F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

Today we focused on:

presentations in English

Homework


Write a presentation introduction about a topic of your choice following the structure we studied.

watch if bored during the holidays :
Love me if you dare
Why women kill

Writing exercise

Home work: Impression of a French movie Amelie

Amelie’s childhood is unfortunate. She could not go to school to play with other kids because of misdiagnosed heart disease, and her mother died when she was 8 years old, then her father became more withdrawn and lost in his own world. All these did not make Amelie sad, instead, she was happily absorbed in her imaginary world and found small interesting details in life. She was enjoying her life.
An event in the summer of 1997 changed Amelie’s whole life. After helping a man to get back the box hided 50 years ago, she felt unprecedentedly happiness and satisfaction. After that, she started to praise virtue and punish vice in her own way. Our eyes do not show a lack of beauty, but a lack of observation. Amelie created the beauty to the people living around her.
Cherish the happiness and beauty in our life, then nothing can beat us.


Home work: Impression of a French movie Amelie

Amelie’s childhood is unfortunate. She could not go to school to play with other kids because of a misdiagnosed heart disease, and her mother died when she was 8 years old, then her father became more withdrawn / became less social / retreated from the world and got lost in his own world. All these did not make Amelie sad, instead, she was happily absorbed in her imaginary world and found small interesting details in life. She was enjoying her life.
An event in the summer of 1997 changed Amelie’s whole life. / turned her whole life upside-down  After helping a man to get back the box hidden 50 years ago, she felt happiness and satisfaction like never before. After that, she started to do good deeds  and punish vice in her own way. Our eyes do not show a lack of beauty, but a lack of observation. Amelie created beauty for the people living around her.  / she made the life of people around her better / she improved the life of the people in her neighborhood.
Cherish the happiness and beauty in our life, then nothing can beat us.

Writing exercise

Presentation intro:

Welcome:
Welcome to [name of company or event]. My name is [name] and I am the [job title or background information].
Thank you for coming today. I’m [name] and I’m looking forward to talking with you today about [your topic].
Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to quickly introduce myself. I am [name] from [company or position]. (formal)

Capture attention:
Did you know that [insert an interesting fact or shocking statement]?
Have you ever heard that [insert interesting fact or shocking statement]?
Before I start, I’d like to share a quick story about [tell your story]…

Topic of the presentation:

This morning I’d like to present our new [product or service]. Today I’d like to discuss…
Today I’d like to share with you…
By the end of my presentation, I’d like for you to know…

Outline the presentation:
First, I’m going to present… Then I’ll share with you… Finally, I’ll ask you to…

About questions:
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to interrupt me. I’m happy to answer any questions as we go along.
Feel free to ask any questions, however, I do ask that you wait until the end of the presentation to ask.

Speaking exercise

fist : closed hand

palm : open part of the hand

carbohydrates (bread / pasta / rice)