Shadowing Practice: Collins Get ready for IELTS Listening Unit 3 Track 19 27 - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Track 19 1.
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Introduce Introduction 2.
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Presentation Present Present 3.
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Suggest suggestion 4.
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project
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project project
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projector 5 inform information 6 explain explanation 6.
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explain Track 20.
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So, who's going to do the introduction?
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Well, I suggest you present the first part, Farouk.
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You've done a lot of work on this project after all.
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Well, OK, I'll start.
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But you've got a lot of information, too.
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I think you should explain the next two slides.
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Track 21.
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OK, everyone.
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The first thing we have to decide is our topic.
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I mean, what exactly are we going to talk about?
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We know the course is art history and the subject is Italian painting,
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but that's still too big.
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We have to choose a particular topic.
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What do you think, Mandy?
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I think we should concentrate on a single painter.
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But on the other hand,
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if we discuss more than one artist,
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it'll be easier to make comparisons and show the differences between them.
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That's a good idea, Edward.
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It'll give us more to discuss.
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Right.
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So the next thing is to decide which artists to look at.
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I think we should definitely include Michelangelo.
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You know, he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
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He's very famous.
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And what about Leonardo da Vinci?
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They were both great painters.
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What do you think, Beth?
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They're OK, I suppose.
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But don't you think everyone else will choose them?
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How about Botticelli?
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His painting is very different from the other two.
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I agree with Beth.
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Why don't we have Michelangelo and Botticelli?
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I'm happy with that.
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Everyone else okay with it?
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Track 22 Right, guys.
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Let's have a look at what we're going to put in the slides.
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The first slide's going to be the introduction, isn't it?
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So I guess it should have a title.
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How about Michelangelo and Botticelli?
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A comparison.
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Yeah.
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So we've got the title.
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Don't you think we should make a list of bullet points for each of the slides in the presentation?
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Oh, yes, definitely.
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How many slides do we have to do?
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Well, the presentation is ten minutes long,
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so we should probably have a maximum of six slides.
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Remember that Beth's already got two slides about Botticelli.
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Well, why don't we do two slides each?
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That'd be eight, including the introduction and the conclusion.
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That sounds fair enough.
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Let's do that.
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So, who's going to do the rest of the slides?
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I can start off with the introduction and then I could do the conclusion and the summary at the end.
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What do you think?
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Great!
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I'd like to talk about Michelangelo's paintings.
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I've done quite a lot of reading about them.
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Fine.
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So I could do a couple of slides showing how Michelangelo and Botticelli are similar and how they're different.
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Track 23 We want the presentation to look as if it's been made by a team,
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don't we, Edward?
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I think we should have one design for all the slides.
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Do you agree?
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Oh, yes, of course.
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We don't want a different colour for each slide.
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Shall we design a slide now for the rest of the group to use?
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Yes, let's do that.
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Let's have a look.
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This slide has the program icon on the title box.
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Shall we keep it there?
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No, I don't think so.
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It hasn't got anything to do with the presentation.
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Let's take that off.
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Fine.
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And I think we should keep the blue bullet points.
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They match the light blue title box.
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What do you think about putting images in each slide?
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Oh, absolutely.
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I think we should put at least one image in each slide.
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Good.
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We're agreed then.
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Let's send this slide to the other, shall we?
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Track 24 OK, everyone.
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I've put all our slides together so we can see if we're happy with the presentation.
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I think we need to check that we all agree with the order.
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There's nothing to decide about my slides,
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the introduction and the conclusion.
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Obviously, one of my slides goes at the beginning and the other one at the end.
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Edward's slides, comparing the two artists,
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will have to go after Beth's and Mandy's.
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What we need to decide is which artist should go first, Michelangelo or Botticelli.
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Well, Michelangelo is more famous than Botticelli, isn't he?
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I mean, everyone's heard of him.
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Maybe he should go first.
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What do you think, Beth?
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Um, I'm not sure that just being famous is a good reason to put him first.
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OK, so isn't it sensible to put the artist who was born earlier first?
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Who was that?
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When was Michelangelo born?
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In 1475.
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And Botticelli?
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In 1445.
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So let's put Botticelli first and follow with Michelangelo.
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Track 25.
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Section 3.
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You will hear three students talking to their tutor about the presentation they are planning.
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First, in the exam, you will have 20 seconds to look at questions 1 to 4.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4.
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Good morning, everyone.
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So, you're going to tell me about your presentation.
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First of all, what's your topic?
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Did you say you were going to talk about the uses of mobile phones?
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Er, not exactly.
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We're actually going to explain the dangers of using mobile phones.
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Ah, OK.
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That sounds interesting.
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What are you going to discuss exactly?
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Well, we've planned to divide the presentation into three sections.
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We'll have an introduction, explaining why we think it's important to understand the dangers of mobiles.
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Then, on the second slide we'll have a list of the different types of danger
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and then on the last slide we're going to suggest ways of staying out of danger
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when you use a mobile yes we want to start by telling the audience
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that using a mobile phone can be dangerous
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and then going to more detail in the next part okay
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but before you talk about the dangers of mobiles i think you should mention the advantages.
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You could put that in your introduction.
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It balances up the argument a bit.
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Oh, yes.
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I see what you mean.
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Right, we'll do that.
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Before you hear the next part of the conversation,
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in the exam you will have 20 seconds to look at questions 5 to 7.
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 7.
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So, shall we have a look at your presentation?
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Did you bring it with you?
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I've got it here on a memory stick.
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Can we show you on your computer?
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Yes, that's fine.
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Let's have a look.
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Hmm.
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Right.
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As you say, you're going to add the advantages of using mobile phones to the first slide.
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Good.
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Who's going to explain the second slide with all the dangers.
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That's me.
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Do you think I've got enough detail?
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Yes.
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I think there's plenty of information,
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but I think it's all a bit mixed up at the moment.
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I mean, you've got dangers like getting headaches in the same list as having car accidents and being robbed in the street.
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They're all different types of danger, aren't they?
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I think you should divide them into groups,
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maybe under separate titles like health, accidents and security.
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Oh, right.
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Yes, thank you.
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That will make it much clearer to the audience.
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OK.
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Now, in the third slide,
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you can put your suggestions for staying away from each of these dangers under separate titles.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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in the exam you will have 20 seconds to look at questions 8 to 10.
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Track 27 Now listen and answer questions 8 to 10.
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Have you got any other questions?
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Um, yes.
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The presentation should be for 10 minutes.
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Is that right?
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Yes, but ten minutes in total,
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including three minutes for questions.
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So you'll only talk for seven minutes.
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That's only two minutes each.
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We won't be able to say much in that time at all.
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That's why you have to plan what you're going to say carefully and make sure you only include the most important information.
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For instance, you won't have time to give examples,
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but you could put some images on your slides that show examples without spending time talking about them.
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Hey, that's a good idea,
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and the audience can look at them while we talk.
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And another thing, make sure all the slides have the same style.
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You should get together and agree on one style for the whole presentation.
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OK, we'll do that too.
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Thanks a lot for your help.
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That is the end of section 3.
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In the exam you will have half a minute to check your answers.
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- “I suggest you...” - This is a polite way to offer a recommendation. The phrase shows how to propose ideas in a group setting.
- “What do you think...?” - This question invites others to share their opinions, an essential skill for engaging in discussions.
- “We have to choose a particular topic.” - This structure emphasizes the importance of specificity in dialogue, aiding clarity when brainstorming ideas.
- “I agree with.../I think we should...” - These phrases model agreement and disagreement, critical for constructive conversations.
- “It’ll give us more to discuss.” - This phrase highlights the logic behind choices in discussions, reinforcing reasoning skills in English.
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- “Michelangelo” - The pronunciation is not always intuitive; practice saying it slowly and emphasizing the syllables: Mi-che-lan-ge-lo.
- “Botticelli” - This name often trips up English learners. Make sure you emphasize the “-ccel” sound: Bot-ti-cel-li.
- “presentation” - Pay attention to the stress on the third syllable to sound natural.
- “explain” - Many might say it too quickly; try breaking it down: ex-plain.
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