(
课件网) Unit5 Music Music is the medicine of the mind. ———John A. Logan Reading for Writing Lead-in What is speech writing Speech writing sends a message to readers. The goal of a speech is to influence others to think or act in your favor. What makes a good speech writing A good speech writing should: 1. focus on one topic 2. have a clear structure 3. engage the audience Skim the text and match the main idea to each paragraph. Read for Structure E: Introduce herself and the topic. 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. 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. Read for details 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 herself Propose the topic Beginning (para 1) Para.1 Read for details in the body part When What How (feeling) two years ago then one day from then on had a serious disease which was difficult to cure listen to some music before medical treatment Music helped her recover afraid, alone, discouraged feel so much better happy grateful Writing tip 2: Engage the audience - Share your personal story with true feelings. Para.2 Match the name of rhetorical devices repetition(重复)/ parallelism（排比） simile（明喻） metaphor（暗喻） personification（拟人） Metaphor: Personification: Quote: Repetition: Rhetorical question: Simile: A Quote（引用） Rhetorical question（反问） Read Para. 3 and identify the rhetorical devices Para.3 Music gave me happiness. When I listened to music, it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me strength and brought me relief. It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction. It became my best friend. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being. repetition simile metaphor personification Writing tip 3: Engage the audience - Use proper rhetorical devices. Match the name of rhetorical devices repetition(重复)/ parallelism（排比） simile（明喻） metaphor（暗喻） personification（拟人） Metaphor: Personification: Quote: Repetition: Rhetorical question: Simile: E F B C A D Quote（引用） Rhetorical question（反问） Read for the details in the ending part Para.4-5 Of course, I hope none of you have to go through the same kind of suffering that I did. At the same time, we all go through various periods when we feel sad or a ... ...
