AAAHHH  +  217763 Wed, 19 Apr 06 09:50 PM Hi I have to create a 10 minute presentation on grammar, but the topic Grammar seems too wide, I wondered if anyone had any ideas on what I should include in this presentation. Any help would be greatfully appreciated! thanx AAAHHH Joined on Wed, Apr 19 2006 New Member 03 Grammar

	YoHf  +  217768 Wed, 19 Apr 06 09:57 PM Welcome to the EF Aaahhh (odd name ). Actually you should tell us what you're thinking of first, and then we'll be glad to help you correct/improve it. YoHf Joined on Wed, Oct 26 2005 Senior Member 3,347 Shinichi Okazaki.

	AAAHHH  +  217798 Wed, 19 Apr 06 11:18 PM Well to be honest I'm not really sure, I was just asked to do a presentation on grammar and I'm completly lost, but thankyou for your time anyway AAAHHH Grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  217852 Thu, 20 Apr 06 03:36 AM The first rule of presentations is to know your message - and the second is to know your audience.  You could, for example, do a high-level overview of the aspects of grammar: subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, verb tenses, prepositions... The shorter amount of time you have to talk about a complex topic, the longer you must prepare! Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,678 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Grammar, Verbs, Prepositions, Tenses

	milky  +  217955 Thu, 20 Apr 06 08:40 AM  AAAHHH wrote: Hi I have to create a 10 minute presentation on grammar, but the topic Grammar seems too wide, I wondered if anyone had any ideas on what I should include in this presentation. Any help would be greatfully appreciated! thanx How about a spicy title such as "Grammar, who needs it?" Then you could investigate why so many people seem to detest the grammar part of learning a language. :-) milky Joined on Thu, Jan 15 2004 Senior Member 3,149 Hume said that if we had perfect or complete descriptive knowledge of reality, we could not, by reasoning, derive a single valid "ought". Grammar

	Clive  +  218114 Thu, 20 Apr 06 06:03 PM Hi, How about a spicier  title such as "Grammar, who it needs?"   I think the key to most presentations is to understand your audience and their needs.  Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,639 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Grammar

	milky  +  218116 Thu, 20 Apr 06 06:10 PM  Clive wrote: Hi, How about a spicier  title such as "Grammar, who it needs?"   I think the key to most presentations is to understand your audience and their needs.  Best wishes, Clive LOL! milky Grammar