Speaking vs Writing

Practice:

Convert this Wikipedia sentence into spoken English.

Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, and wreak destruction across entire cities.

Rewrite this sentence using language appropriate for a spoken presentation.

An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its hypocenter or focus. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

Practice:

Convert this Wikipedia sentence into spoken English appropriate for a student presentation.

An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its hypocenter or focus. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.