Learn the active vocabulary of the lesson.

№	English	Russian
	acknowledgement	благодарность
	an outline slide	слайд с планом презентации
	to attend a conference	принимать участие на конференции
	bullet points	ключевые моменты
	clear results	точные результаты
	context of your work	содержание работы
	to define central message	определить основные положения
	to discuss topical issues	обсуждать актуальные вопросы
	to draw the listeners’ attention to certain points	обращать внимание аудитории на определенные положения
	flow chart	диаграмма
	general research objectives	основные цели исследования
	hypothesis	гипотеза
	to keep in touch with	поддерживать связь с
	logical flow	логичное изложение мысли
	oral presentations	устная презентация
	to prepare effective presentation	подготовить успешную презентацию
	to present your research	представить свое исследование
	questions from the floor	вопросы из зала
	to re-cap the research findings	перечислить основные моменты презентации в заключении
	relevant	актуальный, важный
	scientific approach	научный подход
	to share research interests	разделять научные интересы
	to stand out in the crowd	выделяться из толпы
	strict time limit	жесткое ограничение времени
	target audience	целевая аудитория
	title slide	титульный слайд
	visual aid	наглядный материал

Vocabulary task 1

Match the phrases with their translation.

questions from the floor	благодарность
to draw the listeners’ attention to certain points	основные цели исследования
stand out in the crowd	ключевые моменты
prepare effective presentation	слайд с планом презентации
acknowledgement	выделяться из толпы
visual aid	вопросы из зала
general research objectives	наглядный материал
bullet points	логичное изложение мысли
logical flow	обращать внимание аудитории на определенные положения
an outline slide	подготовить успешную презентацию

 

Vocabulary task 2

Match the word combinations from vocabulary list with their definitions.

1. general research objectives	main statements
2. title slide	to repeat the most important points
3. bullet points	distinct outcome
4. visual aid	to make the oral presentation of your paper
5. to attend a conference	idea or explanation that you test
6. to draw the listeners attention to certain points	people listening to you, scholars
7. to present your research	illustration, exemplification, supplement material
8. an outline slide	something that includes the agenda of your speech
9. clear results	to participate in a scientific meeting
10. hypothesis	the main goals of your work
11. to re-cap the research findings	something that includes your name, your affiliation, and the title of your talk
12. target audience	to pay attention of the audience to some important statements

Vocabulary task 3

Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. There is one extra word.

Oral presentations, to define the central message, stand out in the crowd, general research objectives, the strict time limit, share our research interests, discuss topical issues, attending a conference, to present your research, to keep in touch with.

Giving a Good Scientific Presentation

There are various reasons for _____________. One is to meet scientists whose research you are interested in and for those who have attended previously; it functions as a method _____________ old friends and colleagues. Annual meetings give scientists the chance to share ideas on an informal basis. We also make contact with new colleagues who might _________________, and this often leads us in new and fruitful directions. But one of the most important goals of a conference is _______________. In the course of the conference, literally hundreds of papers and posters will be presented, and thus you must work hard to make your material stand out in the crowd. _______________ are challenging to design and execute effectively. One of the greatest obstacles is ______________. For many sessions, each speaker is allowed just 10 minutes, which must include time for introduction and questions, leaving the speaker no more than 7 minutes to present the work. That is why it is so significant ________________, be ready to present concise and clear results and _________________.

 

Vocabulary task 4

The teacher will read you a list of words to test your memory.

You will need to listen carefully and cannot write any of the words. Later the teacher will test and see how many words you remember.

Watch the instruction for the exercise in the syllabus.

Discussion

Discuss in groups of three.

1. Why is it important to follow a certain structure when you prepare an academic presentation?
2. What is the purpose of the academic presentation?
3. How does the purpose depend on the target audience?
4. What are the compulsory parts of the presentation?
5. What parts can be considered optional?
6. How do you think what information should be included into various sections of presentation?
7. Do you know any ways to hook the audience?
8. What are the ways to grasp the audience attention?

Reading

Task 1