Presentation project: Body matters

This is Silvio and he's talking about Body matters! Check

it out!!!

By Fabio

Presentation project: Family and society

This is Ricardo's presentation about family and its role in our society.

He's an intermediate level student. Have a good time watching him.


                                  By Fabio

The presentation project

          The presentation project is getting on and on!! Thanks to all students who are really putting themselves into it!! This couldn't be happening without y'all! Don't forget to make your comments and suggestions!!
Thanks a lot folks, let's keep it up !!!
                                                                             By Fabio

Presentation Project: My Family and friends by Erica

This is another presentation done by one of my students!

She's a basic level student, so, don't mind mistakes done by her!!

Have a great time!

Presentation project: My CSN's students presenting their family.

These are BASIC level students from CSN. Don't mind their

mistakes. Have a good time watching!!

By Fabio

Presentation Project: Gabriel presents his family.

This is my youngest student! Check it out and enjoy his video!

Don't mind mistakes and have a good time!!!
He's kinda funny isn't he?

watch it till the end.
                                                                           By Fabio

Presentation project: My Daily routine at work

That's another student from our school doing her presentation!

This is Eliane talking about her daily routine at work, enjoy!!

By Fabio.

Presentation Project: 30 seconds to mars by Pedro Augusto

This is Pedrinho and he's going to present his favorite band!

Don't mind the mistakes because he was a bit nervous, but he did very well!

I hope you enjoy it. Make your comment!!!

By fabio

Presentation Project: Measurement of costs by Claudio Vagner

This is another video presentation done by Claudio Vagner, a student. Don't mind mistakes! Enjoy it!!!


                                  By  Fabio

Presentation Project : My Trip to disney, by Francine.

 This is the first of many presentations from our students, don't mind the mistakes done by them because they are students and they are here to learn! It's not easy to do what they are doing! I hope you enjoy!

                          By Fabio

Presentation project

        We are about to start the presentation project. From now on, you'll see here, videos from student's presentations. These presentations will be done by students from all levels, so, don't mind the mistakes done by them. Are you ready? Make your presentation also, pick a topic, introduce yourself and let it roll!!!
If you are not one of our students,upload the video on youtube and send us the link on ease-englishcourse@hotmail.com
        Know the needs of your audience and match your contents to their needs. Know your material thoroughly. Put what you have to say in a logical sequence. Ensure your speech will be captivating to your audience as well as worth their time and attention. Practice and rehearse your speech at home or where you can be at ease and comfortable, in front of a mirror, your family, friends or colleagues. Use a tape-recorder and listen to yourself. Videotape your presentation and analyze it. Know what your strong and weak points are. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation.


When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. Establish rapport with your audience. Speak to the person farthest away from you to ensure your voice is loud enough to project to the back of the room. Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary. If a microphone is available, adjust and adapt your voice accordingly.

Body language is important. Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred to sitting down or standing still with head down and reading from a prepared speech. Use audio-visual aids or props for enhancement if appropriate and necessary. Master the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint well before your presentation. Do not over-dazzle your audience with excessive use of animation, sound clips, or gaudy colors which are inappropriate for your topic. Do not torture your audience by putting a lengthy document in tiny print on an overhead and reading it out to them.

Speak with conviction as if you really believe in what you are saying. Persuade your audience effectively. The material you present orally should have the same ingredients as that which are required for a written research paper, i.e. a logical progression from INTRODUCTION (Thesis statement) to BODY (strong supporting arguments, accurate and up-to-date information) to CONCLUSION (re-state thesis, summary, and logical conclusion).

Do not read from notes for any extended length of time although it is quite acceptable to glance at your notes infrequently. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Do not mumble. If you made an error, correct it, and continue. No need to make excuses or apologize profusely.

Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. Use the 3-second method, e.g. look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time. Have direct eye contact with a number of people in the audience, and every now and then glance at the whole audience while speaking. Use your eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.

Speak to your audience, listen to their questions, respond to their reactions, adjust and adapt. If what you have prepared is obviously not getting across to your audience, change your strategy mid-stream if you are well prepared to do so. Remember that communication is the key to a successful presentation. If you are short of time, know what can be safely left out. If you have extra time, know what could be effectively added. Always be prepared for the unexpected.


Pause. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think. Don't race through your presentation and leave your audience, as well as yourself, feeling out of breath.

Add humor whenever appropriate and possible. Keep audience interested throughout your entire presentation. Remember that an interesting speech makes time fly, but a boring speech is always too long to endure even if the presentation time is the same.

When using audio-visual aids to enhance your presentation, be sure all necessary equipment is set up and in good working order prior to the presentation. If possible, have an emergency backup system readily available. Check out the location ahead of time to ensure seating arrangements for audience, whiteboard, blackboard, lighting, location of projection screen, sound system, etc. are suitable for your presentation.

Have handouts ready and give them out at the appropriate time. Tell audience ahead of time that you will be giving out an outline of your presentation so that they will not waste time taking unnecessary notes during your presentation.

Know when to STOP talking. Use a timer or the microwave oven clock to time your presentation when preparing it at home. Just as you don't use unnecessary words in your written paper, you don't bore your audience with repetitious or unnecessary words in your oral presentation. To end your presentation, summarize your main points in the same way as you normally do in the CONCLUSION of a written paper. Remember, however, that there is a difference between spoken words appropriate for the ear and formally written words intended for reading. Terminate your presentation with an interesting remark or an appropriate punch line. Leave your listeners with a positive impression and a sense of completion. Do not belabor your closing remarks. Thank your audience and sit down.

Have the written portion of your assignment or report ready for your instructor if required.


Preparation is essential for an effective presentation.

When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages.

It's a good idea to memorize them and practise using them, so that they come to mind easily during a presentation.



►Starting the presentation • Good morning/good afternoon ladies and gentlemen

•The topic of my presentation today is ...

• What I'm going to talk about today is ...

►Why you are giving this presentation •The purpose of this presentation is ...

•This is important because ...

• My objective is to ...

►Stating the main points •The main points I will be talking about are

firstly ...

secondly...

next, finally... we're going to look at ...

►Introducing the first point • Let's start/begin with ...

►Showing graphics, transparencies, slides etc. • I'd like to illustrate this by showing you...

►Moving on to the next point • Now let's move on to ...

►Giving more details • I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point

• Let me elaborate on that

• Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that?

►Changing to a different topic • I'd like to turn to something completely different

►Referring to something which is off the topic • I'd like to digress here for a moment and just mention that ...

►Referring back to an earlier point • Let me go back to what I said earlier about ...

►Summarizing or repeating the main points • I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation

- first I covered

- then we talked about

- finally we looked at

• I'd now like to sum up the main points which were:

►Conclusion • I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting you to/ quoting ...

• In conclusion, let me... leave you with this thought/invite you to

►Questions • Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions.

• Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have.

• Do you have any questions?

Save energy! Save the planet! Built your own solar heater!

               Solar water heaters are used around the world and are not very difficult to build. The system we are going to describe is based on a design developed some years ago in Afghanistan. Since then, it has been built and used in many countries.It can heat seventy liters of water to sixty degrees Celsius. It can do this between sunrise and noon on a clear day with an average air temperature of thirty-two degrees Celsius.

              There are two parts to the solar water heater. One part is made of a sheet of metal painted black. Black surfaces become hotter in the sun than surfaces painted any other color.

This black metal plate is called a collector. The collector is placed in contact with the water.

There are several kinds of metal sheets that can be used for the collector. Corrugated metal will work very well. Corrugated sheets are often used as roofs on housing.

Once the water is heated, it is kept hot with insulation material. This allows the water to stay warm for a long time.

The second part of the solar water heater holds the water for the system. This storage tank can be a container that holds about one hundred liters. Two rubber pipes are attached to the water storage tank. One pipe lets water flow into the system. The other lets water flow out.

When the water heater is working correctly, water will flow from the storage tank to the collector and back again. You can use the hot water at the top of the tank for washing and cleaning. You can change the flow of water so that the temperature is hot or warm as desired.

This solar water heater is easy to build and operate. It will last about two years before the rubber pipes need to be replaced.

               There is also something else you will need to make the solar water heater work in the sun. As you might expect, the heater will heat water only on sunny days.

You can get more information about solar water heaters and other projects from EnterpriseWorks/VITA. This group works internationally to fight poverty. The website is enterpriseworks.org. Choose the link for News & Resources, then click on Publications.

                                                   By Fabio

Donuts

The americans love to eat donuts and here is the recipe to make some and don't forget to get me some !!!

I   Ingredients

·         2 1/2 cup of self rising flour

·         1/4 cup of sugar

·         2/3 cup of milk

·         1 1/3 cup of oil

·         2 eggs

·         1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract

·         1/2 teaspoon vanilla

EditSteps

Mix all ingredients except the oil for about 2 min or until smooth.

Make long, thick dough strips and then make them like a doughnut shape and connect the 2 sides really well.

1.   3

Put the oil in a medium sized pan on the stove set on med or med high.

2.   4

When warm (before the oil starts bubbling) gently place in one doughnut.

3.   5

Keep in for approximately 2 minutes on each side or until gold.

4.   6

Let cool and enjoy!

                                   Don't forget to get me some!!!
                                                           By Fabio

That's why!

Since my childhood, I’m used to seeing strange things on tv!
• Tarzan ran around the Forest naked ...
• Cinderella used to arrive home midnight...
• Aladdin was a thief...
• Batman used to drive 320 km/h...
• Pinocchio lied...
• Sleeping beauty was a bitch...
• Shaggy had a pothead voice, used to see monsters, ghosts and also talked to a dog!!!
• Yogi bear and boo boo bear were cleptomaniacs and stole pic-nic baskets...
• White snow used to live with seven men (small ones) with no problems...
• Olive Oyl had anorexia and bulimia...
• Popeye used to smoke something (green) suspect!!!
• Pac Man ran around a dark room with eletronic music eating pills that got it all agitated and faster...
• Superman, totally crazy,a lunatic, he wore his underwear on his pants...


Take a look on the role models i had!
Too late!
Now they tell me to behave myself ??? How could they??

VOCABULARY:
Naked: pelado
Ran: correu
Thief: ladrão
Lied: metiu
Sleeping beauty: bela adormecida
Bitch: piranha saaaafaaadaaaa!!!!
Shaggy: salsicha do scooby doo
Pothead: Maconheiro
Yogy bear and boo boo bear: zé colméia e catatau
Stole: roubaram
White Snow: Branca de neve
Olive oyl: Olívia palito
Wore: vestiu
Underwear: Cueca
Role Models: Modelos (Exemplos)



By Fábio

O.J. Evereeday's childhood memories

Childhood memories are special for everyone. I have a very happy memory of my childhood and always reminisce it with nostalgia. I was born and brought up in a small family which included my mother, father, and my elder sister. I have very fond memories of us sisters playing in our backyard, climbing trees to pluck fruits, going to parks and beaches and enjoying life in general. My father was a government servant and my mother a housewife. Of all the memories, one particular memory is very important and taught me the importance of saving money.

One summer, my sister was suddenly taken ill. She had to be hospitalized and the doctors advised us that she needed an emergency surgery. The surgery was very costly. My father did not earn a very high salary and it was very difficult

for us to raise that amount of money suddenly. Luckily, my father and mother had a habit of saving small amount of money regularly. This money was not touched but kept aside in case of emergencies. This amount turned out to be the exact amount required for the surgery and recuperation of my sister.

We were helped by the good habit of saving practiced by my parents. Before this incident, I was a spendthrift and use to spend all of my pocket money. This incident changed my way of thinking. I started to save even a little bit from my pocket money. I took to heart the saying, "Little drops of water makes the mighty ocean." Till today, I save money in whatever way I can. I have impressed upon my children the importance of saving money and have got them to do the same. How about you? tell me something about your childhood. Send us a mail (ease-englishcourse@hotmail.com) telling your story and we can publish it here if you'd like to"

                                              By Fábio

Future in the Past

Like Simple Future, Future in the Past has two different forms in English: "would" and "was going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two different meanings.

FORM Would

[would + VERB]
Examples:

·       I knew you would help him.

·       I knew you would not help him.

FORM Was/Were Going To

[was/were + going to + VERB]
Examples:

·       I knew you were going to go to the party.

·       I knew you were not going to go to the party.

USE 1 Future in Past

Future in the Past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future. It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the Past follows the same basic rules as the Simple Future. "Would" is used to volunteer or promise, and "was going to" is used to plan. Moreover, both forms can be used to make predictions about the future.
Examples:

·       I told you he was going to come to the party. plan

·       I knew Julie would make dinner. voluntary action

·       Jane said Sam was going to bring his sister with him, but he came alone. plan

·       I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster. prediction

·       He promised he would send a postcard from Egypt. promise

REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, Future in the Past cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of using Future in the Past, you must use Simple Past.
Examples:

·       I already told Mark that when he would arrive, we would go out for dinner. Not Correct

·       I already told Mark that when he arrived, we would go out for dinner. Correct

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

·       I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM. Active

·       I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM. Passive

·       I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner. Active

·       I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally. Passive

 I hope to have helped u all!!                    

                              

                                                                                                By Fabio!