Famous Speeches - I Have a Dream
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Famous Speeches - I Have a Dream

This ESL lesson plan explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech, "I Have a Dream." Students will enhance their listening, reading, and speaking skills through engaging activities. The lesson includes a warm-up matching quotes to their authors, listening to the speech while analyzing its powerful elements, and practicing speech delivery with emphasis on prosodic features. Students will also engage in thoughtful discussions about the impact of effective public speaking, making this a comprehensive lesson focused on key communication skills.

Skills

  • Can employ prosodic features (e.g. stress, intonation, rhythm) to support the message they intend to convey, though with some influence from the other languages they speak.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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Warm up: Who said that?

Match the quotes from famous public speeches to their authors. Which ones do you think are the most powerful?
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Analyzing a speech: Listen to Martin Luther King's famous speech, and think about what made it so powerful. Take some notes, then compare your findings with the group.

3

Make a speech!

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Let's talk:  Effective speeches

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