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

· Teaching objectives After the class, students will be able to: · Sort out the structure and the factual information of the text by skimming and scanning; · Identify the author’s attitude towards the virtual choir; · Voice opinions about the virtual choir by drawing the mind-map; · Promote the significance and value of music. · Teaching key points & Difficulties Key points: · Sort out the structure and the factual information of the text by skimming and scanning; · Identify the author’s attitude towards the virtual choir. Difficulty: · Voice opinions about the virtual choir by drawing the mind-map; · Promote the significance and value of music. · Teaching procedures (45 mins in total) Ⅰ.Lead in (3 mins) Activity 1: Free Talking------Learning and comprehending (3 mins) 【Individual work】 The teacher asks two questions about music. T: 1. Do you like music and how can we benefit from it?/ What can music bring for us? 2. What are the ways for people to experience music?/ How do you enjoy and experience music? Ⅱ. Pre-reading (5 mins) Activity 2: Predicting------Learning and comprehending(5 mins) 【Individual work】 T asks Ss to look at the picture and the title, and then predict what the text is about. 1. What are the people doing in the picture? 2. Have you ever heard of virtual choir? What’s it? Watch the video. Definition: The virtual choir is an assemble of geographically dispersed singers performing choral works together through web technology. 3. Look at the picture on Page 52 and tell the difference between the virtual choir and the traditional concert. Ⅲ. While-reading (25 mins) Activity 3: Fast reading------Learning and comprehending(5 mins) 【Individual work】【Skimming for main idea & text type & structure】 The teacher asks students to skim the text quickly as well as check the main idea, find out the type and the structure of the text. 1. What kind of text is it? The type of the text is exposition(说明文). 2. What’s the main idea of the text? 3.Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea. Activity 4: Detailed reading------Learning and comprehending(15 mins)【Pair work】【Scanning for details】 T asks Ss to read the text again and answer the questions to better Ss’ understanding. Para 1: Introduction【what】 Draw the mind-map of para 1. Q1：What is the definition of “a virtual choir”? Q2：What do you need if you take part in a virtual choir? Q3: How does a virtual choir work according to the first paragraph? Q4: What are the advantages of a virtual choir? Q5: How is a virtual choir differ from reality choir? Para 2：Person【who】 Para 3：Development【how】 Q1: Fill in the blanks about the introduction of Eric Whitacre. Q2: In what order does the writer introduce Eric Whitacre? Time order. Para 4: Value【why】 Q1: What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir? Q2: Is there any other evidence from the text to support this idea? Activity 5: Deep reading------Applying and practicing 【Pair work】 Q1: From your perspective, what makes Eric Whitacre successful in creating the virtual choir? Ⅳ. Post-reading (10mins) Activity 6: Retelling Activity 7: Group Discussion ------ Transferring and creating (10 mins) Q1: Do you want to join the virtual choir or other choir now? Why or why not? Q2: Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not? Ⅴ. Summary (1 min) T clarifies the basic information of the text. Also, T promotes the significance and value of music according to the previous activities. Saying: Music is very spiritual. It has the power to bring people together. — Edgar Winter Ⅵ. Assignments (1 min) Compulsory: Ss write an article about the benefits of the virtual choir(music) as well as list ideas about whether it can really bring people together. (80 words). Optional: Make a poster about music (the virtual choir) by surfing the Internet. · Blackboard design 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$