1. speech
a campaign speech
Because the voices of protest grew louder and louder, his speech couldn't be heard.
He was making a speech, but he broke off when he heard a strange noise.
A person giving a speech should stand where everyone can see him.
His dress is that of gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.
I get really bad performance anxiety before I give a speech.
You have the right to free speech, but not the right to slander.
There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
I'm the type who gets nervous in front of people, so I'm bad at speech making.
I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me.
A scholar made an excellent speech about human rights.
He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.
The Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern corruption without legitimate credentials, and is unworthy of being the speech of any person in the capital city of the Empire.
Truthful speech is not elegant, and elegant speech is not truthful. Good words are not persuasive, and persuasive words are not good. The knowledgeable are not many, and the many are not knowledgeable.
Don't be afraid to show yourself through speech and take every opportunity to speak to others in English and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations.
Inglese parola "lezing"(speech) si verifica in set:
Unit 2 studyboxes 1 and 22. reading
I like reading books.
Please return the book when you have finished reading it.
One by one, the boys came to see what I was reading.
Students should develop their reading skills.
You should be reading Shakespeare's sonnets.
He has a good reading knowledge of French.
Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
The TV was so noisy that I couldn't concentrate on my reading.
Adding comments makes reading the code easier.
The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.
A student raised his hand when the teacher finished the reading.
Something you should know about me is that I spend a lot of time reading.
Think of what you are reading while you are reading it.
A book not worth reading is not worth buying in the first place.
3. lecture
His lecture disappointed us.
Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
I can't make head nor tail of her lecture on health and physical education.
Halfway through the lecture, she began to feel sick.
The best lecture that you can attend is the one you won't understand.
I'm at the main lecture hall right now. Udo's already here as well.
After he had given a lecture, he had an interview with some students.
Kozue thought the teacher's lecture was dull, boring and endless.
Professor Naruhodo's lecture was re-broadcast.
I have never heard a lecture with such clear instructions.
We went to a lecture on Italian art. Do you know who's giving the lecture this afternoon?
My professor delivered one of the most interesting lectures on Greek mythology yesterday.
His lecture is far more difficult than Mr Tanaka's.
The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes.
Uh-oh, here comes another lecture. How typical. This guy has something to say about everything.