上课课件 新编英语演讲与辩论.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EXERCISES Exercise 1: Practicing Extension Read the following article and do the two exercises. (1) List the major arguments in the article against standardized tests. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Work in pairs. Discuss and write down the possible extensions that can be developed to the arguments in the article, using the two methods of extension in the text: presenting a new line of argument and adding depth. Presenting a new line of argument Adding depth 1 2 3 Exercise 2: Constructing Extensions (1) Read the following flowsheet of the first half of the debate on the motion “This House would support Affirmative Action for women in legislature.” Review the two extension methods discussed in the text and construct two extension speeches. (2) Work in pairs. One student plays the role of the Member of Government and the other the Member of the Opposition. Present your Member speeches to each other in a clear and compelling way, using one of the two methods. Prime Minister Leader of the Opposition Definition of Affirmative Action for women in legislature: a fixed minimum number of seats in parliament in states with democratic electoral systems across the world. Necessity: Qualified women who deserve to be elected are unjustly excluded from the political system by structural and cultural barriers. Effectiveness: Providing women with the opportunity to serve in parliament will eventually disprove traditional assumption that women are unfit to Government. Affirmative Action for women in legislature is a high-risk proposition.It is incompatible with the basic principles of democracy. It should be left to the voters to determine whether a candidate is qualified. The Government policy is unfair because it effectivel