1、Look at the pictures. Do you love music? How can music make you feel? Please share your music stories. Lead in Do you know the story of the music talent Beethoven（贝多芬） ? Lets watch a video! warming up How does music change peoples/your life? How does music change our life? “ Music is the medicine of
2、 the mind. ” How do you interpret this sentence? Do you like listening to music? Why do you like it? Music is a relief for my pressure from life and work. When I get absorbed in the world of music, I feel as if I could see the beauty of the world around me. Pre-Reading Look at the picture. What will
3、 be mentioned in the passage? About a girl who is ill and music comforts her so much. 1. Read and choose the correct answer. While-Reading Match the main idea with each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Sarahs personal experience How music helps her during her hard time Sarahs advice End
4、the speech Introduce her and the speech 1What was Sarahs problem? AShe had a disease that is hard to cure. BShe couldnt tell her story to anyone. CShe didnt believe what the doctor said. DShe was unhappy with her medical treatment. 2How did Sarah feel at the song “Happy”？ AAlone. BDiscouraged. CRela
5、xed. DAfraid. 3Why did music become Sarahs best friend? ABecause it cured her of her illness. BBecause it made her live much longer. CBecause it gave encouragement to her. DBecause it made her much healthier. 4What is Sarahs advice according to the speech? AShare what you experienced with others. BB
6、e faced with your illness bravely. CListen to a lot of pleasing songs. DMake music a part of your life. While-Reading 2. Read and choose the correct answers. 1Sarah Williams had a disease which was impossible to cure.() 2Sarah Williams was very afraid and discouraged at the beginning. ( ) 3The medic
7、al treatment lasted three hours. () 4The doctor let Sarah Williams listen to music to relax. () 5It was music that had an impact on Sarah Williams recovery. () Read the news report and then judge true or false below. F F T F T T 3. Read and fill in the blanks. discouraged to cure the treatment songs
8、 that Finally best being it Study the language features. Activity 3: Read for the outline of a speech. Welcome the audience Introduction The topic Personal anecdote( (轶事）轶事） Personal feeling Close the speech Thank the audience at the end Opening Body Closing To make the speech touching, the speakers
9、 often use rhetoric to let their speeches more powerful. Rhetorical device（修辞手法） Simile( (明喻明喻) ) Metaphor( (暗暗喻喻) ) Jack works like a horse. That businessman is a real fox. Rhetorical question( (疑疑问问) ) How could I be so stupid? Personification( (拟人拟人) ) The sky cries. Quote( (引用引用) ) As Longfellow
10、 says, “Music is . Repetition( (重复重复) ) I came, I saw, I conquered. Example Activity 4: Study the language features Activity 5:Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech. metaphor _ quote _ rhetorical question _ personification _ repetition _ simile _ A A B C D E F
11、 E F B C D 2. What expressions does Sarah use to talk about how music can make us feel? Circle the phrases in the speech. P56 2 1Whats the speech mainly about? The impact music has had on Sarah Williams life. 2What did music bring to Sarah Williams(in your own words to sum up)? Strength and relief.
12、Hope and satisfaction. Encouragement. Critical thinking Now use what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can change a persons life. Write a speech Step 5. Writing 布局谋篇布局谋篇 演讲稿 砀山中学近期要举行演讲比赛,请你以于老师的经历写一 篇“Music has helped her”为题的演讲稿。写作要点如下: 介绍姓名以及所要演讲的话题； 介绍于老师所经历的艰难日子（在上年的新型冠状病毒 期间，手指受
13、伤，不能用手吃饭，不能洗脸，流到脸颊上的 泪水就像泉水一样，感到孤独且心情沮丧。朋友们建议多听 音乐进行放松）； 音乐给于老师带来的感受即音乐的重要性； 注意:1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 Para.1: Introduction and topic Para.2: Problem:finger was injured solution: listen to music Para.3:Feelings:. Para.4:Hope Hello, my name is _, Its my great honor to be here /to have the oppor
14、tunity to say something about. Hello, my name is _, Im greatly honored to share you my/his/her experience of how music has helped me/her/him. My name is_,Today I am very glad to have the opportunity to make this presentation.I shall be speaking about. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving
15、 me this chance to speak to you today. I wish you the best luck in everything you do. I hope all of you will make progress in your academy（ 学业）and keep in good health. Thank you very much for your attention. Thats all. Thank you. Rhetorical question （疑问（疑问) ): : Have you ever been in deep sorrow wan
16、ting to be nothing ? Have you ever faced some tough days?. Simile（明喻）（明喻）: : She cried with tears pouring down her cheeks like spring. Music is like a special language that everyone can understand. Music is like an old friend .Music is like sunshine. Repetition( (重复）：重复）： Music makes/gives me. Music
17、 helps me to face up to. helps me to overcome. helps me to gain the joy of . Personification（拟人）（拟人）: Music encourages me to relax my mind. Music inspires me to move on. Metaphor（暗喻）（暗喻）： Music can be your friend . Music can be your companion. Quote （引用）（引用）： JohnA.Logan said“ Music is the medicine
18、of the mind. ” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said “ Music is the universal language of mankind.” Hello, my name is xx, Im greatly honoured to share with you Miss Yus experience of how music has helped her. Have you ever been in deep sorrow wanting to be nothing ?One year ago, She got her finger hurt du
19、ring the COVID-19. She couldnt use her finger to wash face and chopsticks to eat. So she cried with tears pouring down her cheeks like spring. She felt so alone and discouraged. Her friends suggested that she should listen to some positive music, which helped her recover. As JohnA.Logan once said“ M
20、usic is the medicine of the mind. ” It is absolutely true! Music helps her to face up to the injury. Music helps her to overcome loneliness. Music helps her to gain the joy of happiness. Music encourages her to relax her mind and soul. Its like sunshine always warming her heart. Hoping that music ca
21、n be your companion too. Thank you for your attention. Rhetorical question Simile Quote Repetition personification Simile personification 1. Can you understand the speech about how music influences Sarahs life? 2. Do you know how to write a speech? 3. Can you think about your/your friends experience with music and how it has changed your/your friends life? Finish your speech.
