内容正文:
Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking
[对应学生用书P77]
Ⅰ.拓展词汇
1.composition n.成分;(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品→composer n.作曲者;作曲家→compose vt.作曲;创作
2.perform vi.& vt.表演;履行;执行→performance n.表演;演技;表现→performer n.表演者;演员
3.conductor n.(乐队、合唱团等的)指挥;(公共汽车的)售票员→conduct vt.指挥(乐队)
4.original adj.原来的;独创的;原作的 n.原件;原作→originally adv.原来;起初→origin n.起源→originate vi.起源
5.enable vt.使能够;使可能→able adj.有才能的;具备……能力的;能干的→disable vt.使(某人)残废;使……无能
6.energy n.能源;能量;精力→energetic adj.精力充沛的;充满活力的;精神饱满的
7.prove vt.证明;展现→proof n.证据
Ⅱ.重点词块
1.fall in love with 爱上
2.feel like想要;摸起来像;感觉像是
3.remind sb. of... 使某人想起……
4.come up with提出;想出;赶上
5.take part in参加;参与
6.for the first time第一次
7.graduate from从……毕业
8.be uploaded onto the Internet被上传到网络上
9.lead to 导致;通向
10.add...to... 把……加到……上
Ⅲ.重点句式
1.句型公式: while引导状语从句
教材原句:Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.
翻译:想象一下,当你独自在家的时候,有机会和数百人一起唱歌。
2.句型公式:as引导非限制性定语从句
教材原句:As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”
翻译:正如一位虚拟合唱团成员所说:“音乐可以帮助我……忘记我的烦恼。音乐,让我脱胎换骨。”
[对应学生用书P77]
Ⅰ.文本理解
[主旨大意]
The main idea of the text is an_introduction_of_the_virtual_choir.
[文章架构]
[细节探究]
1.What is the author's attitude towards the virtual choir?( C )
A.Neutral. B.Negative.
C.Positive. D.Unknown.
2.If you want to take part in a virtual choir, you need __C__.
A.a video camera and some instruments
B.a band and some professional singers
C.a video camera and an Internet connection
D.a master's degree in musical composition
3.Why does the virtual choir prove to be a good influence on the lives of many people?( D )
A.It helps to connect ordinary people together.
B.It enables them to be part of the global community.
C.It helps them to find those with the same interest.
D.It enables them to forget their daily problems for a while.
4.Please choose the correct order for the following events of Eric Whitacre.( B )
a.studying music at the university of Nevada
b.c