英语演讲与辩论课件Lecture-Two.pptVIP

Revised: I am excited and looking forward to the end of this semester. I am planning to take a trip to China to visit my parents whom I haven’t seen for a year now. (1 simple sentence and 1 complex sentence) ▲ Excessive: There was a long line at the bookstore, and the clerk was rather slow, and Bob waited for a while, and then decided to leave. (3 simple sentences strung together by and) Revised: Since the line at the bookstore was long and the clerk was rather slow, Bob waited for a while, and then decided to leave. (1 complex sentence) ▲ Excessive: I have spent more than a decade working with aspiring writers in southern California and around the world and throughout this period, I have realized that there are core principles and techniques that help writers get off to a fast start and today I’ll help you begin the journey by explaining to you what these core principles and techniques are.(1 long sentence with 3 sentences jointed together with coordinating conjunctions) ▼ 例：假设你被选为本年度的“自信先生”，被邀就自信这个 题目演讲。 I have to confess up front that I have been quite nervous about today’s speech. In fact, I tossed and turned and didn’t get a wink of sleep last night. When I got up in the morning and looked at myself in the mirror, I noticed, to my dismay, that the wrinkles on my face had deepened for at least two inches, my eyes were swollen like a pair of…well, swollen eyes, and quite a few gray hairs had appeared on my temples. What a price I have paid for being voted Mr. Confidence of the Year… ▼ Tips for Humor: ◆ Appropriate to the occasion ◆ Relevant to the topic or occasion ◆ Not potentially offensive or demeaning ◆ Easy to understand ◆ Fresh and funny ▲ ◆ Functions ◆ Strategies ▲ ◆ Signaling the end of speech ◆ Summarize the key points ◆ Reiterating the central idea ◆ Challenging the audience to respond