Subject: Advanced Conversation

• After Mandarin, English has become the mostspoken language and it is the language ofbusiness, that is why mastering the oral aspectof the language is almost a must for anyonewho wanted to become a very competitiveperson. There are no doubts, that this course“Advanced Conversation” will help youachieve that goal. Welcome and good luck.

Course Description

• Designs to

• Upgrade students’ speaking skills.

• Emphasizes mastery of the vowel system

• Improvement of voice production

• Mastery of English stress and rhythm patterns

Objective

• Analyze and discuss Martin Luther King’s speech I Have a Dream. (extract)

Theme I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr

• I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

• Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.

• But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition.

• In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Task No. 1

When you finish reading the extract of Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a dream” underline the main ideas that call your attention.

What personification did you find, and how many similes? Share your findings with the group in a controlled class discussion.

Evaluation

• Read clearly the criteria of the evaluation. Make sure that you understand each item and that you covered them in your participation.

Good luck. You can do it.

Debate Rubric

Critria Rate 1-10 Comments

Appearance

(Professionally

dressed.)

Opening statements

were well organized.

Addressed remarks to

the audience.

Opening statements

were not read from

cards.

Student spoke loud

enough to be heard.

Rebuttal was specific to

arguments

Respect was shown

throughout the debate

Points Earned: ______/70 Points