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English
A history of language

Starter quiz

  • 'At the start of our speeches we should ____ our audience with an engaging opening? What 'h' word is missing here?
    • 'hook' ✓
  • A speech's tone refers to its
    • mood or feeling.  ✓
    • content and ideas.
    • style and delivery.
    • length and pace.
  • Deliver a speech to your classmates on why you should be elected to the student council? What is the form, purpose and audience of this task?
    • Speech, to persuade, classmates  ✓
    • Speech, to inform, classmates
    • Article, to explain, classmates
    • Speech, to entertain, parents and teachers
  • Match these devices to the correct speech openings.
    • Direct address
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      Fellow students, welcome to my speech on climate change ✓
    • Rhetorical question
      ⇔
      How can we stand idly by knowing our planet is in crisis? ✓
    • Anecdote
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      I remember the white snow, blue skies and grey of the ocean. ✓
  • What is the correct definition of posture? Here it is used in a sentence: 'She maintained excellent posture while giving her presentation.'
    • the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.  ✓
    • the body language someone has when delivering a speech.
    • the way a speaker makes the audience feel.
    • the words, phrases and language a speaker uses.
  • What is the correct definition of the word 'gesture'? Here it is used in a sentence: 'She made a warm gesture as she welcomed the crowd'.
    • a movement of the body, usually performed to express an idea or meaning.  ✓
    • the position in which a person delivers speech.
    • anything non-verbal that a person does when speaking.
    • the general emotional state of a person giving a speech.
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