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

Unit 5　Music Reading and Thinking 课前探究 Ⅰ. 新词相知 (一)匹配英语释义。 1. studio a. existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity 2. enable b. not unusual or different in any way 3. original c. to use facts, evidence, etc. to show sth. is true 4. opportunity d. the act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment 5. ordinary e. a room where television or radio programmes are recorded and broadcast from, or where music is recorded 6. performance f. a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or to achieve sth. 7. prove g. to make it possible for sb. to do sth. 答案:1. e　2. g　3. a　4. f　5. b　6. d　7. c (二)结合语境, 从方框中选择恰当的单词填空。 1. He works for a major Hollywood ______. 2. You will have the ___________ to ask some questions at the end of the press conference. 3. The software _______ you to access the Internet in seconds. 4. Chanel is not the brand for ________ people like you and me. 5. Give me a chance and I will _____ it to you. 6. When you can’t go on, you should go back to your _______plan. studio opportunity enables ordinary prove original studio enable original opportunity ordinary performance prove Ⅱ. 补全短语 1. have the _________________ to do sth. 有机会做某事 2. _________ of 数以百计的 3. put. . . ________ 把……放在一起, 组合 4. have the same interest __ 对……有相同的兴趣 5. a positive influence ___. . . 对……的积极影响 6. fall in love ____ 爱上…… opportunity/chance hundreds together in on with 7. ___ the first time 第一次 8. be ______ by 被……感动 9. receive a master’s degree___ ______ 获得音乐硕士学位 10. on _____ 在舞台上 for moved in music stage Ⅲ. 课文浅触 1. 阅读文章, 了解the virtual choir的相关信息。 2. 结合导图, 说一下文章的主要内容。 【参考答案】 Eric Whitacre came up with the idea of the virtual choir, which enables people to add their voices to those of other individuals and thus make the world a better place. 课内探究 Step 1　Pre-reading 1. Do you like music? 2. Do you like music online? 3. Do you like to share music with others online? Step 2　While Reading Ⅰ. Answer the following questions. 1. How many parts does the passage contain? ___________  2. What does the passage mainly talk about? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________.   Three parts. The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place Ⅱ. Fill in the form below. What is the virtual choir? a stage where members record themselves while they perform alone 1. ________ Who is Eric Whitacre? an 2. ______________________and conductor What did he do? came up with the 3. ____ of the virtual choir on video award-winning composer idea Choose the best answer. (　　)1. What is the right structure of the passage? A. Paras. 1, 2 - Para. 3- Para. 4 B. Para. 1- Paras. 2, 3 - Para. 4 C. Paras. 1, 2, 3 - Para. 4 D. Paras . 1, 2 - Paras. 3, 4 B (　　)2. What effect does the virtual choir have on people? A. People can communicate more easily. B. People can talk about anything. C. People can feel a sense of relief. D. People can break away from the real world. C (　　)3. What is the author’s attitude towards the virtual choir? A. Neutral. 　B. Negative. 　C. Positive. 　D. Unknown. (　　)4. If you want to take part in a virtual choir, you need _______.   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 C C (　　)5. What could be inferred from the passage about Eric? A. He was warm-hearted and determined. B. He was determined and creative. C. He was careful and popular. D. He was talkative and popular. B Step 3　Post-reading Fill in the blanks. 　　Eric Whitacre was born in the USA on 2 January 1970. In 1988, he began 1. _______________(study) music at university. There he fell in love with Mozart’s music when he sang for 2. ___ university choir. After 3. __________(graduate)from university, he received a master’s degree 4. __ musical composition in 1997. Over the next 10 years, his 5. _______(origin)compositions began to become quite popular among 6. ______(choir)and singers, which led to the 7. _______ (create) of the virtual choir. to study/studying the graduating in original choirs creation And then, he asked his fans to make videos, 8. ______ he then joined together into one 9. ___________ (perform). Since then, the virtual choir 10. __________(become) a worldwide phenomenon.   which performance has become 主题情境思考 Work in groups and put forward your views on the virtual choir. Then find the numbers in the passage and then fill in the timeline. On 2 January 1970: ________________________________ In 1988: _______________________________________________ In 1995: __________________________  In 1997: ___________________________________________________________________  In 2009: ______________________________________________________  On 23 July 2014: ________________________________________________  Eric Whitacre was born in the USA.   He began studying music at the University of Nevada.   He graduated from university. He received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School. He received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. His Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF was seen on stage. Thanks $$