1、Book 2 Unit 5Book 2 Unit 5 Reading for Writing Write a speech Part 1 Lead-in “ Music is the medicine of the mind. ” How do you interpret this sentence? Music has magical power. 音乐是心灵的良药。音乐是心灵的良药。 Look at the picture. What will be mentioned in the passage? Pre-Reading Match the main idea with each pa
2、ragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Sarahs personal experience How music helps her during her hard time Sarahs advice End the speech Introduce her and the speech Read for structure 1. What was Sarahs problem? 2. How did music help her during her difficult time? 3. What is her advice to others
3、? Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure. It made her feel much better because it is the “medicine of the mind”. Her advice to others is to use music to help when you have problems. Read for details Welcome the audience Introduction Propose of the topic Personal experience Personal
4、feeling Close the speech Thank the audience at the end Read for the outline have an impact on _ have a serious disease_ feel alone and discouraged_ medical treatment _ make my spirit fly _ give me strength_ get through hard times _ a sense of satisfaction _ the deepest part of my being _ at the same
5、 time _ go through various periods _ in the same way _ make it a part of your life _ 对对.有影响有影响 感到孤独和沮丧感到孤独和沮丧 给我力量给我力量 度过艰难岁月度过艰难岁月 Key Phrases 患重病患重病 医疗医疗 让我精神飞翔让我精神飞翔 满足感满足感 内心深处内心深处 在同时在同时 经历不同的阶段经历不同的阶段 用同样的方法用同样的方法 让它成为你生活中的一部分让它成为你生活中的一部分 language points It is an honour(for sb) to do sth做做是(某人
6、的)荣幸是(某人的)荣幸 in honour of 为纪念为纪念 share sth with sb 与某人分享某物与某人分享某物 have an impact on . 对对.有影响有影响 Its an honour to be here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact on my life The doctor wanted me to relax, so he had me listen to some music, and one of the songs was “Happy”. have
7、sb do 让、使某人做某事让、使某人做某事 我让弟弟打扫房间。我让弟弟打扫房间。 have sb/sth done 让让.被被 他们正在粉刷他们的房子。他们正在粉刷他们的房子。 have sb/sth doing 让让.一直做一直做 别别让蜡烛一直点着。让蜡烛一直点着。 I have my brother clean the room. They are having their house painted. Dont have the candle lighting. 使役动词使役动词 have + 宾语宾语 + 宾补宾补 get through 度过(艰难或不愉快的一段时间)度过(艰难或
8、不愉快的一段时间) It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. 句意:音乐是岩石,让我倚靠,变得坚强,度过那些艰 难的日子。 例例: :很难想像人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。很难想像人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。 It is hard to see how people will _ the winter. get through Guessing: what other meanings are “get through”? 1. I have to get through the ex
9、ams. 2. I cant get through to this phone number. 3. You can get through the first two chapters. (通过考试)(通过考试) (接通电话)(接通电话) (完成)(完成) I hope none of you have to go through the same kind of suffering 主句主句 that I did. 定语从句,先行词被定语从句,先行词被the same 修饰,关系词用修饰,关系词用that the same . that 同样的同样的/同一个同一个. 这正是我昨天丢的那个
10、包。这正是我昨天丢的那个包。 省略了省略了that 的宾语从句的宾语从句 This is the same bag that I lost yesterday. Part 3 Study the language features To make the speech touching(感人)(感人), the speakers often use rhetoric to let their speeches more powerful. Rhetorical device修辞手法修辞手法 Simile like/as Metaphor John is as busy as a bee. Th
11、at businessman is a real fox. Rhetorical question (设问)(设问) How could I be so stupid? (明喻)(明喻) (暗喻)(暗喻) Personification Repetition (拟人)(拟人) (引用)(引用)Quote (重复)(重复) The leaves danced in the wind. As a saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” I came, I saw, I conquered. ? “ ” Match the names of rhetorical dev
12、ices to the lettered sentences in the speech. metaphor _ personification _ quote _ repetition _ rhetorical question _ simile _ A E F B C D Read and fill in the blanks. discouraged tocure the treatment songs that Finally best being it Part 4 Writing task Use what you have learnt to write a speech abo
13、ut how music can change a persons life. 1. Work in groups. Think of ways that people experience music, and how music can help people. In what wayHow it can help Singing give encouragement give hope/strength/confidence/bravery Listening to music share similar feelings bring.relief/a sense of satisfac
14、tion. make listeners strong in mind Play the piano/guitar express feelings from heart imagine a world where. have fun 2. Now think about your experience with music and how it has changed your life, or think about how the life of someone you know has been changed by his/her experience with music. 3.
15、Fill in the blanks below with some of the rhetorical devices you hope to use in your speech. 4. Complete the outline and use it along with rhetorical devices to draft your speech. Introduce yourself. Give the topic of your speech. Write about your experience with music, or the experience of someone
16、you know. Write about how music made you/him/her feel. Relate your/his/her experience to the audience. Close the speech Hello, my name is _, and Im here to talk about _. _ years ago, _. Sample Writing Hello! My name is John, and Im here to talk about the power of music over words. Two years ago, my
17、grandmother passed away, and music has helped me cope since then. Sometimes words cannot describe what we are feeling, but music can. As Hans Christian Andersen once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” Music is like a special language that everyone can understand. Have you ever heard a piece of
18、music and remembered an important time in your life? Perhaps when something important happened, or when you felt really happy or sad. I feel this way about a piece of classical music by Eric Satie called“ Gymnopedie No.1”. It reminds me of my grandmother. It is like an old friend comforting me when I hear it. This music helps me remember how much I miss her. It helps me remember all the great times we had. And music helps me be grateful for that time together. If you struggle to find the words to help you, music can be your guide. Thanks