1、KevinMar. 2022Read the text 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?Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure.It made her feel much better because it is the “medicine of the mind”.She advise
2、s people to use music for help when they have problems.Study the language features.1. Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech.metaphor _ quote _ rhetorical question _personification _ repetition _ simile _EFBCDAStudy the language features.2. What expressions doe
3、s Sarah use to talk about how music can make us feel? Circle the phrases in the speech. The song made me so much better Music gave me happiness. It made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me strength and brought me relief. It was the rock I leant on Music gave me hope and a sense of
4、satisfaction. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.What is a speech?A Speech is a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, delivered to an audience.Structure of a speechIntroductionBodyConclusionA speechgreetingself-introductiontopicfacts or problemsopinio
5、ns 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 senior high school.I feel really honored to sh
6、are 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 firmly convinced thatWrite a speechConclusion
7、Now 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.Rhetorical devices Simile Living without an aim is lik
8、e sailing without a compass. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein As busy as a bee As white as snow As blind as a batan expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or likeRhetorical devices Metaph
9、or Music is the medicine for the breaking heart. The pen is to a writer what the gun is to a fighter. All the worlds a stage, and all men and women (are) merely players. - Shakespeare The boy wolfed down the food the moment he grabbed it. Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few t
10、o be chewed and digested. - Bacona word or phrase used to describe sth. else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful.Rhetorical devices A lie can travel half way around the world while the
11、 truth is putting on its shoes. The flowers are smiling and the birds are singing. Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me. Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me. Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow. Bloom and grow forever. Edelweiss, edelweiss, bless my homeland f
12、orever.PersonificationRhetorical devices Where words fail, music speaks.- Hans Christian Anderson Music is the universal language of mankind. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life. -John Paul Friedrich Richter Music is the language of the spirit. It opens th
13、e secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.- Kahlil GibranQuotes for musicWriting Assignment以以“The power of music”为题写一篇演讲稿。为题写一篇演讲稿。注意注意：1词数词数80左右；左右；2尽量使用 rhetorical devices A possible versionGood morning, my dear classmates, I feel honored to have the opportunity to deliver a speech on the
14、 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.”A possible versionMusic is like a special language that everyon
15、e can understand. Have you ever heard a piece of music and remembered an important time in your life? I feel this way when I am listening to a piece of classical music by Eric Satie called ”Gymnopdie No.1”. It reminds me of my grandmother. It is like an old friend comforting me when I hear it.A possible versionThis 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. Thats all. Thank you for you attention!
