初一英语小故事演讲稿 600字初中英语作文

　　Homemade Ship

　　Hans Andersen, a life-long fisherman, had a dream. He wanted to sail around the world. And he did it. He got several sponsors who subsidized his trip. He bought a beautiful 40-foot yacht, with all the latest technical and safety gear, and had a pleasant voyage. Well, except for almost sinking while going around the tips of South America and Africa.

　　The voyage went so smoothly that, looking back on it, he felt it was too easy. He needed a new challenge. He decided to build his own boat. But that was nothing new. Several people had built their own boats and sailed them around the world. No, he needed a unique boat. Watching TV commercials one day, he got it—ice cream sticks! He would be the first man to sail around the world in a boat built exclusively of ice cream sticks.

　　He put out the word. Within three years, school children from all over Holland had sent Hans 15 million ice cream sticks. He used these sticks to build a 45-foot replica of a Viking ship. After all the sticks were glued together, Hans took his new boat out to sea on a one-week voyage. “It’s magnificent, and totally sea-worthy,” he proclaimed.

　　He plans to set sail in early 2008 with a crew of two. He will sail across the Atlantic to Canada, and then down to Florida and through the Panama Canal. Then he’ll travel to Los Angeles, Honolulu, Tokyo, around the tip of Africa, and back to Holland. “If this trip succeeds,” he joked, “my next goal will be to build a plane out of ice cream sticks and fly it around the world!”

　　初一英语小故事演讲稿2

　　The Way to a Man’s Heart…

　　He was her university teacher. He was smart, confident, and had a great sense of humor. And he was rather good-looking, too. The fact was, she had fallen in love with him. She sensed that he might like her. She had caught him looking at her more than once. What to do?

　　At the end of the semester, she waited till all the other students had left. She said she had a gift for him. He said that was very nice of her. Then he looked around for a wrapped package. Where was the gift, he asked. She said it was still at the store. She would pick him up and take him there that Saturday, if that was okay with him.

　　She picked him up at the Starbucks near his apartment. He was enjoying the mystery. He asked her: Was it an alarm clock so that he wouldn’t be late for class? Was it teaching materials, like markers and erasers? A new briefcase? An extra ink cartridge for his computer for when he printedhandouts? She said that she couldn’t comment.

　　They got to the mall and went into Nordstrom’s. “I hope it isn’t a suit,” he joked. “I never wear suits.”

　　“No, it isn’t. But it’s something that you always wear with a suit.”

　　“A tie? Why would I wear a tie if I never wear suits?”

　　“Not a tie, silly,” she said, as they walked into the shoe department. She had noticed that he always wore the same pair of shoes in class. She had guessed that he wore size 11, and had picked out a nice two-tone casual model by Clark. She hoped that he would like the shoes as much as she did. The shoes fit perfectly, and he did like them. When they left the store, he offered her his hand, and they walked out to her car hand in hand. She was tingling. “Let me at least buy you dinner,” he suggested as they got into her car.

A speech

　　Good morning,everyone I am a resident of Sri Petaling.I am glad to have an opportunity to represent the residents of Sri Petaling to say a few world here.

　　I have been living in Sri Petaling for more than five years.I do like the flat dwellers of Sri Petaling. They are amiable,helpful and co-operative.However,the environment here is getting worse and worse.We are facing a lot of problems recently.They cause us lots of inconvenience

　　First of all,the water supply at our place is very unreliable.It always lacks sufficient water during the hot days and even worse during the weekends when water will only drip in the afternoon.Therefore,we have to store some water every time and this is a real nuisance.

　　Besides that,the lift faces frequently break down and it is a pity to watch old people and pregnant women walking up and down the stairs daily.And then the stairways re always dark because the lights are switched off after 8.00 p.m. and it is very dangerous for ladies and old folks to use them.

　　Moreover,the playground in Sri Petaling is also unavailable for the children to play.The spacious land is meant to be the playground is new occupied by the hawkers from morning till night.Children have no choice but to play on the roads and it is dangerous to them.It will cause some accidents.

　　Apart from that,our lives are worsened as we have lost our peace.The youngsters from other flats nearby perform illegal motor racing from midnight till three in the morning.It is very noisy and the people couldn't sleep well.

　　These are the problems we are facing.We had appealed to the authorities to take stern actions towards the problems but so far nothing has happened.

　　Finally,I have to end my speech and thank for your attendance.Thank you.