Presentation 3 MODEL PRESENTATION A Complete the transcript of the presentation using the words in the box. ago beach best didn’t in largest most quite stayed too was were I'd ike to talk to you about the ' ‘amazing place I've ever visited, The Great Barrier Reet is the? coral reef system % the world. It stretches for more than 2,300 Kilometers off the east coast of Australia. You can even see it from spacel | went there with my best friend about two years 4 We both really love diving, 90 this® ‘our dream holiday. We ® ina hotel on Heron island, which is ust off the coasl, It's a beautiful place. The thing about the island was that we need to take a boat to visit the reef—the reef was right there, just off the ® We saw some amazing things while we were diving. There 80 many different kinds of colorful fish. We even saw a sea snake that swam very close to us. To be honest, | was ** scared! The only bad thing about my trip was that it was much # short. We stayed for three days and spent most of our time in the water. I'd love to go back again ‘and maybe go diving in a different place. Thanks for listening. [IEE Watch the presentation and check your answers. © [SIRE Review thelist of presentation skis from Units 1-9 below. Which does the speaker use? Check [¥] each skill used as you watch again, ‘The speaker ‘introduces herself * gives some statistics 1 * uses effective body language © shows enthusiasm 1 * introduces her topic * pauses effectively 1 * uses effective hand gestures « thanks the audience 1 * involves the audience 407‘YOUR TURN A. You are going to plan and give a short presentation to a partner about a place you've visited, or a place you'd like to visit. Use some or all of the questions below to make some notes. What's the name of the place? Where is it exactly? What's special about it? What did you do there? /What would you like to do there? B Look at the useful phrases in the box below. Think about which ones you will need in your presentation. Useful phrases Natural features: beach, canyon, desert, island, lake, landscape, ‘mountain, ocean, waterfal Adjectives to describe natural features: deep, aly, high, long, wide Stronger adjectives: amazing, brillant, fantastic, magnificent, wonderful Past time expressions: ago, last, When | was © Work with a partner. Take tums giving your presentation using your notes. Use some of the presentation skills from Units 1-9. As you listen, check [Y] each skill your partner uses. The speaker .. * introduces himself/herself [ * gives some stalistios * uses effective body language —_[ ‘* shows enthusiasm + introduces his or her topic * uses effective hand gestures * involves the audience * pauses effectively ‘thanks the audience Oooo D Give your partner some feedback on their talk. Include two things you liked, and one thing he or she can improve. ‘That was greal. You paused effectively, ‘and you showed enthusiasm, But you forgot to introduce your topic. 108