1、Write a speechWhat is a speech?A Speech is a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, delivered to an audience.Read the speech below and answer the questions.1. What was Sarahs problem?2. How did music help her during her difficult time?3. What is her advice to others?P56 11. What w
2、as Sarahs problem?2. How did music help her during her difficult time?3. What is her advice to others?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.Stud
3、y the language features. Simile( (明喻明喻) ): A simile compares two things by using words such as “like” or “as”. eg. “John is as cunning(狡猾的狡猾的) as a fox.” Metaphor( (隐喻隐喻) ): A metaphor compares two things that are unrelated, but which are similar in some way. eg. “That businessman is a real fox.” Rh
4、etorical question( (设问设问) ): A rhetorical question is a question that isnt meant to elicit( (引出引出) ) an answer, but is asked to make a point. eg. “How could I be so stupid?” Personification( (拟人拟人) ): Personification is when a thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes( (特征特征) ). eg. “The sky
5、weeps.” Quote( (引用引用) ): To quote is to repeat a short passage, word, phrase, or sentence that came from somewhere or sb. else. eg. “ as Longfellow says, Music is the universal language of mankind. ” Repetition( (重复重复) ): Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase in a poem, speech, etc. eg. J
6、ulius Caesars famous saying “I came, I saw, I conquered.”1. Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech.P56 2 metaphor _ quote _ rhetorical question _ personification _ repetition _ simile _ABCDEFEFBCDAStructure of a speechIntroductionBodyConclusionA speechgreetings
7、elf-introductiontopicfacts or problemsopinions or feelingsinspiration or significanceclosing speechgratitude or expectations(Title)Write a speechIntroductionGood morning, ladies and gentlemen / classmates / schoolmates / Distinguished guests / friendsI am xxx, a student from Class 1 Grade 1 / xxx se
8、nior high school.I feel really honored to share with you. / It is an honor to deliver a speech about Write a speechBodyTo begin with, it is well acknowledged thatWhat I want to stress is thatFor one thing, For another, As far as I am concerned, however, In addition, when it comes to, I feelSo I am f
9、irmly convinced thatWrite a speechConclusionNow please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to, without whose help, I wouldnt haveNow, on behalf of my classmates, I wish you all the best.I sincerely hope my speech today can make a difference to Thank you for your listening / attention.share a st
10、ory with sb.have an impact on sb.all the timego through medical treatmentfrom then ongive sb. strengthget through hard timesa sense of satisfactionwords of encouragementtreasure music与某人分享一个故事与某人分享一个故事对某人有影响对某人有影响一直；始终一直；始终接受医疗接受医疗从那时起从那时起给某人力量给某人力量熬过困难时期熬过困难时期满足感满足感鼓励的话语鼓励的话语珍爱音乐珍爱音乐Rhetorical devi
11、ces Where words fail, music speaks.- Hans Christian AndersonMusic is the universal language of mankind. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life. -John Paul Friedrich RichterMusic is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolis
12、hing strife.- Kahlil GibranQuotes for musicUse what you have learnt to write a speech about how music can change a persons life.please imitate this text to write down a speech belonging to you.Good morning, my dear classmates, I feel honored to have the opportunity to deliver a speech on the power of music. Two years ago, my grandmother passed away and music has helped me cope since then. Sometimes words fails to convey what were feeling, but music can. As Hans Christian Anderson once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.”
