The Global Goals
Rhetorical Devices
Academic vocabulary
Presentation skills
Meanwhile in Sweden...
100

The year the UN's Sustainable Development Goals meangt to be achieved by. 

What is 2030? 

100

A question asked to make a point.  

What is a rhetorical question? 

100

This term means putting plans or decisions into action, as in “the _____ of the 2030 Agenda."

What is implementation? 

100

Your SDG presentation should last this long to meet the assignment requirements.

What is 6-8 minutes? 

100

A Swedish climate activist who has reached worldwide fame.

Who is Greta Thunberg? 

200

The total number of SDGs. 

What is 17? 

200

The deliberate echoing of key words or phrases to emphasise a message.

What is repetition? 
200

This term translates into Swedish as hållbar konsumtion.

What is sustainable consumption? 

200

Gestures and body positions that can enhance a message.

What is body language? 

200

The Swedish government wants to expand this energy source as part of its long-term climate strategy.

What is nuclear power? 

300

A group of countries that has agreed to work together to achieve the SDGs 

What are the UN member states? 

300

Three classical rhetorical appeals used to persuade an audience through credibility, emotion, and logic.

Whar are ethos, pathos and logos? 

300

In the SDGs, this word refers to a specific, measurable aim that supports a larger goal.

What is a target?

300

Something that should be avoided at all costs since it has a significantly negative effect on the delivery of a presentation.

What is reading from notes? 

300

Sweden aims to replace petrol and diesel cars with this type of vehicle to reach its emission goals.

What are electric cars/vehicles? 

400

What goal focuses on partnerships between countries and organisations in order to achieve the other goals? 

What is SDG 17? 

400

A rhetorical appeal is used when a speaker builds credibility by sharing personal experience or expertise. 

What is ethos? 

400

This term means unfair differences in wealth, opportunities, or treatment between groups or individuals.

What is inequality? 

400

A way to emphasise important parts of a speech by varying your voice.  

What is intonation/pace? 

400

This international climate conference is currently taking place in Brazil — and Sweden’s climate minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, is not attending.

What is COP29?

500
A definition of the word "sustainability" 

What is "the ability to maintain or support a process over time"?

500

A rhetorical device uses deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect — for example, “I’ve told you a million times!”

What is hyperbole? 

500

This word describes the process of judging how well something works or how much progress has been made.

What is evaluation?

500

Technical terms and difficult jargon should always be explained or defined — this is part of doing this effectively.

What is adapting the presentation to the audience?

500

Sweden’s goal is to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by this year.

What is 2045?