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TEST FILES – PRESENTATION SKILLS
NAME: _____________________________
SKILLS
A. Match each of the headings (1-6) to one of the expressions (a-e)
1. Introducing yourself
2. Stating your aim
3. Outlining the presentation
4. Introducing new information
5. Changing to a new section of the talk
a. Here are some key figures on our amazing growth over the last five years.
b. My name’s Katie Woo and I’m Head of marketing here at Fragrant Perfumes.
c. My talk is divided into four parts.
d. I’m here to tell you about our exciting new products to be launched next year.
e. That’s all I have time for on lipstick. I’ll move on now to shampoo.
B. Match each of the headings (1-5) with one of the expressions (a-e)
1. Introducing the product

2. Describing the product
3. Stating the product’s uses
4. Listing selling points
5. Referring to benefits
a. Its unique selling point – its USP – is its extremely low price.
b. You can use it in three different ways.
c. I’m going to tell you about an exciting new product.
d. Its three key benefits are speed, safety, and economy.
e. It’s 20 cm long, 12 cm wide and 1 cm thick.
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VOCABULARY
A. Complete the sentences with words from the box.
made quality selling tech wearing market
1. Rolex makes high- quality watches.

2. Timberland makes fashionable and hard- ________________ boots.
3. Dell manufactures high- ___________________ computer products.
4. Samsung has produced some best- _________________ mobile phones.
5. An up-_________ product is expensive and usually of high quality.
6. If products are custom-__________they are made especially for one person or group of
people.
B. Complete the advertisement for a new product with phrases from the box.
further information high-performance including

market leader run user-friendly

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GRAMMAR
Choose the most appropriate answer by ticking (√) one of the options.
1. At the beginning of your presentation you can say, ''I'm going to __ about...''
do ( )
talk ( )
tell ( )
2. You can also say, ''I'm going to give you some __ and figures.''
Facts ( )
Information ( )
Numbers ( )
3. When you go to the next part in your presentation, you can say: ''I'd now like to __ on to...''
move ( )
speak ( )
talk ( )
4. When you talk about a graph (or other figure / diagram) you can say, ''This graph __ you...''
demonstrates ( )
Indicates ( )
Shows ( )
5. If you want to show that one thing is directly linked to the next thing, you can say, ''This __ me
to my next point''.
guides ( )
leads ( )
links ( )
6. When you want to show that you have finished your presentation, you can say, ''That __ me
to the end of my presentation.''
brings ( )
concludes ( )
summarises ( )
7. You can then say, ''Thank you for __''

attending ( )
listening ( )
taking part ( )
8. If you want to invite people to ask you questions, you can say ''Please feel __ to ask
questions.''
fine ( )
free ( )
happy ( )

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9. After you reply to a question, you can say ''Does this __ your question?''
answer ( )
reply ( )
satisfy ( )
10. If you want to repeat, clarify or say something in a different way (perhaps because someone
didn't understand you when you gave an answer) you can say, ''__ another way...''
in ( )
put ( )
spoken ( )
READING
1. Look through the whole article. Is it about finding new drugs in:
a. The amazon jungle?
b. University laboratories?
c. Drug companies’ laboratories?

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2. Look through the whole article and find the names of :

a. a pharmaceutical company.
b. someone who works for it.
c. his job title.
d. a university researcher.
e. his job title.
f. the university department that he works for.
g. a company that he has started.
3. Find words in paragraph 1 that mean the following :

a. a noun for someone who is very famous in their profession = s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
b. an adjective that means ‘over a long time’ = l_ _ _ t_ _ _
c. a plural noun for people working together = p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
d. an adverb to say that something is done in a good way = e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
e. an adverb to say that something is done without spending a lot of money = c_ _ _ _ _ _
f. an adverb to describe the way that people work together = c_ _ _ _ _ _
g. a noun for the time when a new product is sold for the first time = l_ _ _ _ _
h. a noun for a period of 10 years = d_ _ _ _ _
i. a word ending in –ing that means ‘giving’ = p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
j. an adjective to say that the result of something is good = s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Read paragraph 2 and decide if these statements about expressions are true (T) or
false (F).
If …
a. a company licenses (line 17) ideas from a university, it pays the university to use them.
b. you take full control (lines 18-19) of something, you share control with others.
c. you prefer x rather than y (lines 21-23), you like y more.
d. you get a reward (line 31) for something, you get money, etc. for the work that you did
on it.
e. a company cuts back (line 34) spending on something, it increases the amount that it
spends.
f. work is unproductive (line 35), it gets good results.
g. You attempt (line 36) to do something, you try to do it.

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5. Complete the table with words from lines 19-52, in the form they are used in the
article.
Verb Noun
Control ……………………………..
Discover ……………………………..
Develop ……………………………..
Treat ……………………………..
…………………………….. Plan
Agree ……………………………….
License
6. Now match the nouns in number 5 to their meanings.

a. a way of curing a disease
b. when you pay for the right to use someone’s ideas in a product
c. when two or more people decide to work together on something
d. the power to make someone or something do what you want
e. a series of action, etc. to achieve a result
f. making or improving something
g. finding something new
Say these statements if True (T) or False (F)

7. Royal free & University college medical school in London designed to develop a treatment for
liver
8. GSK has recently signed a contract with Professor Mark.
9. Galaxo Smith Kline aims to start working this year with 10 University”superstar analyst”
10. Prof Pepys is happy because GSK gain an exclusive license for his experiment.

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WRITING
Write an e-mail from Donna Martin, the director at Dino Conti who wrote the report above,
to her friend Teresa Hall at CIB.
- It’s a long time since you met. Ask her how she is.
- You want to arrange a meeting – say that the reason it too confidential to put in an e-mail.
- Suggest a day, time and place (your office or hers) – ask if this is suitable.
- You look forward to seeing her.
- End suitably.

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TEST FILES – PRESENTATION SKILLS

1. Introducing the product

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A. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

made quality selling tech wearing market

1. Rolex makes high- quality watches.

5. An up-_________ product is expensive and usually of high quality.

further information high-performance including

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7. You can then say, ''Thank you for __''

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2. Look through the whole article and find the names of :

3. Find words in paragraph 1 that mean the following :

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6. Now match the nouns in number 5 to their meanings.

Say these statements if True (T) or False (F)

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