1. Visual support.

Presentations often involve the use of visual material. Match the names to the pictures. This exercise is in two parts. Scroll down to see Part 2.

Part 1

Now complete Part 2.

Part 2

2. Interpreting visual material.

Now match these sentences to the visual material.

3. Interpreting visual material.

Now match more descriptions to visuals.

4. Describing changes.

The following verbs are used to describe movement in a graph. Drag the verbs with the same meaning into the correct box.

5. Describing changes.

Look at the graphs and decide if the sentences are true or false.

6. Describing changes.

Now drag these adverbs to match the arrows.

7. Describing changes.

Words like rise, fall, increase and decrease are nouns and verbs. Compare the examples:

Sales rose slightly.
verb (rise) + adverb (slightly)

There was a slight rise in sales.            
adjective (slight) + noun (rise

Put the words in order so that the second sentence means the same as the first one.

8. Describing changes.

Look at the graph below. Choose the best options to complete the text.

9. Pronunciation: Stress patterns.

Listen to the words, and drag them to the correct column according to both the number of syllables and the stressed syllable.

Now listen again and repeat the words.

decline
decrease (noun)
decrease (verb)
double
dramatically
flow chart
fluctuating
fractionally
increase (noun)
increase (verb)
level
marginally
material
organigram
remain
responsible
slightly
steady
substantially

10. Dictation.

Listen and write the sentences that you hear.

11. Sentence casino.

Check what you have studied in this section. Play the Sentence Casino game.
  • You start with 20 points.
  • Decide how many points you want to bet.
  • When you are correct, you win double the points.
  • When you are incorrect, you lose the points.
How many points can you win?