B1, WRITING ASSESSMENT 8 My oral

presentation
Communicative goals:
 Articulate all the goals described along the writing practices and compose a text for
the Oral Presentation.

1. Think about…

1. Have you ever written anything that

you needed to present later on?

2. What was your best and worst oral

presentation?

3. In your next oral presentation, what

will you like to do different?

Later on: A situation that is after the

one that you have been talking about

2. Words matter!
To do well in this lesson it is necessary to learn a number of words. Please complete
the following exercise. At the end you will have increased your vocabulary.

2.1. Underline the expression that best matches the idea of the boldfaced word or
phrase. Have a dictionary at hand!

a. Talking to large groups may be daunting to some people.

- Something you`re not sure of. - Something overwhelming or difficult.

b. My financial allowance is a lot more than it was when I was a teenager.

- Amount of time or money given to someone

-The permission to do something

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c. The interview was a nerve-wracking (racking) experience.

- Nervous - annoying

2.2. Match the word on the left with the meaning on the right. Write in the
parenthesis the corresponding letter.

Word
1 requirements ( )
2 deliver ( )
3 welcoming ( )
4 background ( )
Meaning
a Friendly and nice
b Thinks that need to be done
c Circumstances and conditions for something
d Present something

3. Read a bit!

Read the following text about oral presentations.

One of the requirements to complete

a level at American School Way is to do
an oral presentation. This gives you the
chance to stand in front of a group of
other students and deliver a
presentation on whatever topic you
choose. This is a great opportunity to
experience more than just learning
grammar and doing exercises: you are
able to improve upon your speaking
skills as well as improve on your ability
to create and deliver an effective
presentation.

Giving an oral presentation to a group of people may seem daunting to many, but there
aren’t many times that you have such opportunities. Usually, the other students and teachers
are very welcoming and supportive, wanting you to give in your very best. The feedback
from the teachers demonstrate this.

Another thing you will learn through this exercise is how to effectively present a large
amount of information in a short period of time (Usually 10 minutes). Trying to fit all this
information in less than 10 minutes and still make sense to people who not have a
background in your topic is a daunting may task.

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One very important thing to remember is to finish your presentation under the time
allowance.

After the presentation, usually comes the question period. That to most people is more
nerve-wracking (racking) than the presentation itself. You may be worried about what
might happen if you don’t know the answer to a question or aren’t prepared to be asked a
particular question. The advice I’ll give you is that you spend the couple of days leading up
to the presentation thinking of any question anyone could possibly ask, going over how you
would answer it and what you would say. Generally, your teachers and mates will be very
nice and supportive when it comes to asking questions. Answer every question as best as
you can and that will be it.

That time (15 minutes), will go by so quickly, it will almost feel like it hadn’t happened. And
you know what; I’m sure you’d gladly do it all over again.

4. Tips for composition:

In this session you will find grammar elements and composition strategies will that
help you with your writing production. Read the explanation; this is important for
the next step!

Let’s take a look at all the grammar and composition topics of the previous writing
practices so they can guide you with your final text for the oral presentation.

Writing practice 1  Using limited discourse devices to link sentences smoothly.

 Clearly signaling chronological sequence in narrative text.
Writing practice 2  Writing an email or letter of complaint.
 Sending a message of sympathy.
 Using common connectors to tell a story or describe an
event.
Writing practice 3  Showing a basic relationship between a problem and
solution.
 Writing a short description of an event or activities.
Writing practice 4  Writing a review for a book, movie or TV show.
 Summarize information from a simple presentation.
Writing practice 5  Summarizing the message from a graph, diagram or
table.
 Preparing simple outlines to organize information.

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  Communicating enquiries, taking messages and
explaining problems.
Writing practice 6  Writing simple and structured essays.
 Writing analysis
Writing practice 7  Writing personal updates on websites and social media.
 Commenting on other people’s personal updates

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