Week 47 Speech Lesson 1 & 2

Speech!
Lesson 1 - Introduction
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Speech!
Lesson 1 - Introduction

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Martin Luther King Speech
  • Do you have a favourite speech?
  • Ever given one?
  • One of the most famous speeches ever held...
  • Listen to a fragment - what does King do to capture his audience?



  • you know what makes a good speech

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Speech Assignment - Handout - p 2
Next test: write and give a speech in which you ...
  • speak for 4 minutes (only keywords allowed)
  • describe a "revolution" that you are promoting and its effects on our future lives
  • suggest a possible course of action
  • convince your audience to support your cause
  • use the future tense correctly
  • demonstrate speaking skills at B2 level
Assessment
  • content
  • style
  • accuracy
  • pronunciation
  • delivery

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Schedule
  • Week 47: lessons 1 & 2
    Introduction, brainstorm topic
  • Week 48: lessons 3 & 4
    Write speech, rehearse
  • Week 49-51: speeches
    Starting December 10th

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Leonardo di Caprio at the Climate Summit
Think about:
  • What did you think of the speech?
  • What was impressive?
  • What was less impressive?


  • you know what makes a good speech

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Speech Assignment - Handout - p 4-5
In pairs - read and discuss DiCaprio's speech:
  • How does it begin and end (lines 9 and 43-47)?
  • How does he grab the attention of his audience?
  • What is the largest part of his speech about?
  • What points does he want to raise?
10 mins
Also consider
What is the function of lines 10-19?
What is the function of lines 22-27?
What is the function of lines 28-38?

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Speech Assignment - Handout - p 4-5
  • according to DiCaprio, what needs changing, what is the 'revolution' he is promoting?
  • what changes does he advocate?
  • how does DiCaprio try to 'inspire' his audience?

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Speech Structure - Handout p 12
A good speech has
  • an introduction > grab the attention!
  • body > provide your audience with information
  • closing > inspire your audience

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Rhetorical devices - Handout p 6-7
A good speech uses one or more rhetorical devices like
  • rhetorical question - no answer expected: 
    Can birds fly? Can we continue like this?
  • hyperbole (= exaggeration)
    I could eat a horse > I'm hungry
  • metaphor
    Life is a rollercoaster.
    life = tenor; rollercoaster = vehicle

Handout p 7 - 
find the rhetorical devices

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Speech Example - Handout page 8
Analyse Student Speech Example
  • structure
  • rhetorical devices


Homework for Next Lesson - Read: 
  • "Revolution Speech Assignment" and "Writing a Speech" (p 2-3)
  • identify structure and rhetorical devices in student example
Start student essay analysis
What you don't finish = homework

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What characterises a good speech?

Slide 11 - Open question

Lesson 2 - Brainstorm Ideas

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What characterises a good speech?

Slide 13 - Open question

This lesson
  • Discuss homework
  • Watch some examples
  • Brainstorm ideas in groups
  • Discuss ideas - viable?
Goal: 
- you have an idea for your speech

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Student example - structure and rhetorical devices - share your findings

Slide 15 - Open question

March for Our Lives - 2018
Watch the clip. Take notes. Pay particular attention
to Emma Gonzalez

Evaluate:
  • What did you think of Emma's speech?
  • What was impressive?
  • What was less impressive?

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Boyan Slat at TED
Watch the clip. Take notes.

Evaluate:
  • What did you think of the speech?
  • What was impressive?
  • What was less impressive?

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Brainstorm - p 9
Work alone (5 minutes)
  1. think of possible topics - feel free to consult news sites for inspiration 
  2. complete the first column
Work together (10 minutes)
  • exchange your ideas and complete the remaining columns. 
  • decide which idea is worth writing a speech about. 

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Share your favourite idea

Slide 19 - Open question

Homework (next lesson)
Hand in your revolution idea on Classroom

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