1、Unit 5MusicPeriod 6Reading for Writing学习目标1.To figure out the organization of the speech.2.To know about the language features of the speech.3.To write a good speech.课堂探究Part Reading for informationRead the speech and answer the questions.1.What was Sarahs problem?2.How did music help her during her
2、 difficult time?3.What is her advice to others?Part Reading for structureRead the speech again and figure out the structure.Part Reading for language featuresActivity 1Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech.metaphor personification quote repetition rhetorical q
3、uestion simile Activity 2Further learn about rhetorical devices.(1) :It is a question that isnt meant to get an answer,but is asked to make a point.E.g.Have you ever faced a difficult time?(2):A thing,an idea or an animal is given human features.E.g.The city of Wuhan cries.(3):To quote is to repeat
4、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):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.(5):A simile compares two things by using words
5、 such as “like” or “as”.E.g.John is as cunning as a fox.(6):Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare them to one another.Unlike simile,you dont use “ like” or “as” in the comparison.E.g.As a soldier,you cant be a mouse.You have to be a tiger.Activity 3Read the following poem and find out the s
6、entences that use rhetorical devices.If you want to be a.If you want to be a spy like James Bond 007,you need to be as cool as a cucumber and as sly as a foxand you need cast-iron nerves.If you want to be a model,you need to be as tall as a treeand eat like a bird.If you want to be an actorand a mar
7、tial arts expert like Jackie Chan,you cannot be a weed.If you want to be successful like Bill Gates,you need to have a mind like a computerand be as sharp as a spear in business.If you want to be a magician like David Copperfield.you need to make people see that black is white and white is black.If
8、you want to succeed in life,you need to be as hungry as a lion.Part Preparing for writingWork in groups.Think of ways that people experience music and how music can help people.Ways people experience musicHow music can help peoplesinginggive encouragementPart Writing a speechActivity 1Complete the o
9、utline and use it along with rhetorical devices to draft your speech.Introduce yourself.Write about how music made you/him/her feel.Give the topic of your speech.Relate your/his/her experience to the audience.Write about your experience with music,or the experience of someone you know.Close the spee
10、ch.Hello, my name is,and Im here to talk about .years ago,Activity 2Exchange drafts with your partner.Use the checklist to help you revise the draft.Does the writer explain how music has changed his/her/someone elses life?Are some of the rhetorical devices included and used properly?Does the writer
11、talk about how music makes him/her/someone feel?Is the first word in each sentence capitalised?Does the writer use correct punctuation?核心素养专练Appreciate your classmates good works and try to learn from them.参考答案Part 1.Sarah had a serious disease that was difficult to cure.2.It made her feel much bett
12、er and helped her recover.3.Her advice to others is to use music to help when they have problems.Part Part 1GreetingIntroduce yourself Introduce the topicPart 2(body)Tell your storyState your opinionPart 3(Closing the speech)Give your adviceSummarize your speechPart 4Thank your audiencePart Activity
13、 1metaphor E personification Fquote Brepetition C rhetorical question A simile DActivity 2(1)Rhetorical question(设问)(2)Personification(拟人)(3)Quote(引用)(4)Repetition(重复)(5)Simile (明喻)(6)Metaphor(隐喻)Activity 3Simile/repetition:You need to be as cool as a cucumber and as sly as a fox.You need to be as t
14、all as a tree and eat like a bird.You need to have a mind like a computer and be as sharp as a spear in business.You need to be as hungry as a lion.Metaphor:You cannot be a weedPart Ways people experience musicHow music can help peoplesinging(in a choir)give encouragementprovide joyexpress emotions.
15、listening to a piece of music or a songshare similar feelingsbring about happinessmake listeners strong in mind.playing the piano/guitar/guqin.express feelings from heartimagine a dream worldhave fun.Part Activity 1Answers may vary.This is one of the versions.Hello,my name is Jane,and Im here to tal
16、k about how music influenced my fathers life.Have you ever encountered a time when everything went wrong and you were discouraged?Five years ago,my father was diagnosed to develop a serious disease,which was hard to cure.It seemed as if the world was at an end.The doctor suggested that we should kee
17、p calm and help my father fight with the disease bravely.He also advised my father to listen to music often.Just as Walter Haddon once said,“Music is the medicine of a troubled mind.” My father followed the doctors advice and listened to soft music from time to time.Music gave my father encouragemen
18、t,music gave my father strength and music gave my father confidence.Music became my fathers best friend,helping him get through the hardest time.I do hope none of you have to meet with tough times in your life.In case you come across the same situation,I advise you to turn to music,for it does help.Thank you for listening.
