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Unit2LecturesandReportsThinkingAhead1.DoyoulikestudyingEnglishbyyourselforfollowingsomelectures?Andwhy?2.Haveyouevermadepublicspeechorgivenareporttoothers?Ifyes,pleasedescribeyourfeelingsatthattime.Secretsofpowerfulspeaking1.doenoughresearchonthesubject/knowledgeableenoughaboutthesubject2.havepassionforyourspeech3.overcomethenervousness/fearofpublicspeaking4.Sometechniquesforeffectivespeakinga.speakfromnotesb.keepitconversationalc.usestoriestoillustrateyourpointsd.usehumorthroughoutyourpresentatione.usepropsandinvolvetheaudiencef.prepareforapowerfulclosingPartITask1Exercise1ExplainthefollowingidiomsinEnglishaccordingtothevideo.1.toeatlikeahorseToeatalot.2.straightfromthehorse’smouthTogetsomeinformationdirectlyfromthepersonresponsibleforit.3.toflogadeadhorseTowasteeffortonsomethingthatwehavenochanceofsucceedingat.Exercise2MakingSentencesMakeonesentencewitheachidiom.1.toeatlikeahorse.Heeatslikeahorse.Hemustbeveryhunger.Heiseatinglikeahorsenow.2.straightfromthehorse’smouthMybossisgoingtofireme.Ihearditstraightfromthehorse’smouth.Igotthenewsstraightfromthehorse’smouth.3.toflogadeadhorseIsometimesfeellikeI’mfloggingadeadhorsewhenI’mteaching.Don’ttrytoflogadeadhorse.Otheridiomsrelatedtohorseahorseofdifferentcolor完全是另外一回事。Lastyearthefootballteamwasaworseteamamongtheleague,butthisyearthesituationisahorseofadifferentcolor,theteamhasbeatallofothersbackthewronghorse估计错误；支持失败的一方；赌马你押错了马Ifyouspendallyourmoneyinthestockmarket,youmaybackthewronghorseinyourinvestments.worklikeahorse辛勤工作，埋头苦干Thebossmadehismenworklikeahorsealldaylongandpaidthemlittleputthecartbeforethehorse本末倒置Toteachwritingbeforereadingistoputthecartbeforethehorse.getonthehighhorse趾高气扬Theminuteyoustartarguing,yougetonyourhighhorse.Youjustcan'thelpyourself,canyou?changehorsesinmidstream在危急时刻做出重大变动;中途换将Itisveryseriousandimportant.Whydoyouchangehorsesinmidstream?buyawhitehorse浪费金钱,乱花钱holdyourshorses不要急，镇静Holdyourhorses,youhavedoneittoofast.Task2Exercise11.WilliamEhrmanshowshisadmirationtotheteamwhichhaveparticipatedinthedebatingfromSichuanprovincebecausetheyareinthefaceoftheterribletragedy,theearthquakeatthattime.2.WilliamEhrmansuggestedaChinesedebatingcompetitioninBritain.3.Inhisopinion,agreatleadershouldhavetheabilitytocommunicateanddebate.4.ThespeakermentionedtwofamousleadersinBritain,ChurchillandThatcher,andhealsomentionedanothertwointheUnitedStates,PresidentLincolnandPresidentKennedy.Exercise2Watchingforspecificinformation1)points2)ring3)admiration4)participated5)province6)armedforces7)tragedy8)reliefASpeechbyBritishAmbassadorIamjustgoingtomakefour,asit’sEnglishspeakingcompetition,Ijustgoingtomakefourpoints,becauseifImakeanymore,Michaelwillringthebelltosendmeoffthestage.ThefirstpointIwouldliketomake,likeprofessorLi,istoexpressadmirationfortheteamwhichhaveparticipatedinthiscompetitionfromSichuanprovince.We,theBritishpeopleandtheBritishgovernmentarefullofadmirationforthewayinwhichtheChinesegovernment,ChinesearmedforcesandtheChinesepeople,havecometogetherinthefaceofthisterribletragedytobringrelieftothepeopleofSichuan.Today,IthinkIcansaythatallBritishpeoplefeelasiftheywereChinesepeople.Next,Iwouldliketodaywhatahugepleasureititsbeingtobeherethisafternoonandwhatanimmenselyhighstandardofdebatingtherehasbeen.IthinkweshoulddosomethinginBritain;weshouldstartaChineselanguagedebatingcompetition.Andindeed,thereshouldbeaninternationalChinesedebatingcompetition.Iwasheretwoyearsago,andtherunner-upthenQinghuaUniversitywentontowintheEnglishasaforeignlanguage,asectionoftheworlddebatingchampionships.Iamnotsurprised;thestandardwasimmenselyhighthen,anditisbeingimmenselyhighthisafternoon.AndIamquiteconfidentthatthewinners,therunner-up,thesemi-finalist,allofwhomwillgoontheotherinternationalcompetition,fromthiscompetition,arelikelytodoverywellindeed.Mythirdpointistodosomethingwhichisalittlebitunusual.Wehavehadanexcellentdebate,andIwouldliketocongratulatewhoeverthesubject,becauseitwasobviously,averytopicalsubject,andeveryonehasalotofviewsonthesubject.Butintheparliamentofcourse,afterthedebate,somethingelsehappens,whichhasnothappenedtoday.Thereisavote,socould,infact,sincewehavemanyeminentpolicymakersherewithusthisafternoon,maybeforapointofreference,couldIinviteeveryonepleaseinthishall,firstofall,ifyousupportthepropositiontoraiseyourhandsandvote.Andthenpleasethosewhosupporttheopposition.Thereweare.Thisofcourse,doesnotinfluencethecompetitioninanyway,becausethejudgeshavealreadymadetheirdecision.Soitwouldhavebeenunfairtocallforavotebeforetheymadetheirdecision.Butaftertheirdecision,Icansaythatthosesupportingthepropositionhavewontheday,andIwillpassthatasapointofreferencetomanyofthepolicymakersamongus.Andmylastpointistosaywhatanexcellentdisciplineandskilllearningtodebatesis.Allgreatleadersintheworldhavetobeabletocommunicate.Youcanhavegoodpolicies,butifyoucannotcommunicatethem,youwillprobablyneverbecomeagreatleader.WhenIthinkofsomeoftheleadersinmyowncountry,Britain,orintheUnitedStates,theyhaveallbeengreatcommunicatorsanddebaters.IfyouthinkofChurchill,orMrs.Thatcher,orifyouthinkofPresidentLi