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ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS

03.03.14

When was the last time you bought something for:

•yourself?•somebody else?•a customer / client?•your company?

•What did you buy?•What factors influenced your decisions?•What kind of shopping do you like / dislike?•How often do you buy things on the internet?

Making purchases

p.113 E-Commerce

Introducing a presentation

I’m here today to… My purpose today is to… What I want to do today is to… My objective today is to… My main aim today is to… My target today is…

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Creating impact

Change the normal word order and begin your statement of purpose with the word “WHAT”:

•What I’d like to do this evening is present the results of our study.•What I’m going to explain this afternoon are the technical problems involved in…•What I’ll be proposing in my presentation are two new techniques…

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Signposting

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• Firstly I’d like to look at…• To start with…• First I’ll give you…• Secondly /Second I want to analyze the

current situation…• Thirdly after this I’m going to present…• Next/then I shall be recommending…• Finally/ Lastly…

Concluding

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A summary:•So, to summarize / sum up…•At this stage I’d like to go over / run through…•So, as we’ve seen in this presentation today…

Concluding formalities:•I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.•If you have any questions, I’d be pleased to answer them.•I would welcome any comments.•Thank you for your attention.