Section D Exam Skills

Section D Exam Skills

Part A (Individual Presentation)
Ways of starting your presentation 1 Use the theme, not the title to ask a good question 1.1.1 Do t you have any difficult in preparing for examinations? 2 Involve the audience 2.1.1 I guess most of you here may have experienced the stress of preparing for exams. 3 Mention your personal enlightenment 3.1.1 I used to think that its both boring and difficult to prepare for exams.. 4 Starting with a brief statement(your opinion) 4.1.1 Everything is possible as long as you work hard 5 Useassociation(For both of oral and writing) 5.1.1 Whenever we talk about traveling what immediately comes to mind is fun.but actually,we can also learn a lot by travelling.Take my passage. 6 Use traditional ways 6.1.1 Let me begin/start off this morning/afternoon by telling you something about. Dots Dont start with before I start my presentation, I would like to ask you a question.. Dont end with a formulaic close Eg:This is all my presentation Dont write any complete sentence in your note card(except for the introduction and conclusion) Dont repeat the words if you dont know how to pronounce Eg:Sri LankaDubai,you should try to use there,here Use simple English Avoid using relative pronouns like who which too often Use the wordthat(more informa) Dont use to which with whem(too formal) Dont use complex sentences and big words Dont use inversion
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Section D Exam Skills

Part B (Group Discussion)

Note-taking skills(oral) Write down the title and the theme(from the group discussion topic) Jot down 2-3 points of each paragraph immediately after reading each one Try to memorize the point,so that you can speak more fluently and have more eye contact Mention your opinion at the end of your presentation(20-30 sec) If you want to have your own opinion,you should make your own opinion meaningful Help people in need Other benefits:traveling/independent Wish:more people Starting the discussion Eg:All right,lets get started/Today,were here to discuss.. Making conclusion Reminder Dont make any conclusion until the last minute If the situation is silence,you can sayDoes anyone have anything to add before wecome to the conclusion? Using other candidates points in presentation to contribute to the discussion As youve mentioned in individual presentation. As mentioned by X in his presentation Just now you suggested in your presentation that SVO.I think its a good ideal because Just like what youve mentioned in your presentation,we can

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