Analyzing Political Speeches

PART I: Use this form to help compare the structure of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech with Old Major’s speech in Chapter One. Find phrases from each speech that serve as appropriate examples for each box below.

Note: I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King at

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/kingweb/publications/speeches/address_at_march_on_washington.pdf

Basic Structure	I Have a Dream	Old Major’s Speech
Describe the present situation Who's benefiting under the current conditions?
Prove unfairness Who's suffering under current conditions?
Provide a vision of a better way What would conditions be like if the conditions were fairer than they are now?
Call for Action What must be done to acheive fairer conditions?

PART II: Use this form to help compare the rhetorical tools used in Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech and in Old Major’s speech in Chapter One. Find examples of each to place in the appropriate boxes below.

Rhetorical tools	I Have a Dream	Old Major's Speech
Alliteration Examples of repetition of sounds. "May men of merit be motivated to act!"
Repetition Key words or phrases that are repeated for emphasis.
Metaphor List comparisons that help listeners "envision" meaning. "Let our dreams soar on wings of optimism!"
Rhetorical Questions List questions that are for effect rather than to be answered. "Will we stand now on the brink of history or will we let the moment pass unchallenged?"
Allusion Find historical or literary references. "President Kennedy once told us to 'Ask what we could do for our country.' And, now it is the time to DO!"

10. Use the audioscript to help you master speech making Chapter 2

1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words.

bury (v), burial, triumph (n), reign (v, n), dawn, pasture, knoll, luxury, mattress

2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words

e.g. absorb (v) – absorption (n) – absorbing (adj.)

1) vivacious (adj);

2) elaborate (v);

3) expound (v);

4) disciple (n);

5) expel (v);

6) awe (n);

7) reproach (v);

8) attend to (v);

9) inscribe (v);

10) commandment (n);

11) harvest (n);

12) absorb (v);

3. a) Study the following collocations (v+adv) from the text. Quote the sentences in which they are used. Translate the sentences into Russian

see clearly; fall naturally; generally recognized; reproach sharply

b) Match the following verbs with the adverbs. Make up sentences with your collocations.

freely confuse

highly walk

strongly regret

briskly recommend

deeply feel

easily admit