Lesson 2 Farewell Speeches.pptVIP

Unit 8 Speeches Lesson 1 Welcome Speeches Lesson 2 Farewell Speeches Lesson 2 Farewell Speeches Warming-up Answer the following questions: 1. Have you ever written and made a farewell speech? 2. On what occasions do we deliver a farewell speech? 3. What do people often put in their farewell speech? Basic Structure of Lesson 2 Looking Ahead Approaching the Topic Ready to Write My Writing Further Practice Self-assessment Looking Ahead (Aims and Contents) Learn about the format of a farewell speech. Learn some useful expressions in a farewell speech. Practice writing a farewell speech. Learn to deliver a public speech. Approaching the Topic Finish Exercises 1-2 on pp. 105-106. Ready to Write 1. Learning Focus A brief and passionate farewell speech is given to the people who are leaving parting. A farewell speech may include: 1) greeting the audience; 2) giving a brief introduction to the situation; 3) closing the speech and expressing good wishes. 2. Useful Expressions 1) Today we are gathering here to have a farewell party for sb. 2) We are very sorry to day good-bye to sb. 3) We are going to miss sb. 4) Let’s express our heartfelt thanks to sb. and wish him/her a pleasant journey home and good health. 5) We wish sb. lots of good fortune for the future. My Writing Do you still remember the welcome speech you prepared for the group of Australian students in the previous lesson? Now, they are leaving for home. Please prepare a farewell speech for them. Step 1: List the items in your farewell speech. Step 2: Select some sentence structures from Useful Expressions and use them in your own writing. Step 3: Organize the items and expressions in a logical way. Step 4: Cross-check your draft according to the checklist on Page 108. Mark the mistakes with the symbols for correction in Appendix II. Step 5: Now put your final version in the space provided and check with the reference(参考答案). My Writing参考答案 Dear friends from Australia, Dear teachers and fellow