Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking ppt课件-（2019）新人教版高中英语必修第二册 (2).pptx

1、Unit 5 MusicPeriod 2Reading and ThinkingLearning ObjectivesBy the end of this class, you will be able to:1. know about the virtual choir and master the reading strategy of scanning to find the key information. 2. use the time in the text, sort out the life story of Eric Whitacre in the form of table

2、 to train the learning strategy of summary.3. compare the difference between virtual choir and reality choir to talk about their characters.release our pressuremake us relaxed and peaceful give us courage and powerkeep us company offer us comfortMatch the words and expressions on music with the foll

3、owing descriptions.1. a type 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 rapclassical music, rock n roll, chorus, blues (布鲁斯音乐), country music, rapblues3. p

4、opular music in the style of music from the southern and western US4. a style of music that was popular in the 1950s, and has a strong loud beat5. a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people6. music that people consider to be serious and has been popular for a long timecountry mus

5、icrock n rollchorusclassical musicclassical music, rock n roll, chorus, blues (布鲁斯音乐), country music, rapThe CDsThe CDsThe radioThe radioThe live performance and The live performance and concertconcertThe TVThe TVMy classmates/ friendsMy classmates/ friendsThe The computers and computers and Interne

6、t Internet choir：a group of people who sing together. 合唱团 reality choir真人合唱团 However, during the pandemic（流行病，like COVID-19）, everybody was locked at home, was it possible for them to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together?1. who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.Eric W

7、hitacre (P2, L1)University of Nevada (P2, L2)2. where he studied musical composition.3. of his song.“What If ”(P3, last line)The passage is a(n) _.A. Narration （记叙文）B. Argumentation （议论文）C. Exposition (说明文)本文结构：总体叙述+过程说明+概括评述 The genre of this articleThe text mainly tells us _.Athe influence of the

8、virtual choirBthe composer Eric WhitacreCa wonderful way to make the world betterDthe formation and development of the virtual choir Skim and match the paragraph with its general idea.D. The development of the virtual choirA. The value of the virtual choirB. The introduction of the virtual choirC. T

9、he person who created the virtual choirP1P2P3P4What If What is a Virtual Choir?What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How How did it did it affect us?affect us?The The Virtual Virtual ChoirChoirDefinitionDefinitionSignificanceSignificancerecord t

10、hemselvesperform alone on videoupload videos onto the Internetput videos together into onesee online a video cameraan Internet connectiondo not have close friends or contacts who .do not have the chance to join a local choirenable them to add their voices to those of other individuals become part of

11、 the global communitybe a positive influence on the lives of many peoplehelp connect ordinary people togetherwas born in the USAbegan studying music at the University of Nevadareceived a masters degree in musical compositiongraduated from university his original compositions began to become quite po

12、pular What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect usHow did it affect us? ?on 2 Jan,1970in 1988in 1995in 1997Over the next 10 years What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created

13、 it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect usHow did it affect us? ?This led to the creation of the virtual choir.He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”his origi

14、nal compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.His original compositions began to become quite popular What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect usHow did it affect us? ?He received

15、 a video from a girl who was singing one of his worksOver the next 10 yearsIn 2009Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.On 23 July, 2014 His first virtual choir used _singers from_different countries; received _ views on the Internet.18512mill

16、ions of Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _young people from_countries sang “What If”. 2,29280 What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect us?How did it affect us?It is vey important to use

17、data as supporting evidence when organizing an article , as it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument.2. Why does the author use those numbers?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

18、then joined together into one performance. 1. What makes it possible for the Virtual Choir to come into being?The support from his fansThe support from his fansThe inspiration from music loverThe inspiration from music loverHis first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had.Whitacres next effort was.Whita

19、cres continuous efforts What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect us?How did it affect us?The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a be

20、tter place.Q1:Whats the writers attitude towards the virtual choir? Q2: Is there any other evidence from the text to support this idea? As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”had 185 singers from 12 different countriesAltogether,

21、 2,292 young people from 80 countries What is a Virtual Choir? What is a Virtual Choir? Who created it?Who created it?How was it created?How was it created?How did it affect us?How did it affect us?The definitionThe definitionThe founderThe founderThe creationThe creationThe influenceThe influenceFr

22、om your perspective, what makes Eric Whitacre successful in creating the virtual choir?ABCDThe development of the The development of the Internet & technologyInternet & technologyHis enthusiasm & His enthusiasm & capability for musiccapability for musicThe inspiration & support The inspiration & sup

23、port from music loversfrom music loversThe desire & love of The desire & love of music sharingmusic sharingQ: How is a virtual choir differ from reality choirs? VCRCFormlivePlacestage of music hallSingersanyone/ordinary people Number of singers not limitedlimitedInfluence on the singersAnyone can be

24、come part of the global community.Only some people have the chance to join a local choir.videoInternet/home/anywheremusicians/professionalsWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir?The Internet is so developed that The Internet is so developed that it makes virtu

25、al life no different it makes virtual life no different from reality.from reality.PeoplePeople fromfrom everyevery cornercorner ofof thethe worldworld cancan uploadupload theirtheir videosvideos ontoonto thethe Internet,Internet, whichwhich is is likelike a a wonderfulwonderful stagestage wherewhere

26、 peoplepeople comecome togethertogether toto sing.sing.DifferentDifferent peoplepeople singsing togethertogether andand shareshare similarsimilar interestsinterests andand values,values, whichwhich makesmakes themthem feelfeel likelike a a family.family. In the global community, people can In the gl

27、obal community, people can exchange feelings and thoughts with exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life each other like real life ommunication.ommunication.AdvantagesA virtual choir concert cant have real actor-audience interaction, which A virtual choir concert cant have real a

28、ctor-audience interaction, which will lead to the lack of audience involvement.will lead to the lack of audience involvement.What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir?A A virtualvirtual choirchoir cannotcannot havehave peoplepeople togethertogether onon stagestag

29、e wherewhere peoplepeople cancan communicatecommunicate inin person.person.A A virtualvirtual choirchoir reliesrelies tootoo muchmuch onon thethe useuse ofof technology.technology.A A virtualvirtual choirchoir is is somewhatsomewhat unrealunreal becausebecause it it is is justjust somethingsomething

30、 mademade up.up.Virtual is virtual, which can never be real in any way.Virtual is virtual, which can never be real in any way.disadvantages Can you imagine 1_(sing) together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone? You can do this in a virtual choir. All you need is a video camera

31、and an Internet 2_(connect). A virtual choir 3_(enable) people to add their voices 4_those of other individuals. The virtual choir was the idea of Eric Whitacre 5_is an American composer and conductor. He began studying music in 1988 and got 6_masters degree in 1997. After that, he accomplished many

32、 well-received compositions. In 2009,7_ (inspire) by a video he received from a girl 8_(sing) one of his works, he created his first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque . Later, his song“What If”9_(put) on a performance on 23 July 2014 in the UK. The virtual choir is a wonderful way to sing with one voice

33、and thus make the world a 10_(good) place. 语法填空语法填空( (根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文) )singingconnectionenablestowhoainspiredsingingwas putbetterReading taskAbout musicMusic is very spiritual. It has the power to bring people together. Edgar Winter Imagine having the opportunity to sing together wit

34、h hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. (Para. 1)while you are at home alone（状语从句）having the opportunity（宾语）together with hundreds of other people（状语）Imagine(谓语)to sing （宾补）become part of the global community A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individu

35、als and become part of the global community. (Para. 1)A virtual choirenables themto add their voicesto those of other individualsand 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. (Para. 4)The virtual choirisa wonderful

36、 wayaround the worldfor peopleandmake the worldto sing with one voicea better placeMoved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” Moved by this music 过去分词短语做原因状语Because he was moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. Inspired 过去分词做状语 which 引导非限制性定语从句谢谢观看