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Overview
We are going to start this series of Grade 10 lessons by looking at Learning
Outcome 1, which focuses on Listening and Speaking. You are expected to be
able to listen and speak for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts. In the
first two lessons, we are going to talk about making a prepared speech.
Lesson
When might Grade 10 learners find that they have to introduce a speaker and DVD
offer a vote of thanks?
You might be asked to speak at a prize-giving or other formal function at school,
the Grade 8s might be studying nuclear power and a teacher invites a guest to
speak on this controversial topic or perhaps the Grade 9s invite a well-known
author to address their group. In each case, someone will be required to introduce
the speaker and offer a vote of thanks afterwards.
If your school organises for someone to visit the school and deliver a speech, you
might be chosen as the person to introduce the speaker or offer a vote of thanks
after the speech. If you are chosen, what must you do before the day of the guest’s
visit? You have to do research on the person you will be speaking about.
Introducing a speaker
How do you research a guest? You:
◦ research a topic by referring to a range of supplied and relevant sources.
The best place to research this kind of speech is probably the Internet. Many
schools have computers in the library or media centre, where the learners have
access to the Internet. You can also look for information about the speaker in
newspapers and magazines.
If you cannot find information on the Internet or if you do not have a computer,
then ask around. Start with the teacher who invited the guest. The teacher must
have a reason for inviting this particular person, so interview the teacher and make
some notes.
Do not forget that your parents and other adults are also sources of information
and ideas. If you use parents, friends, and teachers, you are thinking about using
If you are giving a formal introduction, you must not use slang or casual language.
You must prepare your speech in the way that everyone expects – and the way
the guest expects so that he or she feels welcome in your school. Your speech of
introduction must be right for the occasion and the audience. Your speech must fit
in with the event at which you are speaking, the people to whom you are speaking
and the guest that you are introducing. The language that you choose for your
speech should be appropriate. You need to think about all of these things when
you prepare your speech.
Your introductory speech and your vote of thanks will be divided into:
● an introduction
● a body
● a conclusion.
You must prepare two short speeches that will effectively introduce the guest
speaker to the audience, and then offer a vote of thanks at the end of the
presentation.
In many schools, the Grade 10s, 11s and 12s write the English Olympiad. The
topic for 2008 was lawyers and court cases. The school might decide to invite a
lawyer to come to speak to the group about the law, what kinds of fields a lawyer
can specialise in, the jury system in other countries as opposed to our system
where we have a judge and assessors, and so on. One learner will be chosen to
introduce the speaker. If you are the learner that is chosen, where will you start to
prepare your speech?
You will start by finding out something about the speaker. You may talk to the
teacher in charge and interview the teacher, getting information. You may also look
in a magazine or newspaper.
The first thing to ask is: How long must the introduction be? The introduction to a
guest should be about 2–3 minutes. You will need enough information to be able
to speak for that length of time.
When you prepare your speech read through your information and decide what to
include in the speech of introduction. Keep in mind the:
● audience
● reason the guest has been invited
● topic about which the guest has been asked to speak.
Activity 1
Imagine that your school is going to invite a speaker for a major function. Decide PAIRS
who the speaker might be. Do some research about the speaker. Make notes.
Prepare a speech to introduce the speaker to the audience.
self
assessment