ž   Organize your speech carefully to improve understanding.

ž   Identify various types of supporting material to enrich the speech.

ž   Use a variety of transition words.

 Please preview the words before watching the video. 

1. main point要点

2. supporting material支撑材料

3. strategically [strə'tiːdʒɪkəlɪ]adv. 战略性地；战略上

4. precisely [prɪ'saɪslɪ]adv. 精确地；恰恰

5. logically  adv. 逻辑上；合乎逻辑

6. irrelevant [ɪ'relɪv(ə)nt]adj. 不相干的；不切题的

7. overlapping [,əʊvə'læpɪŋ]adj. 重叠；覆盖v. 与…重叠；盖过（overlap的ing形式）

8. contradictory [kɒntrə'dɪkt(ə)rɪ]adj. 矛盾的；反对的；反驳的；抗辩的

9. sub-points 分论点

10. parallel wording 平行/排比的措辞

11. chronological [krɒnə'lɒdʒɪk(ə)l]adj. 按年代顺序排列的；依时间前后排列而记载的

12. Chronological arrangement 按时间先后排列

13. temporal expressions 时间指示词语

14. chronological pattern 时间顺序

15. spatial pattern 空间模式，空间顺序

16. Top-down adj. [计] 自顶向下；组织管理严密的

17. ground-up 从下至上

18. Problem-solution organization 解决问题模式/顺序

19. cause-effect pattern 因果模式/顺序

20. topical pattern 话题模式/顺序

21. compare/contrast organization 比较/对比模式

22. death penalty 死刑

Please watch the video.

Questions to be discussed in class: 

1. Selecting the Main Points of the Topic

What are the steps of selecting the main points? 

How many main points should be included in a 3 minutes speech? Why? 

2. Organizing the main points 

What are the principles of organizing the main points? 

How can we organize the main points? 

 Study the speech and immitate the speaker. 

EmmaWatson's UN Speech on Gender Equality

Questions to be discussed in class: 

1. Why “feminist” has becomean unpopular word?

2. What has Emma’spersonal experience in paragraph 5 tell us?

3. Are men being fairly treated in this world? Why?

4. What technique did Emmause in paragraph 25?

5. Why did she repeat the sentence: if not me, who, if not now when.?