Field Notes

Endangered animal presentations: your personal feedback

B1+1, Session 5, 31 October 2026, Mr. Abdullah

Everyone did real research and stood up to present. Well done! Find your name, open your notes, and tap each sentence to see why it works or how to make it even better. The sentences are taken from the class recording and lightly cleaned up.

StrongWhy this sentence works. Keep doing it.
SmootherGood idea, with a more natural way to say it.
Quick fixA small grammar point, with the correct form.

For the whole class

Today we practised the language that makes a presentation easy to follow. Here it is again:

Putting your ideas in order

First of all
Second
Furthermore
Another point
Finally
In conclusion

Giving examples

For example (an example from your head)
For instance (something that happened)
such as

General beliefs

It is believed that ...
It is often said that ...
It is widely known that ...

One mistake to fix together

Many of us said “should to” or “must to”. After should and must, there is no to: “We should protect them.” “Governments must ban it.” (But we do say have to, need to and ought to.)

With this, Unit 1 is complete. Great work, everyone.