Ladies and Gentlemen: Giving a Formal Presentation

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A complete Grade 9 ESL speaking pack on formal presentations: a clear three-part structure (introduction, body and conclusion), signposting language to guide the audience (First of all…, Moving on to…, To sum up…), designing simple slides, delivery skills such as eye contact, pace and pausing, and answering questions politely. Students plan and give a three-minute presentation. Includes slides, a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, flashcards, a rubric and answer keys.

Overview

Students learn how to give a clear, confident formal presentation in English. They study a three-part structure: an introduction that greets the audience, states the topic and gives an outline; a body with two or three main points; and a conclusion that summarizes, thanks the audience and invites questions. They learn signposting phrases that help listeners follow, good practice for slides (few words, large text, one idea per slide), delivery skills such as eye contact, speaking at a steady pace and pausing, and polite ways to handle questions. Students plan a three-minute presentation on a topic they care about and give it to the class.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Formal Presentations
Category: Speaking
File Type: PDF
File Size: 367.2 KB
Published: 09 Nov 2026
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Grade 9 ESL (ages 14–15), B1–B2 60 minutes (plus time for presentations) Speaking organizing ideas signposting using visual aids listening and questioning

Learning Objectives

Organize a presentation into an introduction, body and conclusion.
Use signposting language to guide the audience.
Use effective slides and delivery skills, and answer questions politely.

How to Use This Resource

Start with the slides: show two openings, one that starts "Um, so, my topic is…" and one with a greeting, topic and outline, and ask which is better.
Teach the structure, signposting and delivery tips with the slides and flashcards, then do worksheet activities 1 and 2 together.
Students complete activities 3 to 6 to plan their talk, present to the class, then use the quiz and the homework reflection.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Signpost relay: each student says one sentence of a presentation using the next signposting phrase on the board.
Slide makeover: groups improve a crowded slide by cutting words and adding one clear image.
Question practice: after each talk, two classmates must ask a question and the speaker answers using a polite phrase.

Differentiation

Support: give a presentation template with the signposting phrases already written. Challenge: students include a statistic or a quotation and handle an unexpected question without notes.

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check structure, signposting and slide design. Use the rubric to assess each student's presentation.

Teacher Tips

Encourage students to rehearse aloud at least three times and to use small cue cards with key words, not full sentences. Reading a script word for word is the most common reason presentations lose the audience.

What's Included

11-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 8 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Editable Student Pages and Lesson Plan (DOCX)
A5 Flashcards (PDF)
Answer Key (PDF)

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