Name ________________________________________ Class _______________________"Roots and Wings" Speech
The purpose of a "Roots and Wings" speech is to inform
an audience about your past, present, and future.
「Roots and Wings」のスピーチの目的はあなたの過去、現在、そして未来をみなさんに伝えることです。

(1) Introduction(2) Past(3) Present(4) Future(5) Conclusionn INTRODUCTION“Hello. My name is __________________________. Today, I want to tell you about
my past, present, and future."n PAST"My past has made me who I am today."The experiences of our past, where we came from, and how we were raised havemade us who we are today. 私たちがどこから来たのか、どのように育ったのかという過去の経験が現在の私たちを作り上げています。

•Where are you from? 出身地はどこですか_______________________________________________________________________________•What was your life like when you were young? あなたは小さい頃、どのように過ごしていましたか_______________________________________________________________________________•Did you have an experience? learn a lesson? 過去の経験から学んできたことは何ですか_______________________________________________________________________________

Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin, 2014n PRESENT"I am working hard now to have a successful future."
In the present, we are working for our future. The actions that we do now help us reachour goals in the future. 今、私たちは未来に向かっています。みなさんが行っているこの活動は私たちの未来のゴールに近づくために役立つものです。

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Where do you live now? あなたは今どこに住んでいますか_______________________________________________________________________________•

What are you doing in your life now? あなたは普段の生活でどんなことをしていますか_______________________________________________________________________________•

What are you studying, what is your job? どんなことを勉強していますか。どんな仕事をしていますか_______________________________________________________________________________n FUTURE"My future will be great because of my past and what I am doing now."
In the future, we can be anything we want to be and do anything we want to do. The
future is full of possibility. Our experiences of our past and what we are doing in ourlives now will affect our future. The goals that we make can be achieved if we workhard. 私たちは未来にむけて、自分がなりたいようになれるし、自分がしたいようにできます。私たちの過去や今行っていることは、未来に影響を与えます。私たちがつくったゴールは自分が一生懸命頑張れば達成できます。

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What are your goals for your life in the future? What do you want to do in the future?
未来におけるあなたのゴールは何ですか。将来あなたは何がしたいですか_______________________________________________________________________________•

10 years from now? 今から 10 年後、あなたの人生はどのようになっているとおもいますか_______________________________________________________________________________•

30 years from now? 今から 30 年後、あなたの人生はどのようになっているとおもいますか_______________________________________________________________________________
Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin, 2014n CONCLUSION"The experiences of my past have given me strong roots. I will never forget mypast. Because of my roots and hard work today, I will grow wings and soar into
my future. Thank you for listening!"

My Roots and Wings Speech
Hello. My name is _________________________. Today, I want to tell you about mypast, present, and future.
My past has made me who I am today.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
I am working hard now to have a successful future.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
My future will be great because of my past and what I am doing now.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The experiences of my past have given me strong roots. I will never forget mypast. Because of my roots and hard work today, I will grow wings and soar into myfuture.
Thank you for listening!
Matthew Barbee, Kwansei Gakuin, 2014

	  Name	  _______________________________________________	  	  Class	  _______________________________________	  	  Roots and Wings Speech	  Hello. My full name is Matthew Kamden Barbee. Today, I will make a speech about
my past, present, and future.
My past has made me who I am today. I was born in a small town in north Florida.
The nature in my hometown is very beautiful. When I was young, I loved to go swimming in
the river near my hometown. Everyday after high school, I would go to the river with myfriends and swim. At university, I studied English and theatre. Six years ago, I moved toJapan. When I was in Japan, I was a high school English teacher in Miyazaki. Miyazaki iswhere I discovered my dream to teach English in Japan. After Miyazaki, I moved to Hawaii
to become a graduate student at the University of Hawaii. After I graduated, I moved
back to Japan.
Now, I am working hard to have a successful future. I am teaching English at auniversity in Japan, and I am really enjoying my life at Kwansei Gakuin University.
My future will be great because of my past and what I am doing now. In the future, I
want to return to Miyazaki and have a family. I want to live in a nice house and travel
around the world. I especially what to travel to Scandinavia and India. After thirty years, I
will retire. I will move back to my hometown in Florida and relax on the beach everyday.
Finally, the experiences of my past gave me strong roots. My effort today helps melearn and grow. I am looking forward to growing wings and soaring into my future.

REMEMBER:• Eye Contact• Use a big voice• Speak slowly“Roots and Wings”

SPEECHEnglish• Stand up straightStressIntonation
Sentence Breaks• Pause at periods and commas ( . , )Memorized?

• Use correct VERBS & TRANSITIONS• VISUAL AIDS (3 pictures to show
past, present, and future)• TWO MINUTES LONG
• MEMORIZE!!!	  

Name:

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Presentation
Use of Visual Aid (3 pictures)

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Past, present, and future.
Correct verbs/transitions.
2 minutes

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SCORE/25

Matthew	  Barbee,	  Kwansei	  Gakuin	  University,	  2014	  	  	  Name:	  	  __________________________________	  Roots and Wings Speech: Peer Scoring
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Matthew	  Barbee,	  Kwansei	  Gakuin,	  2014	  	   “Roots and Wings”

Name:	  SPEECH
EnglishStressIntonation
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Memorized_______

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Loud, Slow

Presentation

Use of Visual Aid (3 pictures) _______

1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5Content
Past, present, and future:
Transitions and verb tenses
1-2 minutes

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SCORE/25