1. Staging a presentation
Learn useful words and expressions, learn how to structure and signpost the stages of a presentation, and watch a video of a presentation that doesn't go very well.
Speaking Tutorial 1
2. Presenting a tourist activity
Study an example presentation, and practise more useful language used when making a presentation.
3. Giving information and using visual aids
Study language to describe tendencies and changes, practise using visual aids, and practise word stress.
Writing Tutorial 1
4. An effective four-minute presentation
Practise common abbreviations, focus on clarity and organisation, phrasing and intonation, body language and engaging listeners, and practise appropriate expressions, language to express making things possible, and rhetorical questions and answers.
5. Being persuasive
Practise clear, persuasive language to describe a company or organisation.
Writing Tutorial 2
6. Structuring a presentation
Study how to make a presentation more effective using rhetorical questions, and practise pronunciation and speaking.
Speaking Tutorial 2
Final test
Check what you have learnt.
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booking
booking (n)
a reservation
brochure
brochure (n)
a small booklet to give information about a product or service
budget
budget (n)
the amount of money you expect or plan to spend
campervan
campervan (n)
a large car or van that you can live and sleep in while travelling
charge
charge (n)
cost or money to pay
complimentary
complimentary (adj)
free, not necessary to pay; for example, complimentary tickets, breakfast, etc.
comprehensive
comprehensive (adj)
complete, including all different types
courtesy
courtesy (n)
a service provided free to customers
depot
depot (n)
building where vehicles are stored and maintained
enhancement
enhancement (n)
an improvement to make something (like a service) more attractive
flatrate
flat rate (adj+n)
an amount of money people have to pay that is the same for everyone; a rate is the amount of money charged for something, and flat is fixed
fleet
fleet (n)
group or collection of vehicles
foodmiles
food mile (n)
the distance between the place where food is produced and the place where it is sold and consumed
fourwheeldrive
four wheel drive (n)
type of car designed especially for driving in the mountains, on sand or dirt, etc.
grouprate
group rate (adj+n)
a special price for groups
guest
guest (n)
a person who is visiting or is invited to a place or function
hire
hire (v)
to pay money for the temporary use of something
irrespectiveof
irrespective of (prep)
irrespective of a thing means not affected by that thing; for example, "The price is 25 euros per person, irrespective of the day"
leisure
leisure (adj)
leisure activities are activities you do in your free time, to relax
lowcost
low cost (adv+adj)
the opposite of high cost; low cost means that the amount of money needed to do something is not much
mileagerate
mileage rate (n+n)
the cost per kilometre or mile
nationwide
nationwide (adj)
in all parts of the country
noextracharge
no extra charge (noun phrase)
no more money is necessary
oneway
one-way (adj)
in one direction, only to the destination
outshine
outshine (v)
to look/be/perform better than others; for example, "The quality of the recording system completely outshines other products on the market"
packaging
packaging (or packing) (n)
the protective material that covers a product before it is sold to the customer
persuasive
persuasive (adj)
makes you want to believe or do a particular thing
pickup
pickup (n)
collection
presell
pre-sell (v)
to sell before
rate
rate (n)
the amount of money charged for a product or service
range
range (n)
whole selection of a product or item
reasonablypriced
reasonably priced (adv+adj)
the price is not expensive or cheap
ride
ride (n)
a short journey in a vehicle or a boat, plane, etc.
seek
seek (v)
to look for, to search for
tent
tent (n)
a moveable shelter made of cloth, used to sleep in when you are camping
tightbudget
tight budget (adj+n)
the amount of money a person/organisation has available to spend is not much; budget is the amount of money available for something; tight is restricted, limited
tyre
tyre (n)
the exterior rubber part of the wheel of a car, bus, etc.
undercarriage
undercarriage (n)
the part of a vehicle that supports the wheels
valueformoney
value for money (expression)
not expensive, a good service for the price you pay
vehicle
vehicle (n)
a car, van, bus, truck, etc.
windscreen
windscreen (n)
the glass window at the front of a vehicle
basis
basis (n)
principle or rule used to calculate something
staff
staff (n)
the employees of an institution or business