UNIT5MUSICReadingforWriting--WriteaspeechBrainstormingrelievemypressure/cheermeupgivemehopeandstrength

reducemypainandanxietykeepmecompanyandoffermecomfort

calmmedownbeforeexams/competitionsPre-ReadingSarahWilliamsHowdoesmusicworktocureSarahWilliams?ReadingforstructureE:Introduceherselfandthetopic.

Task1:SkimthetextandmatchthemainideatoeachparagraphB:TheimpactsofmusicC:Sarah’spersonalexperience.A:Sarah’sadviceandhope.D:Thanktheaudience.Beginning(Para.1)Body(Para.2-3)Ending(Para.4-5)Writingtip1:Appropriatestructuremakesthespeechsmooth,logicalandcoherent.Have

you

ever

faced

a

time

when

things

looked

dark

and

you

had

no

hope

at

all?

Two

years

ago,I

was

told

I

had

a

serious

disease

which

was

difficult

to

cure.

My

body

ached

all

the

time

andthusIthought

I

didn’t

havemuchlongertolive.Iwasvery

afraid

and

I

felt

so

alone

and

discouraged.Then

one

day,I

had

togothroughatwo-hourmedicaltreatment.Thedoctorwantedmetorelaxsohehadmelistentosomemusic,andoneofthesongswas"Happy".The

song

made

me

feel

so

much

better

that

from

then

on

I

began

to

listen

to

music

all

the

time.

John

A.Logan

said,“Music

is

the

medicine

of

the

mind."

And

It’s

true.Musichelpedmerecover.Para.2Q1:WhatwasSarah'sproblem?Q2:Howdidmusichelpherduringherdifficulttime?Sarahhadaseriousdiseasewhichwasdifficulttocure.Itmadeherfeelmuchbetterandhelpedherrecoverbecauseitisthe“medicineofthemind”.ReadingforcontentPara.3Task4:ReadPara.3andanswerthequestions1.WhatimpactsdoesthemusichaveonSarah?2.HowdoesSarahdescribetheimpactsofmusic?ImpactsofmusicGivemehappinessGivemestrengthandreliefGivemehopeandsatisfactionMademyspiritsflylikeakiteItwastherockIleantontobecomestrongandtogetthroughthosehardtimes.BecamemybestfriendSpokewordofencouragementsupportivedetailstopicsentencesWritingtip2:Detailsshouldbeprovidedtosupportyourideasandmakethemmorespecificandvivid.ReadingforcontentPara.4&5Task5:ReadPara.4-5andanswerthequestions1.Whatisherhopeandadvice?

Ofcourse,IhopenoneofyouhavetogothroughthesamekindofsufferingthatIdid.Atthesametime,weallgothroughvariousperiodswhenwefeelsadoralone.Duringthosetimes,musiccanhelpyouinthesamewaythatithelpedme.Ihopeallofyouwillsomehowbegintotreasuremusicandmakeitapartofyourlife.Thankyou!Ending(para4-5)ExpresshopeandadviceThanktheaudience’slisteningWeShallFightontheBeaches-----byChurchillRhetoricaldevices(修辭手法）vividpowerfulattractiveappealingconvincing…Tomakethespeechmore__________.Rhetoricaldevices(修辭手法）3.ReadforLanguageFeaturessimile(明喻)metaphor(隱喻)personification(擬人)quote(引用)repetition(重復(fù))rhetoricalquestion(設(shè)問)ReadforlanguagefeaturesTask5:recognizetherhetoricaldevicesusedinthesentences【A】Haveyoueverfacedatimewhenthingslookeddarkandyouhadnohopeatall?【B】JohnA.Logansaid,“Musicisthemedicineofthemind.”【C】Musicgavemehappiness...Musicgavemestrengthandbroughtmerelief...Musicgavemehopeandasenseofsatisfaction.【D】Itmademyspiritsflylikeakiteinthewind.【E】ItwastherockIleantontobecomestrongandtogetthroughthosehardtimes.【F】Itbecamemybestfriend.Rhetorical

questionQuoteRepetitionSimileMetaphorPersonificationWritingtip3:Properrhetoricaldevicesmakethespeechvividandimpressive.Brainstroming：

Workingroups.Thinkofwaysthatyouexperiencemusic,andwhatimpactsdoesmusicbringtoyou？WaysyouexperiencemusicSingingHowmusiccanhelppeoplegiveencouragement/hope/strength/confidenceListeningtomusicJoininginthevirtualchoirPlayingthepiano/guitar…Providejoy/peach/happiness…Bring

relief/asenseofsatisfaction…Offercomfort,releaseourpressure…Keepmecompanywhenwearelonely.Keepsworriesawaywhen….Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.I’m….TodayI'mgreatlyhonoredtospeakheretotalkabout...2.Hello,mydearestfellowschoolmates.I‘dliketostartbyintroducingmyselfMynameis.…Ifeelverymuchhonoredtohaveachanceheretomakeaspeechonthesubject...3.GoodafternooneverybodyMynameis…It’smygreathonortohavetheopportunitytosharewithyoumyopinionon...4.Hello,ladiesandgentlemenLetmeintroducemyself.Mynameis…TodayIdliketodeliveralectureon….Usefulexpressionsinthe“Beignning"partofthespeech1.Haveyoueverfacedatimewhenthingslookeddarkandyouhadnohopeatall?2.Haveyoueverexperiencedtheupsanddownsoflifeandfeltfrustratedordiscouraged?3.Twoyearsago,whenIenteredthenewschoolIfeltlostanddepressed.4.MusicissomethingthatlivesinsideofyouYoucreateitandyou'recreatedbyit.Ourlivesarenotonlyconductedbymusictheyrealsocomposedofit.5.ThephilosopherPlatooncesaid“Musicgivesasoultotheuniverse,wingstothemind,flighttotheimaginationandlifetoeverything.Usefulexpressionsinthe“Body"partofthespeech1.Ofcourse,Ihopenoneofyouhavetogothrough/experiencethesufferinganddifficulties.2.Ihopeeveryonefindsyourcomfortinyourlifeandexperienceanenjoyableexperience...3.Ifyouarefacedwithdifficulties,youcanturntomusicforhelp.Itwillsurelyhelpyouout4.Isincerelyhopeallofyouwillsomehowbegintotreasuremusicandmakeitapartofyourlife.5.Butmusicisalwaysthere,supportingusconnectingustoeachotherandshowingusthebeautyoftheuniverse.Soifyoueverfeelloststopandlistenforyoursong6.Thankyoufromthebottomofmyheartforgivingmethischancetospeaktoyoutoday.Usefulexpressionsinthe“End"partofthespeechwriteaspeech

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Mynameis_______,andI‘mheretotalkabouthowmusichaschangedmylife.

Haveyoueverexperiencedtheupsanddownsoflifeandfeltfrustratedordiscouraged?

______yearsago,whenI_______________Ifelt____________.__________________________.Butthenthenextmoment_________________________________________________.Itgaveme_________________________________________.

Sonexttime,ifyouarefacedwithdifficultiesyoucanturntomusicforhelp.Itwillsurelyhelpyouout.Thanks!Topic:Howmusicchangedmylife.Exchangedraftswithyourpartner.Usethechecklisttohelpyourevisethedraft.√Doesthewriterexplainhowmusichaschangedhis/her/someoneelse’slife?√Aresomeoftherhetoricaldevicesincludedandusedproperly?√Doesthewritertalkabouthowmusicmakeshim/her/someonefeel?√Isthefirstwordineachsentencecapitalized?√Doesthewriterusecorrectpunctuation?

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.MynameisKathy

andI‘mheretotalkabouthowmusichaschangedmylife.

Haveyoueverexperiencedtheupsanddownsoflifeandfeltfrustratedordiscouraged?

Twoyearsago,whenIenteredthenewschool,Ifeltlostanddepressed.It‘slikeIhadbeentakenoutofmynaturalenvironment,andputsomewherenew.Andslowly,IbegantolosemyselflikeIwasbeingwashedaway.ButthenthenextmomentIfeltthemelodythesong“Countonme”---softandcalming,comfortingandpowerful.Sample

Itgavemestrengthandhope,likemyoldfriend.Itgavemecompanyandcomfort.Andalsoitgavemecouragetofaceallthedifficulties.Gradually,Iadaptedtothenewschool.ThephilosopherPlatooncesaid