WorksheetsPresenting in English: Stating your purpose 2 (page 13)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
First of all, I'd like to ______ the main points of my talk.
preview
overview
outline
Perhaps, I should start off by _______ that this is just a preliminary report. Nothing has been finalized as yet.
pointing
stressing
reminding
But later on, I will, in fact, be ______ several detailed
proposals.
putting forward
putting out
putting over
One thing I’ll be _______ is the issue of a minimum wage.
dealing with
referring
regarding
And I'll also be ______ the question of privatization.
asking
raising
putting
So, what we‘re really ______ are likely developments in the structure of the company over the next five to ten years.
driving at
aiming at
looking at
If we could just _______ our attention on the short-term objectives to begin with.
draw
focus
attract
The eighteen-month plan, which by now you should’ve all had time to look at, _______ in detail our main recommendations.
outlines
reviews
sets out
Basically, what we’re ______ is a complete reorganization of staff and plant.
suggesting
asking
reviewing
I’d now like to ______ my attention to some of the difficulties we’re likely to face.
turn
draw
focus
I’m sure there’s no need to ______ what the main problem is going to be.
draw out
spell out
think out
But we do need to seriously ______ the question of how we are going to overcome it.
ask
answer
address
The basic message I'm trying to ______ here is simple. We can’t rely on government support for much longer.
get through
get across
get to
Disappointing end-of-year figures _______ the seriousness of the situation.
underline
undermine
underestimate
And the main conclusion we've ______ is that massive corporate restructuring will be necessary before any privatization can go through.
thought
got to
come to
