Unit 9: Go The Distance: Projects
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- 1Go The Distance: Choosing distance learning
- 2Go The Distance: Academic reading
- 3Go The Distance: Academic talk
- 4Go The Distance: Academic writing
- 5Go The Distance: Finding and using source material
- 6Go The Distance: Going the distance
- 7Go The Distance: Critical thinking
- 8Go The Distance: Social learning
- 9Go The Distance: Projects
- 10Go The Distance: Succeeding in exams
Session 4
Academic Writing 9 – Project presentations
Welcome back to Academic Writing – the series where you'll find activities to help you develop your writing skills and become a top-class distance learner. This time we're looking at how you can present an academic project perfectly!
Session 4 score
0 / 21
- 0 / 6Activity 1
- 0 / 10Activity 2
- 0 / 1Activity 3
- 0 / 4Activity 4
Activity 1
Turning your project into a presentation
When you're studying at university, sooner or later you'll probably have to write a long project of some kind – and then you'll probably have to make a short presentation about it. Whether you're presenting face-to-face or through the magic of the internet, the activities on this page will help you prepare for a presentation, design your slides, and show you what to do and say on presentation day!
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Presentation preparation tips
How do you start to get ready for a presentation? Try the activity to get our tips!
To do
Complete the presentation preparation tips in the gap fill activity.
Preparing your presentation
6 Questions
Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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You need an adjective that describes how your plan makes sense.Question 1 of 6
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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The correct word here indicates that your project and presentation should not have different structures.Question 2 of 6
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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You need a word that means 'a small number'Question 3 of 6
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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You need a verb here that means 'learn something so that you can remember it completely'.Question 4 of 6
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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You need an adjective that means 'not interesting' and a noun that describes something shorter than a sentence, but longer than a letter.Question 5 of 6
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Complete the presentation preparation tips by choosing the correct word for each gap
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You need an adverb that means 'correctly; without any mistakes'.Question 6 of 6
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When you're getting you presentation ready, you're probably going to need to organise a slide show. Go to the next activity to find out how to create perfect presentation slides.
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