Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir 教学课件+说课课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 5 Music Period 2 Reading and Thinking Book1 1.To understand the main idea, figure out structure and know how the virtual choir is formed. 2.To learn how to scan for specific information. 3.Realize music is the universal language of mankind and it can bring people together. Step 1. Lead-in The article mainly talks about ______________________________ , So it may be an __________. (narration/exposition/argumentation) Task1: Look at the picture and the title, and predict what the text is about, then judge the type of writing exposition some information of virtual choir its formation, signification/ benefits/uses/ value/creation /influence, etc. Step 2.Pre-reading In a virtual choir, people can sing together with hundreds of others while they are at home alone. 2.What is the virtual choir? Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon, creating a online choir that brings together singers from all over the world. Step 3.While-reading Let’s watch a short video to know more about the virtual choir. Eric Whitacre The virtual choir What is a Virtual Choir? How was it created? Who created it? Why was it created? (How does it influence us?) Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The definition The founder The development The influences 1.Skim and match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para 1 (general statement) Para 2 (detail 1) Para 3 (detail 2) Para 4 (conclusion) What’s the structure of the text? 2.Reading for structure Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names 1. The man who came up with the idea of virtual choir 3. The name of his song. 2. The place where he studied musical composition Eric Whitacre (p2,L2) University of Nevada (P2, L2) “What If” (P3, LAST LINE) Scanning 3.Scan and circle the information in the text. Then fill in the blanks. What a video that you can see _________ How Virtual Choir members record ____________; These videos are uploaded onto ___________ and they are put together into ____________. Who ________