ENA0801 2015-2016
Sentence stress
Please, check out these two videos on YouTube :
Sentence stress and intonation -function words
Reduction and linking
Then, visit Profiles 8 at page 100 and practise sentences in 9H.
Sentence stress and intonation -function words
Reduction and linking
Then, visit Profiles 8 at page 100 and practise sentences in 9H.
Choose ONE of these for your speech
Argumentative speeches
No meat for a month!
Make a speech to promote environmental issues by persuading people to join your campaign. You are delivering your speech at a Health Fair.
More money needs to be spent on school lunches!
You’ve been asked to present the students’ point of view at the City Council meeting where the budget for next year is being discussed.
When will Finns learn to queue like the rest of the Western world?
Give a speech at a cross-cultural event where different nationalities have been asked to talk about something less positive in their native countries.
Finland has the most equal education system in the whole world.
You have been asked to make a speech at a welcoming assembly for foreign educators who are keen to find out about our successful education system.
Engage in recycling! Next year’s theme for your school is being discussed.
Deliver your speech at a student body meeting and try to persuade the others to vote for your suggestion.
Exercise is your best health insurance
Make a speech to promote the benefits of exercising for your health. Deliver your speech at a community centre where a group of people of various ages are gathered.
Don’t resign from the church!
Make a speech at a youth club to convince young adults of the advantages of remaining lifelong members of the church.
Make a speech at a political rally where you express your concerns about the overuse of the English language in Finland, and your concerns about the possible extinction of the Finnish language.
The importance of understanding and being able to speak Swedish Defend having to learn Swedish in Finnish schools. Deliver the speech to open a school debate on the subject.
Don’t let the printed media die out!
Make a speech at a brunch organized for some decision-makers who are trying to come up with an agenda for a paperless society.
Situational speeches
A farewell speech to a foreign exchange student
A retirement speech to your biology teacher
A speech at your friend’s hen/stag party
A thank-you speech for receiving a scholarship
A speech delivered when leaving a job and facing new challenges
A godparent’s speech at a christening
A birthday speech on your best friend’s 18th birthday
A speech at your grandparents’ 40th wedding anniversary
A graduation speech on your final day of school
A welcoming speech to new summer employees
No meat for a month!
Make a speech to promote environmental issues by persuading people to join your campaign. You are delivering your speech at a Health Fair.
More money needs to be spent on school lunches!
You’ve been asked to present the students’ point of view at the City Council meeting where the budget for next year is being discussed.
When will Finns learn to queue like the rest of the Western world?
Give a speech at a cross-cultural event where different nationalities have been asked to talk about something less positive in their native countries.
Finland has the most equal education system in the whole world.
You have been asked to make a speech at a welcoming assembly for foreign educators who are keen to find out about our successful education system.
Engage in recycling! Next year’s theme for your school is being discussed.
Deliver your speech at a student body meeting and try to persuade the others to vote for your suggestion.
Exercise is your best health insurance
Make a speech to promote the benefits of exercising for your health. Deliver your speech at a community centre where a group of people of various ages are gathered.
Don’t resign from the church!
Make a speech at a youth club to convince young adults of the advantages of remaining lifelong members of the church.
Make a speech at a political rally where you express your concerns about the overuse of the English language in Finland, and your concerns about the possible extinction of the Finnish language.
The importance of understanding and being able to speak Swedish Defend having to learn Swedish in Finnish schools. Deliver the speech to open a school debate on the subject.
Don’t let the printed media die out!
Make a speech at a brunch organized for some decision-makers who are trying to come up with an agenda for a paperless society.
Situational speeches
A farewell speech to a foreign exchange student
A retirement speech to your biology teacher
A speech at your friend’s hen/stag party
A thank-you speech for receiving a scholarship
A speech delivered when leaving a job and facing new challenges
A godparent’s speech at a christening
A birthday speech on your best friend’s 18th birthday
A speech at your grandparents’ 40th wedding anniversary
A graduation speech on your final day of school
A welcoming speech to new summer employees