1、Unit 8 SpeechesLesson 1 Welcome SpeechesLesson 2 Farewell SpeechesLesson 2 Farewell SpeechesWarming-upAnswer the following questions:1.Have you ever written and made a farewell speech?2.On what occasions do we deliver a farewell speech?3.What do people often put in their farewell speech?Basic Struct
2、ure of Lesson 2Looking AheadApproaching the TopicReady to WriteMy WritingFurther PracticeSelf-assessmentLooking Ahead(Aims and Contents)v Learn about the format of a farewell speech.v Learn some useful expressions in a farewell speech.v Practice writing a farewell speech.v Learn to deliver a public
3、speech.Approaching the TopicFinish Exercises 1-2 on pp.105-106.Ready to Write1.Learning FocusvA brief and passionate farewell speech is given to the people who are leaving parting.vA farewell speech may include:1)greeting the audience;2)giving a brief introduction to the situation;3)closing the spee
4、ch and expressing good wishes.2.Useful Expressions1)Today we are gathering here to have a farewell party for sb.2)We are very sorry to day good-bye to sb.3)We are going to miss sb.4)Lets express our heartfelt thanks to sb.and wish him/her a pleasant journey home and good health.5)We wish sb.lots of
5、good fortune for the future.My WritingDo you still remember the welcome speech you prepared for the group of Australian students in the previous lesson?Now,they are leaving for home.Please prepare a farewell speech for them.Step 1:List the items in your farewell speech.Step 2:Select some sentence st
6、ructures from Useful Expressions and use them in your own writing.Step 3:Organize the items and expressions in a logical way.Step 4:Cross-check your draft according to the checklist on Page 108.Mark the mistakes with the symbols for correction in Appendix II.Step 5:Now put your final version in the
7、space provided and check with the reference(参考答案).My Writing参考答案Dear friends from Australia,Dear teachers and fellow students,We are gathered here today to send off our guests who have come to our school for both cultural and study communication.Your stay here has been a pleasant and meaningful day
8、for us.You toured our campus,talked and had an exciting match with us.We really like you very much.It is a great chance for us to learn about people from afar and establish a good friendship between us.Now we have to say good.I,on behalf of all the students,express our sincere gratitude to you.We will miss you a lot.We wish you a happy journey hone and good luck in your future.Good bye and see you!Further PracticePlease write a farewell speech for your graduation.Self-assessmentReflect yourself，encourage yourself,and improve yourself!
