Below you will find a number of ways of stating the purpose of your presentation. Complete them using the words given. Combining the sentences will give you a complete introduction.

OK, let's get started. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming. I'm (your name). This morning I'm going to be: Showing/talking/taking/reporting/telling 1. ____________________to you about the videophone project. 2. ____________________you about the collapse of the housing market in the early 90s. 3. _____________________you how to deal with late payers. 4._____________________a look at the recent boom in virtual reality software companies. 5. ___________________________on the results of the market study we carried out in Austria.

Making/outlining/bringing/giving/filling 1. __________you in on the background to the project. 2. __________a few observations about the events leading up to that collapse. 3. _____________________company policy on bad debt. 4. _____________you an overview of the history of VR. 5. _____________you up-to-date on the latest findings of the study.

Presenting in English

1.2 Stating your Purpose

so I'll begin by:

Put/discuss/make/highlight/talk 1____________ what I see as the main advantages of the new system. 2____________the situation into some kind of perspective. 3________________ you through our basic debt management procedure. 4____________detailed recommendations regarding our own R&D. 5____________ in more depth the implications of the data in the files in front of you.

and then I'll go on to:

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PRESENTATION Prepare to introduce and state the purpose of a presentation of your own by completing the notes below.

Perhaps we should begin. or OK, let's get started. Good morning / afternoon / evening, everyone.

Thanks for coming. I'm ______________And, as you know, I ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

And then I'll go on to - highlight what I see as the main - put the situation into some kind of perspective - discuss in more depth the implications of - talk you through - make detailed recommendations regarding _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

This morning I'm going to be: -telling you about -talking to you about -showing you -reporting on -taking a look at _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So, Ill Start off by: -filling you in on the background to -bringing you up-to-date on -giving you an overview of -making a few observations about -outlining _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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