UNIT 5. To Sum Up…. Exercise 5.1. You can make your conclusion more effective using questions, quoting a well-known person, referring back to the beginning or calling the audience to action. Look at the sentences and put them in the correct category in t

UNIT 5. To Sum Up…

Exercise 5.1. You can make your conclusion more effective using questions, quoting a well-known person, referring back to the beginning or calling the audience to action. Look at the sentences and put them in the correct category in the table.

1 Remember what I said at the beginning of my talk today? Well, …

2 So that’s the plan. Now let’s go and put it into practice!

3 As … once said, …

4 After all, isn’t that why we’re here?

5 Now let’s make a real effort to achieve this goal!

6 Let me just finish with a question: If we don’t do it, won’t somebody else?

7 To put in the words of …

8 Let me just go back to the story I told you earlier. Remember, …

Using questions Referring back to the beginning

Quoting a well-known person Calling the audience to action

Exercise 5.2. Complete the following sentences with the prepositions in the box.

to; by; about; through; in; into; for(twice)

1That covers just about everything I wanted to say_____ strategic planning.

2 _____ my opinion, we should go ahead with the project.

3Thank you_____ listening.

4We just have time_____ a few questions.

5 What does this mean_____ our research?

6 Let’s go_____ the key issues again.

7Finally, we saw that the delays were caused _____ financial problems.

8I hope you will have gained an insight _____ problems of the youth.

Exercise 5.3. Make the two parts to make final statements from conclusion of a presentation.

1Finally, I’d like to	(a) I’m quite certain that...
2That completes	(b) answer any questions you may have.
3I’ll briefly	(c) my presentation.
4Based on the figures we have,	(d) I think that’s it. Thanks for coming.
5Unless anyone has anything else to add,	(e) highlight one key issue.
6And now I’ll be happy to	(f) summarize the main issues.

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