1、Unit 5 MusicReading for writingBy the end of this period, you will be able By the end of this period, you will be able toto acquireacquire the detailed information of the speech; the detailed information of the speech; summarizesummarize the general outline of a speech; the general outline of a spee
2、ch; identifyidentify the language features of a speech; the language features of a speech; produce, check and revise produce, check and revise a speech about how a speech about how music can change a persons life. music can change a persons life. “ Music is the medicine of the mind. ”How do you inte
3、rpret 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-ReadingPara 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5Sarahs personal experience How music helps her during her hard time Sarahs advice End the speech Introduce Sarah and the speech Task 1
4、:Match the main idea with each paragraphMatch the main idea with each paragraph1. Whats the passage about?2. Whats Sarahs problem?3. How did music help her during her difficult time?4. What is her advice to others?A speech about how music changed Sarahs life.Sarah had a serious disease which was dif
5、ficult 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.Task 3: Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech.metaphor _ personification _quote _ repetition _rhetorical qu
6、estion _ simile _EFBCADRhetorical devices:1. Her eyes twinkled like stars.2. All the world is a stage. - Shakespeare3. As an old saying goes, “ A friend in need is a friend indeed.4. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on his shoes. - Mark Twain5. How could treat me
7、 so pitilessly?6. I came, I saw, I conquered./ Kiss me, hug me, love me.SimileMetaphorQuotePersonificationRhetorical questionRepetition当真理还在穿鞋的时候，谎言已经走了一半的路了。Task 3: Read for the outline of a speech .Welcome the audienceIntroduce yourselfPurpose of the topicPersonal anecdotePersonal feelingClose the
8、 speechThank the audienceTask 4Writing taskUse what you have learnt to write a speech about 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 helpSinging give encouragementgive hope/strength/confiden
9、ce/bravery Listening to musicshare similar feelingsbring.relief/a sense of satisfaction.make listeners strong in mindPlay the piano/guitar express feelings from heart imagine a world where. have fun2. Now think about your experience with music and how it has changed your life, or think about how the
10、 life of someone you know has been changed by his/her experience with music.3. 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
11、 speech. Write about your experience with music, or the experience of someone you know. Write about how music made you/him/her feel. Relate your/his/her experience to the audience. Close the speechHello, my name is _, and Im here to talk about _. _ years ago, _.Possible version: Hello! My name is Jo
12、hn, and Im here to talk about the power of music over words. Two years ago, my 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
13、special language that everyone can understand. 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 “Gymnopedie No.1.
14、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. Thank you !See You Next Class!
