Lesson 15. Facts and Figures

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Lesson 15. Facts and Figures

Discuss the following questions:

How often do you use data in your presentations? 

Do you find it to be an easy task or not?

Study the new vocabulary

Study the new vocabulary.

Being able to accurately describe trends is an important part of presenting data. Brainstorm all the verbs you know to describe the following trends:

Which of the verbs you came up with can be converted into nouns?

When you want to give your audience an idea of the scale, speed and significance of the trends you’re describing, you need to use modifiers. Add the modifiers according to their function. 

Scale

BIG OR SMALL CHANGE?

Significance

GOOD OR BAD CHANGE?

Speed

FAST OR SLOW CHANGE?

substantial (++)

slight (-)

tremendous (++)

gradual (+)

disappointing (-)

marked (+)

sudden (++)

steady (+)

massive (++)

alarming (++)

significant (+)

marginal (-)

rapid (++)

modest (-)

fantastic (++)

considerable (+)

encouraging (+)

huge (+)

sharp (++)

dramatic (--)

moderate (+)

disastorous (--)

With a partner, write descriptions of this simple bar chart using the expressions in the box.

E.g., D is marginally higher than E.

a) marginally higher than

b) (just) as high as

c) by far the highest

d) almost as high as

e) not quite as

f) nowhere near as high as

g) more or less the same

h) considerably higher than

i) equally high

With a partner, write descriptions of this simple bar chart using the expressions in the box.

E.g., D is marginally higher than E.

a) marginally higher than

b) (just) as high as

c) by far the highest

d) almost as high as

e) not quite as

f) nowhere near as high as

g) more or less the same

h) considerably higher than

i) equally high

Put the following phrases in order from a large decrease to a huge increase.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

more than doubled

almost halved

nearly tripled

increased tenfold

quadrupled

fell by a third

increased three and a half times

Study the article and craft a formula of designing an effective data presentation. 

1. Present it to your groupmates who are to choose the best formula.

2. Did you enjoy this speech? What did you like most? How could this presentation be enhanced?

Study the article and craft a formula of designing an effective data presentation. Present it to your groupmates who are to choose the best formula.

1. Did you enjoy this speech? 

2. What did you like most? 

3. How could this presentation be enhanced?

Identify what strategies and tactics make Apple’s presentations effective. Find proofs of it in the net video and present the extract in class =>

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Home task

1. Design a presentation on the topic “Challenges and Opportunities of the Current Job Market (in Belarus and a country of your choosing)” using your knowledge of the structure, strategies and tactics discussed above. Study the article Top Ten Slide Tips in Appendix and get ready with a Power Point presentation

Read the text on pp.58-64

Design a presentation on the topic “Challenges and Opportunities of the Current Job Market (in Belarus and a country of your choosing)” using your knowledge of the structure, strategies and tactics discussed above. Study the article Top Ten Slide Tips in Appendix (pp. 236-241) and get ready with a Power Point presentation

Home task