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 Policy on question/discussion
 Please interrupt if you have questions.
 Don’t hesitate to interrupt if there is a question.
 After my talk there will be time for discussions and any questions.
Adapted from: Sweeney, Simon. 2003. English for Business Communication 2 nd Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press

A. Fill in the blank in these five opening sentences of presentation
below.

1. My t_________ today is about introducing our brand-new product.
2. I’d l_________ to say something about our new speaking class in November.
3. I am glad to have an o_________ to inform you about our new program in
IELTS and IBT.
4. Let me s_____ by telling you about the background of this new program.

B. Put these six sentences of introduction to a presentation into the
right order.

a. I'm here to talk about our new English Camp that will be held on July.
b. First, let me tell you about the background of our new program.
c. Ladies/gentlemen thank you for coming today.
d. Don’t hesitate to interrupt if there is a question.
e. My talk will take about thirty minutes.
f. Then in the second part, I will tell you about the time, the venue and the
activities.

1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6…

C. Match these verbs with noun phrases in the box.

1. to talk about …  the new program for next holiday
2. to explain …  something
3. to start …  the presentation into three parts
4. to divide …  the presentation of our product
5. to tell about …  the new product from our department

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