Alternatively (or perhaps additionally), ending a talk with a catchy quote is quite common as well. For example: At the very end, it is customary and advisable to say or simply Starting a presentation with a quote ■■ Use one of the two beginnings given above (either “Travel makes one modest …” or “Gustave Flaubert once said …”) exactly the way described in 1 1.3: Memorise it and then perform it like an actor. ■■ Use one of the quotes on tourism & travelling below. Combine it with your own thoughts to devise the beginning of a presentation on this topic. Quotes on tourism & travelling I will leave you with this quote by Saint Augustine, “The world is a book, and those who …” Let me end my presentation with this quote by James Baldwin: “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” Thank you (very much) for your attention. Thank you (very much). To do [A] 1.8 1.9 “I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything.” Bill Bryson, American-British author “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” James Baldwin (1924–1987), American novelist “It boggles the mind that tourists feel they have the God-given right to intrude anywhere.” Russell Means (1939–2012), Native American activist Grammar refresher #1: The -s in the third person singular A lot of people your age still make mistakes in this area, believe it or not. You should not. So please don’t forget: In the present tense, a verb ends in -s: ■■ if the subject of the sentence is he, she or it She needs more information about the trip. ■■ if the subject of the sentence could be replaced with he, she or it The train leaves in 20 minutes. (We could say it instead of the train.) ■■ in who-questions if the meaning of who is “wer” Who knows what platform our train leaves from? ■■ in what-questions if there is no other subject What happens next? However, there is no -s at the end of modal verbs. She can help you with your booking. [I] 1.10 16 Key aspects Strategies Sample task 1 Tourism Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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