How Greta Thunberg provokes an emotional response from an audience

English

In this unit, pupils analyse abridged, rewritten versions of famous speeches made by Greta Thunberg, Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai. They learn the techniques that the writer of each speech has used to ensure it meets its purpose.

Successful speeches

She is a politician focused on the environment.

What is the job of an activist? Fill in the following sentence as appropriate: Activists work to ___________ people's opinions so that __________ that need to happen are made.

How old was Greta Thunberg when she made her first famous speech at the UN Climate Change Conference?

What is the **main emotion** that Greta Thunberg gets across to her audience during the speech at the UN Climate Change Conference?

Which short group of words does Greta Thunberg repeat throughout her speech for emphasis?

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the best options: A speech is a __________ communication of someone's __________, through words, to an audience.

True or false? A speech is always intended to have some kind of impact on its audience.

The ice caps are melting, which contributes to rising sea levels.

If we don’t act right now, the consequences will be horrific.

Which of these is the most **persuasive** sentence?

a speech to motivate a team to inform the country about changes in tax

a speech to persuade a group of children to take part in a class show

a speech to motivate a team to increase their number of goals

Match each person's job to the speech they are most likely to give.

True or false? We do not prepare a speech in advance because it is always best to do it for the first time on the day.

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet