1、Write a speech广东省紫金中学Do you love music?Why?When I get absorbed in the world of music,I feel as if I could see the beauty of the world around me.Sometimes music is the medicine of the mind.How do you interpret this sentence?Look and predictWhat happened to him?Did music help him?Read the speech below
2、 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?Read the speech below and answer the questions.1.What was Sarahs problem?Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure.Read the speech below and answer the
3、questions.2.How did music help her during her difficult time?It made her feel much better because it is the“medicine of the mind”.Read the speech below and answer the questions.3.What is her advice to others?Her advice to others is to use music to help when you have problems.Do you know how to write
4、 a speech?Welcome the audienceIntroductionPropose of the topicPersonal anecdotePersonal feelingClose the speechThank the audience at the endStudy the language featuresTo make the speech touching,the speakers often use rhetoric to let their speeches more powerful.Rhetorical deviceSimile(明喻)Metaphor(隐
5、喻)John is as cunning as a fox.That businessman is a real fox.Rhetorical question(设问)How could I be so stupid?Personification(拟人)The sky weeps.Quote(引用).as Longfellow says,“Music is the universal language of mankind.”Repetition(重复)I came,I saw,I conquered.example1.Match the names of rhetorical device
6、s to the lettered sentences in the speech.metaphor _ quote _ rhetorical question _ personification _ repetition _ simile _AABCDEFEFBCD2.What expressions does Sarah use to talk about how music can make us feel?Circle the phrases in the speech.What expressions does Sarah use to talk about how music ca
7、n make us feel?Useful Expression:1.The song made me feel so much better.2.Music gave me happiness.3.it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind.4.Music gave me strength and brought me relief.5.It was the rock I leant on.6.music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction.7.It spoke words of encourag
8、ement to the deepest part of my being.the impact of musicthe topic the feelingsHello,my name is.introductiona serious disease;ache all the time;go through medical treatment;listen to some musicthe experiencemusic helps.the relation to othersCCclosing123456happiness;strength;relief;satisfaction;encou
9、ragementhopeHow to organize a speechPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4TopicIntroduction my name is.the impact of musicProblemSolutiona serious diseaselisten to musicFeelingshappiness;strength;relief;satisfaction;encouragementHopetreasure musicBeginningBodyClosingNow use what you have learnt to write a speech
10、about how music can changea persons life.1.Work in groups.Think of ways that people experience music,and how music can help people.Ways people experience music singingHow music can help people give encouragement;provide joy listening to a piece of music or a song share similar feelings;bring about h
11、appiness playing the piano/guitar/guqin express feelings from heart;imagine a dream world,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 been changed by his/her experience with music.Singinghopefuloptimisticunderstand
12、ingstrong in mindindependentThe influence of music on people3.Fill in the blanks below with some of the rhetorical devices you hope to use in your speech.Metaphor:_ Personification:_ Quote:_ said,“_”Repetition:Music makes/gives/helps me/him/her 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ Rhetorical question:Have you ever _?Simile(
13、verb+like):_Complete the outline and use it along with rhetorical devices to draft your speech.Introduce yourself.Write about how music made you/him/her feel.Give the topic of your speech.Relate your/his/her experience to the audience.Write about your experience with music,or the experience of someo
14、ne you know.Close the speech.Hello,my name is _,and Im here to talk about _._ years ago,_.Hello!My name is John,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 cant describe what we are feeling,b
15、ut music can.As Hans Christian Anderson once said,“Where words fail,music speaks.”Music is like a 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 o
16、r sad.I feel this way about a piece of classical music by Eric Satie called“Gymnopedie No.1”.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 gr
17、ateful for that time together.If you struggle to find the words to help you,music can be your guide.4.Exchange drafts with a partner.Use this checklist to help you revise the draft.R Does the writer explain how music has changed his/her/someone elses life?R Are some of the rhetorical devices include
18、d and used properly?RR Does the writer talk about how music makes him/her/someone feel?RR Is the first word in each sentence capitalized?RR Does the writer use correct punctuation?5.Put up your speech in the classroom or deliver it to your class.1.Have you understood the speech about how music influences Sarahs life?2.Do you know how to write a speech?Put up your speech in the classroom.
