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Creating content for a formal presentation

I can understand how to use a range of skills to take a stand and create a formal presentation.

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Key learning points

  1. Creating content for a presentation can mean using facts, experts and an appropriate tone to take a stand.
  2. A metaphor involves the transfer of qualities from one thing to another.
  3. An extended metaphor will help direct your choice of vocabulary throughout the presentation.
  4. An effective way to structure your presentation is to begin and end in the same place.
  5. Presenting visual ideas at the start of a presentation can be very impactful.

Keywords

  • Transfer - move from one place to another

  • Extend - add to something to make it larger or longer

  • Semantic field - a group of words linked by a common theme

  • Coherence - the quality of forming a unified whole

  • Impact - a strong effect or influence

Common misconception

Figurative language, like metaphors, is not used in presentations.

Stress how much stronger presentations can be when it allows the audience to make associations with objects and items they are familiar with.


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You could ask students to come up with other metaphors for social issues and explain why those chose them.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the follwoing is the best definition of an opinon?
fact supported by evidence
Correct answer: a personal belief or point of view
a point of view shared by everyone
a scientific theory tested through experiments
Q2.
Which is the best definition of the word 'unified'?
divided or fragmented
Correct answer: combined into a single element
disorganised and chaotic
unpredictable and surprising
Q3.
Which of the following is the best definition of 'linguistic skills'?
the ability to write 'hello' in multiple languages
the ability to say 'hello' in multiple languages
Correct answer: competency in understanding and using language effectively
knowledge of the grammatical rules of English
Q4.
To add to something to make it larger or longer is to it.
Correct Answer: Extend
Q5.
The structure of a text refers to ...
Correct answer: the organisation of its content.
the font and formatting used in the text.
the language used by the writer.
the writer's vocabulary choices.
Q6.
Which of the following is a synonym for 'pollution'?
preservation
purity
Correct answer: contamination
conservation

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
Correct Answer:transfer,move
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move

Correct Answer:extend,lengthen
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lengthen

Correct Answer:coherence,unity
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unity

Correct Answer:impact,effect
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effect

Q2.
When creating a metaphor, we are imaginatively transferring from one thing to another.
Correct Answer: qualities, a quality
Q3.
Which of the following is the best definition of an extended metaphor?
a brief comparison between two things that are very different
Correct answer: a metaphor that continues over several sentences, paragraphs or lines
a metaphor that is used once very strikingly in a piece of writing
a metaphor which is simple and easy to understand
Q4.
Which three of the following words could belong in a semantic field?
Correct answer: goal
swim
Correct answer: penalty
Correct answer: offside
apple
Q5.
Which of the following uses a visual metaphor?
The problem is a disease that we can all catch.
Correct answer: The problem is a bruise on society's skin.
The problem is a terrifying cry in the dark.
Q6.
Why is it important to reflect on the skills we have learned?
Correct answer: to identify and acknowledge what we can do
to tell everyone what achieved
to self criticise so we stop making mistakes
Correct answer: to identify areas for improvement