(
课件网) Reading for Writing UNIT 5 “ Music is the medicine of the mind. ” How do you interpret this sentence Music Appreciation Lead-in Music is an escape from the depression and tension of everyday life. What benefits can people get from music music hopeful optimistic understanding strong in mind independent Look and Predict Pre-Reading What’s the speech about Sarah Williams 1. Where is she 2. What is she doing 3. How does she feel She is in hospital. She is listening to the music. She feels relaxed. Reading for structure E: Introduce herself and the topic. Match the main idea to each paragraph and summarize the structure of the whole speech： B: The impacts of music C: Sarah’s personal experience. A: Sarah’s advice and hope. D: Thank the audience. Beginning (Para.1) Body (Para.2-3) Ending (Para.4-5) Writing tip 1: Appropriate structure makes the speech smooth, logical and coherent. Para.1 Read Para.1 and summarize the content in the beginning part. Good morning! My name is Sarah Williams. It’s an honour to be here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact on my life. Greet the audience Introduce yourself Propose the topic 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 and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. I was very afraid and I felt so alone and discouraged. Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment. The doctor wanted me to relax so he had me listen to some music, and one of the songs was "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. Music helped me recover. Q1: What was Sarah's problem Q2: How did music help her during her difficult time Para. 2 Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure. It made her feel much better and helped her recover because it is the “medicine of the mind”. 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 and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. I was very afraid and I felt so alone and discouraged. Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment. The doctor wanted me to relax so he had me listen to some music, and one of the songs was "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. Music helped me recover. Para. 2 rhetorical question Use a rhetorical question as a transitional sentence to lead to one’s own experience. Problem Solution Music Problem- solving pattern Quote(引用) Reading for Content Para.2 years ago then one day fr ... ...
