Ying Wa College

S2 English Language 2019 – 2020

Writing 3 – Writing a Formal Speech
Writing Plan

Name: _____________________ Class: _____ ( ) Date:__________________

Your school provides a wide range of opportunities for students to find their interests and aspiration. To
promote this cause, the school would like to invite you to give a formal speech during the morning
assembly. You would like to talk about the benefits of actively participating in Other Learning
Experiences at school, share your own experience of taking part in a student society or school team, and
finally encouerage your schoolmates, especially S1 students, to pursue their interests at school. Write at
least 250 words.

Greeting:

Purpose:

1. Opening Attention-grabber:
paragraph Techniques: rhetorical question / imaginary situation / famous quote / statistics

Benefit 1:

4. Benefits of Benefit 2:
joining a
student
society / school
team
Benefit 3:

5. Personal Student society / school team:

experience of What do you usually do in this student society / school team? Give a brief introduction.
joining a
student
society / school Unforgettable experience + What you gained:
team How does your experience echo the benefits mentioned before?

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6. Encouragemen
t and advice for
students

Summary:

Appeal:
Techniques: repeating a catchphrase / echo the beginning of your speech / use direct imperatives
7. Closing
paragraph

Closing: