Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking By the end of this period, you will be able to: ﹒figure out the main structure of the passage; ﹒know how the virtual choir is formed; ﹒learn the influence of virtual choir. Learning Objects: a singing group Was it still possible for them to have face-to-face contact and sing in a choir together? Lead-in Have you ever been in a choir? choir Enjoy the video to figure out what virtual choir is, and share your feelings about it. Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon, creating an online choir that brings together singers from all over the world. Look at the title and picture, and think about what the text will focus on. The Virtual Choir Who Topic What Where Why … How Prediction 5 Task 1 Scan and Match What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it? How was it created? Why was it created? (How does it influence us?) Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Fast-reading What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it? How was it created? How did it affect us? The definition The founder The development The influences Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Read to get the main idea where what who how 8 why 9 Para. 1: What is a Virtual Choir? 1.What’s the right order of creating a virtual choir? a. The videos are uploaded onto the Internet. b. The videos are put together. c. Virtual choir members perform and record the videos. d. You can see the videos online. A. abcd B. cabd C. dcba D. bcda √ Careful-reading   Virtual choir Real-life choirs Form  Place  Identity(身份) of singers video live on the Internet on the stage/in a studio ordinary people professional singers Scan to find out the features of the virtual choir in Para.1 and make a comparison. Para. 2: Who created it? The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in1988.He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir. Topic sentence Transition sentence （过渡句） Eric Whitacre 1.The personal profile (个人简历) Identity Birthday University Education background University of Nevada 2 January, 1970 Master’s degree Composer and conductor 2. How many years did Eric Whitacre study in university? A.4 years. B.5 years. C.6 years. D.7 years. √ 3. In the sentence “This led to the creation of the virtual choir.” (Para.2)，“this” refers to “ ”. A. Whitacre’s popular compositions among choirs and singers B. Whitacre’s achievements in music C. Whitacre’s understanding of music D. Whitacre’s love for music √ 1. What gave Eric Whitacre the inspiration to make his first virtual choir? He was inspired by a video in which a girl sings one of his works. Para 3: How was it created? 2.Which of the following is TRUE? A. Eric Whitacre was born on 2 February 1970. B. In 2009，Whitacre was inspired by a girl who had sung one of her own songs. C. In 2014，the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF was first seen on stage. D. A virtual choir only helps connect the people who have a talent for music. √ 2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir. His first virtual choir had _____ singers from____ different countries; received ___________views on the Internet. 23 July 2014 Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _____young people from _______countries sang “What If”. 185 12 millions of 2,292 80 Was the virtual choir a success or a failure? a huge success / a worldwide phenomenon What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir? 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. conclusion Positive? Negative? or Neutral? [中立] Make Evaluations [评价] or Comments Positive What do writers usually do or include in the conclusion part? Para 4: How did it affect us? Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not? Discuss in groups Post-reading People from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet, which is like a wonderful stage where people come together to sing. Different people sing together and share similar interests and values, which makes them feel like a family. In the global community, people can exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life communication. The Internet is so developed that it makes virtual life no different from reality. Pros: A virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person. A virtual choir relies too much on the use of technology. A virtual choir is somewhat unreal because it is just something made up. A virtual choir concert can't have real actor-audience interaction, which will lead to the lack of audience involvement. Cons: THANKS Virtual choir $$