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Highlights: Wk 9_L31
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Highlights
Week 9 Session 1 & 2
Copyright by Gladys Luk 2021
- Warm up exercise for the speech 1 & 2
- More about preparing the speech
- Academic writing: grammar
Warm up exercise for the speech 1
Warm up exercise
Warm up exercise for your speech
You can try these warm up exercises before having your speech recorded.
- Practice with clusters
- Tongue twisters
- Smooth reading (talk about it tomorrow)
Warm up exercise
Practice with clusters
Warm up exercise
Practice with clusters
Warm up exercise
Tongue twisters
Warm up exercise
Submit it via OLE, discussion board on or before coming Friday, 19 Nov.
Don't forget to lock it unless you want your friend you listen to it and give you comments.
Speaking practice
- Aim:
- Try-out before the submission of your speech.
- Check pronunciation and intonation.
- Test clarity, speed and volume.
- Prepare a short report (about 2 minutes) on the progress of your self-improvement.
- I will listen to it and give you comments.
Warm up exercise
Your report should
- start with a short introduction
- your name
- the area of improvement
- then include a brief report on your progress
- what you have done already
- any problems/difficulties
Warm up exercise for the speech 2
Warm up exercise
Two more practices for the preparation of your speech
- Smooth reading
- /ed/ ending
Warm up exercise
Smooth reading
- How do native speakers link the words together
- the previous word ends with a consonant and the following word begins with a vowel
- example: not at all; kind of you
Warm up exercise
Warm up exercise
Warm up exercise
/ed/ ending
- There are 3 different ways
- after voiceless consonants
- after voiced consonants
- after words ending with 't' and 'd'
Warm up exercise
Warm up exercise
Warm up exercise
There are videos in youtube about /ed/ ending.
Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32SurxnE4s
Warm up exercise
'When you say nothing at all' from a movie called 'Notting Hill' where you can find examples of smooth reading and speaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsbkk4SZAqA
'You raise me up': less smooth reading elements but a beautiful song. Most importantly, sung by children. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRcIEMgppK8
Examination &
more about assignment 2
Examination &
Assignment 2
Exam:
3 parts
Examination
Date and time: 4 January 2022, 9:30 to 11:30
Don't write down your name!
Examination
There are 3 parts:
- Good time management
- Read the instructions carefully
- Reserve at least 5 minutes to have a final check on writing
Examination
Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Assignment 2 Cover Sheet
Assignment 2
English Learning Portfolio:
- 1. Teacher-marked writing + revision(s)
- 2. Self-improvement form (s) + sample work
- 3. Self-chosen writing draft + marked version + revision(s)
- 4. Short reflection on your self-improvement and the preparation of the Portfolio
Assignment 2: Suggestions only
Speech: Bruce Lee: An extraordinary life
having some extremely good and/or special quality
- Organisation:
- Introduction:
- the title, the summary of the two BBC news reports, and overview of your speech
- Body:
- some background information about Bruce Lee
- Evidence of his extraordinary life
- His contributions especially to Chinese
- The martial arts he developed: Jeet Kune Do
- Conclusion
Assignment 2: Preparing your speech
- Planning your speech
- Writing your speech
- Practising your speech
- Recording your speech
- Submitting your speech
Assignment 2: Planning your speech
- Make it easy for your listeners to follow
- Provide an outline
- Open & close each section with a clear transition e.g. The first thing I want to share with you ...
- Rehearse
overview + clear transition + necessary repetition
Assignment 2: Writing your speech
- Do some research about Bruce Lee's life, his contributions and his martial arts, Jeet Kune Do
- Select information which is most relevant for your speech as it only lasts for about 4 minutes.
Assignment 2: Writing your speech
Prepare a script
But don't submit it!
Organisation: Introduction, body and conclusion
Introduction:
Have a proper opening e.g. Good morning/ Good afternoon, I am so and so. I am going to talk about ... The title of my speech is ...
Assignment 2: Writing your speech
Body:
- Background of Bruce Lee and his extraordinary life
- Your views regarding this extraordinary life
Conclusion:
- Proper closing e.g. That's all. Thank you very much./ Thank you very much for listening./ Thank you.
Assignment 2: Writing your speech
Prepare some cue cards containing the main ideas.
More about preparing the speech
Recap
Preparing your speech
- Planning your speech
- Writing your speech
- Practising your speech
- Recording your speech
- Submitting your speech
Practising your speech
Get familiar with the content of your script
Rehearse before having the speech recorded
- time your speech
- use cue cards instead of the script during the rehearsal
Recording your speech
Check the pronunciation especially words you are not familiar with or sure.
can consult online dictionaries but make sure they are good ones.
Have the speech recorded in a quiet environment.
Do not read from the script.
Sound really like making a speech.
Submitting your speech
After recording, listen to it at least once and check
i.e. whether you speak clearly, have you enunciated the words clearly e.g. bet/ bent
neither too fast nor too slow
- Clarity
- Speed
- Volume
If you are not satisfied, you can
- have it recorded again
- edit it with skills
Submitting your speech
Submit it via submission at OLE.
Save your speech with mp3 or mp4 formats.
Name your speech with your student number.
Make sure that you have completed all the steps.
To play safe, leave a copy in your folder in the cloud drive.
Academic grammar
Academic grammar
They include:
To make it objective
- Use of Passive Voice
- Relative clauses
- Nominalisation
- Noun phrases
- Hedging with modality
To make it more academic/professional
- Academic word choices
- Avoid informal features
- Acknowledging sources
Academic grammar
Use of Passive Voice & relative clauses
A doctor sends a patient's blood specimen to the laboratory. A technician analyses the specimen in the laboratory. He/she records the results of the analysis. A secretary then types up the results in a report, which he/she sends to the doctor.
A patient's blood specimen is sent to the laboratory, where it is analysed. The results of the analysis are recorded and typed up in a report, which is sent to the (patient's) doctor.
Relevant information stays in focus
Maintain an objective tone
Academic grammar
Use of nominalisation & noun phrases
If students develop particular study skills, they can enhance their performance.
The development of particular skills can enhance student performance.
noun phrases
nominalisation
Academic grammar
People use chopsticks, knives and forks because they dislike of eating with fingers.
The use of chopsticks, knives and forks reveals a dislike of eating with fingers.
Removes the need for a subject; avoid using personal pronouns
nominalisation
Academic grammar
Hedging:
The results of the study may be the consequence of the sampling type adopted.
Use of modality e.g. modal verbs or mood adjuncts
may, would, probably, likely
make it not so definite; avoid being challenged
Academic grammar
Academic word choices
- discuss; investigate; explore; examine, etc
Academic grammar
Avoid informal features:
- slang; colloquial language
- short forms e.g. can't, I'll, etc
- rhetorical questions: questions that do not require answers
- imperative sentences: Come and join us
- question tags: It's fine, isn't it?
- idioms: kick the bucket
Academic grammar
Acknowledge sources:
- present the ideas with verbs of attribution
- insert in-text citation
- provide references at the end of the essay