1、7. Have you ever delivered an address? What are the important factors in making a public speech? Give examples to illustrate it.Z： Hey, I havent seen you these days. What did you do?L：Recently our University organizes a speech contest. And I signed up. Therefore, these days I have been preparing for
2、 it.Z： Thats it! Hows it going?L：The first draft of my speech has been finished, but I think it is not good enough. You have participated in this kind of speech contest many times, do you have any suggestions for my presentation?Z:Began with searching for some information in Internet. Completing pre
3、sentation outline, which includes lecture topics and gradual deepening points, is a critical step.L：Oh, I have written a speech outline before. Can you check it when you are free?Z： Okay. My pleasure. By the way, have you seen some celebritys speeches?L：Yes, Ive read Martin Luther Kings speech “I Ha
4、ve a Dream“. It is a very famous speech. At the beginning, Martin Luther King tell us the importance of “Emancipation Proclamation” signed by President Lincoln one hundred years ago. However, there still remained many unfair treatment and injustice among the black and white people. Then, he encourag
5、es the black people to fight to change their status, rather than remaining silent and passive. At last, Martin uses “I Have a Dream” to bring out the theme which was not only the speakers dream but also all the black peoples.Z： Take this speech as an example, the speaker mobilized public sentiment a
6、nd struck a chord with the audience, which conveyed Martin Luther Kings ideas, views and comprehension.L：I was also infected by the atmosphere of the speech.Z： In addition to arouse the audiences emotions, I think there also are several important factors. Firstly you have to overcome stage fright. T
7、he speech itself is not a terrible thing, and there are many methods can reduce our stage fright, such as deep breathing. L:Yeah. Its a good way to reduce my stage fright.Z:The second is containing the rich content and respecting the facts. For the purpose of speech is to convey information, only re
8、al content, sincere feelings will be understood and recognized by the audience. This can bridge the gap with the speakers and create a harmonious environment. The last is paying attention to skills and grasping the balance, only the harmonious and balance of internal elements can make the article cr
9、edibly.L：Thanks for your advice. I learn a lot from your words. Z： Wish you a good grade.8. Besides religious faith, we can have various beliefs. Do you have any faith? Is faith important in a persons life?L：I recently watch a movie, “Life of Pi“, which tells a story about faith and human beings. Do
10、 you have faith?Z： Sure I do. I have a clear view of the world, value and life. I believe the world is of rules and logic. Only by living carefully and holding great awe, can we be a person in the true sense. The value of human beings should be weighed by their contribution to this world. The goal o
11、f life is to live for achieve his value.L：In reality, everyone has their own beliefs, and I dont know the relationship between religion and faith exactly. But if when we were in the case of Pi, our faith would give us a reason to go on and keep pure and beautiful humanity, perhaps, help our self-sal
12、vation like Pi does.Z： There will be difference in the choice of belief: someone choose to believe in religion, and some choose scientific beliefs or rational faith. You can find shadow of faith from unbelievers behavior, such as utilitarian, optimists, heroic. The behavior, persistence and lasting
13、time of peoples faith will be different.L：I agree with you. In case of an actual conflict of interest or vital moment, there is no practical difference between believer and unbeliever, everyone will show the joys and sorrows and survival instincts. Why do some people choose self-sacrifice, while oth
14、ers are selfish, even murder? So what really matters is a persons moral standards and specific actions rather than his alleged faith.Z： Moral life is social phenomenon accompanied by human development, and faith is the cornerstone of moral life and the living conditions of human beings. It basically
15、 determines human moral practice range, level and mode. Faith not only establishes the individuals life meaning and value standards, but also becomes a huge force of the individual resolutely forward. Conversely, lack of faith will make life becomes confused and boring.9. What are your favorite adve
16、rtisements? Give examples to illustrate how successful advertisements can reflect peoples values?L：Youre watching TV shows again! You do waste a lot of time on this.Z： No, no. I am just having a break. Look these advertisements. Its interesting. Xiao mi, born for fans.L：Ok, thats good. Some advertis
17、ements are really great! Such as ”Give mom a foot-bath ”, Chinese Dream. Then whats your favorite advertisement?Z： Our teacher showed a public service ads about FAMILY, thats my favorite one.L：Oh, I remember. The advertisement words impressed me deeply. Its really a successful one. F represents fath
18、er, father is the mainstay of the family when we are children. Tall and burly dad keeps out wind and rain. M represents mother, gentle and virtuous mother assists husband and brings up children.Z： Yes,Yes. I represents me, I am an rebellious teenager and want to break the arms of parents. When growi
19、ng up, I feel the hardships of life, and parents are old, I began to learn to care for parents and shelter from the storm. The advertisement ends with the picture shows FAMILY represents Mom and Dad I love you! So sweet!L: There are also many commercial advertisements that affect peoples lives, such
20、 as KFC and McDonalds. Influenced by Chinese traditional consumption concept, this kind of fast-food is not accepted in China. But now, as we can see, KFC and McDonalds are popular around China. They have won the Chinese market. Every day they sell a great number of fast-food like hamburger,chips an
21、d so on. The main reason why they became popular in China is that they make a successful advertisement and their advertising culture has been accepted by the Chinese people.Z： What advertisements promote are not only commodity information, but also an idea. The idea go through the existing social no
22、rms and forms from beginning to end, so that people understand the society from angle advertised preferentially. Humans memory is an constantly repeated process. when advertisement continues to repeat in front of you, its almost impossible for you not to accept. This is the reason for widespread imp
23、act of advertising.10. Have you ever slowed down your steps to watch the moon in this fast-paced society? Are there any advantages of doing such “useless things”?L：Recently, I have many tasks. Firstly, I need to finish my design part, the deadline is near, but there is no progress. Secondly, the fin
24、al examination is coming, I need to prepare for them. However, I have no time and dont know what to do. I know I must take action. But once I thought this, I feel irritable. Im under a lot of pressure. Do you have any good ways to relax?Z： It is normal for you to have big pressure in the quick pace
25、of life. Have you ever tried to slow down and do something?L：No, I havent. Every day I am busy. My schedule is filled with courses, tasks, reading documents of my major and so on. I feel very busy but in fact I gain a little. I dont know what else I can do. Can you show me some examples?Z： For examp
26、le, read a good book, enjoy some good music, look at the flowers around us, walk with a friend or looking at the moon at night. All above may give us a relax.L：These ideas sound great. I remember when I was a child I often sat on the grass with my family and watched the moon. That made us feel prett
27、y good. But now, I am engaged everyday, and I seldom sit quietly and just watch the moon for fun.Z: Do you give all of your life to your computer and your phone? Do you have any space to hide yourself in? Did you ever talk to the sky, the tree, the bird and anything around you? Even the family ?L: F
28、or me, I chase the time day and night, I am running and running, pushed forward by the trifles. I am exhausted and depressed and never stop to enjoy the world I live in.Z: Slow down your steps and you will find the flower is fragrant, people is nice, the sky is brighter and the life is better. Slowi
29、ng down is to move further, slowing down is to arrange your time properly. Slowing down is to take your time to do some sports, to make yourself a delicious dinner, to read a book after your own heart, even just to sit down and absent of your mind. From all of these “useless” things, you can taste t
30、he life of your own.L: I think I do really need to slow down my step, put the trifles aside and live a simple life. Then I can enjoy the life and improve my working efficiency. In this way I can have enough time to relax and become happy.Z: Its never too late to slow down. Just stop and enjoy the life.
