The CLIL pedagogy offers EFL learners an"acquisition-rich"classroom environment for the development of language complexity and higher-order thinking abilities.Through two oral presentation cases,the paper analyzes the oral presentation teaching designs and processes which can enhance students'critical thinking competence in CLIL-based EFL intensive reading class.The case study shows that(1)the topic design in CLIL-based presentations should involve the content of the discipline and aim at a synergetic development of disciplinary knowledge,language skills and critical thinking;(2)a Q & A session could be arranged after the presentation as extended class discussions;(3)teachers can play scaffolding roles in the whole presentation process.