LearnEnglish Select Intermediate

6.5 Getting feedback on a presentation

Useful language
Giving and responding
to praise
I appreciate that.
I’m glad you thought it
went well.
Thanks very much!
That’s reassuring.
I think it went really well
on the whole.
Well done!
You did a good job.
You needn’t have worried.
Grammar
Adjectives and adverbs
To describe something in more
detail, you can use either an
adjective or an adverb.
Adjectives describe nouns, for
example:
It’s a tall building.
Adverbs describe verbs, for
example:
He works quickly.
Responding to feedback Verb phrases to describe
a presentation
I’ll do it differently next time. to cover the important
I’m not quite sure that I follow you. points
If I did anything wrong, I’d really like to to deal with questions
know. to do a good job
OK, I’ll make a note of that. to give details
Thanks, but can you give me any more to go well
ideas? to speak clearly
That’s a good piece of advice. to use slides well
Yes, I can see how that works better.
Yes, that’s a good idea. Polite structures
I see what you mean. Yes, I’ll try that To be more polite, you can
next time. be less direct. For example,
instead of It’s bad, say It isn’t
good. Use the structure:
to be + not + positive
adjective.
Adjective Adverb Phrasal verbs
clear clearly Phrasal verbs are combinations
easy easily of words, for example a verb +
good well preposition. Their meaning is
quick quickly different from the original verb.
In this unit, they include:
break up, go over, slow down,
speed up, start on, start over,
write off, write up

Check my progress
Are these statements true for you? If not, go back and do some activities
from the unit again.
Yes No
I can use expressions for responding to feedback.  
I can use expressions for giving feedback.  
I can ask for and understand feedback.  

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