Unit 5 Reading and thinking 课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版(2019)必修第二册

Unit 5 Music Period 2 Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir THE VIRTUAL CHOIR Look at the title and picture. What do you think the text is mainly about?  2 Step 2: Background information Step 1: Lead in choir：a group of people who sing together. 合唱团 reality choir 真人合唱团 团团 However, during the pandemic（流行病，like COVID-19）, everybody was locked at home, was it possible for them to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together? virtual choir 虚拟合唱团 Activity1：Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea.  A. The value of the virtual choir  B. The creator of the virtual choir C. The introduction to the virtual choir D. The creation and development of the virtual choir Step 3.while-reading The passage is mainly a exposition （说明文）and partially with narrative（记叙的） part. Activity2：What is the writing style of this passage？ Activity3: Read Para 1 to find out how a virtual choir works. What is the virtual choir Definition Equipment（工具） process A virtual choir is a group of people singing but connected together through the . alone Internet Place . anyone Member . anywhere a video camera; an . Internet connection themselves; the videos onto the Internet; put many videos together into one. record upload Activity4：How do you feel about the virtual choir? Virtual choir has______________ influence in the lives of many people. a positive Who created the virtual choir? “music helps me to…forget My problem. With music, I become someone else.” Eric Whitcare An award-winning composer（作曲家） and conductor（指挥） Activity5: Read Para 2-3 to find information of the creator of the virtual choir. Tips Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers and names. Try to complete the timeline of Eric Whitacre. 01/02/ 1970 1988 1995 2009 07/23/ 2014 1997 was born at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas receive a master's degree got