【原創(chuàng)】新人教版必修二Unit5 Reading and Thinking

1、 To talk about music. To read about the virtual choir. To learn about experiencing music online. To know reading strategy of scanning. To talk about the advantages and disadvantages of virtual choir. adj. 接近的接近的; 虛擬的虛擬的 Match the words and expressions on music with the following descriptions. 1. a t

2、ype of popular music with a steady beat in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music 2. a type of slow sad jazz music developed among black people in the southern US rap classical music, rock n roll, chorus, blues (布布 魯斯音樂魯斯音樂), country music, rap blues 3. popular music in

3、the style of music from the southern and western US 4. a style of music that was popular in the 1950s, and has a strong loud beat 5. a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people 6. music that people consider to be serious and has been popular for a long time country music classical

4、 music, rock n roll, chorus, blues (布布 魯斯音樂魯斯音樂), country music, rap rock n roll chorus classical music Talk about what you know about music with your partner. 1. What kind of music impresses you most? Why? 2. Do you like Chinese music or western music? Why? 3. What can you gain by enjoying music? D

5、o you know technologies about music? Lets watch some videos. The robotic musical “Phantom of MOJA” was staged at Tsinghua University. Three robotic musicians played the traditional Chinese musical instruments of the bamboo flute, Chinese-harp and set drum. (竹笛機(jī)器人竹笛機(jī)器人“玉衡玉衡”，箜篌機(jī)器，箜篌機(jī)器 人人“瑤光瑤光”和排鼓機(jī)器人和

6、排鼓機(jī)器人“開陽開陽” ) The band is the first robotic performance group in China with Chinese cultural characteristics. The robotic musical “Phantom of MOJA” was staged at Tsinghua University. Three robotic musicians played the traditional Chinese musical instruments of the bamboo flute, Chinese-harp and set

7、drum. (竹笛機(jī)器人竹笛機(jī)器人“玉衡玉衡”，箜篌機(jī)器，箜篌機(jī)器 人人“瑤光瑤光”和排鼓機(jī)器人和排鼓機(jī)器人“開陽開陽” ) The band is the first robotic performance group in China with Chinese cultural characteristics. How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently? Computers and the Internet can help us experience a wide range of mu

8、sical genres. The Internet gives us access to millions of songs from many different genres, so we can find exactly what we like. Computer technology today can also help us create the sound of an orchestra on our home computer! They can also help us change music to something new. Do you know the virt

9、ual singer? Watch the video. Have you ever heard of virtual choir? Whats it? Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon, creating a online choir that brings together singers from all over the world. 虛擬合唱團(tuán)虛擬合唱團(tuán) n.現(xiàn)象現(xiàn)象 Eric Whitacre The virtual choir What do you think of the virtual choir? The Virtual Choir

10、 Scan the text for unknown words. See if you can infer the meaning of the words from the context of the passage, and match the words with the correct meanings. a chance to do something a room where television are made or where music is recorded something that happens in society, science, or nature a

11、 particular time or state that something reaches as it grows or develops; the raised area in a theatre which actors or singers stand on when they perform phenomenon, opportunity, stage, studio opportunity studio phenomenon stage something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them; to

12、give someone something such as a prize or money average, common, usual, not special to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc someone who writes music existing or happening first, before other people or things; a work of art or a document that is not a copy ordinary, compose

13、r, award, original, prove award ordinary prove composer original Scan and circle the information in the text. Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names. Scanning is reading a text quickly to find specific information, like names/figures. Run over the whole text and

14、focus on the information. It is important to emphasize that not every word has to be read to get the information. Limit your time looking at the text, only focus on looking for the target information. 1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir. Eric Whitacre. 2. The place where he stud

15、ied musical composition. University of Nevada. 3. The name of his song. “What If”. n. 作品作品 adj. 接近的接近的; 虛擬的虛擬的 Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea. A. The value of the virtual choir B. The introduction of the virtual choir C. The person who created the virtual choir D. The development of

16、 the virtual choir Read the text again and answer the questions. 1.How is a virtual choir different from other choirs? Who can take part in it? A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you dont need to be together and you dont need a studio. This means anyone can take part anywhere. n.

17、錄音棚錄音棚 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 Mozarts music at university for the first time. He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in

18、 which a girl sings one of his works. 2 January 19_ Eric Whitacre was born. 19_- 1995 Whitacre attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 19_ Whitacre got a masters degree from the Juilliard School in New York. 2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir. His first virtual choir used _

19、 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”. Find the numbers and dates to fill in the timeline. 70 88 97 18512 millions of 23 2292 80 Match the key sentences wit

20、h their supporting information. Key sentencesSupporting information 1. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. 2. A virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. 3. Whitacre fell in love with Mozarts classical music. 4. Whitacres original compositio

21、ns became quite popular among choirs and singers. 5. The virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. a. Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else. b. A girl sang one of his works on video. c. Many people can find friends who have the same interest in music. d. He

22、 said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” e. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song. c a d b e What will you write about a person? Who he is, what he has achieved, how he grew up, and what education he received. Are those numbers important? Why?

23、 Its important to use data as supporting evidence when organizing an article, as it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument. 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

24、. 1. Last night I went to see my friends new rock band _ on _ at a small local music festival. 2. This new pop song _ me of an old song that was _ sung by Billy White but later made popular by another singer. perform ordinary, remind, perform, award, effort, individual, fall in love, enable, stage,

25、studio, original prove, onto, opportunity stage reminds originally n.樂隊(duì)樂隊(duì) 3. Im so happy! My favorite singer just won a music _. This _ that all the _ she put into her work was worth it. 4. I _ with rap music when I was a teenager. Listening to it _ me to relax and forget about my problems. award or

26、dinary, remind, perform, award, effort, individual, fall in love, enable, stage, studio, original prove, onto, opportunity proves effort fell in love enabled 5. 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 ca

27、n become famous. 6. Nowadays millions of musical performances are uploaded _ the Internet every day by different _ who may or may not be professional musicians or singers. opportunity ordinary, remind, perform, award, effort, individual, fall in love, enable, stage, studio, original prove, onto, opp

28、ortunity n.表演表演 studio ordinary onto individuals Paraphrase the following sentences. 1. With music, I become someone else. Music helps me _. 2. He said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He felt _. 3. Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers

29、. Whitacres _ began to _ by choirs and singers. 4. . which was first seen on stage . It was first _. he was being shown a new world new pieces of music feel happy or relaxed be heard and sung put on/shown music genre instrument musician song/composition Adele Mozart Heal the World Magic Waltz jazz,

30、pop piano pipa feeling Make your own MUSIC mind map. relaxed, excited 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. 2. Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not? Although a virtual choir doesnt bring people together physically, I think