1、There are several aspects of language and speaking that I would like to focus on today for considerations to allow you to improve moving forward.First, the area of pronunciation and delivery. Some of you, especially when you are nervous, should focus more on diction and pronunciation. Specifically,
2、try not to swallow your articles like “a“ and “the“ or little connectors like “of“ Take a breath, take your time. and let each word be sounded. Similarly, make sure you sound final consonants, especially the “-ed“ in your past tenses. This is one of the things that Chinese, even the good ones, the r
3、eally good ones, when you start speaking quickly and passionately, forget. So, pay a lot of attention and be conscious that thats something that you may know that the grammars, grammatical and structural rules and not sound that final consonant or you may be a little fuzzy on what the past tenses, b
4、ut that some- thing that makes a big difference in a competition,Finally, in the area of pronunciation for all you students, not just the contestants here today, please, the word “the“, th-: put your tongue between your teeth. Its not “da,“ its “the“; its not “der.“ its “their“; its not “utter.“ its
5、 “other.“ You can do this, you can do this, Practice on the way to class, practice in the shower, practice wherever but dont say “da,“ its “the.“Second category of feedback is I want to talk very briefly about lexicon and vocabulary. As I mentioned, I felt that your use of lexicon in todays presenta
6、tion was quite sophisticated and showed a lot of preparation. Most of you may have noticed that in the contemporaneous, spontaneous remarks and questions, the level of vocabulary came down a notch or two. Thats very natural: some- thing that we all have to work on. But there were a couple of I think
7、. theres three examples that Id like to share with you to take home to work on. Number one, since the topic was ecology, when you talk about living in harmony with da za ren, is it “the nature“ or “nature? Nature! Is not “the nature“! “The nature“ is shenrna shenma dongxi de xingzhi, so, that was li
8、ke one of those errors that. umm, came up because of the theme of the speech, but thats something you can remember right now, “Live in harmony with.nature.“ Second, some small things that I noted, some of you messed up “emphasized“ with “emphasis“-its a common mistake. And one of the contestants was
9、 talking about how important it was to be aware of the environment and that we should generate awareness of environment to help us think of ways to improve it, and she, I think it was she, said “we should get a consensus of the environment,“ I think she probably meant “sense.“ “get a sense of the en
10、vironment“ as an awareness. So, little things like that. Be careful semantically. If you reach the upper levels of language, its very easy to choose a wrong word and I guess my advice for you would be, “When in doubt, check a dictionary for nuance and proper usage.“ because when youre in the lower l
11、evels youre not using those fancy words. But when you get up in the upper levels, like today, theyre very important.Finally, my last category of feedback for you is in the area of discourse and organization. This is very important in speaking contests, its very important when youre translating at th
12、e upper levels, and its important in adult life when youre working in the world of work where youre no longer talking simply about yourself and your family, but other things, issues. Todays contestants demonstrated a wide variety of rhetorical styles in their prepared speeches. Many of the candidate
13、s showed a sophisticated use of linguistic register, and register is, as you know. using language that is appropriate for a specific purpose for a specific social context. The reason l mention register is that for learners of English as a second language, the higher the register, the more difficult
14、it is to speak accurately, coherently, and persuasively. Right? So, today, one of the contestants made a very insightful remark and said, I quote, “The higher level of English I speak, the more mistakes I make.“ Remember that? Actually. What she meant by this was that she was having trouble communic
15、ating sophisticated ideas and arguments in English without making errors in grammar or usage. University students learning English can improve their ability to speak naturally in high registers and high level of discourse and can sustain a high level of discourse by doing a few things and these are
16、the three pieces of advice I will leave for you before I conclude my remarks. So, this is advice teachers and students for how to build that competency and high level of discourse.Number one: Read texts that represent a high level of discourse. Soak up that language. But, remember that written text
17、has a discourse that is separate from spoken discourse. Some of you were speaking today in very. kind of written-prose language, and you may not want to do that in the future.Number two, piece of advice: Make a tape recording of yourself talking about abstract topics or complex topics and then go ba
18、ck and listen to it and listen to how it sounds: if its cohesive and coherent? Are there errors? Then go back, practice again, and do it a second time like editing a written text but, in fact, its a spoken text. You will hear what youre doing that could be improved, even you, and of course if you ha
19、ve teachers, thats even better, but you, yourself will hear.Finally, my last piece of advice for you is that you should practice building. If language, if spoken language, was like a house you should practice building the house brick by brick, storey by storey, so you all can do basic sentences now,
20、 clearly. And, most of you are pretty good at building paragraphs, but some of you are not yet perfect house builders in terms of discourse and organization. So you want to practice writing compound and complex sentences, and then weave those together into paragraphs and youll weave those paragraphs
21、 into the full spoken text. Weave them together, push yourself to go for the discourse and woven nature so that not only the thought flows, but its coherent. And. I think youll agree with me, that some of the most compelling speeches that we heard today displayed this type coherence and sort of natu
22、ral progression of ideas, lf you do that, theres no doubt in my mind that you can progress at this area.In conclusion, I would like to quote one of our question masters, who said today that, “Life is a journey, not the arrival.“ that you focus on the journey not the arrival. Language learning is lif
23、elong. Lifelong. So, as you move forward, language learning enjoy the journey.评委总结发言(表达感谢时用)：Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, excellent contestants，its really a great honor and pleasure to be here as a judge for this English feast of speech competition. I think all contestants did a great job t
24、oday, and Id like to express my thanks to everyone who has made a great contribution to organizing the competition and has made it a fantastic success. So lets give a big round of applause to all of them. I have been really enjoying this contest thoroughly, especially because all the contestants hav
25、e approached the topic from different perspectives. All speeches have been well researched, with good thoughts as well as interesting ideas. I am very pleased to see that most of you delivered your speech with good pronunciation, clear articulation, with good eye contact and a proper manner. Finally
26、 I would like to take this opportunity to offer you some little tips about public English speech competition.First, the area of pronunciation and delivery. Some of you, especially when you are nervous, should focus more on diction and pronunciation. Specifically, try not to swallow your articles lik
27、e “a“ and “the“ or little connectors like “of“ Take a breath, take your time. and let each word be sounded. Similarly, make sure you sound final consonants, especially the “-ed“ in your past tenses. This is one of the things that Chinese, even the good ones, the really good ones, when you start spea
28、king quickly and passionately, forget. So, what I here want to suggest to those contestants, when you preparing your speech, whatever the prepared speech and the impromptu speech, do not just focus on the whole picture of your work, instead pay a attention to the small details, as well as the intona
29、tion.On top of that, I would like to speak with those who always get somewhat a little bit nervous once they stand on the stage to deliver a public speech. Speaking of this, I would like to share with you a little bit about myself. When I was at my high school and I often blushed on my face when I s
30、tand even in the front our class, let alone the city competition later on. And one of my foreign teachers give my some tips. Thats what I want to share with you right now. when you feel nervous, especially before get on the stage, take a deep breath and tell yourself in your heart that I am the best
31、 in the whole universe. Then, by the time you speak, what you should bear in mind is that dont ever get direct contact with same part area of audience all the time. Remember you are here to serve the whole listeners with your point of view, so change your eyesight to different audience. I always lik
32、e to say that ”Lifeis a journey”. Language learning is a life long experience and we never finish learning, especially for the English language which is so alive and ever changing. So as you move forward with your language learning make sure you enjoy every moment of your journey. 面对标新立异选手：You reall
33、y have been very creative in trying to clear out your point. But this time, it was very clearly stated what would be required of you in the speech. Therefore, it is very important to understand what is required of you and what is demanded of you in a competition. 面对跑题选手（或主题不明确选手）In todays competitio
34、n, I think you are a little too hasty in your preparation for the speech. For instance, as your topic is “a word that changes the world” ,you d better show your point out straightly. Otherwise how could you grab the audiences attention to your speech. So next time, you just read carefully about the
35、instructions before you start making a speech. And try to understand every word clearly and correctly. 对不能及时切入主题的选手： I think the basic rules of communication are universal, and apply across languages and cultures. Say what you mean, and say it in as clear, direct, and simple a manner as possible. An
36、d when you are talking or writing to someone from a different country, dont be afraid to say the obvious thing first. 面对发音不好的选手：I have to mention in this competition that you still need to improve your pronunciatione specially rhythm and sentence stress.You need to improve your vowels. It is still v
37、ery important. I think thats all I want to say. Thank you very much for your speech. 对表现好的选手 I am very much impressed by the speech you have made. To compare with the speech of others, you really did a great job. I feel good about this. First of all, in your prepared speech, you are more to the poin
38、t and your English is more natural. Secondly, your point is very impressive. And you provide a lot of examples to support your speech. 对即兴演讲的评论：Talking about your impromptu speech, I think you are quite sensitive to answer questions.Your answer is quite logical and I like it. 对眼神交流/肢体语言把握好的选手：Its wo
39、rth metioning that you give us a fantastic speech with an impressive beginning, ending or the free talk. Furthermore, you are enthusiastic throughout the speech. You made good eye contact with the audience and used appropriate body language in the speech. .You made your speech more wonderful and mor
40、e perfect with your body language. You looked cool! 适时对选手提出的建议：We all know a language is a means and the purpose is communication. What really matters is the courage to come and participate in the contest. I should learn from all of you. However, there are still some problems and much room for impro
41、vement. I am going to put forward some suggestions on how to do better in the future. Have you thought about this question: When you prepare a speech, there is something more important than language. What is it? It is idea. Ideas come before the language. If you dont know what to say, if you have no
42、 ideas, what is the use of the language? So, you must think, and think again and decide what you want to say and then organize your ideas. One point I want to emphasize is that you should have your own approach, your own original ideas. If you only borrow things from others or copy things from some
43、ready materials or textbooks, your speech is bound to fail. In this contest we hear some expressions again and again. Then, we know you have been borrowing things from the same source. To quote from one of the topics for impromptu speech: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” This is a quo
44、tation from Einstein. If we want the world to move forward, we need imagination, and we need creativity. 对即兴演讲的建议：When you prepare your impromptu speech, the most important thing is to be clear about the topic you have chosen. If you miss the point, however fluent and expressive you are, you get a p
45、oor mark. For example, there is a topic: To err is human; to forgive is divine. When you choose this topic, you should know it means everybody makes mistakes, but if you are able to forgive other peoples mistakes, then you are a better being. The emphasis is the second half. If you only talk about h
46、ow to do your best to correct your mistakes, you miss the point. I feel this part is the most difficult part of the contest. You have to be quick for you dont have much time to prepare; you have to be knowledgeable for you must understand the meaning of the topic properly. 对选手提出更高要求：So, you must hav
47、e realized the contest has become more demanding,. You need to have something more creative. And next year, you would be expected to be at a new and higher stage. I am sure everyone would like to join with me in saying that the Organizing Committee has chosen a very good theme for the prepared speec
48、h, that is, “Does one plus one equal two?” which is very thought provoking and leaves plenty of room for your imagination. As I said at the very beginning, we have been enjoying the contest thoroughly and tremendously because, the 92 contestants approached the theme from different perspectives, well
49、 researched, with good thoughts as well as interesting ideas. And we are very pleased to see, most of you delivered your speech with good pronunciation, clear articulation, with good eye contact and a proper manner. You have also demonstrated your remarkable analytical ability. But there is one thing I would like to mention. With a little bit more sense of humor, you might have entertained your audience more。One thing that impresses us most is that some of you are very fluent speakers of English. But one point that Id like to m
