welcome speech?
Background Information
Welcome Speech:
• A welcome speech is given at the opening ceremony often by the chairman of the conference. It usually includes the following aspects: .
Unit Four
Academic Exchanges
• We’ll learn to accomplish the following tasks:
• Task 1: Understanding and giving a welcome speech.
• Task 2: Understanding and giving a closing speech.
• learn to make a welcome speech according to the information given.
Task 1: Understanding and giving a welcome speech.
Warm-up Questions
• Have you ever made a welcome speech? • What items should be covered in a
• 6.productive My time spent in the library was very productive.
Sample 2
• 1. contemporary Contemporary art is sometimes hard to understand and appreciate.
• read/listen to samples of welcome speech to familiarize yourselves with the format.
• summarize the commonly-used sentence patterns in welcome speech .
• 4. plenary
The new committee holds its first plenary session this week.
• 5. deterioration
The deterioration of the president’s health has aroused great concern.
3)The meeting will tackle the key questions of (assessing quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of not only medical devices, equipment, and pharmaceuticals, but all procedures and processes for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation ,) as well as (assessments in the public health context and in regard to systems and organizational issues.)
• Task 3: Understanding and producing a campus tour guide speech.
• Task 4: Understanding and producing a lab tour guide speech.
Task 1: Understanding and giving a welcome speech.
• 7. commitment A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
• 8. discipline You are not good at history, so you’d better choose one of the other disciplines.
3)It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to (Beijing) to attend ( the 28th International Congress of Psychology.)
4) I am pleased to give you the warmest welcome on behalf of (Shanxi Normal University .)
5) On behalf of the ( WCC2000) Organizing Committee and (the Ministry of Information Industry), I am very pleased to warmly welcome (experts, professionals and entrepreneurs of the IT Industry from various countries around the world ) to attend this great transcentury gathering.
Language Points
Sample 1
• 1. congress
The Celtic Congress was founded in 1902 in order to promote the knowledge, use, and appreciation of the languages and cultures of the six Celtic countries.
• 2. confluence The music drama is a confluence of artistry, superb choreography, and stage design.
• 3. contribute to
Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways.
8) We warmly welcome you all to participate( Dentist Tech China 2004 ) in (Shanghai).
9) On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I would like to welcome all members, guests and spouses to ( this special event ) for what will certainly be an exciting, enjoyable and educational experience.
2. 会议内容
1) There are more than 50 interesting symposia, covering a wide range of branches of ( zoology such as evolution and systematics, ecology, conservation biology, reproductive biology, diseases, ethics and philosophy.)
• Welcoming the participants to the conference;
• Introducing the characteristics or uniqueness of the conference;
Background Information
Welcome Speech:
6) Oபைடு நூலகம் behalf of the organizers, we have the honour and privilege to welcome you to this international Congress.
7) It is my pleasure to welcome (the global community of researchers, policy makers and health industry representatives ) to the Annual Meeting of ( Health Technology Assessment International 2004.)
• 4. appreciate
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.
• 5. accomplishment
The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.
• 6. foresee Businesses are alarmed at the costs they foresee in complying with the new rules.
• Presenting background information related to the subject of the conference;
• Stating the purpose of the conference; • Expressing good wishes to the
participants.
• 3. distinguished
Appointment to the rank of Distinguished Professor is conferred upon individuals who have achieved national or international prominence and a celebrated reputation within a chosen field.