Практичне заняття № 14-15

Тема: Презентація.

Питання:

1. What is the structure of the presentation?

2. How many slides do you need?

3. What do you write on the title slide?

4. What are the ways to begin a presentation?

5. What are the ways to end a presentation?

6. Rules of writing and editing the text of the slides.

 

Завдання:

1. Підготувати одноосібно презентацію на запропоновану тему.

2. Підготувати командну презентацію на запропоновану тему.

 

1.Learn helpful phrases for a presentation

Introduction

On behalf of Company I would like to welcome you here today. My name is Max Mustermann and I am the CFO of Global Travel.

Hi, I'm Max and I am the head of markteing of Global Travel.

Good morning/afternoon/evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Max Mustermann and I am delighted to be here today to talk to you about…

I'd like to introduce my colleague Max Mustermann.

Hi everyone, I'm Max from Accounts and today I'd like to talk to you about…

Introducing the topic

Today I am  here to talk to you about…

As you all know, today I am  going to talk to you about…

I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…

I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…

Today I would like to outline…

Structuring the presentation

My talk is divided into x parts.

I'll start with / Firstly I will talk about… / I'll begin with

then I will look at …

next…

and finally…

I will be glad to answer any questions that you  may have at the end.

Beginning the presentation

I'll start with some general information on…

I'd just like to give you some background information about…

Before I start, does anyone know…?

As you are all aware / As you all know…

Changing the topic/speaker

Right, let's move on to…

This leads me to my next point, which is…

I'd now like to look at / consider…

Now I will pass you over to /hand over to Max Mustermann.

Does anyone have any questions before I move on?

Summary

To sum up…

So to summarise the main points of my talk…

Just a quick recap of my main points…

Inviting questions

Does have anyone have any questions?

I will be happy to answer your questions now

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask

If you have any further questions, I will be happy to talk to you at the end.

Conclusion

I'd like to conclude by…

That brings me to the end of my presentation, thank for listening / for your attention.

Thank you all for listening, it was a pleasure being here today.

Well that's it from me. Thanks very much.

 

 

2 Use these phrases to prepare team presentation.

Introduction

 

–        Ladies and Gentlemen! Friends! Let's start!

–        Welcome to our presentation. Good morning/afternoon (everyone)!

–        Happy to greet you all on this glorious day on this marvellous venue...

–        We are the students of ... (name of the University). I am... (name surname).

–        Let me introduce my colleagues/friends.

–        As you all know, I am ... (name, position). Good to see you all.

 

Expressing purpose

–        Our purpose/objective/aim today is ...

–        We are here today to tell you about ...

–        There are some important issues we want to go through this morning.

–        This morning we'd like to outline the concept we've developed for you.

–        Today we'd like to present ……

 

Schedule

–        Our presentation/talk will take/last about 20 minutes.

 

Structuring the presentation

–        During our presentation, we are going to focus on four main areas.

–        Firstly...

–        Then my friend (name) will tell you about...

–        Finally,  I  want  to  focus  on  the  future...  and  summarize  our ideas.

 

–        We are going  to divide our talk  into four parts.

–        First  we’ll  give… you...; after that...

–        Finally, we'll be looking at...

 

–        This talk is divided into four main parts: firstly, we’ll explain... etc.

–        Let us begin with/To start with/ Firstly, we'd like to look at...

–        Then/ Secondly, we'll be talking about...

–        Thirdly...

–        The fourth point will be about...

 

Conclusion

–        In conclusion I would say...

–        Let me just try and sum that up before we move on to

–        So, to sum up,

 

Closing remarks:

–        Thank you for your attention/time!

–        If you have any questions, we'd be happy to answer them.

–        I'll now hand out...

–        Thanks very much. Any questions?

–        Well, that's all we have to say. Thank you for listening.

 

 

3. Read the text and answer the questions:

Beauty, Design, Building

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, the author of the oldest research on architecture which has remained till this day, worked during the reign of emperor August (20-30 BC). He wrote an extensive summary of all the theory on construction which is entitled: «Ten Books on Architecture (De architectura libri decem)». It was one of the first texts in history to draw the connection between the architecture of the body and that of the building.

Vitruvius believed that an architect should focus on three central themes when preparing a design for a building: firmitas (strength), utilitas (functionality), and venustas (beauty).

Is it possible to identify a universal sense of beauty − a definition of beauty -  that can be applied to all people and things at all times?

The theory of venustas (or beauty) is a very complicated one. Vitruvius thought that a timeless notion of beauty could be learnt from the “truth of nature”, that nature's designs were based on universal laws of proportion and symmetry. He believed that the body's proportions could be used as a model of natural proportional perfection. He showed that the 'ideal' human body fitted precisely into both a circle and a square, and illustrated the link between perfect geometric forms and the perfect body. In this way, the body was seen as a living rulebook, containing the fixed and faultless laws set down by nature.

Thus, according to Vitruvius, an architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create a sense of eurhythmia − a graceful and agreeable atmosphere − it is essential that it mirrors these natural laws of harmony and beauty.

Physical attraction depends on ratio. Our attraction to another person's body increases if that body is symmetrical and in proportion. Likewise, if a face is in proportion, we are more likely to notice it and find it beautiful. Scientists believe that we perceive proportional bodies to be more healthy.

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body emphasised its proportion. The ratio of the following distances is the Golden Ratio: (foot to navel): (navel to head). Similarly, buildings are more attractive if the proportions used follow the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio (or "Golden Section", Golden Mean, Divine proportion) is based on Fibonacci Numbers, where every number in the sequence (after the second) is the sum of the previous two numbers: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...

Let's look at the ratio of each number in the Fibonacci sequence to the one before it:

 

1/1=1  

2/1=2

3/2=1.5

5/3=1.666...

8/5=1.6

13/8=1.625

21/13=1.61538...

34/21=1.61905...

55/34=1.61764...

89/55=1.61861...

Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man",

the golden ratio in body dimensions

 

If we keep going, we produce an interesting number which mathematicians call "phi" (Golden Ratio or Golden Section or Golden Mean): Φ=1.6180339887... This ratio was used by architects and artists throughout history to produce objects of great beauty (like Michelangelo's "David" and the Greek temples). 

 

  

The Parthenon in Greece.                                                 Michelangelo’s David

 

Phi (Φ) is like pi (π) in the sense that it is an irrational number. There is no equivalent fraction for Φ and its decimal keeps going and never stops.

The Golden Ratio also occurs in nature. Such patterns we see in sunflowers, pine cones and so on. This is largely because one of the best ways to efficiently pack things tightly together is using the Fibonacci sequence.

 

 

 

Why are the objects that contain the Golden Ratio so pleasing? When people think of shapes with Golden section ratios they typically think of a Golden rectangle where one side divided by the other is 1.618. The Golden rectangle has been known since antiquity as one having a pleasing shape, and is frequently found in art and architecture as a rectangular shape that seems 'right' to the eye. One of the interesting properties of the golden rectangle is that if you cut off a square section whose side is equal to the shortest side, the piece that remains is also a golden rectangle.

 

Give answers to the following questions:

1.         When was the first book on architecture written?

2.         What did Marcus Vitruvius Pollio write in that book?

3.         What are the three central principles a good building should satisfy?

4.         How could a notion of beauty be learnt according to Vitruvius?

5.         What was used as the model of natural proportional perfection?

6.         What does physical attraction depend on?

7.         What synonyms to the word combination the Golden ratio do you know?

8.         What is the Golden ratio?

9.         What are the Fibonacci numbers?

10.       Where is the Golden ratio used?

11.       What is the Golden rectangle?

 

4. Prepare the presentation “The Golden Ratio in Design /Building”