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Unit 5 Music
Reading for Writing (2)
高中英语
Learning objectives
• In this class, you will
• 1. study the organization of the speech;
• 2. have a further study of the rhetorical devices;
• 3. write a speech about how music can change a person's life;
Step1: Review
Question:
What is this speech about?
It is about a girl Sarah who had
a serious disease which was
difficult to cure. Luckily, music 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.
高中英语
1.Welcome the audience: 1.Good morning!
2.Introduce yourself: 2.My name is Sarah Williams.
3.Propose the topic: 3.It's an honour to be here and to
4.Personal anecdote(轶事): share with you the story of how
5.Personal feeling: music has had an impact on my life.
6.Close the speech: 4.the second paragraph
7.Thank the audience at the 5.the third paragraph
end: 6.the fourth paragraph
7.Thank you!
高中英语
Step2: A speech usually consists of the following parts:
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Step3: Rhetorical devices(修辞手法)
2. Metaphor 隐喻
— D. As an old saying goes, “A friend
in need is a friend indeed.”
6. Rhetorical question 设问一 E. How could I be so stupid?
F. I came, I saw, I conquered.
1. Simile 明喻 B. The sky weeps(哭泣).
3. Personification 拟人
4. Quote 引用
5. Repetition 重复
C. Her eyes twinkled like stars.
A. All the world is a stage.
高中英语
Please translate the following sentences into English, using some
rhetorical devices.
1. 他像狮子一样勇敢。
He is as brave as a lion. simile
2. 那个商人就是一只狐狸。
That businessman is a real fox. metaphor
3. 你怎么能这么不自信?
How can you be so unconfident? rhetorical question 4. 树儿在低语(whisper),鸟儿在唱歌。
Trees are whispering and birds are singing.personification 5. 变化是不可避免的(inevitable);变化是持续不断的(constant)。
Change is inevitable; change is constant. repetition
高中英语
Think about this quesiton:
Why do we use rhetorical devices in a speech?
Because the use of rhetorical devices can make
language more beautiful