《学科英语》课程教学资源（文献资料）预习阅读材料5

Sample Sentences for Opening, DevelopingandClosingaPresentationSamplesA:OpeningRemarks,IntroducingtheTopic,theArrangementofEachPart,andthePreferredTimeforQuestions.OThank you, Dr. Stonehill.Good morning,distinguishedmembers of the Panel. It is a pleasure for me to be here today.Today I would like to briefly describe to you, and hopefully it willactually be brief, our work over the past few years on X which lbelieve youhave heard before.It has lately become of generalinterestin this field and has attracted worldwide interest.OThank you, Professor Brock, for your very kind introduction. Iam particularly honoredto have been invitedto speak at thisconference.Nowl am goingto presentthe work thatI havebeeninterested in for a long time. I'll lay my stress on the followingthree aspects.Thefirst... Mr. Chairman, Mr. Cochairman, Fellow Colleagues. First of all,let me thank Prof. Wang for his warm introduction, in which hementionedthe researchwork X thatI have been carrying on inrecent years. Now I would like to make a brief introduction to thisstudy.IhopeIcan hear commentsfromeveryoneof you

Sample Sentences for Opening, Developing and Closing a Presentation Samples A: Opening Remarks, Introducing the Topic, the Arrangement of Each Part, and the Preferred Time for Questions. ●Thank you, Dr. Stonehill.Good morning, distinguished members of the Panel. It is a pleasure for me to be here today. Today I would like to briefly describe to you, and hopefully it will actually be brief, our work over the past few years on X which I believe you have heard before. It has lately become of general interest in this field and has attracted worldwide interest. ●Thank you,ProfessorBrock, for your very kind introduction. I am particularly honoredto have been invited to speak at this conference. Now I am going to present the work that I have been interested in for a long time. I’ll lay my stress on the following three aspects. The first. ● Mr. Chairman, Mr. Cochairman, Fellow Colleagues. First of all, let me thank Prof. Wang for his warm introduction, in which he mentioned the research work X that I have been carrying on in recent years. Now I would like to make a brief introduction to this study. I hope I can hear comments from every one of you

OGood morning, Ladies and gentlemen. My name is ... I'm aProfessorat Nanjing University. Todayl am going to describe oneof the most importantnew developments in...I shall express myown opinion on this, hoping that it will have something to offer youGood moming. It's an honor to have the opportunity to addresssuch a distinguished audience. Let me start by saying just a fewwords about my own background. I know I've met some of you, butjust for the benefit of those I haven't, my name is .. I am deputydirectorof... I started outin ...Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. I'm very glad topresent my paper today. The title of my presentation is... Mypresentation will focus on studies from my own laboratory atNanjing University in collaboration with Dr. Lu Shideng of Yaleuniversity, as well as studies done in collaboration with Prof. WangLing of Tsinghua University.Good morning, everyone. I am very delighted to have theopportunity to report my research and to discuss the present statusof X on such an occasion. First, I'd like to tell you briefly thebackground of my study and the findings of my research; thenmakeabriefcommentonit. Good aftemoon. Today I'd like to talk about (to present therecent..., to explain our position on ..., to brief you on...; inform you

●Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen. My name is . I'm a Professor at Nanjing University. Today I am going to describe one of the most important new developments in. I shall express my own opinion on this, hoping that it will have something to offer you. ●Good morning. It's an honor to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience. Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. I know I've met some of you, but just for the benefit of those I haven't, my name is . I am deputy director of . I started out in . ● Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. I'm very glad to present my paper today. The title of my presentation is. My presentation will focus on studies from my own laboratory at Nanjing University in collaboration with Dr. Lu Shideng of Yale university, as well as studies done in collaboration with Prof. Wang Ling of Tsinghua University. ●Good morning, everyone. I am very delighted to have the opportunity to report my research and to discuss the present status of X on such an occasion. First, I'd like to tell you briefly the background of my study and the findings of my research; then make a brief comment on it. ● Good afternoon. Today I'd like to talk about (to present the recent.; to explain our position on .; to brief you on.; inform you

about...; describe briefly ...)I shall say what-I think, in the hope thatit might contain something of interest to you. Friends, it is an honor to have this opportunity to be with youand a pleasure to renew an old friendship with some of you whom lhavenotmet for three years since ourlast meeting in Paris.Thank you, Professor Smith and Dr. Dowton, for giving me thisopportunity to address you today. My presentation will be madefrom the perspective of a basic scientist who is intent upontranslating basic laboratory findings to meaningful avenues forclinical application. Now, please look at the first slide. Couldsomeone turn off the lights, please? (Lights off, please.) This is aslide showing you what made for... Now look at the second slide. .Could we have the lighton here, please? (Lights on,please.)Iwouldliketoconcentratemydiscussionontheresearchanddevelopment of ..Please interrupt me if there's something whichneeds clarifying. Otherwise, there'll be time for discussion at theend.OThe purpose ofthis talk is to update you on... I shall only take10 minutes of your time. I've divided my presentation into fourparts/sections.Theyare...OThis talk is designedtoput you in thepicture about...Ipromise to be brief. If you have any questions, please feel free to

about.; describe briefly .)I shall say what-I think, in the hope that it might contain something of interest to you. ● Friends, it is an honor to have this opportunity to be with you and a pleasure to renew an old friendship with some of you whom I have not met for three years since our last meeting in Paris. ●Thank you, Professor Smith and Dr. Dowton, for giving me this opportunity to address you today. My presentation will be made from the perspective of a basic scientist who is intent upon translating basic laboratory findings to meaningful avenues for clinical application. Now, please look at the first slide. Could someone turn off the lights, please? (Lights off, please.) This is a slide showing you what made for. Now look at the second slide. . Could we have the light on here, please? (Lights on, please.) ● I would like to concentrate my discussion on the research and development of .Please interrupt me if there's something which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there'll be time for discussion at the end. ●The purpose of this talk is to update you on. I shall only take 10 minutes of your time. I’ve divided my presentation into four parts/sections. They are. ●This talk is designed to put you in the picture about. I promise to be brief. If you have any questions, pleasefeel free to

interrupt. The subject can be looked at under the followingheadings...OMy presentation today will give you the background to...Hopefully,it can act as a springboard for our discussion. My talkshould only last five minutes. I'll be gratefulif you hold yourquestions to the end of my talk.We can break this area down intothefollowingfields:First/First of all..Second/Then/Next..Third/And then we come to...Finally/Last/Lastof all ...Oln discussing these issues,Ishall begin with a brief outlineof...Next,IshalldescribehowXfunctionsas...Ithenshall searchfor a solution in Y in its broadestsense. Finally, I shall examine atsomelength theexperience of...and arrive at some conclusionswhich may be of use to thosewho...The experts are asking numerous questions about thisproblem: How..; What..; To what extent..; Is there a commonfactorshared by..; Is this commonfactorunique?How...?Theseand otherquestions arewidelydiscussed in the academic,officialand popular literature and the opinions expressed are equallyvaried.My own assessmentof reasons forthe...is that...Although the houris indeed late, andI am sure you are nodoubtnearing a saturation point for newinformation,Ihopetodiscuss with you today what I believe is an exciting newarea with

interrupt. The subject can be looked at underthe following headings. ●My presentation today will give you the background to. Hopefully, it can act as a springboard for our discussion. My talk should only last five minutes. I’ll be grateful if you hold your questions to the end of my talk.We can break this area down into the following fields: First/First of all . Second/Then/Next . Third/ And then we come to.Finally/Last/Last of all . ●In discussing these issues, I shall begin with a brief outline of. Next, I shall describe how X functions as. I then shall search for a solution in Y in its broadest sense.Finally, I shall examine at some length the experience of. and arrive at some conclusions which may be of use to those who. ●The experts are asking numerous questions about this problem: How. ; What. ; To what extent. ; Is there a common factor shared by. ; Is this common factor unique? How.? These and other questions are widely discussed in the academic, official and popularliterature and the opinions expressed are equally varied. My own assessment of reasons for the. is that. ●Although the houris indeed late, and I am sure you are no doubt nearing a saturation point for new information, I hope to discusswith you today what I believe is an exciting new area with

considerablefutureclinicalimpact.OI would like to divide my talk into four parts. The first pointdiscusses...The second covers...Thethird concerns...Lastbutnot least, I will talk aboutsomething relating to...OWhatI want to talk abouttoday is... I'm goingto divide thisup into two parts. I'm going to talk a bit about democracy, a bitabouttechnologyandputthemtogetherandgiveyouabunchofcasestudies aroundthe worldSamplesB:TurningtoaNewTopicOLetusconsidertheimplicationsoftwoofthesenewinventions.lnowturnto anotherbasicfactabouttheproblemOl now turn to the subjectof..l'dnowliketodiscusssomeissuesofrelevancetothissubjectOl would also like to take this opportunity to explain someaspectsof...Furthermore,inrecentyearstherehavebeenstructuralchangesin...OWith reference to the..,it should be mentioned that...OAnotherconcernofXisto...Additionally..OThereare twofurther comments Iwant to make on this

considerable future clinical impact. ●I would like to divide my talk into four parts. The first point discusses . The second covers . The third concerns. Last but not least, I will talk about somethingrelating to. ●What I want to talk about today is. I’m going to divide this up into two parts. I’m going to talk a bit about democracy, a bit about technology and put them together and give you a bunch of case studies aroundthe world Samples B: Turning to a New Topic ●Let us considerthe implications of two of these new inventions. ●I now turn to another basic fact about the problem. ●I now turn to the subject of. ●I’d now like to discuss some issuesof relevanceto this subject ●I would also like to take this opportunity to explain some aspects of. ●Furthermore, in recent years there have been structural changes in . ●With reference to the., it should be mentioned that. ●Another concern of X is to. Additionally . ●There are two further comments Iwant to make on this

subject. The first is that ...The second point I want to make is that..OAs regards .., , we must... This is because...OBeforeI discuss..,I wanttogobacktothe.OBeforelmoveon.I'd liketo.ONowIwould liketoconcentrateontheproblemof...Astothepoint I mentionedjust now, I will return to it and talk in detail in afewminutesOMy main concern, however, is not with the.., but with itsobjective character.How has it comeabout? Howhas...emerged fromthe...? The answeris that...Nowletus considersomeofthemore importantaspectsofthissystem.SamplesC:DrawingConclusionsandEndingRemarksOLet me now draw togetherthe threads of argument in thislong discourse.... That's all. Thank you.Ol would like to end on a note of caution. ... That concludesmy report.Itwouldbereasonabletoconcludethat...IthinkthatisallwhatIwantto say aboutthe subject.Thankyou.OIn this concluding section, I want to discuss the impact of..My time is running out. I have to stop here.Any questions orcomments?

subject. The first is that .The second point I want to make is that. ●As regards ., , we must. This is because . ●Before I discuss., I want to go back to the. ●Before I move on. I'd like to. ●Now I would like to concentrate on the problem of. As to the point I mentioned just now, I will return to it and talk in detail in a few minutes. ●My main concern, however, is not with the., but with its objective character. How has it come about? How has. emerged from the.? The answer is that. ●Now let us consider some of the more important aspects of this system. Samples C: Drawing Conclusions and Ending Remarks ●Let me now draw together the threads of argument in this long discourse. . That's all. Thank you. ●I would like to end on a note of caution. . That concludes my report. ● It would be reasonable to conclude that. I think that is all what I want to say about the subject. Thank you. ●In this concluding section, I want to discuss the impact of. My time is running out. I have to stop here. Any questions or comments?

OAs a final word, I would like to suggestfor your considerationsome incentives for improving... That's all thatI wantto talk thisafternoon.Please don'thesitateto askme if you have questions.Before closing my presentation,I would like to make afewgeneral remarks about the problemwe are discussing....That's allfor my presentation.I hope you'll give me your comments andsuggestions.Thankyou.Ol am sorry I have talked so long. If there are any points which Ididn't make clear, please feelfree to point them out, and I wouldlike to make further explanations. Thank you.This concludes my presentation,andI would be pleasedtoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.OSo, let's put all this together as I sumup. You've gotknowledge...Ol have given youmy ideas thatI have long been thinkingabout this matter, and nowI'd loveto hearyour commentsTheguidein this sectionforeffectivepresentationis intendedto givea fewtips foryourpresentation.It is neithercompletenorprecise.Youmustdecidewhatis appropriateforYOUandYOURtopic,thengowithit.Whatis importantisthatyouPLANandREHEARSEforit!

●As a final word, I would like to suggest for your consideration some incentives for improving. That's all that I want to talk this afternoon. Please don't hesitate to ask me if you have questions. ●Before closing my presentation, I would like to make a few general remarks about the problem we are discussing.That's all for my presentation. I hope you'll give me your comments and suggestions. Thank you. ●I am sorry I have talked so long. If there are any points which I didn't make clear, please feel free to point them out, and I would like to make further explanations. Thank you. ●This concludes my presentation, and I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have. ●So, let's put all this together as I sum up. You've got knowledge . ●I have given you my ideas that I have long been thinking about this matter, and now I'd love to hear your comments. The guide in this section for effective presentation is intended to give a few tips for your presentation. It is neither complete nor precise. You must decide what is appropriate for YOU and YOUR topic, then go with it. What is important is that you PLAN and REHEARSE for it!