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课件网) 人教必修二 Unit 5 Reading for Writing Write a speech 教学目 Lead-in 视频：speech 1 2 To get the information about the sample speech and its language features and structure To write a speech about how music can change a person’s life 目标一：To get the information about the sample speech and its language features and structure Activity 1: Look through page 56 and page 57, find out the new words , read them in pairs. Then read together as a whole and share their usage. disease, ache, treatment, from (then) on, lean, get through, moreover, satisfaction, being, various, somehow, rhetorical, metaphor, personification, repetition, simile, outline Activity 2: Read the speech and think about the main idea of the speech. The main idea of a speech is the purpose of the speech and is probably the most important thing a speechwriter wants to get across to the audience. Thus, in a speech, the main idea is expressed in what is called thesis statement, which exists in the first paragraph. The story of how music has had an impact on my life. Activity 3:Read the speech below and answer the questions. 1 What was Sarah's problem 2 How did music help her during her difficult time 3 What is her advice to others 1 Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure. 2 It made her feel much better because it is the “medicine of mind”. 3 Her advice to others is to use music to help when you have problems. Activity 4: Study the organisation and language features. When you read these sentences, how do feel about them (A) Have you ever faced time when things looked dark and you had no hope at all (B) John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” (C) Music gave me happiness. When I listened to music, (D) it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. (C) Music gave me strength and brought me relief. (E) It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. Moreover, (C) music gave me hope and sense of satisfaction. (F) It became my best friend. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being. 1.Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech. metaphor _____ personification _____ quote _____ repetition _____ rhetorical question _____ simile _____ E F B C A D Can you explain these rhetorical devices in your own words and give more examples (1)Rhetorical question(设问)：It is a question that isn’t meant to get an answer, but is asked to make a point. E.g. Have you ever faced a difficult time (2)Personification(拟人)：A thing, an idea or an animal is given human features. E.g. The city of Wuhan cries. (3)Quote(引用): To quote is to repeat a short passage, word, phrase, or sentence that came from somewhere or someone else. E.g. As Longfellow says, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” (4)Repetition: (重复)：It refers to the use of the same word or phrase in a poem, a speech, etc. E.g. I came, I saw, I conquered. ... ...
