1、L/O/G/O UNIT FIVE Reading for Writing Write a speech 1. What was Sarahs problem? 2. How did music help her during her difficult time? 3. What is her advice to others? Reading Comprehension Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs. 2 1. Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure.
2、 2. It made her feel much better because it is the “medicine of the mind”. 3. Her advice to others is to use music to help when you have problems. Reading Comprehension Suggested Answers: 3 1. Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech. Read and thinking Study the
3、language features 4 metaphorpersonification quoterepetition rhetorical questionsimile 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thinking Study the language features 5 Type: Simile Definition: A simile compares two things by using words such as “like” or “as”. Example: John is as cunning as a fox. 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thin
4、king Study the language features 6 Type: Metaphor Definition: A metaphor compares two things that are unrelated, but which are similar in some way. Example: That businessman is a real fox. 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thinking Study the language features 7 Type: Rhetorical question Definition: A rhetorical q
5、uestion is a question that isnt meant to elicit an answer, but is asked to make a point. Example: How could I be so stupid? 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thinking Study the language features 8 Type: Personification Definition: Personification is when a thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes. Example
6、: The sky weeps. 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thinking Study the language features 9 Type: Quote Definition: To quote is to repeat a short passage, word, phrase, or sentence that came from somewhere or someone else. Quotes can be used to describe or to add more examples. Sometimes a quote can even motivate p
7、eople. Example: . as Longfellow says, Music is the universal language of mankind. 英语常用的修辞方法： Read and thinking Study the language features 10 Type: Repetition Definition: Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase in a poem, speech, etc. It can be used for different purposes, such as to height
8、en tension or to give emphasis. Example: I came, I saw, I conquered. 1. Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech. Read and thinking Study the language features 11 metaphorpersonification quoterepetition rhetorical questionsimileA EF BC D 2. What expressions does
9、Sarah use to talk about how music can make us feel? Circle the phrases in the speech. Read and thinking Study the language features 12 l The song made me feel so much better . l Music gave me happiness. l it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. l Music gave me strength and brought me relief.
10、 l It was the rock I leant on . l . music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction. l It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being. Read and thinking Study the language features 13 Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can change a person
11、life. 14 1. Work in groups. Think of ways that people experience music, and how music can help people. Thinking and Writing Ways people experience music (1.1) 15 n singing How music can help people(1.1) n give encouragement n provide joy n express emotions n Thinking and Writing Ways people experien
12、ce music (1.2) 16 n listen to a piece of music or a song How music can help people(1.2) n share similar feelings n bring about happiness n make listeners strong in mind n Thinking and Writing Ways people experience music (1.3) 17 n play the piano/guitar/guqin How music can help people(1.3) n express
13、 feelings from heart n Imagine a dream world n have fun n Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can change a person life. 18 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 b
14、een changed by his/her experience with music Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can change a person life. 19 3. Fill in the blanks below with some of the rhetorical devices you hope to use in your speech. Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to w
15、rite a speech about how music can change a person life. 20 3. 1 Metaphor: Music is a tree which gives me shade to relieve the sadness. 3. 2 Personification: Music becomes my best friend with whom I can talk about my deepest feeling. Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to write a speech abo
16、ut how music can change a person life. 21 3. 3 Quote: Nietzsche said, “Nothing is worth living for without music.” 3. 4 Repetition: Music gives comfort, music offers confidence, and music provides me with strength. Thinking and Writing Use what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can c
17、hange a person life. 22 3. 5 Rhetorical question: Have you ever experienced a period when you are paid no attention? 3. 6 Simile: Music is like a lighthouse directing us to a safe harbor. Does the writer explain how music has changed his/her/someone else life? Are some of the rhetorical devices incl
18、uded and used properly? Does the writer talk about how music make him/her/someone feel? Is the first word in each sentence capitalized? Does the write use correct punctuation? Guide for Revising and Editing Group-checking Questions 23 Does the writing fit the purpose？ Does the writing have a clear b
19、eginning, middle, and end? Does the writing cover all the details? Does the author use correct sentences? Is there anything else you admire in the writing? Guide for Revising and Editing Class-checking Questions 24 Hello! My name is John, and Im here to talk about the power of music over words. Two
20、years ago, my grandmother passed away, and music has helped me cope since then. Sample Writing The Beginning 25 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 c
21、an understand. Sample Writing The Body (1) 26 Have you ever heard a piece of 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 “Gymnopdie No.1”. I
22、t reminds me of my grandmother. It is like an old friend comforting me when I hear it. Sample Writing The Body (2) 27 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. Sample Writing The Ending 28
