Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

2019新人教高中英语Book2 Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir Teaching objectives： 1. To read for structure of the text;  2. To learn the definition, creation and influence of the virtual choir;  3. To analyze and appreciate the success of the virtual choir. How do you experience/enjoy music? live concert 现场音乐会 play MP3/MP4 Lead in listen to CD/radio stream music on the Internet sing Lead in Let’s watch a video What kind of music it is? choir a group of people who sing together The reality choir现实合唱团 Pre-Reading Watch another type of choir. Virtual Choir 虚拟合唱团 Have you ever heard of virtual choir? What's it? Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir THE VIRTUAL CHOIR virtual choir traditional/reality choir Look at the title and the pictures. The virtual choir is a of people singing together in different places by the use of . Before-reading group computers and the Internet What is the writing style of the passage? A. Narration [记叙文] B. Exposition [说明文] C. Argumentation [议论文] Exposition说明文 is used to explain解释, describe描述 something. It answers the questions what定义, how过程, and why意义. Skimming Skimming Match the main idea with each paragraph. para.1 para.2 para.3 para.4 What is a Virtual Choir? How was it created? Why was it created? Who created it? Tips: You don't need to read the whole passage, just according to the key words, skim the passage and try to match the main idea as quickly as you can. Analyze the structure of the text Part1 Part2 Part3 Definition Creator development Influence Body Conclusion Introduction para.1 para.2-3 para.4 1.Scan and circle the information in the text. 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. Eric Whitacre. The Juilliard School. “What if". TIPS: Scan Scanning is reading a text quickly to find specific information, such as names or figures. While-reading Task 1(4mins) Definition: A virtual choir is a group of people singing (1)______ but connected together through the (2)__________. Members: Place: Equipment: and Process: (1) (2) (3) anyone anywhere a video camera an Internet connection upload put Ⅰ.Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks. pair work record themselves upload videos onto the internet put videos together into one alone Internet Who created it? Ⅱ. Read Paras.2－3 and fill in the timeline. Eric Whitacre An award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre’s life experience. Jan.2,1970 Studied _____at the University of Nevada His compositions became_______ ________ from university Recieved _____________ Born in the USA 1988 1995 1997 over the next 10 years popular master’s degree Graduated music These led to the success of him What is the author’s attitude towards the virtual choir? A．Neutral. （中立的） B．Negative.（消极的） C．Positive. （积极的） Ⅲ.Read Para.4 carefully and choose the best answer. √ 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. any evidence? 全世界 用一个声音唱歌 让世界成为一个更好的地方 Sing the same song Share the same interest Hold the same value(价值观） Work towards the same goal Discussion What makes Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir successful? ( ) He loves music and is interested in it. He wanted to be famous when he was young. He is knowledgeable in music. Fans support and inspire him. His family help him a lot. He continues making effort. The development of the technology. ACDFG group work What can we learn from the success of Eric Whitacre ? Eric Whitacre Create tomorrow with the efforts of today! To you all Further thinking What can we learn from the success of Eric Whitacre? There is no easy way to succeed. If we want to achieve our dreams, we should . show a deep love for it and make great efforts Summary A Virtual Choir is a group of people singing alone but connected together through the Internet . make the world a better place sing with one voice Work in groups of six and use what you have learnt to create your own virtual choir. (5mins) 1.What is the name of your virtual choir? 2. What is the purpose of your virtual choir? 3. What tools do you need ? 4. How many people are needed in your virtual choir? 5. Which song will you sing together? 6. Why do you choose to sing this song? Group work Hello, everyone. It's my honor to talk about our virtual choir. Firstly, the name of our virtual choir is . As we all know, music is the universal language in the world. The purpose of our team is to through computers and the internet. Next, we need people and the tools we need include . What's more, we decide to sing a song named , because this song . That 's all. Thank you! Dream virtual choir make new friends and share love for music 100 a video camera and an Internet connection "Dream it possible" gives us hope and encourages us to overcome difficulties Task 7(5mins) Homework: Finish exercise 4 and 5 on page 53. Thank you! Lavf57.62.100 Lavf57.62.100 $