the same expressions when they make
presentations. Let’s make an easy and clear presentation. Long presentations make your audience get
tired and lose interest quickly as it was said before, some experts say that a 30-minute presentation is
quite enough. You do not need to memorize lots of ways to start a presentation. Let’s be practical.

5. Take a look at the suggested sentences below.

Remember that being formal or
Remember that being formal or
informal will depend on the
Suggested beginnings informal will depend on the
situation. However audiences
situation. However audiences
feel much more comfortable with
- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen feel much more comfortable with
an informal approach.
an informal approach.
- On behalf of....
discuss PRONUNCIATION SOLUTIONS
show !
- Today I’d like to present
talk about  CHOICE [TCHÓIS]
 INTEREST [INTRÊST]
 MEMORIZE [MEMORÁIZ]
 NATIVE [NEITIV]
- As you may know  PLEASANT [PLÉZÃNT}
- Thanks for coming / being here.  SEVERAL [SÉVERAL]
 SUGGESTED [SÂDGÉSTID]
- It is a pleasure to be here  TIRED [TAIERD]

PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION
6. Look at the introduction below and see how easy it is to start a presentation.

“Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is Robert White and I represent Wittaiva
Equipment. It’s a pleasure to be here and see so many friendly faces.
On behalf of Wittaiva I’m supposed to show you our new
NEVER FORGET THESE
products and their advantages. As you may know, we are EXPRESSIONS
launching a new line of equipment. So, today we are going to  As you may know

discuss other aspects such as the new market trends, the  In short
 It’s a pleasure to be here
new technology that our company has developed and what our  Market trends
company is doing to fix our customers’ problems. In short:  On behalf of

we aim high and want to guarantee our customers’ satisfaction  Such as

 To fix problems
”

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7. Fill in the blanks. Use the expressions from the table below.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is ____________________ (1)

and I ________________ (2)_____________________ (3) (name of your company).
It’s _______________________(4) here. VOCABULARY

___________________(5) ___________________ (6) (name of your company), I want

 A pleasure to be
to explain the advantages of our products. We will also  Components
 Discuss
______________________(7) some issues such as the technology involved,  Guarantee
processes and _________________(8) that our company uses. Our objective is  On behalf of
 Represent
to ___________________(9) our customers’ satisfaction.

8. Copy the text that you’ve just helped to write. Underline all words; expressions and
structures that you think can be useful at your presentations and conversations.

PRONUNCIATION SOLUTIONS
!

 ADVANTAGE [ÉDVÉNTÉDJ]
 AIM [EIMM]
 COMPONENT [KÃMPOUNENT]
 CUSTOMER [KÂSTMÊR]
 DEVELOPED [DIVÉLOPT]
 EXPLAIN [ÊCSPLEINN]
 GUARANTEE [GUÉRENTI]
 PLEASURE [PLÉJUR]
 PRODUCTS [PRÓDÃCTS]
 SUCH AS [SÃTCHÉZ]

VOCABULARY

9. Fill in the blanks with correct words. Use the expressions from the  Pleasure
 Analyze
table.  Asia
 Components
 Guarantee
 Manufactures
5  On behalf of
 Represent
 Several
 Strategies
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be here and see so many friends. My name
is ____________________ (1).
I _______________ (2) ___________________ (3) (name of your company). It’s a _______________________
(4) to be here.
___________________ (5) ___________________ (6) (name of your company) I want to talk to you about some
important points. As you may know our company is expanding and I want to explain the marketing
__________________ (7) that will be used to launch the new line of products.
We will also ______________________ (8) some topics such as prospective clients and market trends.
Our goal is to ___________________ (9) our customers’ satisfaction.
Our company ________________ (10) modern products that are exported to _________________ (11)
countries around the world. A good news is that some countries in ________________ (12) and Central
America are interested in our _________________ (13), too. I’m sure next year will be very prosperous.

10. Fill in the blanks with correct words.

TEXT A

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is ______________(1). I ________________(2)

SPREAD CORPORATION and on ___________(3 ) of my director I’d like _______(4) discuss something
about the company. I also want _____(5) explain some _____(6) our new strategies for the next semester.
Competition is tough _______(7) competitors are working hard to anticipate market ___________(8).
______(9) you may know today our company makes the most modern PRONUNCIATION SOLUTIONS
!
furniture in Latin America. In short: our __________(10) is to
 COMPONENT [KÃMPOUNENT]
____________ (11) our customers’ satisfaction.  PLEASURE [PLÉJUR]
 SEMESTER [SIMÉSTR]
 TOUGH [TÃF]
VOCABULARY I MUST NOT FORGET. CHOOSE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE PRESENTATIONS YOU HAVE JUST
HELPED TO MAKE. THEN MAKE 1 SENTENCE USING 3 OF THEM. MAKE SENTENCES RELATED TO YOUR JOB.
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_____

11. Complete the expressions below and then do the crossword.

1. First and ___________________ , I’d like to thank you all because ...
2. On ________________________ of my director I want to say that...
3. To ____________ this point, I would like to …

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4. I’d like to ____________ your attention to some points.

5. It’s a _____________ to see so many familiar faces.
6. In _____________: we need to solve these problems. Any suggestions?
7. I _______________ that we change our marketing strategies.
8. Today I’d like to ____________ some points related to our competitors.
9. Let me _________ myself . My name is Arnold and I’m in charge of the Human Resource department.
10. First of ______________, I’d like to thank all of you for your cooperation.
11. _____ you may know, our company is developing new raw materials.
12. Thanks _____ being here and ...
13. My name is Paul and I’m _____________________ for the import and export department.
14. I’m at your _________________ to answer any questions.
15. A presentation _________________ of three parts.
16. Most people get ____________ before giving a presentation. They don’t enjoy speaking in public.
17. ___________ for your attention.

1 5
4
7 12
3
17
6

9
8 10
11 14

13

16
15

12. Fill in the blanks with correct words.

TEXT B
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“Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is Zita Janneck and I _____________ (1) JANNECK
PUBLISHING COMPANY. It’s a _____________(2) to be here and see so many friendly faces.
On _____________(3) of my M.D.* I’d _____________(4) to show you our new books and the new
concepts for the next year. As you _____________ (5) know, we are launching a new series of books and
dictionaries that will meet our customers’ needs. The new _____________(6) of dictionaries will be applied
in several different fields, from high school students to engineers, doctors, lawyers and businessmen.
So, today I _____________(7) to discuss some other aspects
_____________(8) as the new market trends, other kinds of books that PRONUNCIATION
SOLUTIONS!
can be written and the target public to these books.
I also intend to discuss what our company is doing to _____________ (9) our customers’ problems. In
_____________(10): we want to offer the best books and guarantee our customers’
_____________________(11) ”
* Managing Director

VOCABULARY I MUST NOT FORGET. CHOOSE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE PRESENTATIONS YOU HAVE JUST
HELPED TO MAKE. THEN MAKE 1 SENTENCE USING 3 OF THEM. MAKE SENTENCES RELATED TO YOUR JOB.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
________

13. Now choose 6 sentences from exercise 4 (2 sentences from part 1, 2 sentences from
part 2 and two sentences from part 3), which you would use.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 VOCABULARY

 Be
 Expanding
 If
14. Fill in the blanks with correct words.  In
 Know
TEXT C (use the words from the table)  Logistic
 On
 Represent
 Sites
8  So that
 Spend
 Thus
 Today’s
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My name is Marina Thaler and I ___________________ (1)HAMMER AP.

HAMMER AP is a big Dutch company that makes auto parts. _____(2)
behalf of my CEO* and HR** department director I’d like to say that it’s a
pleasure to ____(3) here and have the opportunity to bring good news.
As you may ___________________(4) our company is ________________(5)
and intends to hire more people because new plants will be built in several
parts in Europe. These plants will be smaller and built in several
___________________ (6) ___________________(7) we can solve
___________________(8) problems and _________(9) costs will be reduced.
These plants will have to be near certain automakers so that they can supply
these plants with different parts for specific
Pay attention to the
Pay attention
expression “PLENTY toOF
the”. It cars. _____(10) we had big plants
means “ A LOT OF “.OF
expression “PLENTY For”. It
moremeans “ A LOTtake
information, OF a“.look
For producing plenty of different parts we
more information, take a
throughout the book. You will look
find useful information there.will
throughout the book. You would increase our costs of distribution.
find useful information there.
We would have to ___________________(11)
a lot of money on freight and taxes.
_____(12) short: ___________________ (12) presentation will deal with the
advantages of these new plants.
* CEO= Chief Executive Officer
** Human Resource PRONUNCIATION
SOLUTIONS!
 REDUCE [REDÍUS]

VOCABULARY I MUST NOT FORGET. CHOOSE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE PRESENTATIONS YOU HAVE JUST
HELPED TO MAKE. THEN MAKE 1 SENTENCE USING 3 OF THEM. MAKE SENTENCES RELATED TO YOUR JOB.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
________

15. Important expressions which mustn’t be forgotten and used whenever possible

AS YOU MAY KNOW

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a) As you may know competition is tough, that is, we must be ready PRONUNCIATION
SOLUTIONS !
to compete abroad. Remember: we live in a globalized world.
 BOUGHT [BÓT]
b) As you may know Lucy is very good at talking to people, so I  EXPAND [ÊCSPÉND]
 SERIES [SIRIÊS]
think she should make the presentation on behalf of our CEO.  SPECIALIZE [SPECHIALAIZ]
 TOUGH [TÃF]
c) As you may know we’ve been losing ground to our  WORLD [UOROLD]
competitors, so we must do something urgently.
d) As you may know our company specializes in security services.
e) __________________________ Entil Electronics
Corporation is planning to expand its sales overseas.

f) __________________________ we’ve just bought a new

machine so we’ve got to make some
Look at the prepositions used after the following
changes in the layout of the plant. Look and
words at the prepositions used after the following
expressions:
words and expressions:
She’s good AT dealing with people.
g) _________________ we must pay She’s
Our good AT
company is dealing with IN
specialized people.
recycling plastic.
Our company is specialized IN recycling plastic.
high wages because we hire skilled
workers.
h) __________________________ Shirley is pregnant Ask your teacher to explain the
Ask your
difference teacher“ to
between Toexplain the
fire” and
difference between “ To fire” and
and sometimes she must leave work earlier to go to “ To lay off ” or visit our site to get
“ To lay off ” or visit our site to get
the answer.
the doctor. the answer.

ON BEHALF OF

a) I’m talking on behalf of my president because as you may know he has traveled abroad.
b) On behalf of my department I’d like to thank our board for not laying off some of the
machine operators.
c) ________________ my supervisor I’d like to show the new
series of products. We’ll be producing them next year.
d) ____________________ the CEO I want to discuss our Lawyers can also say “IN behalf
Lawyers
of”. It meanscan also
that say
they “IN behalf
represent a
of”. It means that they
this represent
person’s a
new marketing strategies for the next semester. person concerning
person concerning
interests. this person’s
e) Jefferson is very good at talking to people so I think he should interests.

explain the new economic scenario ____________________ our chairman.

IT’S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND ...

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a) It’s a pleasure to be here and see so many friendly faces. It makes me less nervous.
b) It’s a pleasure to be here and show our new line of products. I’m sure these products will meet your
needs.
c) It’s a pleasure to be here and have the opportunity to explain our strategies for the next quarter.
d) It’s a pleasure to be here and tell you that our company will go public so that we can raise more
money in order to invest in new technology, raw materials and training programs for our workers.
e) _________________________________________ see so many
PRONUNCIATION
familiar faces. I’m sure we’ll have a nice time together. SOLUTIONS !

f) ______________________________________ have the  EFFORT [ÉFÓRT]

 RAISE [RÊIZ]
opportunity to thank all the help I’ve been getting from all of you.  ROSE [ROUZ]
 SALES [SEIOUS]
g) _________________________________________ tell you that our  SURE [CHUR]

sales have risen 8% and our costs have dropped 11%. I’d like to
thank everyone for making an enormous effort to keep our costs low.
Thanks again.

16. Now make 2 sentences with each of the following expressions

AS YOU MAY KNOW

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____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
ON BEHALF OF
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

IT’S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND ...

____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

17. Follow the steps and make presentations. Try to practice key sentences so that you get
used to and acquainted with them. Remember: you’d better know fewer words and
expression but know how to use them well.
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SITUATIONS


1
Use the expression “ Good morning ladies and ...”
 Introduce yourself and tell your position in the company
 Say that it is a pleasure to be there and ...
 Say that you would like to speak about some important points about the new marketing strategies

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____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________


2
Use the expression “ Good morning ladies and ...”
 Introduce yourself and tell your occupation. Use one of the following expressions: “ I’m in charge of ...”
or “ I’m responsible for ...” and tell that you and your team develop new products.
 Tell that you are speaking on behalf of your manager because he is abroad
 Say that it is a pleasure to be there and see so many friendly faces
 Use the expression “ First of all ” or “ First and foremost ” and explain that you want to show some
figures related to last semester’s sales
 Use the expression “As you may know “
 Explain that the company’s sales grew 4.6%
 Tell that you wish to discuss the new market trends
 Tell that the company’s objective is to guarantee your customers’ satisfaction

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____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________


3
Use the expression “ Good morning ladies and ...”
 Say that it is a pleasure to be there and see so many familiar faces.
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 Introduce yourself and tell your occupation(you are an engineer and work in the engineering department).
Use the expression “ I’m responsible for ... “ or “ I’m in charge of ... “
 Use the expression “ First of all ” or “ First and foremost ” and that you want to show the new line of
products that your company is going to launch next year
 Tell everybody that you are going to speak about all technology involved in the fabrication of the
products
 Use the expression “ As you may know “ and explain that your company fabricates modern household
appliances
 Explain that you are also going to speak about all investments for next year, too
 Say that the aim of your department is to develop new products every year
 Use the expression “ In short:...” and explain that the objective of the company is to guarantee your
customers’ satisfaction

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4
 Use the expression “ Good afternoon ladies and ...”
 Say that it is a pleasure to be there and see so many familiar faces.
 Introduce yourself and tell your occupation(use the expression “ Let me introduce myself ” )
 Say that you represent (name of your company) and that your are speaking on behalf of your director
 Explain that she could not come because she was very sick. Say that she had the flu
 Tell everybody that you want to discuss new methods to reduce costs in the company
 Use the expression “ As you may know “ then explain that the competition is tough and that to reduce
costs is a priority
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VOCABULAY LIST
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18. Now
 To make a presentation introduction yourself. Use the words and expressions in the table. Use
represent
situations concerning
 It’s a pleasure your work.
to be here
 On behalf of
 Such as
 To guarantee
 Customer
 Satisfaction 13
 To show
 As you may know
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19. HOMEWORK. Write a short paragraph and explain what you learned in this lesson. Analyze
the points you think are the most important.

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CHECK LIST

 Am I prepared to introduce myself and describe my position in the company?

 Am I prepared to thank everyone for coming to my presentation?

Am I acquainted with the following expressions?

 I’m in charge of ...

 First of all ...
 As you may know ...
 Such as ...
 On behalf of ...

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Can I pronounce the following words and expressions correctly?

You can write
 RESOURCE You can write or
“CHECKLIST”
 TIRED “CHECKLIST”
“CHECK LIST”. or
 OFTEN Both forms LIST”.
“CHECK are
Both forms
correct, are
alright?
 DRAW correct, alright?
By the way, you can
 AS By the
write way, you or
“ALRIGHT” can
writeRIGHT”,
“ALL “ALRIGHT” too. or
 SUGGEST “ALL RIGHT”, too.
 DEVELOPED
 TOUGH

Do I know the meaning of the following words or expressions?

 Although
 To realize
 To make sure
 To run the risk
When it comes to pronunciation, people have to
 To gather When it comes to pronunciation, people have to
remember that the more they practice the more
 In short remember that the more they practice the more
they consolidate pronunciations.
 Several they consolidate pronunciations.
AN ADVICE: practice the PRONUNCIATION
Thus AN ADVICE: practice the PRONUNCIATION
 SOLUTION WORDS in front of the mirror. No
SOLUTION WORDS in front of the mirror. No
 To lay off matter how unbelievable it may sound people
matter how unbelievable it may sound people
 Customer are ashamed of speaking a foreign language
are ashamed of speaking a foreign language
Flu and do not feel comfortable when they listen to
 and do not feel comfortable when they listen to
themselves speaking English. The more you
themselves speaking English. The more you
hear your own voice speaking English the more
hear your own voice speaking English the more
acquainted with it you will feel.
acquainted with it you will feel.
Give it a try.
Give it a try.

APÊNDICE –exercícios de fixação

Para os nomes dos departamentos, consulte a tabela na unidade 3

Situação 1

 Diga “Bom dia/tarde/noite” senhoras e senhores.

 Apresente-se e diga sua profissão, cargo na empresa e suas funções (use uma da expressão “to be responsible
for” ou “to be inchange of “).
 Diga que é um prazer estar lá e ver tantas pessoas conhecidas.
 Agradeça por terem vindo.

Situação 2 (Gerente de vendas)

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 Situação 1
 Diga que você representa (nome da sua empresa) e que está falando em nome de seu gerente. Diga que ele
não pôde vir porque ele está no exterior.
 Use uma das expressões “First and foremost” ou “First of all” e diga que você gostaria de agradecer seus
colegas de trabalho por todo o esforço.
 Diga que você gostaria de mostrar alguns números referentes às vendas do último trimestre (= quarter).
 Use a expressão “as you may know” e diga que suas vendas cairam (dropped) 8,7% no trimestre passado.
 Explique que isto é normal porque em Dezembro, Janeiro e Fevereiro muitas pessoas estão de férias e as
vendas são sempre um pouco mais baixas.
 Diga que você gostaria de mostrar algumas novas tendências do mercado.

Situação 3 (Gerente do Departamento de Engenharia ------------------)

 Situação 1 (aqui você vai dizer que está falando em nome da sua diretora. Diga que ela está em uma outra
planta. Diga que ela está dando uma apresentação sobre os novos produtos que sua empresa vai lançar ano
que vêm)
 Diga que hoje você gostaria de mostrar a nova linha de produtos que sua empresa vai lançar aqui ano que vêm.
 Diga que esta linha foi lançada na Europa e que há 3 anos que as vendas têm crescido.
 Diga que, como eles devem saber, a sua empresa procura (tenta) satisfazer o cliente e que usa matérias primas
especiais para isto.

Situação 4 ( Agente de turismo: --------------------------)

 Situação 1 (você está falando em nome de sua diretora, diga o nome dele, e dê uma razão por ela não estar lá)
 Explique que você gostaria de apresentar algumas informações sobre os novos produtos da agência.
 Diga que sua agência está preparando algumas viagens novass e com preços baixos.
 Diga que você também vai falar sobre os novos destinos (destinations) e as novas companhias aéreas que
trabalharão com você de agora em diante (from now on)

GABARITO

EXERCISE 3

a) 1
b) 1/2
c) 1/2
d) 1
e) 2
f) 2
g) 2
h) 1/3
i) 1
j) 2
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k) 1/2
l) 1
m) 1/3
n) 3
o) 2
p) 3
q) 2
r) 2/3
s) 2/3
t) 2/3
u) 3
v) 1
w) 1
x) 3
y) 1/3
z) 3+

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