UNIT 24: PRESENTATIONS 2

LEAD IN (P111)
 How long do you think you can concentrate totally on what someone else is saying, without
thinking about anything else?
I think I can concentrate totally on what someone else is saying, without thinking about
anything else for 20 to 25 minutes
 What is the ideal length of time for a presentation?
I think the ideal length of time for a presentation is between 15 and 20 minutes.

LISTENING 1 (P112)
1. First of all I’m going to talk about
2. Before moving on to
3. That’s all I need to say about
4. Now let’s turn to
5. That’s all I’m going to say about
6. Unless you have any questions let’s move on to
7. Now we come to

LISTENING 2 (P112)
1
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
2 She recommends that they diversify their clients’ portfolios more widely. She also
recommends they should pay more attention to preserving client’s initial capital sums than to
increasing them.

LANGUAGE FOCUS (P113)

1
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
2
1. Hello everyone and thank you for coming
2. I’ll try to speak up
3. I’m afraid we seem to have a technical problem. Can anyone help?
4. Let me explain it again
5. I’m afraid I’m not in a position to comment on that
6. I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten the word
7. I’m not sure if I’ve understood exactly
8. Could you keep your question till the end, please?
9. Perhaps we can set this point aside until later, and move on?