Here is the sixth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This article talks about establishing authority at the beginning of a presentation, using three TED Talks as examples.
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/
Here is the fifth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This article talks about ways to make a presentation more interesting - a vital part of the process of preparing to present. It's chock full of examples from TED Talks.
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres5/
Here is the fourth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This article talks about ways to minimize feeling nervous when you present. It's packed with tips and advice.
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres4/
Here is the third in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This article explains why people get nervous when giving a presentation. Hopefully, this is a first step to beating those nerves!
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres3/
Here is the second in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This second article is about the narrative presentation style. It includes a video example from a TED Talk:
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres2/
Here is a set of environmental vocabulary (18 words) that you can present as a slideshow:
http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/
Samples:
Here is the first in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.
This first article is about ending a presentation with call to action. It includes three video examples and a quiz:
http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres1/
Here is a new activity for A2+ English learners to practice 20 words related to travel and airports.
You can try the quiz activity or just click 'briefing' to view the vocabulary with picture examples.
As always, it's great for use in the classroom with a smartboard.
Link: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/
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Here is the first in a series of articles for ESL Teachers. It describes my experience with the communicative method, the suggested teaching approach of the 80s and 90s.
Read it here:
http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/teachertalk/communicative_method/
RoadtoGrammar's free Serendipity Business English course is now available in HMTL format so that it can projected onto a smartboard for use in class, or accessed by students on their smartphones.
Course features:
“When you see the -ED ending on a word, it means that the sentence is in the past tense.”
But wait... that's not necessarily correct!
This is a topic that often confuses my own students, so I've written an article to clear things up in detail.
Click below to read it:
http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/nuance/3/
I've just added a new section to the Road To Grammar website: Articles.
This section features short articles to help English learners with language points. There is a series called Nuance, which explores the subtleties of English. There is also a series called Exploring Words, which looks at common words and how they are used. Later, I'll add some articles aimed at English teachers.
As of now, there are five articles to read with more coming soon.
You can get to the section by clicking ARTICLES on the top menu of any page of Road To Grammar, or you can go there directly using this link:
http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/
I have just posted a series of ten reading activities on Road to Grammar, called RECALL.
The objective of RECALL is to get learners to pay attention to grammar and sentence structure while reading.
To do this, I have provided short texts, each of which are followed by simple questions on grammar and sentence structure.
These activities are suitable for CEFR level B1-B2.
Try RECALL here:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/
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What is the average speed that people read in English?
According to this website, it's 238 words per minute for non-fiction and 260 words per minute for fiction.
The average length of a novel is 90,000 words, according to this website, which means the average person would take 5-6 hours to finish it.
If you are learning English, even if you are at B2-C1 level, you probably read a little slower. Let's say that you read 180 words per minute. It would take you over 8 hours to finish a 90,000-word novel.
Hence, you can see the benefits of increasing your reading speed!
If you're interested in doing that, you can test your reading speed here. Be warned, you not only have to read a text, but also answer some questions on it!
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Every day, I post at least one "word of the day" for English learners, usually with several examples.
For instance, here is today's post:
Here is the sixth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills , aimed at business English learners. This article talks a...
