I clearly remember a period during which I felt like a failure.But what I31 learned was that failing at one thing is not failing at all things.And,infact,failure is a 32part of growth.Life is filled with trial and 33.Inorder to walk the path to 34,you need to make some 35turns alongthe way.What I learned was to"fail forward",to 36each mistake to makemyself better.One of the37 problems people have with failure is that theyare too quick to judge isolated 38in their lives and label them as failures.39,they need to keep the bigger picture in mind.A successful baseball playerdoesn't 40at a mistake he makes and think of failure.He sees it within thecontext of the bigger picture.
If you want to become the type of speaker you've always wanted to be,read
the following suggestions.1. You can't go from a nervous speaker to a star speaker overnight.Youshouldn't expect to.Give yourself time to get used to a large audience.Start withsmaller groups and get as much feedback as you can.Keep on practicing anddeveloping your skills.2. Be familiar with your speech materials.That doesn't mean memorizing yourspeech,which can lack enthusiasm and naturalness.Know your key talking points,supporting details and ways to move from one point to the next.3. Positive energy can be passed.If you're excited and enthusiastic,youraudience will be,too.You'll be surprised at the positive cycle that creates:Anenthusiastic audience can add even more energy to you.Use hand gestures.Whenappropriate,smile,smile,smile.4. Find friendly,interested faces in the audience and speak to them.Look intotheir eyes.It helps prevent you from staring off into the distance or reading fromnotes.It also helps make you feel like you are talking in a conversation rather thanspeaking to a group. 5. When you look great,you feel great.That makes you confident.Lookinggreat doesn't mean wearing new clothes.It means wearing clothes and shoes youfeel comfortable and appropriate to the setting.You can't go wrong with businesssuit.Simple is fine,but you should look clean from head to toe.Task116.Paragraph: 17.Paragraph:18.Paragraph:19.Paragraph:20.Paragraph:A.Be enthusiasticB.Know your materialsC.Make eye contactD.Know your audienceE.Improve graduallyF.Dress appropriatelyTask 221.Feedback helps speakers___22.Memorizing materials may lead to___23.Hand gestures and smiles help create___24.Looking into the eyes of the audience helps___25.Wearing right clothes may___A.lack of enthusiasmB.make you look greatC.a positive atmosphereD.improve their speaking skillsE.stop you from reading your notesF.become a good listener
51.某英文报社正在举办题为“Watching Movies at Home or in aCinema?”的征文活动，请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征，内容包括：你喜欢在家还是在电影院?看电影理由是什么?
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