Inovace bakalářského
studijního oboru Aplikovaná
chemie
Reg. č.: CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0247
SANT – Course plan
1. Useful vocabulary and grammar
2. Useful reading strategies and
skills
3. Types of presentations
4. Giving informative vs. persuasive
speeches
5. Describing a process
6. Presenting data
7. Presentation skills
8. Vocabulary for selected topics
Textbooks:
1. Making Connections, Intermediate by
Jo McEntire and Jessica Williams
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)
Student’s Book
ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5
2. POWELL Mark, Dynamic
Presentations, Students's Book with
Audio CDsCambridge University Press
Worksheets (SANT Worksheets
prepared or selected by Eva
Karasková)
Requirements
• Attendance
• Final test
• 10-minute presentation on a topic
related to chemistry + worksheets)
1. Useful vocabulary and
grammar
Academic word list (AWL)
Averil Coxhead
the Victoria University of Wellington,
New Zealand
Collocation, pages 204-205
Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo
McEntire and Jessica Williams (Cambridge
University Press, 2009)
Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5
Grammar
Latin and Greek plural
Relative clauses
Linking words
Passive
Latin and Greek plural
Some plurals—rules of Greek and
Latin—English pronunciation
Latin words:
alga algae
radius radii
Exception: corpus
curriculum
corpora
curricula
Greek words
analysis
analyses
phenomenon
phenomena
Some—double plural form
formula
formulae formulas
Some—the English rules
dogma
dogmas
Relative clauses
What’s the difference?
Lucy visited her brother who lives in London.
Lucy visited her brother, who lives in London.
Defining – essential information
This is the compound (that, which)
he has synthesised recently.
Non-Defining – additional information
This compound, which has been
synthesised recently, has a great
potential.
Linking words
Chlorine and fluorine are halogens.
These elements are called halogens
because they form salts.
Link ideas within a “one-clause”
sentence
Link two clauses in one sentence
Classification by their
function
Time/Order
Comparison
Contrast
Addition
Concession
Conditional
Generalisation
Giving examples
Cause and effect
Summary/Conclusion
Passive
To be + past participle
What’s the difference?
The tests were done last Friday.
Two of my colleagues did the tests last Friday.
Resources
http://www.examenglish.com/vocabu
lary/academic_wordlist.html
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/
http://www.unam.na/centres/languag
e/linking_words.html
2. Useful reading
strategies
Taking notes from a reading,
pages 183-185
Preparing for a reading test, pages
222-225
Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo McEntire and
Jessica Williams (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5
3. Types of
presentations; science
presentation
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Why?
Who?
Where?
How long?
How?
Purpose
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Informative
Instructional
Arousing
Persuasive
Decision-making
1. Informative
• To inform
Time, place, cause and effect,
logical order…
2. Instructional
• To give specific directions or
orders
Explanations, demonstrations…
3. Arousing
• To make people think about a
certain problem or situation
Vivid language, enthusiasm…
4. Persuasive
• To convince your listeners to
accept your proposal
Logical, evidence, emotion...
5. Decision-making
• To move your audience to take
your suggested action
Ideas, suggestions, and
arguments…
Effective speakers
• Understand the context of their
presentation
• Know/analyse their audience
• Understand and articulate the
purpose of their presentation
• Select and shape the content of
their presentation
• Organise their presentation well
• Select an appropriate speaking
style
• Practice an effective delivery
• Select and use visual aids
effectively
Science presentations
• At conferences, at schools, in
companies
Resources
• http://www.completecampaigns.co
m/article.asp?articleid=5
• http://riceowl.rice.edu/guidance.cf
m?doc_id=11775
• Type of presentation styles – video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWxI2
rSFXyQ
4. Giving informative vs.
persuasive speeches
Informative speech
To inform the audience
Factual information
Problem and solution
Persuasive speech
To persuade the audience
Arguments to support your view
Speaking, listening and writing skills
Instant Academic Skills by Sarah Lane
(Cambrige
University Press 2011)
Resources
http://www.wcdebate.com/3ie/39platf
orm.htm
http://spot.pcc.edu/~dwerkman/lectur
e3.html
http://www.famous-speeches-andspeech-topics.info
5. Describing a process
How things are made
• Typical verbs
• The passive form of the verb
widely used
• Link words
• Method – how something is done
• Position – where something
happens
• Purpose – why something
happens
Resources
http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/engli
sh/process/glass.htm
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/het
m.html
http://www.uefap.com/writing/functio
n/process.htm
6. Presenting data
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Lists
Diagrams
Charts
Tables
Visual aids, Facts and Figures, pages 20-25
POWELL Mark, Dynamic Presentations,
Students's Book with Audio CDsCambridge
University Press
7. Presentation skills
Opening and closing
Smooth structure
Voice power
Body language
Rapport building
Impact techniques
Q&A sessions
POWELL Mark, Dynamic Presentations,
Students's Book with Audio CDsCambridge
University Press
9. Vocabulary for
selected topics
• The business and sustainability (vocabulary of
the environmental chemistry), pages 113-121
• The vocabulary of numbers, pages 84-86
Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo
McEntire and Jessica Williams (Cambridge
University Press, 2009)
Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5