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We are all asked to make a speech (发言) at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives us some advice on how to give a good speech.

So, you have to give a speech and you’re afraid. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, and you talk too long and you get your audience (听众) less interested. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the reason? Why are you speaking? Then collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend a great deal of time organizing your speech so that it is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts (图表) if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect (尊重). They will like listening to you more.

Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience and the reason. Be easy and short. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person communication with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You don’t believe that? Give it a try and see what happens.

How to make a good speech?

Problems

● You feel nervous and don’t remember what you will say.

● You talk too much, making the audience 1..

● Usually, you hope the speech will end as soon as possible.

Steps to take

● Knowing 2. you have to give the speech.

3. much time researching (研究) and having your speech smooth.

● Listing 4. examples and choosing the possible pictures, charts and so on.

● Neither using too difficult words nor looking down on your audience.

Conclusions

● Be well prepared.

● Remember to say something 5..

● It is your personality that will help you communicate with your audience well.

Height is just one of the thousands of features that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.

Maybe you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time they start puberty(青春期) .

Your doctor will know how your growth (生长) has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don’t be worried if you have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later —between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to find that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _______.

A. you should have enough exercise

B. you can ask doctors for help

C. you should protect the environment

D. you can record your growth during puberty

2.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. how the genes work in your body

B. when the time you grow fast is

C. why you look like your parents

D. how you grow to a certain (某一) height

3.After reading this passage, we can explain (解释) _______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor

B. how much sleep we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything

D. what an unhealthy diet is

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