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Pre-reading

P2

Who do you think is the greatest

speaker in the world?

Could you give some suggestions

on how to make a great speech?

Winston Churchill Barack ObamaSteve Jobs

While-reading

P3

2. What do the audience want to know through a

speech?

1. Why does using anecdotes make a speech

easy to deliver?

Answer the following questions.

The problem they want to solve and the solution to that

problem.

Because the speaker can recall a story from memory and

tell it from his or her own heart.

While-reading

P4

4. Why is it not a good idea to practice a speech in

front of a mirror?

3. How should a speaker practice his or her

speech beforehand?

Answer the following questions.

Because it is distracting.

① He/She should practice in the shower and run the

speech in his/her head. ② He/She should practice out loud with a small audience

and try to replace filler words with silence.

While-reading

P5

1. If you want to make a great speech, what should

you focus on most?

A. The PowerPoint presentation.

B. The theme of your speech.

C. The solution to the problem in your speech.

D. The stories told in your speech.

Choose the best answer.

While-reading

P6

1. How should you start your speech?

A. Thank the audience.

B. Get right into the speech.

C. Use emotional body language.

D. Talk about your solution.

Choose the best answer.

While-reading

P7

1. If you want to make a successful public speech,

you have to be ______.

① passionate serious②

③ happy excited④

A. ①② B. ②③

B. ①④ D. ②④

Choose the best answer.

P8

Language study

在行为动词作谓语的句子中，常用“助动词 do/did + 谓语动词原形”的结构表示强调语气，这个结构也可以用于祈使句。

You do have to practice out loud, hopefully with a small

audience, and try to replace filler words like “um,” “so”

and “like” with silence.

Sentence structure

e.g. The judge did find that all the reports were not true to

the facts.

P9

Language study

Sentence structure

1.信不信由你，他真的喜欢做作业。

2.我现在很少锻炼，但我年轻的时候的确经常踢足球。

Believe it or not, he does love doing homework.

I don’t take much exercise now, but I did play football a lot when I was young.

P10

Language study

Sentence structure

3.“ ”妈妈，很抱歉，我把盘子打碎了。 “ ”没关系，下次一定要小心！ （祈使句）

“I’m sorry for breaking the plate, Mom.”

“It doesn’t matter. Do be careful next time.”

Language study

P11

1. Tom didn’t like the food, but he made a __________ of eating some of it as he was a guest.

2. There is growing __________ evidence that the cost of accommodation is putting off many potential students.

3. What you said has no __________ to what we are talking about.

4. You must reject __________ and concentrate on your work at hand.

5. The __________ of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place.

Complete each sentence with the proper form of

the given words.

pretencepretence

eliminate anecdote distract relevant pretend

anecdotalanecdotal

relevancrelevanc

eedistractiodistractio

nneliminatioeliminatio

nn

After-reading

P12

What should you avoid doing if you want to

make a great speech?

What body language can help you improve your

speech?

Questions for further

Hints: without preparation; too many filler words;

lack of confidence; lack of eye contact with the

audience …

After-reading

P13

Choose any topic you like

and make a speech in class.