英语是按照分布面积而言最流行的语言且母语者数量是世界第三，仅次于汉语、西班牙语。它是学习最广泛的第二语言，是近60个主权国家的官方语言或官方语言之一。与英语为母语的人相比，将其作为第二语言学习的人更多。下面给大家分享一些关于英语短篇演讲作文5篇，供大家参考。
Good afternoon ，ladies and gentlemen!
I’m very honored to stand here and give you a short speech! my topic is Opportunities and Challenges。
First， I would like to know， what does your destiny offer you? Happiness， wisdom， a strong body or something else。 If I had asked this question to president Nixon， he would probably had said，”Our destiny offers not the cup of despair， but the chalice of opportunity。”
Needless to say， one of the biggest opportunities given to China is the 2008 Olympic Games。 Till now， we have used two sevenths of the preparation time。 How much changes have you seen? New roads， new subway lines， public-exercising equipments with beautiful colors， large blocks of grass fields， and also lots of modern gyms which are under construction。
Other than those， there are even more good effects brought to us by the Olympic Games that cannot be seen directly。 For example， more and more people will get to know China。 I’m sure the mysterious Chinese culture will attract them strongly。 And the games will also do good to the economy and environment， for it is gaining the attention of foreign investors and the awareness of environmental protection is being strengthened。 What is more， Olympic Games give a unique opportunity to inspire and educate a new generation of Chinese youth with the Olympic values and the Olympic spirit。 Now that we have seen so many advances， could you even imagine us losing the holding rights?
I’ve already said a lot about the Olympics and China。 But I think everyone should use some time to think of this question， ”Does the Olympic Games have any special meaning to you?”
For us， I mean the Chinese youth， 2008 Olympic Games is a tremendous gift。 Because what we are waiting for is to do something significant as repaying the love given to us 。The society is just like a ship， and in our dreams the captain is waving his hand and saying ”Hey! Come here and take the helm! ”How charming his voice is， but we have never heard of it in our true life。 This morning， however， when we wake up， we will see the Olympic Games waving its hand。 After chewing， most of us will have at least one plan about what to do for the Olympic Games。 And mine is to be a “forter” ----that is someone who will give fort to others。
At the end of my speech， I hope all the preparation will go well， and everyone will show their ability to the world。 Let us seize opportunities and give a big smile to challenges。
Honourable judges， ladies and gentlemen，
Good afternoon! Today I would like to talk about the importance of keeping optimistic。 When we encounter difficulties in life， we notice that some of us choose to bury their heads in the sand。 Unfortunately， however， this attitude will do you no good， because if you will have no courage even to face them， how can you conquer them? Thus， be optimistic， ladies and gentlemen， as it can give you confidence and help you see yourself through the hard times， just as Winston Churchill once said， “An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity。”
Ladies and Gentlemen， keeping optimistic， you will be able to realize， in spite of some hardship， there’s always hope waiting for you， which will lead you to the ultimate success。 Historically as well as currently， there are too many optimists of this kind to enumerate。 You see， Thomas Edison is optimistic; if not， the light of hope in his heart could not illuminate the whole world。 Alfred Nobel is optimistic; if not， the explosives and the prestigious Nobel Prize would not have e into being。 And Lance Armstrong is also optimistic; if not， the devil of cancer would have devoured his life and the world would not see a 5-time winner of the Tour De France。
A rose may be beautiful， or maybe not; that depends on your attitude only， and so does success， so does life。 Hindrances and difficulties do exist， but if you are optimistic， then they are only episodes on your long way to the throne of success; they are more bridges than obstacles! Now I prefer to end my speech with the great British poet Shelley’s lines: “If winter es， can spring be far behind?” Thank you!
On New Year's Eve， our class had a party。 The atmosphere was good。 It was out of the ordinary from the very begining。 The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance。 We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap。 Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall， the hall was again brightly lit in a snap。
Then， the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation。 He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken。 They left us all in confusion。 And it was our monitor who was quickwitted。 He shouted our， “The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn。” The hall After that， they had another item。
This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle。 While he was standing there， the other three stood around him， each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees。 It was an idiom。 This time I got it right:“The dog stands out among a group of chickens。”
Then we all sang and played games until it was eleven o'clock at night。 The old man on night watch came to turn off the lights。 We had to tear ourselves away from the party。
From this activity， I discovered that many of our classmates are really talented singers。
i'm from class 6 ，my name is __x。it's my honor to speak here 。i'm very glad to share my topic with you 。do our own is my topic 。
with the development of our society ，more and more people lose themselves ，and they don't know what they want to do ，they don't know what they are doing 。how terrible !
for us ，we can't choose to be born ，we can't choose our parents ，we can't choose the country of our birth ，we can't choose the time of our death ，but we can choose how to face our life :happy or unhappy ，positive or negative 。 what is important ， what we should do and what we shouldn't do ，we can decide by ourselves。 no matter how we choose and decide ，all of these are made by us 。so don't care too much about what others think of you ，only do yourself and make yourself。
let's do a heart ，let's live in the sunshine，let our life be more meaningful，do we want to do ，do what we do ，do our own 。
that's all ，thank you for your listening
Good morning everyone，may I have your attention，please? I am glad to be able to give a lecture on this classroom。 This once ， I want to talk about English。 My topic of conversation is that I love English。
As everyone knows，English is very important today。It has been used everywhere in the world。It has bee the most mon language on Internet and for international trade。 If we can speak English。well，we will have more chance to succeed。Because more and more people have taken notice of it，the number of the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed。
But for myself，I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness，but also because of my love for it。When I learn English， I can feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world。When I read English novels，I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation。When I speak English， I can feel the confident from my words。When I write English，I can see the beauty which is not the same as our Chines。
I love English，it gives me a colorful dream。I hope I can travel around the world one day。 With my good English， I can make friends with many people from different contries。I can see many places of great intrests。I dream that I can go to London，because it is the birth place of English。
I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the English spoken people，I hope that they can love our country like us。
I know， Rome was not built in a day。 I believe that after continuous hard study， one day I can speak English very well。
If you want to be loved， you should learn to love and be lovable。 So I believe as I love English everyday ， it will love me too。
I am sure that I will realize my dream one day!
Thank you!