Speech Writing

Speech Writing

Multiple Choice

How should we begin a speech? (According to handout)

• "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm delighted that ..."

• "Yo! What's up?"

• "I would like to share my design with all of you."

• "Thank you and I hope you will enjoy the rest of the show."

Multiple Choice

What else should we mention in the opening paragraph?

• The first outfit

• What the speech is about

• The plot of the fairy tale

The Golden Circle

The Opening (Sample Writing 1)

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted you’re here for the showing of our exciting collection of clothes. Each outfit was designed based on the fairy tale, “The Little Red Riding Hood”. We chose this story because this is a meaningful story to all children, and I guess most of you have read this story when you were small.

The Opening (Sample Writing 2)

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m glad that you’re here at the fashion show. We will be presenting our collection of clothes. Each outfit was designed based on the fairy tale, “Three Little Pigs”. We have chosen this tale as it is a simple story and we believe that most of you have heard of it before.

Multiple Choice

Why do we use the 2nd person pronoun "you" and "your" in a speech?

• to facilitate interaction

• to inspire listeners

• to ask listeners to think

Ways to facilitate interaction using "you"

• "Do you know what the little girl is wearing?"

• "Can you see something on his shirt?"

• "As you may have probably guessed, the next outfit that we are presenting to you is based on the youngest pig."

• "Do you think the pigs will get caught?"

• "You must be wondering what is inside the tool bag."

Structure of a Speech

- Opening (1 paragraph)

- Body (about 2 paragraphs)

- Closing (1 line)

Multiple Select

[Select 2] What should we include in our closing?

• A hope

• "Thank you for ..."

• "USH! WE ARE THE WINNER!!"

• "Goodbye."

• "See you"

The Closing (Sample Writing 1)

Thank you and I hope you will enjoy the rest of the show.

The Closing (Sample Writing 2)

I would like to thank you for your listening. The show shall commence very soon and I hope you will enjoy it.

Writing Topic

In order to arouse S.1 students’ interest in reading fairy tales, your school is going to hold a fashion show titled “Modern Fairy Tales”. You are one of the designers and you would like to design an outfit for some classic characters in fairy tales. During the fashion show, you will tell the audience and reporters about your design.

Multiple Choice

Who is the target audience (listeners)?

• Teachers

• S1 Students

• S2 Students

• Hong Kong people

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a suitable design theme?

• Alice In The Wonderland

• Three Little Pigs

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

• Doraemon

Multiple Choice

Which of the following order of description is correct?

• (1)Top (2)Bottom (3)Footwear (4) Accessories

• (1)Top (2)Accessories (3)Footwear (4)Bottom

• (1)Accessories (2)Footwear (3)Bottom (4)Top

• (1)Top (2)Footwear (3)Bottom (4)Accessories