THREE-MINUTE STATEMENT
Making a short presentation may be even more challenging than making a term presentation: you have to present a compelling case within three minutes!

Useful tips

Preparing:
1. Think over the chosen topic and come up with an idea you feel strongly about.
2. Formulate a claim and make up a list of reasons why you are right in defending this claim.
3. Find convincing, up-to-date evidence to support your case.
4. Rehearse out loud keeping track of the time.

Presenting:
1. Start with an introductory phrase:
I’m going to talk about…; In my statement I will deal with…
2. Make a clear thesis statement (claim).
3. Produce 2–3 arguments (reasons), which you develop and support with examples.
4. Conclude with a sum-up relevant to your thesis statement:
So, all of the above shows that …
It appears reasonable to conclude that…
So we can conclude beyond reasonable doubt

MAKE A 3-MIN STATEMENT ON:

1. the American Empire

2. American identity / American patriotism

3. the American creed / the American dream

4. the core values of the country you study in comparison with American values

5. the correlation between American values and US foreign policy

6. the prospects of Western democracy

7. US foreign policy after the Cold War (or after 9/11)

8. US global role

9. US — China rivalry

10. US — EU relations

11. US — Russia relations

MOCK EXAM CARDS