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1~2 minute speech and mid-term assessment practice.
For the mid-term speaking assessment, each student will give a 1~2 minute speech in groups of
4-6.
The speech must be about either food and health issues or environmental issues. For example:
hunger, malnutrition, over population, how to lead a healthy life, climate change, energy, nuclear
power, ozone depletion, pollution or waste.
1. Choose a topic and think about it for 10 minutes. Search on the Internet / in your
dictionary or other sources for information about the topic.
2. Talk to your partner about your topic
What is the problem you have decided to talk about?
Why did you choose this topic?
What information can you tell your partner about this topic?
3. Write your 1~2 minute speech, following this plan:
Informative Speech Plan
Introduction
 Your name
 What you are going to talk about
 Why you are going to talk about this topic
 Overview (the points you are going to talk about).
Body
 Main point 1
 Main point 2
 Main point 3
Conclusion
 Main points 1~3 focus points
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1~2 minute speech and mid-term assessment practice
Example of informative speech
Introduction
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Your name
Hello, I’m Claire Uchida
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What you are going to talk about
Today I’m going to talk about global warming.
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Why you are going to talk about this topic
I’m going to talk about global warming because it is a serious problem, but something that
we can all try to do something about.
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Overview (the points you are going to talk about).
First I’m going to explain what global warming is and why it occurs. Next I’m going to
explain the consequences of global warming. Finally, I’m going to talk about what we can all
do to try to lessen global warming.
Body
 Main point 1
Global warming, is a change in global or regional climate patterns. It is caused by the
release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Our use of fossil fuels has increased the
amount of greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere.
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Main point 2
The rising levels of carbon dioxide is causing wide-ranging impacts, including rising sea
levels; melting snow and ice which cause flooding in low lying places, more extreme heat
events, including fires and drought; and more extreme storms with heavy rain. These
endanger all living creatures.
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Main point 3
In order to try to reduce global warming, we should all try to reduce our carbon footprint. (A
carbon footprint is the total of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were produced
by our activities in a certain time.)
In order to do this, we should use public transport, ride a bicycle or walk. Don’t drive.
We can plant trees – they reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb CO2, from the air.
We need to remember the 5 Rs - recycle, reduce, re-use, refuse and reconsider. We need
to refuse to use things like plastic supermarket bags and disposable chopsticks and
reconsider how we can lead our lives being as kind to the Earth as possible.
Conclusion
Today I have spoken about global warming, what it is, the consequences and what we
should do to try to reduce it. Let’s try to follow the 5 Rs, so that we don’t destroy the Earth.