Do you like the horror film _________(direct) by Cindy Clack?
If things continue like this, China will only be ___________ (know) for tea and pandas.
Everyone we talked to spoke _________ (high) of him.
Forbes 2014 shows that Bill Gates is still ___________(wealthy) person in the world.
What makes a successful speech? First, you should have a good speech script which tells your own life, feelings and experience so that your ideas and language can catch people's attention. And some skills are necessary, too.
Here are some suggestions on giving great speeches:
◆Beat nerves
Relax yourself before and when making a speech. Practice your opening sentence three or four times. This will help make a sure start and a successful speech. When you stand on the stage, think of the audience as your family members and friends.
◆Keep it natural
Natural body languages will help your speech: smile, stand straight and look at the audience. Do not drop your head or play with a pen. Also, dressing yourself nicely will help the audience feel respected.
◆Pace and pause (节奏和停顿)
Pace and pause add color to your speech. Speak fast enough to keep people excited and slowly enough for people to fully understand you. After an important point, pause for a moment. It'll change the atmosphere (气氛)in the audience.
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Tips on 1. speeches
Main tips | Things to do | Advantages |
Speech script | Have good ideas and language about your real-life events | People's attention is 2.by your ideas and languages. |
3.___ on speeches | A: Practice opening sentence three or four times. B: Think of the audience as your family members and friends. | A: This can give you a sure start and then you will give a speech successfully. B: This can help relax yourself。 |
A: Smile, stand straight and look at the audience. B: 4. yourself formally. | A: These natural body languages will help your speech. B: The audience will feel respected. | |
A: Speak fast enough sometimes and slowly enough other times. B: Pause after an important point. | A: People are kept 5. and can fully understand you. B: The atmosphere in the audience will be changed. |
Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.
Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.
A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.
1.Which should be in the box?
A. air B. sugar C. water D. wind
2.The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.
A.叶绿素 B. 脂肪 C.蛋白质 D.淀粉
3.The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________.
A. water and CO2
B. glucose and energy
C. sunlight and water
D. sunlight and CO2
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.
B. During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.
C. During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves.
D. Trees begin to stop making food in summer.
5.This passage tells us_____________.
A. the plants can grow well only with the sunlight
B. there are all kinds of plants on the earth
C. not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll
D. maple leaves change the color as other trees
