Materiál na 17.9. 08 LISTENING 1.1. , p. 6 Presenter 1 1. In Geneva everybody got his jokes. T/F 2. He thinks using slang gives him a casual style that is fun and adds a personal touch. His experience in Geneva confirmed this point of view. T/F 3. After seeing their faces he realised how insensitive and inappropriate it was for those who didn´t get the jokes. T/F 4. Next time before he gives a presentation to an international audience he will ask one of the members of the audience to review the presentation for him. T/F Presenter 2 1. The speaker likes to put the VIP people in the front row whenever she gives a lecture in Bangkok. T/F 2. She had the special VIP ushered to their seats, which was well received. T/F 3. She thinks Thais are not used to „westernised“ meetings. T/F 4. Recognizing other cultures´ customs and making an effort to adhere to it, can earn you some real points with the people that count. T/F Presenter 3 1. In Japan people show concentration during presentations by closing your eyes, nodding and scratching your head. T/F 2. In parts of Germany and Austria listeners may sometimes show their approval by knocking on the table. T/F 3. Waving goodbye to Argentinian audience might be interpreted as the speaker´s dissatisfaction with the audience´s responses during Q&A session. T/F 4. Nodding your head in Bulgaria means no. T/F 5. Most Asian nations will greet their presenter with silence. T/F READING – p. 9 TASK Which words or phrases are defined by the following? 1. a) if a ball or other object_______________ , or if you _____________ it, it hits a surface then immediately moves away from it b) if a cheque_________________ , or a bank _____________ it, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it c) They like to get together and _______________ ideas around. 2. to impress someone very much or make them feel very excited = _______________________ 3. to go somewhere quickly or for a short time = __________________________ 4. to make small changes to a musical instrument so that it will produce the correct notes = ______________________ TASK Complete the sentences with the VERBS given: PROCEED, HEAD, APPLY, APPEAL, SET, CRAFT 1. You need to __________ your message and style carefully to _____________ to international audiences. 2. These issues ____________ the stage for communication difficulties. 3. The full-blown graphic presentations may not ____________ in some countries. 4. Business ________________ in a less-structured, slower manner. 5. Without knowing your audience you can easily _____________ down the wrong track. STUMBLE, REHEARSE, ADJUST, OVEREMPHASIZE, REVIEW, ALLOW, TAP, FLOW 6. The importance of careful planning cannot_______________________________. 7. ___________ into advice from other local business people. 8. _______________ your presentation preferably before people who know the subject very well. 9. ________________ your speaking pace so that participants can follow you. 10. This foreign speaker of English keeps _________________ over several phrases. 11. ____________ time to meet with interpreters and ______________any technical terminology to help them stay with you during your talk. 12. Rework your spoken language so that it ___________ better PARAPHRASE, WATCH, COMPREHEND, TIE, TRACK, MAKE 13. __________ your words closely to the visual aids. 14. Lead your listeners through the aids, using a pointer to help them ____________ you. 15. ___________ your language. Avoid slang and clichés. 16. Before answering a difficult question, _______________ it to make sure that the question is understood correctly. 17. Be patient if it takes a while for you audience to _______________- your complex message. 18. Be slow to ______________ assumptions on the basis of non-verbal messages. GRAMMAR : REVIEW OF TENSES IDENTIFYING TENSES – GENERAL ENGLISH I TASK Write in the correct verb form, using the verb in bold. walk A Our baby Jack ________ now. He´s just twelve months old. B How did you get here? We ___________ . It didn´t take long. C After ten miles I had to stop for a rest. We ___________ non-stop for four hours. take D My dog looked guilty. He ___________ some food from the kitchen table. E It was a hard match. At half-time, one of the footballers __________ to hospital. F This shirt is £45, sir. That´s fine. I _________ it. have G I think we should buy a new car. We ____________ this one for ages. H Don´t phone at 8:00 this evening. We__________ dinner then. I We __________ a lovely picnic until my wife was stung by a bee. make J This is a great sandwich shop. Everything __________ freshly __________ . K By the time I´m forty I ______________ enough money to retire. L Have you heard about Lenny? He ____________ redundant. wash M Where are my jeans? They ____________ at the moment. Sorry. N My favourite white T-shirt went pink. It___________ with my daughter´s red sweater. O Why are you all wet? I ______________ the car. sell P I wish I´d bought that antique chair I saw in the shop window. It ____________ by now. Q My sister earns a good salary. She ___________ life insurance policies. R If no one offers to buy the house, it ______________ by auction next month. teach S At the end of this term I ________________ for six years. T The soldiers ____________ how to use grenades when unfortunately one blew up and injured one of them. PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST PERFECT, irregular verbs I TASK Complete the sentences with the verb in bold in either the Past Simple or the Past Perfect. All the verbs are irregular. FALL A Harry______ in love with a beautiful Greek girl while he was working in Athens. B At last there was silence from the back of the car. All the children________ asleep. FEEL A She told me that she__________ sick with nerves before making that speech. B Tom_________ really sorry for himself. Not only had his girlfriend gone off with his best friend, but he didn´t get the promotion he wanted. HAVE A It was clear from the tense atmosphere that Susie and Gary________ yet another row. B We__________ breakfast on the veranda every morning whilst we were staying in Venice. TEAR A Camilla________ his letter into tiny pieces and threw it onto the fire. B Johny´s mother asked him how he__________ his trousers. COST A I didn´t ask the price of Ted´s new car, but I knew it ________ a fortune. B It____________more to have our word processor fixed than to buy a new one. FLY A My father _______ into a temper when he heard I´d failed my exams. B I went to visit my brother in Australia. I was nervous because I___________ (never) before. CATCH A We____________ a taxi outside the restaurant, and it took us to our hotel. B She wondered how she___________ a cold in the middle of the summer. BE A They __________ held hostage for over six weeks when they finally escaped. B Talks____________ held in New York last week to discuss global warming.