NEXT UP! 3 26 How to structure a speech Example: Why recycle? Introduction Start with a quote: “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” (Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff) OR Start with a shocking fact: More than eight million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year. AND Find an interesting way to state the main reason for the speech: Saving the environment is everyone’s business. Body Present three main points or arguments: to conserve resources, to save energy, to protect the environment Conclusion Summarise your arguments. End with a rhetorical question: Or should we just let our oceans choke on plastics? OR End with a call to action: Bring your own shopping bag and say no to straws! 25 Write arguments From the text, you have learnt that in the body of a speech you present three main points or arguments. Imagine that you are going to deliver a persuasive speech about the following topics. Computer gaming should be a school subject School should start at 10 a.m. Protect the wild animals of the north a) Think of at least two main arguments that you would like to include for each of the three topics. b) Explain your arguments to a partner. Can you come up with a third argument for each topic together? Hæfniviðmið • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða. • Tjáð hugmyndir og tilfinningar á skýran og skipulagðan hátt. (Lykilhæfni)
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