SESSION 1

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Lesson Objective:

At the end of the lesson, students are able to give a timed speech to introduce a company
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WATCH AND DISCUSS

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LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSIONS FOR GIVING A SPEECH

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Welcoming
Good morning and welcome to ..
[name of company, name of conference hall, hotel, etc.].

Thank you very much for coming today.

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Introducing yourself
My name is .and I am responsible for . My name is from [name of company], where I am responsible for . Let me introduce myself; my name is.. and I am responsible for .
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Introducing your presentation

The purpose of todays presentation is to . The purpose of my presentation today is to

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Starting the presentation

To begin with . To start with . Lets start by looking at . Lets start by looking at . Id like to start by looking at . Lets start with / start by looking at .

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Closing the presentation

So, thats an overview of . I think that just about covers .

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Finishing and thanking

Thank you for your attention.

That brings the presentation to an end.

Finally, Id like to finish by thanking you (all) for your attention.

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Lets read the text on p. 60 and take some points to make a speech about company introduction

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Model Speech
Good morning and welcome to BNI office. My name is Emma Watson and Im responsible for marketing communication division. The purpose of todays presentation is to introduce our company. To begin with, BNI is the contraction of Business Network International. It is an organization which began in California, USA but has now expanded into many other countries. The idea of the organization is that members create business for each other through personal recommendations. The aim is to provide environment in which business people can get together and develop the personal relationships that lead to business. BNIs motto is givers gain, that is if I give someone business, then they will want to give me business in return. So, thats an overview of BNI. That brings my presentation to an end. Thank you for your attention.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE COMPANIES AND INTRODUCE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS

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Now, its your turn!

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GRAMMAR WORKSHOP

Present Perfect Tense vs

Past Simple Tense

Listening
Exercise 1 & 2 p. 58

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Present perfect vs Past Simple

Do exercise 4 p. 58

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Present Perfect Tense

I have worked

Past Simple Tense

I worked Did I work ? I didnt work

Have I worked? I havent worked

He has gone

He went

Has he gone? He hasnt gone

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Did he go ? He didnt go

We use the PRESENT PERFECT

for a period of time that continues

We use the PAST SIMPLE for

finished time in the past

For example
yesterday,last week,

from the past until now

For example

today, this week,since 1967

from 1985 to 1991

unfinished today past now past

finished yesterday

now

time until now

Use past tense to ask WHEN...?

WHAT TIME .....? now

past

Present Perfect Tense

I have washed my hair.
( It is clean now)

Past Simple Tense

I washed my hair yesterday.

Mum has gone to work.

(She isnt here now )

Mum went to work ten minutes

ago. It didnt rain last week.

It hasnt rained this week.

Have you ever been to London?

(in your life, until now )

Did you go to London last year?

I have never visited the USA.

I visited New York last week.

He has lived in Jakarta since 1986.

(He lives in Jakarta)

He lived in Jakarta in 1986.

( He doesnt live in Jakarta any more)

 REMEMBER ! Present Perfect Tense - action in the past ( we dont know when ) with a result NOW ( present )
Past Simple Tense - we know exactly when an action happened in the past, it has nothing to do with
NOW (present)
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I. Read the sentences and correct the verbs that are wrong.
1.I havent done my homework yesterday. wrong I didnt do... 2. He was sick last week. right 3.Have you seen Peter? right 4.When have you seen Mary? wrong did you see 5.My granny died in 1999. right

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6. Its cold here. Somebody has opened the window. right 7. He has opened the window two hours ago. wrong opened 8. Did you ever visit Bali? Yes, I was there last year. wrong Have you visited .. 9. Wheres Bob ? Hes gone to school.

right 10.Mum is angry. They have broken her favourite vase last night. wrong broke 11. When did they arrive? right
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Put the verb in the present perfect or the past simple

have bought 1. A:Look! I ..(buy) a beautiful dress.
did you .. buy it? B: When . has lost 2.She cant get into her house because she (lose)
her keys.

moved 3. My brother ( move ) to Solo two years ago. didnt know 4. I .. ( not know ) about that last night. have visited 5. I love travelling and I .(visit) many countries. .
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came 6. Be careful! His dad .( come ) out of prison a month ago. Have you ever .. been ( be) to the USA ? 7. started 8. Tom . ( start ) school in 2009. Did see 9. .. you ( see ) the film on TV last night? havent seen 10.I ( not see ) him today ,

saw but I ( see )his brother yesterday.

did he .( come 11. What time come ) home last night? was Mum ..( be ) very upset.
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Do Exercise 1, 2 & 3 p.59

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Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
When I _____________ (get) home last night, I ______________ (be) very tired and I ______________ (go) straight to bed. Your car looks very clean. ______________ (you/wash) it? George ______________ (not/be) very well last week. Mr Clark ______________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up. Molly lives in Perth. She ______________ (live) there all her life. ______________ (you/go) to the cinema last night? Yes, but it ______________ (be) a mistake. The film ______________ (be) awful. My grandfather ______________ (die) 30 years ago. I ______________ (never/meet) him. I dont know Carols husband. I ______________ (never/meet/him).

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