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课件网) Unit 5 Music Period 5 Reading for Writing Warming-up “ Music is the medicine of the mind. ” — John A. Logan How do you interpret this sentence Think and share your view. Listen to the speech 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 Step3 Reading for Writing 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 Sarah had a serious disease which was difficult to cure. It made her feel much better because it is the “medicine of the mind”. Her advice to others is to use music to help when you have problems. 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. (A) 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. (B) John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” And it’s true. Music helped me recover. Welcome the audience Propose the topic Introduction Personal anecdote (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 a sense of satisfaction. (F) It became my best friend. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being. Personal feeling What is the type of the text It is a speech. The speech is about how music has influenced Sarah's life. 1. What was Sarah's problem 2. How did music help her during her difficult time 3. What is her advice to others Welcome the audience Self-introduction Introduce the topic Personal experience: Music helped her How music helped her Advice to the audience End of the speech hope and advice Personal story impacts of music Activity 1: Explore the structure 1. Main idea of each paragraph 2. Speech structure Opening Body Closing “Speech burger” Introduction of the topic 暗喻 Metaphor 拟人 Personification 明喻 Simile 设问 Rhetorical question 重复 Repetition 引用 Quote A metaphor compares two things that are unrelated, but which are similar in some way. For example, “That businessman is a real fox.” Personification is when a thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes. For example, “The sky weeps.” A simile compares two things by using wo ... ...
