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| pace | korak; tempo; brzina |

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| lengthy | poduži; opširan |

| to outline | napraviti nacr; iznijeti u kratkim crtaima |

| a (sub)heading | (pod)naslov |

| an executive summary | kratki pregled ili sažetak |

| in miniature | u manjem/kraćem obliku |

| to become acquainted with sth. | upoznati se s nečim |

| to emphasize, stress | naglasiti |

| emphasis | naglasak; isticanje |

| to underline | podcrtati |

| accomplish the purpose | ispuniti svrhu |

| to highlight | istaknuti |

| an overview | pregled; pregledati |

| a road map | plan puta |

| in sum | ukratko |

Exercise 1 Which stages or features of writing a document are described below?

In this stage, you write a rough road map to how your main headings and points will be organized. O __.

  1. In this stage, you are providing the reader or the listener with the main points and conclusions of your work. O __.

Most computer applications provide a way to make your main points more prominent by making them stand out on the page. H __.

Putting a line under a word that you wish to emphasize may be an effective way of drawing your reader’s attention. U __.

In addition to Word and PowerPoint features, you can make main arguments more prominent by placing them in the beginning of the paragraphs or in headings. E _ OR S _.

Exercise 2 Translate the following sentences into English:

  1. Iako smo postigli mnoge ciljeve za prošlu godinu, nismo uspjeli to dovoljno naglasiti u izvješću.

  2. Danas je ritam života takav da većina zaposlenika ima vremena samo za kratke preglede, a ne cijele dokumente.