武汉理工大学外国语学院“英语公共演讲”课程组的教师结合学生实际水平和未来需求, 历经多轮授课, 不断改进、精心编写了这本《英语公共演讲实训教程》。本教材按照不同主题分为8个单元。每个单元包含两篇主题演讲学习内容和一篇相应技能训练内容。主题演讲内容涉及人文、教育、创新、梦想、发展、交流、媒体、科技等方面。技能训练内容包括演讲与写作两个板块, 包括了演讲发音、讲稿写作、分析听众、理解文化、注重学术规范、有效传达信息、礼貌反馈听众等一系列内容的知识体系。本书可以帮助学生提高口语表达和写作水平, 以及演讲的技术和技巧, 还可以提高学生的英语基础语言能力、综合应用能力和思辨能力。
Unit 1 People and Places
Lesson 1 My education,my future
Lesson 2 How I beat stage fright
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 2 Language and Life
Lesson 1 English mania
Lesson 2 Why couldn't we learn English well
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 3 Fear and Courage
Lesson 1 The benefits of failure
Lesson 2 Living beyond limits
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 4 Education and Schooling
Lesson 1 Every kid needs a champion
Lesson 2 Rich dad's money making secrets
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 5 Innovation and Imagination
Lesson 1 Stay hungry,stay foolish
Lesson 2 The best gift I ever survived
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 6 Dream and Development
Lesson 1 I have a dream
Lesson 2 Grit: the power of passion and perseverance
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 7 Connection and Communication
Lesson 1 How to speak so that people want to listen
Lesson 2 A skateboard, with a boost
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Unit 8 Media and Technology
Lesson 1 TED's secret to great public speaking
Lesson 2 Listening to the“seeds”of cancer
Lesson 3 Speaking and writing tasks
Supplement 1 Script
Supplement 2 Test Item Pool
Supplement 3 Sample Test Paper
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