21 Famous speeches 63 Commenting on a speech a) Study the yellow boxes below and form as many sentences as possible. Use the words in the blue box for your sentences as well. 4 Comparing • Compared with his/her speech, this one is rather long. • He/She operates in the same way as … . • He/She uses the same style as … . • It seems similar to the speech by … . • It is another way of … . Contrasting • Unlike Mr/Mrs X, Mrs/Mr Y concentrates on … . • His/Her intonation was different from what I had expected. • It sounds very different from … . Expressing opinion • In my opinion … . • From my point of view … . • For me … . • I think that … . • I am convinced that … . Disliking • I dislike it when people start to … . • He/She can’t stand people who … . • What I really hate is the way he/she talked about … . • The worst thing is how he/she changes from … . Generalising • on the whole • taking everything into account • all in all • all things considered • for the most part • in general • generally • by and large • normally • overall • usually • almost always • most of the time • typically Clarifying • What I really mean is, … . • What I’m trying to say is that … . • In other words, … . Adding an idea • In addition, … . • Furthermore, … . • Moreover, … . slow fast long short in the middle of a sentence well-placed skilful high-pitched to raise one’s voice to join sentences emotional moving inspiring moderate determined to shout even speed varied charismatic to make pauses to talk fast to stop at the end of a sentence Liking • What I really/most like about his/her speech is the fact that he/she … . • I really admire him/her for what he/she said. • I do respect him/her for … . • The best part of his/her speech is … . b) Write down eight such sentences. Example: on the whole On the whole I like Barack Obama’s speech more than the one by Churchill. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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