presentation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

presentation

I am nervous about giving a presentation

no

yes, a little

yes, very

subject

You are going to talk about a great Briton or American. This is somebody who has made a difference in people's lives, has contributed to society. We want you to dive into history and study  a famous person from the English speaking world.

who?

• scientists  ( e.g.Isaac Newton)
• novelists, playwrights and poets (e.g. Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth)
• artists ( painter, sculptor...) ( e.g. J.M.W. Turner, Banksy)
• politicians ( e.g.Winston Churchill, Abraham  Lincoln (no Trump!)
• Kings and Queens ( e.g. Elizabeth II)
• freedom fighters and human rights activists ( e.g. Rosa Parks, Emmeline Pankhurst)
• explorers ( e.g.James  Cook)
• architects and civil engineers ( e.g. Christopher Wren, Isambard Kingdom Brunel)

your choice

Every person can only be chosen once in each class.

Put the name of your person in the chat in the team of your class on Teams so everybody can see what has already been chosen.

You need the permission from your teacher to give a presentation about the person you chose!

presentation

• five minutes
• powerpoint presentation
• presentation skills
• contents
• not in a group
  
• and - of course - in good English
  

five minutes

You must speak for five minutes. You are not allowed to read out a presentation you wrote. The presentation has to be learnt by heart. You are allowed to have a piece of paper with ten words (no sentences!) on it to help you with difficult words.

You show this sheet of paper to your teacher before your presentation. If you speak for less than five minutes points will be deducted from your mark.

powerpoint presentation

You are allowed to use a powerpoint presentation. You must fill the slides with pictures. You can only use words - not sentences - in your power point presentation.

presentation skills

You also get points for your presentation skills: posture, audibility, enthusiasm etc. Have look at the videos below to get an idea of what a good presentation should look like.  On you tube you can find dozens of videos with tips. 

tell a story

a good presentation is a story. You do not say things like "life" and then you tell your audience about the person's life, or say "biggest achievement"and then discuss the person's achevement.   This is really horrible! 

contents

1. Tell your audience about the life of the person you chose.
2. Tell your audience about the contribution, achievement etc for which this person is still known today.
3. Tell your audience how this person has helped shape life as we know it today.

alone or in a group?

You do the presentation on your own.

In the audience will be the people who have to give a presentation and the people who do the presentation the next lesson so they can see what is expected of them.

English

1. both simple and complex grammatical structures used correctly
2. varied vocabulary,  both simple and difficult words used correctly
3. fluency
4. pronunciation