ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1

Exercise 4b: Week 7

PRESENTED BY:
Harold Alexander Bonilla Pérez
C/c 1076221144

TEACHER:
Beybi Yadira Romero

COURSE:
COM111-164-S06

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA

CEAD – FACATATIVA
DEGREE IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
25/10/2020
Exercise 4b:
Edit the following paragraph by replacing the slang words and phrases with more
formal language.
I felt like such an airhead when I got up to give my speech. As I walked toward the podium,
I banged my knee on a chair. Man, I felt like such a klutz. On top of that, I kept saying
“like” and “um,” and I could not stop fidgeting. I was so stressed out about being up there. I
feel like I’ve been practicing this speech 24/7, and I still bombed. It was ten minutes of me
going off about how we sometimes have to do things we don’t enjoy doing. Wow, did I
ever prove my point. My speech was so bad I’m surprised that people didn’t boo. My
teacher said not to sweat it, though. Everyone gets nervous his or her first time speaking in
public, and she said, with time, I would become a whiz at this speech giving stuff. I wonder
if I have the guts to do it again.

Solution
I felt weak of knowledge when I got up to give my speech. As I walked towards the
platform, I hit my knee against a chair. Man, I felt uncomfortable. On top of that, they say
"I like it" and "um", and I can not stop worrying. I was so stressed because I was up there. I
feel like I've been practicing this speech for a long time, and I keep insisting. It took me ten
minutes to say that sometimes we have to do things that we do not like to do. Wow, have I
ever used my point? My speech was so bad that I am surprised that people have not
disapproved of it. However, my teacher told me not to worry. Everything in the world gets
nervous when he speaks for the first time in public and says that, with time, I would
become a genius in this discourse that gives things. I wonder if I made the decision to do it
again.