Transcript Speeches and Reviews - English teaching resources

Speeches and Reviews
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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Q: What makes a
speech different from
any other piece of
written work?
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A: The sense of
AUDIENCE needs to
be tangible
throughout.
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Audience
 All writing in this exam has a target audience, but…
 In a speech, the writer makes a conscious link with the
audience – “Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen, and
thank you for coming…”
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Audience…
 Refer to the audience deliberately
 Remember that in this format, the second person is a way of
showing conscious linking with the audience.
 The age/status of the audience will define your tone ( as in
all other transactional writing tasks).
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What was the question? (and how
could you tell?)
 “Hi guys,
I want to talk to you all about smoking. Stop looking so shifty,
Paula, you aren’t alone. Data show that the largest growing
body of smokers is teenage girls – just like you!”
 “Ladies and Gentlemen,
Many of you are here because you are concerned about your children’s
health. I am sure you are aware of the latest research in “The Lancet”
which has identified the largest growth area in the UK with regards
to smoking as being:Teenage Girls!”
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Within your speech:
Features of speeches
Definition
repetition
Questions not needing response
Anecdotes
Simple jokes engage and win over the audience
Statistics to support ideas
Repeat key ideas to ensure memory
RQs
Tone must suit topic
Memorable phrases/soundbites
Evidence – moulded to suit
Humour, as appropriate
Memorable quotations
Controversial statements
Short stories to provide evidence
Tone appropriate to audience
Comments to provoke response
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Structure
 “ADDRESS: brief and engaging – suited to specific audience.
 Para 1: Introduce topic – simple outline of ideas, clearly
show which side you are on if needing to argue and refer to
genre type at this stage.
 MAIN BODY: at least two paragraphs of content containing
opinions and focused clearly on the question asked. WHY,
HOW, WHAT. Detail and variety.
 SUMMARY: recommendations and thanks – consider strong
ending – RQ? Shocking fact? Statement.”
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Let’s listen
 Write a speech to be delivered to Michael Gove in which you
try to persuade him to reinstate compulsory work
experience at age 16.
 I hope my class will forgive me…
 Is this persuasive? Is it clearly structured and focused? What
comments would you make about structure?
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Remember  You hear speeches every day at school.
 Try to consider how natural your writing will sound.
 Will this sound like a speech? - Have you ever heard a
student stand up and say “good morning ladies and gentlemen
students of my class”? – I have read it.
 When practising, read the result aloud to work on your style.
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REVIEW
 To look back over something – an event or a piece of
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literature or music… even a meal!
Purpose – to provide information and also to pass value
judgement.
Tone – subjective and personal – 1st person if necessary
Opinion – need not be conventional, but must be clear.
Requires a range of vocabulary to make the point clear.
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Mesmerising
Absorbing
compelling
unconvincing
Hollow
Flat
dull
inspiring
Awesome
enthralling
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Glorious
Ravishing
wonderful
Woeful
Appalling
dismal
Monotonous
Slow-moving
Thrilling
Exhilarating
exciting
Entertaining
accomplished
Frustrating
irritating
Audience
 As usual, check the audience to establish tone – A CD review
in a teen magazine will be a lot less formal than a review of
the same CD in a national newspaper.
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CONTENTS
 EVENT reviewed – clearly established
 What happened/What is it?
 Who was involved – were they good?
 Where was this taking place? – comment on surroundings,
atmosphere, crowd response…
 What really stood out – SFX, makeup, quality of individual
performance…
 Would you recommend it/did you enjoy it?
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What are the strengths of this review
opening?
Stephanie Meyer, author of the highly celebrated Twighlight novels,
has had fans eagerly awaiting the second instalment. The question
on everyone’s lips is: “Has she managed to exceed her original, if
somewhat mediocre, tales?”
In my opinion, she has not.
In the introduction to “The short second life of Bree Tanner”, she
caused a surge of anticipation by suggesting that in this novel she
has “stepped into the shoes of… a real vampire – a hunter, a
monster”. Any readers frustrated by the mundane events in the
Twighlight books –vampires who drive Volvos and give each other
kind and thoughtful gifts – might be tempted to perk up. Sadly it’s
a fruitless hope.
…We are promised an untamed, unethical, teenage protagonist, but
what we get is BREE!
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What did you notice?
 Opinion?
 Supporting evidence?
 Use of a wide and interesting vocabulary?
 A range of punctuation?
 Sentence structure deliberately varied for effect?
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Newspapers
 We often tell you to read newspapers…
 Papers are full of reviews – especially at the weekend.
 Read a selection and get used to discussing them with your
friends and colleagues to help you notice the style.
 Disagree? Write your own review as a response.
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