Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir? 13 Careful reading Q1: Who can take part in a virtual choir? Para.1 line 4: Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio. Key: Anyone who has a video camera and an Internet connection can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere. 14 Careful reading Q2: What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? Para.2 line 3: 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.” Key: He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozart’s music at university for the first time. Careful reading Q3: What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir? Para.3 line 1: In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries Key: He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works. 2 January _ Eric Whitacre was born. _-1995 Whitacre attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. _ Whitacre got a master's degree from the Julliard School in New York. 2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir. His first virtual choir used _ singers from _ different countries ; received _views on the Internet. _ July 2014 Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _ young people from _ countries sang “What If”. 1970 1997 185 Careful reading 1988 23 12 millions of 2292 80 the definition the structure of the text the founder the creation the influence Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio. Para.1: What is the virtual choir? What How Who Where A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to ... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.” Why 20 Para.2: Who created the virtual choir? 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 in 1988. 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 transitional sentence Discussion Q:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir? How do you know? Para.1 line 6: A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Para.1 line 8: A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. Para.1 line 9: It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Para.4: 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. Presentation Draw a mind map to show how the text is organized. Look at the following sentences and underline the past participles used as adverbial. 1. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” 2. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. 3. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. He was moved by… Whitacre was born in the USA… He was inspired… 过去分词在句子中可以作时间状语、原因状语、伴随状语、条件状语和让步状语等。 其逻辑主语为主句的主语,且与主句主语之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系。 如果一个被动的动作发生在谓语动词之前,强调动作发生先后则可使用现在分词的完成被动式 : (not) having been done 有些过去分词来源于系表结构,作状语时不表被动而表示主语的状态。这样的过去分词及短语常见的有:lost; seated; hidden; lost/absorbed in; dressed in; tired of Past participles as the adverbial We went to the library to see the movie My country, My parents, _(fill) with excitement. filled Deeply _ (move) by the film, the students began to cry. moved Because they were deeply moved by the film, the students began to cry. Given _(give) more time, you can make your handwriting much better. If you are given more time, you can make your handwriting much better. _(surround) by the students, Mrs. Zhao stood there to answer the questions patiently. Surrounded Mrs. Zhao was surrounded by the students and stood there to answer the questions patiently. _ (discuss) many times, the problems were settled at last. Having been discussed After the problems had been discussed many times, the problems were settled at last. After the problem had been discussed many times, the problem were settled at last. 30 真题链接: Ordinary soap, _(use) correctly, can deal with bacteria effectively. _(absorb) in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching. _(give) the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into international stars. _ (order) over a week ago, the books are expected to arrive any time now. _(appoint) as chairman, Tony held a family get-together to celebrate it. used Absorbed Given Ordered Having been appointed 31 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. 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. to study/studying the graduating in original choirs creation which performance has become Checking Thank you! Next lesson: Period 3 Language points $$