UPM-CALC/SEM2/2020-21/LPE2301/SCL WORKSHEET 3

LPE2301 ACADEMIC INTERACTION AND PRESENTATION

SCL WORKSHEET 3

WEEK 5 (CLOSING A DISCUSSION AND PAUSES)

Name : KAVESHA RENU SIVANESAN

Matric No. : EX03681
Group :
Due date : 12 APRIL 2021

Exercise 1

Provide the appropriate language expressions for closing a discussion.

Reaching a consensus

E.g. Most of us have agreed that …

1. Let me start with…

2. From my point of view…

Summarising points of a discussion

E.g. I would like to highlight some important points before we end our discussion today.

1. Taking everything into consideration

2. I can suggest the following order… Do you agree?

Concluding a discussion

E.g. As a conclusion…

1. Therefore, I would like to announce the winner of the contest for today
2. Last but not least…..

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Exercise 2

a) Watch the video on John F. Kennedy’s speech from the YouTube link given.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEC1C4p0k3E

b) Then, based on the video, insert double slash (//) to indicate thought groups in the text
provided.

Can we forge against these enemies//a grand and global alliance//, North and South//, East
and West//, that can assure a more fruitful life// for all mankind//? Will you join// in
that//historic effort?

In the long history of the world//, only a few generations// have been granted the role// of
defending freedom// in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--
//I welcome it. I do not believe// that any of us//would exchange places with any other
people//or any other generation. The energy//, the faith//, the devotion// which we bring to
this endeavor//will light our country and all who serve it//— and the glow// from that fire// can
truly light the world.

And so//, my fellow Americans//: ask not// what your country can do for you// — ask what
you can do for your country.

My fellow citizens of the world//: ask not// what America will do for you//, but what together
we can do//for the freedom of man.

Adapted from John F. Kennedy’s speech, Inauguration Address

https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/kennedy-inaugural-address-speech-text/

Submission:
Submit the completed Exercise 1 and 2 in PDF format.

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