Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

人教版（2019）必修二 Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking Learn about experiencing music online Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1. predict what you will read based on some related information, like the title of the text; 2. get the key information about the virtual choir through scanning the text; 3. fill in the timeline of Eric Whitacre’s lifetime; 4. grasp the structure of this text by completing a mind map; 5. express your attitude to the virtual choir and give your reasons. /ˈkwaiə(r)/ Let’s think about the following questions. Lead-in 1. What are the ways for you to experience music? Internet TV radio concert ... Let’s think about the following questions. 2. How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently? Computers and the Internet can help us experience a wide range of musical genres. The Internet gives us access to millions of songs from many different genres, so we can find exactly what we like. Computer technology today can also help us create the sound of an orchestra on our home computer! They can also help us change music to something new. Suggested Answer /ˈʒɒnrə/ Let’s predict. Pre-reading The virtual choir is an assembly of geographically dispersed (分散的) singers performing choral works (合唱作品) together through web technology. /diˈspɜːs/ /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfik(ə)l/ /ˈkɔːrəl/ /əˈsembli/ How was it created? What is a Virtual Choir? How did it affect us? Who created it? Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The definition The founder The creation The influence While-reading Scan and circle the information in the text. While-reading 1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir. 2. The place where he studied musical composition. 3. The name of his song. Scan Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names. Eric Whitacre Juilliard School “ What If ” A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you don’t need to be together and you don’t need a studio. This means any