Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Speech topics Go through the quotations again and comment on the topics these speakers are referring to. Use the word bank if necessary. • What is their main concern? • Why could they have given that speech? • What is the purpose of their speech? 2 Word bank freedom of the individual • business • civil liberties • fair trade • the future • development • courage • determination • message • to convey a message • to address an audience • to appeal to • to protest against • to set targets W Anita Roddick During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. We shall go on to the end, we shall ‡ght in France, we shall ‡ght on the seas and oceans, we shall ‡ght with growing con‡dence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall ‡ght on the beaches, we shall ‡ght on the landing grounds, we shall ‡ght in the ‡elds and in the streets, we shall ‡ght in the hills; we shall never surrender, […]. Martin Luther King, Jr. John F. Kennedy 103 Goals • Discuss examples of great speeches. • Analyse the characteristics of a great speech. • Examine rhetorical strategies. • Listen for details and take notes. • Research and present information on cultural issues. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv