Description
This book is ideal for learners who need to give presentations in English. It teaches learners the skills and the language to prepare them to speak and present in public. Each unit highlights a specific aspect of presenting and expert guidance which will enable learners to deliver presentations in confidence.
Key Features
Warm-up exercises help learners better understand the unit theme.
Listening extracts offer a variety of presentation topics to advance learners’ listening skills.
Language Focus introduces and practices the useful phrases and vocabulary.
Video Lesson enhances learners’ understanding of the presentation skills with guided activities that engage them in analyzing the presentation.
Presentation Task at the end of each unit consolidates the presentation skills learners have learned with extra tips from real-life professionals that bring their presentation up a notch. This section enables learners to put the skills into practice.
Components
Downloadable MP3s
Teacher’s Manual
Presentation Tool
Richard Hill Davis is a transplant American who has lived for over 20 years in Taiwan. He is an associate professor at Feng Chia University in Taichung, Taiwan. He teaches out of the Foreign Language Center at the university and is the extensive reading coordinator. He is a specialist in English for Specific Purposes and English Language teaching. He earned his PhD. from Glasgow University. He gives many speeches and workshops yearly on pedagogical advances and classroom management. He loves his cat very much. Feel free to contact him about anything related to English teaching.
Michael McCollister
Prior to his recent retirement, Michael McCollister had been a full-time faculty member at Feng Chia University for more than twenty-five years. He previously served as head of the Foreign Language Division of the Foreign Language Center for three years and another four as director of the center. He is the author of two textbooks and has edited A Community of Readers: Interviews with Extensive Reading Scholars and Practitioners (Kaun Tang International, 2013). He is a strong supporter of extensive reading.