Friday, May 29, 2015

Oral Quiz 1 - Motivational Speech

What's a Motivational Speech?

A motivational speech inspires audience members to make a change. If you’re very passionate on a particular subject, audience members will be able to feel your energy. It’s important to plan your speech out in advance, to ensure your message is both clear and appropriate for the audience you’re addressing and to ensure it creates a deep impact.

Task. Using the word in the list below, create a 3 to 4 minute motivational speech. 
Reading is not allowed, be accurate in your pronunciation, work in pairs. 
Handing in an outline of your speech is a must. 

Words 

/ ei / 
Aid
Hate
Date 
Away 
Age 

 / e / 
Wreck 
Present 
Error 
Many 
Next 

/ i /
Least 
Deal 
Team 
Leave 
Weak 

/ I /
Live 
Will (as a noun) 
Pick 
Ill
Simple 

/ ae /
Last
Absent 
After 
Past 
Have 



5 comments:

  1. practice for the midterm
    http://usefulenglish.ru/phonetics/practice-vowel-contrast

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    1. https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/c_pronunciation/pronunciation01?cc=us&selLanguage=en

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    2. http://www.espressoenglish.net/minimal-pairs-english-pronunciation-exercises-vowels/

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