SECTION A In this section you will hear a
mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use
the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the
mini-lecture. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the
gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you
fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to
your notes.
Oral
Presentation One of the ways that teachers use to involve
their students more actively in the learning process is (1) ________ seminars.
In a seminar, students are expected to give oral presentations.
There are two main stages involved in presenting a seminar paper. One is
the (2) ________ stage; the other is the presentation stage. In the latter stage
you can do this by (3) ________ copies of the paper in advance to all the
participants, if possible. Otherwise the paper will have to be read aloud to the
group. When you use the first method, you must not simply read
the whole paper aloud because: 1. if the paper is fairly long,
there may not be enough time for (4) ________ 2. there may be
(5) ________ of comprehension when one is listening. 3. it can
be very (6) ________ listening to something being read aloud.
To make your oral presentation clear and easy to understand, you must
follow several things. Decide on a (7) ________. for your talk. Deliver
your speech slowly. Concentrate on the main points. Speak from the (8) ________.
Pro- vide thinking time before and after each important new item by pausing,
(9) ________ and using filler words. Look at your audience while you are
speaking. Make a strong (10) ________ by repeating your main points
briefly.