Q1.
Work in groups of four. Make a presentation on a place of interest in and around your region that people like to visit. You may use the following guidelines to make your presentation. Guidelines: 1. Slides 1–2: Choose any popular place of interest in your region. 2. Slides 3–4: Mention where it is located and how to reach there. 3. Slides 5–6: Describe the attractions of the place, why it is popular and explain its historical importance, if any. 4. Slides 7–8: List out weather conditions, local food, customs, and language. 5. Slides 9–10: Suggest the best time of the year to visit and why you recommend this place.
Answer
How to divide the work in a group of four: one member per pair of slides, plus a shared opening and closing. Rehearse the joins — a presentation is judged as much on the handover as on the slides.
| Slides | What goes on them | What the speaker says |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Name of the place, one large photograph, one line of description | Open with a hook, not a definition: “Fifty kilometres from our town there is a lake that turns pink every February.” |
| 3–4 | A simple map; distance from the nearest town and railway station; how to get there | Practical details — bus, train, road, time taken, cost |
| 5–6 | Two or three attractions, one per picture; any historical note with a date | Be specific: not ‘a beautiful temple' but ‘a stepwell of 1340 with 108 steps' |
| 7–8 | Weather by season; two local dishes; a festival or custom; the language spoken | This is the slide visitors remember; keep it concrete |
| 9–10 | Best months to visit, with the reason; a closing recommendation | Close with a reason, not with ‘Thank you' alone |
Three rules that separate a good presentation from a read-out:
- Six words a line, six lines a slide. A slide is a signpost; the detail belongs in your mouth, not on the screen.
- One idea, one slide. If a slide needs the word ‘and' twice, split it.
- Never read the slide aloud. The audience can read faster than you can speak. Say the thing the slide does not say.
Sample opening and closing.
Opening: “Good morning. Our group is going to take you thirty kilometres out of this city, to a place most of us drive past without stopping — the old stepwell at Adalaj. By the end of these ten slides we hope you will want to stop.”
Closing: “We recommend visiting between November and February, when the heat has gone and the water level is low enough to see the lowest platform. Go early — by ten o'clock the light no longer reaches the bottom step. Thank you; we are happy to take questions.”
Opening: “Good morning. Our group is going to take you thirty kilometres out of this city, to a place most of us drive past without stopping — the old stepwell at Adalaj. By the end of these ten slides we hope you will want to stop.”
Closing: “We recommend visiting between November and February, when the heat has gone and the water level is low enough to see the lowest platform. Go early — by ten o'clock the light no longer reaches the bottom step. Thank you; we are happy to take questions.”