Speech

This theme is about (analysing) speeches. "What is said? What do they mean? How do they say it? Why do they say it?" These are some of the questions you need to keep in mind during the next couple of weeks. You will listen to and analyse President Obama´s inaugural speech from late 2008, and also compare two other speeches. As grande finale you will perform a speech of your own, aimed at a certain crowd.

Schedule:

Lesson 1(2/9) Listen to Obama´s speech and working with tasks connected to the speech.

Lesson 2  Introduction to "Speech"

Lesson 3  Working with your argumentative speech

Lesson 4  Working with your argumentative speech

Lesson 5  Working with your argumentative speech

Lesson 6  Working with your argumentative speech

Lesson 7  Working with your argumentative speech

Lesson 8  Group one - Speeches

Lesson 9  Group two - Speeches

 
 

Focus: Speech

Teaching in the subject of English should give students the opportunities to develop the following:

1) Understanding of spoken and written English, and also the ability to interpret content.

2) The ability to express oneself and communicate in English in speech and writing.

3) The ability to use different language strategies in different contexts.

4) The ability to adapt language to different purposes, recipients and situations.

5) The ability to discuss and reflect on living conditions, social issues and cultural features in different contexts and parts of the world where English is used.

Core content:

Content of communication

• Theoretical and complex subject areas, also of a more scientific nature, related to students' education, chosen specialisation area, societal issues and working life; thoughts, opinions, ideas, experiences and feelings; cultural expressions in modern times and historically, such as literary periods.

•  Societal issues, cultural, historical, political and social conditions, and also ethical and existential issues in different contexts and parts of the world where English is used.

Reception

•  Spoken language, also with different social and dialect features, and texts, including complex and formal texts which relate, discuss, argue, report, describe and investigate, also via film and other media.

• Coherent spoken language and conversations of different kinds, such as debates, in-depth reports and lectures.

• Strategies to take in and structure information in larger amounts of text or longer sequences of spoken language.

•  Strategies for drawing conclusions about the spoken language and texts in terms of attitudes, perspectives, purposes and values, and to understand implied meaning.

•  How oral and written communications in different genres are built up. How stylistics and rhetorical devices are used for different purposes and how language is used as an instrument to exercise power.

Production and interaction

• Oral and written production and interaction in different situations and for different purposes where students argue from different perspectives, apply, reason, assess, investigate, negotiate and give reasons for their views.

• Strategies for using different types of sources, with source-critical awareness and established ways of citing sources within the chosen specialisation area and in other areas.

• Use of basic stylistic and rhetorical concepts

• Processing of language and structure in their own and others' communications, in formal and complex

  contexts, and to create adaptation to genre, style and purpose.

   

  What to do:

1. Analyse the speech made by Barack Obama, “A president´s address”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ljmtaibC4, using copies from “Viewpoint”

2. Wordlist.

3. Listen to two other speeches and compare them. Follow the instructions below and choose two speeches from the list below.

4. Prepare a speech for the UN. Individual assignment.

 

Instructions: Compare two speeches

1. What is the message of each individual speech?

2. Is the message similar in any way?

3. Are the two speeches interesting (hold your attention)?

4. Is the length appropriate?

5. Is the language formal or informal?

6. How does the speaker capture the attention of the audience?

7. Is there emotional appeal in the speech?

8. In what way does the speaker play with words or phrases?

9. In what way does the speaker connect to the audience?

10. What will you remember from each speech?

 

Speech suggestions:

Emma Watson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9SUAcNlVQ4&t=97s

Megan Markle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkb-zg4JCLk&t=22s

Chimamamnda Ngozi Adichi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

Martin Luther King Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms

Winston Churchill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyoMp2JceOw

Dr Randy Pausch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncoSRKoU6GQ&t=120s

Oprah Winfrey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5HV79_8B8

 

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS for grade E (focus: speech)

Students can understand the main content and essential details, and with some certainty, also implied meaning, of English spoken at a relatively rapid pace, and in written English in various genres of an advanced nature. Students show their understanding by in basic terms giving an account of, discussing, commenting, and drawing conclusions on content and details, and with acceptable results act on the basis of the message and instructions in the content.

Students can choose and with some certainty use strategies to search for relevant information, structure it and assess the reliability of different sources.

Students choose texts and spoken language from different media and in a relevant way can use the material selected in their own production and interaction.

In oral (and written) communications of various genres, students can express themselves in ways that are varied, clear and structured. Students can also express themselves with fluency and some adaptation to purpose, recipient and situation. Students work on and make well grounded improvements to their own communications.

In oral (and written) interaction in various, and more formal and complex contexts, students can express themselves clearly, relative freely and with fluency, and with adaptation to purpose, recipient and situation. In addition, students can choose and use essentially functional strategies which to some extent solve problems and improve their interaction.

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Own speech

The subject area for your speech is: Human Rights Before starting on your own speech, read: 1. Photocopies = guidelines for speeches/structure (I will provide) 2. The UN declaration of Human Rights (see the attached pdf)

Comparison of two speeches

1.What is the message of each individual speech? 2.Is the message similar in any way? 3.Are the two speeches interesting (hold your attention)? 4.Is the length appropriate? 5.Is the language formal or informal? 6.How does the speaker capture the attention of the audience? 7.Is there emotional appeal in the speech? 8.In what way does the speaker play with words or phrases? 9.In what way does the speaker connect to the audience? 10.What will you remember from each speech?