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

Unit 5 Music Listening and Speaking Reading and Thinking Learning Objectives Language Ability Master the vocabulary of different music types, such as "country, classical, hip-hop techno,...". Master the pronunciation rules of "incomplete explosion". Be proficient in using the structure of asking about musical preferences and expressing reasons in different situations. Be familiar with unit topic vocabulary such as virtual, choir, performance, etc. Understand different types of music and musical instruments, perceive the unique charm of music, use music to bring people closer together, compare the differences between Chinese and Western music, and deepen the understanding of culture. Understanding the bridging role and healing function of music can inspire students to connect more with real life and think about the true impact of music on themselves. Cultural Awareness View different types of music from multiple perspectives, examine others' viewpoints with a critical eye, and form one's own unique insights. By reading the text, understand what a virtual choir is, its constituent elements and the life story of its founder. Thinking Quality Master the interpretation strategy, listen to key information, express based on what has been learned, and ask questions clearly and fluently. Ask and express your own musical preferences. Experience the structure, problems and language features of expository texts with narration, and master the skill of finding the central or key sentence of a paragraph. Learning Ability Key and difficult points Students can master and apply explanatory strategies in different situations, use the learned structures to ask about and express their musical preferences, and explain the reasons. Use reading strategies to complete text reading. Teaching key points Students lack understanding of different types of music and the names of musical instruments, think diversely and consider problems from various perspectives. Understand the reasons for the success of the choir and its influence, as well as the expression of views on music. Teaching difficult points Listening and Speaking Lead-in Music is the universal language of mankind. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 音乐是人类的通用语言。 ——亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利·华兹华斯·朗费罗，19世纪美国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。1807年2月27日出生于缅因州波特兰城一个律师家庭。1822年进入博多因学院，与霍桑是同班同学。1836年开始在哈佛大学讲授语言、文学长达十八年，致力于介绍欧洲文化和浪漫主义作家的作品，成为新英格兰文化中心剑桥文学界和社交界的重要人物。1839年出版第一部诗集《夜吟》，包括著名的《夜的赞歌》、《人生颂》、《群星之光》等音韵优美的抒情诗。 1841年出版诗集《歌谣及其他》，其中有故事诗《铠甲骷髅》、《金星号遇难》，也有叙事中含有简朴哲理的《乡村铁匠》、《向更高处攀登》等。诗中充溢了淬质奋发的精神和乐观情绪。这两部诗集在大西洋两岸风靡一时，他从此以诗人闻名于世。 Before you listen, discuss the question in groups. 1 What are the people doing in the pictures below? Picture 1: He is conducting an orchestra. Picture 2: She is playing Guzheng. Picture 3: He is playing the guitar. Picture 4: They are singing. Match the pictures with the correct types of music. 2 A Chinese traditional B classical C country music D hip-hop A B C D A reporter from the school newspaper is interviewing students about music. Listen to the interviews. Draw lines between the words to make complete sentences. Some words will not be used. 3 1. The first students likes to 2. The second student likes to 3. The third student likes to dance to listen to play sing Chinese traditional songs. classical music. hip-hop music. country music. The reporter paraphrased some of the answers the students gave him. Listen to the interviews again and complete the sentences with the words you hear. 4 1. A: Country music touches my heart. B: So you like music that's ______ of _________? 2. A: When I listen to hip-hop, I just have to move! B: So it makes you want to _______? 3. A: Classical music makes me feel like I'm sitting beside a quiet stream and enjoying nature. B: So to you, it's __________ and ___________? full feeling dance peaceful beautiful Paraphrase When you want to explain something difficult to somebody, it's helpful to use easier words with the same meaning. This will help you make it easier to understand. Discuss these questions with your classmates. 5 1. Do these types of music make you feel the same as the students? Why or why not? 2. What type of music do you not like, and how does it make you feel? Classical music also makes me feel relaxed because I also find it peaceful and beautiful. I don't like heavy metal music at all. It's too loud and fast. It gives me a headache! Talk in pairs. Interview each other about music. Use the pictures below for ideas. 6 EXAMPLE: A: What kind of music do you like? B: I like techno music. A: What makes it so special to you? B: I like to listen to it when I exercise. It gives me energy. Reasons for liking music: touches my heart/soul makes me happy/want to dance gives me energy/hope helps me exercise/study sounds peaceful/beautiful reminds me of home/people I love Pronunciation 1 Read the lyrics below from “Blowing’ in the wind” by Bob Dylan. Notice how the plosives are pronounced. How many roads must a man wal(k) down Before you call him a man? How many seas must a whi(te) dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times mus(t) the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Pronunciation 1 Read the lyrics below from “Blowing’ in the wind” by Bob Dylan. Notice how the plosives are pronounced. Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist Before it's wash(ed) to the sea? Yes, and how many years can some people exist Before they're allow(ed) to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he jus(t) doesn'(t) see? The answer, my friend, is blowin'in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. 2 Repeat after the recording. Pronunciation Reading and Thinking Lead-in Listen to a song sung by a choir. What are the features of the choir? Singers in different places and background Different recording methods They sing the same song Pre-reading Making a prediction What aspects of the virtual choir does the passage mainly talk about? Its creator, members of the virtual choir, performance, formation, purpose, influence, etc. Pre-reading Before you read, discuss the question in groups. 1 We can listen to and download the music from different countries; We can watch and give a concert online; We can sing songs with people from different countries; ... How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently? While-reading Scan and circle the information in the text. 2 The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir. The place where he studied musical composition. The name of his song. While-reading Scan scan a text to find important information (specific information) such as dates, numbers, and names. How to scan Try to predict how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers. Use key words or any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for. Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage. While-reading Scan and match the paragraph with its main idea. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 A. The story of the creator — Eric Whitacre B. The function and significance of the virtual choir D. Inspiration and development of the virtual choir C. Introduction of the virtual choir While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 3 1. How is virtual choir different from other choirs? Who can take part in it? A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you don’t need to be together and you don’t need a studio. This means anyone can take part anywhere. While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 3 2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir? He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozart’s music at university for the first time. He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works. While-reading Find the numbers and dates to fill in the timeline. 4 2 January 19___ Eric Whitacre was born. 19____-1995 Whitacre attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 19___ Whitacre got a master's degree from the Juilliard School in New York. 70 88 97 While-reading 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”. 23 185 12 millions of 2,292 80 Summary The Virtual Choir Para. 1: What is a virtual choir? (The definition and advantages) Para. 2: Who created it? (The creator) Para. 3: How was it developed? (The development) Para. 4: What is the influence of it? (The influence) Introduction Body The writer’s opinion Post-reading Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase. Then make a mind map about what music means to you. 5 Last night I went to see my friend's new rock band _________ on ______ at a small local music festival. This new pop song __________ me of an old song that was __________ sung by Billy White but later made popular by another singer. reminds perform stage originally ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity Post-reading I'm so happy! My favourite singer just won a music ______. This _______ that all the _______ she put into her work was worth it. I ___________ with rap music when I was a teenager. Listening to it _______ me to relax and forget about my problems. Five years ago, he was finally given a(n) ___________ to record his song at a(n) _______. Ever since, his success has shown the world that even ________ people can become famous. Nowadays millions of musical performances are uploaded _____ the Internet every day by different _________ who may or may not be professional musicians or singers. award proves effort fell in love enabled ordinary opportunity studio individuals onto Post-reading 6 Discuss the questions in groups. 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir? The advantages of being in a virtual choir are that it is very easy to get lots of people in different places together quickly and cheaply. However, a disadvantage of not having everyone in the same place is that singers cannot react to each other in the same way as they can in person. Post-reading 6 2. Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not? Although a virtual choir doesn't bring people together physically. I think it still helps bring people together. That's because they can be from different countries and cultures, but still join together easily to share the love of music. Discuss the questions in groups. Vocabulary energy n.能源；能量；精力 be full of energy 精力充沛 have the energy to do sth.有精力做某事 apply/devote one's energy to...把某人的精力用在···上 energetic adj. 精力充沛的，精神饱满的；积极的 keep energetic 保持活力 例句：The young are always full of energy. 年轻人总是精力充沛。 练习：He was hardworking and (energy). energetic opportunity n.机会；时机 opportunity to do sth.做某事的机会 opportunity of/for.........的机会 offer/get/miss/lose/seize an opportunity 提供/得到/错过/失去/抓住机会 take the/this opportunity to do sth.利用这个机会做某事 例句：Give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. 给他机会解释一下发生了什么事。 练习：Equal (opportunity) in education remain a global challenge. opportunities perform v. 演出，演奏；做；履行；表现 perform an operation/an experiment 做手术/做实验 perform one’s promise履行某人的诺言 perform one's duty 尽某人的职责 performance n.表现，表演 例句：Don't blame him. He has performed his duty. 不要责备他。他已经尽职尽责了。 练习：Her (perform) in the last quarter exceeded all expectations. performance prove v. 证明，展现；证明是 prove that... 证明...... It is proved that...事实证实····· prove sb./sth. (to be) +n./adj 证明某人/某物...... prove (to be) +n./adj..证明..... 例句：It is proved that he has a talent for music. 事实证明，他有音乐天赋。 练习：It is (prove) that the design of the dam is rational and feasible. proved award n.奖品；奖金 v.授予；奖励；判给 win/receive/get an award (for sth.)（因某事）获奖 award sb. sth.=award sth. to sb.把某物颁发给/判给某人 例句：He received a special award for his contribution to the committee.他因对委员会的贡献而获得特别奖。 [词语辨析] award 多指官方颁发的奖品、奖金，强调荣誉 prize 多指在比赛、竞争或抽奖中获得的奖 reward 多指对某人的工作或服务等的回报、报酬 Exercise 单词拼写 1. If I can be accepted as a volunteer, I will serve the players heart and ____ (心灵). 2. I admit that it is a common ____________ (现象) to do part-time jobs among students. 3. _________ (普通的) as they are, my parents are truly my best teachers and I am very proud of them. 4. Toby made an adventure in Africa, where he visited 8 places _________ (总共). 5. Our _____ (乐队) is made up of four students, one being the singer and the rest three playing the guitar, keyboard and drums. soul phenomenon Ordinary altogether band 单词拼写 6. He said that ________ (古典的) music is his favorite. 7. There are some spelling mistakes in your ___________ (作文). 8. People think it is unfortunate, ____ (因此) people dislike things numbered four. 9. He always spends a lot of time watching programs in various kinds of live _______ (演播室). 10. _________ (现在), WeChat study groups are more and more popular among people. classical composition thus studios Nowadays 语法填空 1. More importantly, it is also a good opportunity _________ (express) your best wishes to our school.   2. An inspiring speech on reading _______ (origin) books was given by a professor from Peking University. 3. Andrea Ghez ____________ (award) the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020.   4. When we climbed ____ the top of the tower, a wonderful view of the lake came into our sight. 5. A healthy person can always be ________ (energy) and enjoy his life. to express original was awarded onto energetic 语法填空 6. In the chorus, we sang with full passion under the direction of our _________ (conduct). 7. We can organize some activities such as singing, dancing and traveling, ________ (enable) them to lead a more active life. 8. At the party there will be a lot of ____________ (perform) and we will enjoy a variety of delicious food. 9. Tchaikovsky was the first Russian _________ (compose) whose music made a lasting impression internationally. 10. It ________(prove) that the theory you stick to is wrong. conductor enabling performances composer is proved Homework Complete the exercises at the end of the class. Preview the grammar knowledge for the next class. THANKS null 95165.555 null 78341.055 学科网 rbm.xkw.com rbm.xkw.com 75672.0 $