Graded assignment
speech of introduction
(100 points)
1. you will develop and deliver a speech of introduction covering certain content and demonstrating
specific speaking skills you have learned in this unit.
your speech must be between two and four
minutes.
this first speech can be written or recorded. video recorded will eam you 10 extra points.
the content to cover in your speech indudes:
personal information (name, where you live, year in school, interests, and so on)
reasons why you are taking this course
goals you have for yourself in this course
how your classmates can you become a better speaker, and how you want to them
description of any previous public speaking experience

Iwill give all da points. imagine you are working for the u. s. branch of a chinese trading company. this trading company mainly trades chinese traditional art crafts and related items (such as chinese paintings and chinese music instruments). this week, your company had a promotion event, and a lot of goods were sold. now that the event is over, your manager asks you to write him a report in chinese. in this report, you are required to include: description of the chinese traditional art items being sold, their attributes such as colors and amount sold; price for each type of goods, and the total profit, in both chinese and u. s. currencies; your manager needs you to give an overall evaluation about what the most and least popular items are, and how people reacted to this promotion event – whether they liked this event or not. write as much as you can in chinese characters. it can be super simple btw

Out in the pacific ocean is an island of unmatched beauty called cocos. (2) it is also called "island of the sharks". (3) it's abundance of life are famous throughout the world. (4) jewel-like fish circle the island's underwater reef, while hundreds of sharks have hunted them in packs. (5) divers can also see huge manta rays octopuses green turtles and giant eels.  (b)(6) today, the island is uninhabited. (7) it was once frequented by pirates. (8) some people believe that there is still treasure buried on the island. (9) hundreds of expeditions have been formed to search for buried gold, but none has been found. (10) the real treasure of cocos island is its balanced, healthy ecosystem.  (c)(11) cocos island is actually the peek of an extinct volcano. (12) when deep ocean currents reach the volcano, they have been forced upward. (13) these currents bring cold water that is rich in plant life and food to the surface. (14) minute plants and animals, collectively known as plankton, grows when they are exposed to sunlight and food. (15) the plankton attract small fish. (16) the small fish attract larger fish. (17) finally, the largest fish in the chain attract the sharks that give cocos its nickname.  2) sentence 3:   its abundance of life  are  famous throughout the world.  which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? if the original is the best way, choose option (a).  a. areb. isc. has beend. have beene. being

Passage 1passage 2 read the passage from “the caged bird.” a free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky which phrases representing the idea of freedom connect the poem to the autobiography? “leaps on the back of the wind” connects to “ran down the hill.” “and floats downstream” connects to “and into the road.” “dips his wing in the orange sun” connects to “the good sense.” “and dares to claim the sky” connects to “to stop running.” mark this and return