ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 FIRST TERM

WEEK THREE

THEME: SPEECH

MAKING A TOAST

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Define a toast
2. Prepare a toast
3. Deliver a toast

CONTENT

A toast is a basic form of human expression that can be used to convey virtually any emotion, from love to rage (although raging toasts tend to cross the line into the realm of curses). They can be sentimental, cynical, lyrical, comical, defiant, long, short — even just a single word

1. Plan your toast in advance

It might be tempting (particularly if you’ve had a few drinks) to spontaneously stand up and propose a toast. Your toast will be immeasurably better if you put some thought to it in advance. An unplanned toast can.... View More