Course : English ΙV: Public speaking (Με-Ω)
Course code : UNI123
Information about the final exam in June
Exam format
1. Questions on the rhetorical strategies and the comprehension of a speech excerpt.
2. Vocabulary matching exercise
3. Derivatives (blank completion)
4. Questions on public speaking theory and the core ideas of speeches taught
Material to study for the exam
The vocabulary and core idea of the following speeches:
Vocabulary from the following speeches:
"The next outbreak? We're not ready" Bill Gates (eclass ppt file)
"A tale of two political systems" Eric Li (book)
"Why democracy matters" Rory Steward (book)
"Global power shift" Paddy Ashdown (book)
"Who controls the world" (book)
"The way we think about work is broken" Barry Schwartz (eclass ppt file)
"What explains the rise of humans" Yaval Harrari (eclass ppt file)
"The economics of enough" Dan O'Neill (eclass ppt file)
"Learning from the barefoot movement" Bumker Roy (book)
"Learning revolution" Sir Ken Robinson (book)
"The birth of wikipedia" Jimmy Wales (book)
"Extremism and online harassment" (eclass ppt file)
Public speaking theory from the following units of the book:
1, 2, 4, 5
speech rhetorical strategies: Unit 3, sections D, E and F
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN IN THE LESSON OF 27/5. IN THAT LESSON WE WILL ALSO DO A REVISION AND PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAM