This document provides instructions for a 3rd term speaking project where students will present on a key person in their community. Students must choose someone they admire and who inspires them, such as a teacher, doctor, or someone involved in charities or the environment. The project must be done in pairs using a format like PowerPoint, Prezi, or video. Steps include choosing a partner and person to feature, deciding how to present, assigning parts, including useful vocabulary and language for the presentation.

1. 3rd TERM SPEAKING
PROJECT

2. WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
• In this project, you will have to present a key
person in your community.
• He/she must be close to you, for instance,
from your school, city or region.
• This person must be someone you admire
and who inspires you.

3. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PERSON CAN BE…
A teacher A doctor
Someone that
collaborates
with charities
Someone that
cares about the
environment

4. HOW DO YOU HAVE TO DO IT?
• It must be done in PAIRS.
• You can use any type of format you
want: PowerPoint, Prezi, video, kind of
leaflet or magazine

5. FIRST STEP
• Choose your partner.
• Think of some important people in your
community.
• Use this questions to help you.

6. SECOND STEP
• Decide how you are going to present
the information.
• Decide the parts each one is going to
present.
• Decide the materials you are going to
use.
• Decide the information you want to
include.

7. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
VOCABULARY
DETERMINED MOTIVATED
GENTLE SPONTANEOUS

8. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
VOCABULARY
CONSCIENTIOUS RESOURCEFUL
SUCCESSFUL INSPIRATIONAL

9. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
VOCABULARY
TO ACHIEVE GOALS TO MEET CHALLENGES

10. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
VOCABULARY

11. THIRD STEP – USEFUL IDIOMS
TO BE A PERSON OF
HIS/HER WORD
TO HAVE BEST
INTERESTS AT HEART
A SHOULDER TO
CRY ON
TO BE A HELPING
HAND

12. THIRD STEP – USEFUL IDIOMS
TO HAVE A HEART
OF GOLD
TO BE THE LIFE AND
SOUL OF THE PARTY
TO BE A GO-GETTER
TO BE DOWN TO EARTH

13. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
LANGUAGE
• We are going to tell you about…
• We would like to introduce you to…
• His contribution to our school is
important because…
• She is important to our community as…
• He means a lot to us because…
• We found out that…
• Did you know that…?

14. THIRD STEP – USEFUL
LANGUAGE
• A big part of her life revolves around
helping people.
• She has devoted/dedicated a big part of
her life to helping people.
• Another important fact is that…
• Here is an interesting story about…
• As an anecdote, we could tell that…
• In conclusion, …/To sum up, …

15. Watch this video to learn more
expressions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W
46_ayDeCFo

16. FOURTH STEP
START PREPARING AND
ENJOY DOING IT!!!