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1 Introduction
2 Task 1 - Evaluation
3 Task 2 - Useful language

Task 2 - Useful language

For this task, you may be able to use a presentation that you are about to give. If you do not have one coming up, plan a short presentation on a topic related to your course.



Visit the speaking functions section of the web site Using English for Academic Purposes - A Guide for International Students using the link below.

Plan your presentation and select useful language that you can use at each stage. Try to choose expressions that are new to you.



Rhetorical functions in academic speaking
by Andy Gillett, University of Hertfordshire
http://www.uefap.co.uk/speaking/function/function.htm
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Produced for the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Materials Bank www.llas.ac.uk/mb
by the University of Bristol Language Centre
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