Question

Read the suggestions for making an English speech.

a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience (觀眾) helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one.
b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause(停頓) and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying.
c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively(相對) deep voice.
d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don’t try to memorize your words and read or recite(背誦) them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points.
e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages.
f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures(手勢),you will feel uncomfortable.
g. It’s true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they’ll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you’re used to.

Choose a suggestion for each of the following students according to their problems.
小題1:Paul: I don’t think I can talk fluently(流利) because it’s difficult for me to remember all the words.

A．a

B．b

C．c

D．d

小題2:Billy: When I come face to face with the audience, where should my eyes fall upon? Do I have to look front, or look around from time to time?

A．a

B．c

C．e

D．f

小題3:Amy: When I am talking, I can’t help waving(揮動)my hands, for I think it can help me express what I want to say better. But my classmates say I look funny and foolish by doing this.

A．d

B．e

C．f

D．g

小題4:Betty: I know that it’s not right to speak fast. But I am afraid that I can’t finish my talk in the given time if I speak slowly.

A．b

B．d

C．f

D．g

小題5:Tony: Should I talk in American English or British English?

A．a

B．b

C．c

D．g

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

本文是一篇對話配對型的文章，根據學生所提出的問題，從方框中選擇相應的解決方法。
小題1:Paul的問題是：很難記住所有的話。建議應是有關如何記住演講內容的，只有d項談到了記憶演講內容的問題。
小題2:Billy的問題是：演講時所要注視的對象，是注視前方還是四周巡視？建議應是演講時的目光所要注視的方向，只有a項談到了這方面的內容。
小題3:Amy的問題是：演講時的手勢問題。建議應是有關手勢的，只有f項談到了演講時的手勢問題。
小題4:Betty的問題是：演講的速度問題。建議應是有關講話的速度的，只有b項談到了應該講話慢一些，給觀眾理解的時間。
小題5:Tony的問題是：應該用美式英語還是英式英語？建議應是用哪種語言演講，只有g項談到了演講語言的問題。