UNIT5MUSICReadingforWriting?Howcanthismusicmakeyoufeel?Doyouhaveanyexperiencerelatedtomusic?FreeTalkHowcanmusicmakeyoufeel?Doyouhaveanyexperiencerelatedtomusic?WhatinformationcanyoufindaboutSarahinthepicture?Where?What?How?Sarah'sstory.Shemaybe…

inhospital;listeningtomusic…;optimisticand…Sarah'sstory.para.1Goodmorning!MynameisSarahWilliams.It'sanhonourtobehereandtosharewithyouthestoryofhowmusichashadanimpactonmylife.Whatkindofwritingstyleisthepassage?speechWhatisSara’sspeechabout?Itisaboutthestoryofhowmusichashadanimpactonherlife.(A)Haveyoueverfacedatimewhenthingslookeddarkandyouhadnohopeatall?Twoyearsago,IwastoldIhadaseriousdiseasewhichwasdifficulttocure.MybodyachedallthetimeandthusIthoughtIdidn'thavemuchlongertolive.IwasveryafraidandIfeltsoaloneanddiscouraged.Thenoneday,Ihadtogothroughatwo-hourmedicaltreatment.Thedoctorwantedmetorelax,sohehadmelistentosomemusic,andoneofthesongswas“Happy”.ThesongmademefeelsomuchbetterthatfromthenonIbegantolistentomusicallthetime.(B)JohnA.Logansaid,“Musicisthemedicineofthemind.”Andit'strue.Musichelpedmerecover.beforelisteningtomusic1.WhatwasSarah'sproblem?2.Whatwasherfeelingatthattime?3.Whatdidthedoctordotohelpher?4.Howdidmusichelpherduringherdifficulttime?Shehadaseriousdisease.Shefeltdepressed,hopelessandpessimistic.Thedoctorhadherlistentomusic.Itmadeherfeelmuchbetterbecauseitisthe“medicineofthemind.”JohnA.Logansaid,“Musicisthemedicineofthemind.”(C)Musicgavemehappiness.WhenIlistenedtomusic,(D)itmademyspiritsflylikeakiteinthewind.(C)Musicgavemestrengthandbroughtmerelief.(E)ItwastherockIleantontobecomestrongandtogetthroughthosehardtimes.Moreover,(C)musicgavemehopeandasenseofsatisfaction.(F)Itbecamemybestfriend.Itspokewordsofencouragementtothedeepestpartofmybeing.afterlisteningtomusic1.WhatdidmusicbringtoSarah?Musicgaveherhappiness,strength,relief,hope,satisfaction,friendshipandencouragement.2.Whatwasherfeelingwhenshelistenedtomusic?Shefelthappy,powerful,relieved,hopeful,satisfiedandencouraged.(C)Musicgavemehappiness.WhenIlistenedtomusic,(D)itmademyspiritsflylikeakiteinthewind.(C)Musicgavemestrengthandbroughtmerelief.(E)ItwastherockIleantontobecomestrongandtogetthroughthosehardtimes.Moreover,(C)musicgavemehopeandasenseofsatisfaction.(F)Itbecamemybestfriend.Itspokewordsofencouragementtothedeepestpartofmybeing.appreciatethelanguage1.WhatexpressionsdoesSarahusetotalkabouthowmusiccanmakeusfeel?【C】repetition重復(fù)【D】simile明喻【E】metaphor暗喻

【F】personification擬人

Ofcourse,IhopenoneofyouhavetogothroughthesamekindofsufferingthatIdid.Atthesametime,weallgothroughvariousperiodswhenwefeelsadoralone.Duringthosetimes,musiccanhelpyouinthesamewaythatithelpedme.Ihopeallofyouwillsomehowbegintotreasuremusicandmakeitapartofyourlife.ClosethespeechwithsuggestionsWhatisheradvicetoothers?Heradvicetoothersistousemusictohelpwhenyouhaveproblems.WelcometheaudienceIntroductionThetopicPersonalexperiencePersonalfeelingThanktheaudienceattheendOpeningBodyClosingClosethespeechwithsuggestionsWritingUsewhatyouhavelearnttowriteaspeechabouthowmusiccanchangeaperson'slife.Step1.Welcometheaudience:Goodmorning!Step2.Introduceyourself:Hello,mynameis...Step3.Proposethetopic:It'sanhonortobehereandsharewith youthestoryofhowmusichashadan impactonmylife.Step4.PersonalexperienceStep5.PersonalfeelingsStep6.ClosethespeechwithsuggestionStep7.Thanktheaudienceattheend:Thankyou!WritingproceduresofaspeechCompletetheoutlineanduseitalongwithrhetoricaldevicestodraftyourspeech.Introduceyourself.Givethetopicofyourspeech.Writeaboutyourexperiencewithmusic,ortheexperienceofsomeoneyouknow.Writeabouthowmusic

madeyou/him/herfeel.Relateyour/his/herexperiencetotheaudience.Closethespeech.Hello,mynameis______,andI'mheretotalkabout_______________________._______yearsago,______________________________________.Hello!MynameisJohn,andI'mheretotalkaboutthepowerofmusicoverwords.Twoyearsago,mygrandmotherpassedaway,andmusichashelpedmecopesincethen.Sometimeswordscannotdescribewhatwearefeeling,butmusiccan.AsHansChristianAndersononcesaid,“Wherewordsfail,musicspeaks.”

Musicislikeaspeciallanguagethateveryonecanunderstand.Haveyoueverheardapieceofmusicandrememberedanimportanttimeinyourlife?Perhapswhensomethingimportanthappened,orwhenyoufeltreallyhappyorsad.IfeelthiswayaboutapieceofclassicalmusicbyEricSatiecalled“GymnopedieNo.1”.Itremindsmeofmygrandmother.

ItislikeanoldfriendcomfortingmewhenIhearit.ThismusichelpsmerememberhowmuchImissher.Ithelpsmerememberallthegreattimeswehad.Andmusichelpsmerememberallthegreattimeswehad.Andmusichelpsmebegratefulforthattimetogether.Ifyoustruggletofindthewordstohelpyou,musiccanbeyourguide.rhetoricalquestionArhetoricalquestionisaquestionthatisn’tmeanttoelicit（引出）ananswer,butisaskedtomakeapoint.Forexample,“HowcouldIbesostupid?”quoteToquoteistorepeatashortpassage,word,phrase,orsentencethatcamefromsomewhereorsomeoneelse.Quotescanbeusedtodescribeortoaddmoreexamples.Sometimesaquotecanevenmotivatepeople.Forexample,“…asLongfellowsays,‘Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.’”simileAsimilecomparestwothingsbyusingwordssuchas“l(fā)ike”or“as”.Forexample,“Johnisascunning(狡猾的)asafox.”Musicislikeabutterflydancingintheflowers.Musicislike____________________________.metaphorAmetaphorcomparestwothingsthatareunrelated,butwhicharesimilarinsomeway.Forexample,“Thatbusinessmanisarealfox.”Musicisapieceofchocolatewhich/thatgivesmesweetness.Musicis_________which/that_______________.personificationPersonificationiswhenathing,idea,oranimalisgivenhumanattributes(特征）.Forexample,“Theskyweeps.”“Musictouchesmysoul”“Music_______________.repetitionRepetitionistheuseofthesamewordorphraseinapoem,speech,etc.Itcanbeusedfordifferentpurposes,suchastoheightentensionortogiveemphasis.Forexample,theYellowRiveristhesourceoflife,theYellowRiveristhesymbolofculture,theYellowRiveristhemotherofChinesepeople.Musichelpsme_________Musichelpsme_________Musichelpsme_________rhetorical

questionquoteMusicgavemehappiness.…Musicgavemestrengthandbroughtmerelief.…Musicgavemehopeandasenseofsatisfaction.repetition…itmademyspiritsflylikeakiteinthewind.simileItwastherockIleantontobecomestrongandtogetthroughthosehardtimes.metaphorItbecamemybestfriend.personificationExercisesThesmileonherfaceshonelikeadiamond.Starswinkedatmeinadarkeningsky.Thescenerybeforeusisasbeautifulasapicture.Moneysometimesispoison.Thewindsoundedlikearoarofatrainpassingby.Theboywolfeddownthefood.Thewindstoodupandgaveashout.Lifeisanunexploredriver.Thebreezegentlykissedhercheeks.Thebuswentasslowlyasasnail.similepersonificationsimilemetaphorsimilemetaphorpersonificationmetaphorpersonificationsimile1.他的心和石頭一樣硬。(simile)Hisheartisashardasastone.3.她的頭發(fā)像是一條流淌在她肩上的金色河流。(metaphor)Hestoodstilllikeastone.2.他僵在那里一動(dòng)不動(dòng)就像一塊石頭。(simile)4.整個(gè)房子沉浸在一片寂寞中。(metaphor)Herhairisaflowinggoldenriverstreamingdownhershoulders.Aheavysilenceblanketedtheroom.5.我突然想到一個(gè)好主意。(personification)Agoodideasuddenlystruckme.“Musicisthemedicineofthemind.”Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?Musicisarelieffrommypressurefromlifeandwork.

WhenIgetabsorbedintheworldofmusic,IfeelasifIcouldseethebeautyoftheworldaroundme.seehowmusicinfluencesSarah'slife.ReadandThinkReadthepassagequicklyandfindouttheanswersofthefollowingquestions1.WhatwasSarah’sproblem?2.Howdidmusichelpherduringherdifficulttimes?3.Whatisheradvice

toothers?Goodmorning!MynameisSarahWilliams.It'sanhonourtobehereandtosharewithyouthestoryofhowmusichashadanimpactonmylife.Haveyoueverfacedatimewhenthingslookeddarkandyouhadnohopeatall?Twoyearsago,IwastoldIhadaseriousdiseasewhichwasdifficulttocure.Mybodyachedallthetimeandthusthoughtdidn'thavemuchlongertolive.IwasveryafraidandIfeltsoaloneanddiscouraged.Thenoneday,Ihadtogothroughatwo-hourmedicaltreatment.Thedoctorwantedmetorelax,sohehadmelistentosomemusic,andoneofthesongswas"Happy".ThesongmademefeelsomuchbetterthatfromthenonIbegantolistentomusicallthetime.JohnA.Logansaid,“Musicisthemedicineofthemind."Andit'strue.Musichelpedmerecover.