1、英语24字整体教学Unit 5MusicPeriod 2Reading and Thinking学习目标1.To figure out the main structure of the passage.2.To know how the virtual choir is formed.3.To learn about the creator of the virtual choir.4.To apply the reading skill of scanning to practice.课堂探究Part Predicting for possible informationLook at t
2、he picture and the title,and then predict what the text is about.Part Scanning for specific informationScan the text and find out the following information.The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choirThe place where he studied musical compositionThe name of his songPart Intensive readingAct
3、ivity 1Read Paragraph 1 and find out the key elements of virtual choir.Activity 2Find out the differences between a virtual choir and a real choir.Virtual choirReal choirFormPlaceIdentity of singersNumber of singersActivity 3Read Paragraph 2 and describe Eric Whitacres life experience acco
4、rding to the timeline.Activity 4Read Paragraph 2 again and answer the following questions.(1)What can you learn from what Whitacre said?(2)Why does the author mention Eric Whitacres studying experience and his achievements in music?Activity 5Read Paragraph 3 and 4 and answer the following
5、questions.(1)What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?(2)Does the writer hold a positive attitude toward the virtual choir?How do you know?Activity 6Figure out the structure of the passage.Part PracticeActivity 1Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phra
6、se.ordinaryremindperformawardeffortindividualfall in loveenablestagestudiooriginalproveontoopportunity1.Last night I went to see my friends new rock band onat 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 s
7、inger.3.Im so happy!My favourite singer just won a music .Thisthat 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.5.Five years ago,he was finally given a(n) to record his song at a(n) .Ever since,
8、his success has shown the world that even people can 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.Activity 2Have a debate.Topic:Does a virtual choir really bring people together?核心素养
9、专练Write a short passage to show your opinion on the virtual choir.参考答案Part The text is about some background information about the virtual choir.Part The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choirEric WhitacreThe place where he studied musical compositionJuilliard SchoolThe name of his songWh
10、at IfPart Activity 1Anyone interested in music can take part in a virtual choir.They can record themselves at any place while they perform and then upload their videos onto the Internet.They join in the virtual choir because they love it and can relax themselves.Activity 2Virtual choirReal choirForm
11、video recordedlivePlaceon the Internet (at any place)stages of musical hallsIdentity of singersanyone interested in musicusually professionalsNumber of singersnot limitedlimited to the required programmeActivity 3In 1970,he was born.In 1988,he began studying music at the University of Nevada.In 1995
12、,he graduated from university.In 1997,he received a masters degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York.Over the next 10 years,Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.Activity 4(1)It shows his experience in mu
13、sic which is full of surprise.(2)The author wants to stress that it was his great passion and achievements in music that led to the creation of the virtual choir.Activity 5(1)He was inspired by a video in which a girl was singing one of his works gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual ch
14、oir.(2)Yes,the writer holds a positive attitude toward the virtual choir,because he says “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”.Activity 6ThevirtualchoirWhatmakesavirtualchoirWhocreatedthevirtualchoiroriginally
15、HowhecreatedthevirtualchoirInfluenceofthevirtualchoirPart Activity 11.perform;stage2.reminds;originally3.award;proves;effort4.fell in love;enabled5.opportunity;studio;ordinary6.onto;individualsActivity 2Pros:(正方)People from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet,which is
16、 like a great stage where people come together to sing.Different people sing the same song,share similar interests and values,which makes them feel like family.In the global community,people can exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life communication.Cons:(反方)A virtual choir cann
17、ot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person.A virtual choir is unreal because it is just something made up.A virtual choir concert cant have real actor-audience interaction.学习目标1.To figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each
18、paragraph.2.To know how the virtual choir is formed.3.To judge the writing purpose and intended readers.4.To express your own ideas on given topics through creative thinking.课堂探究Part Discourse analysisActivity 1Para.1:1.What is the main idea of this paragraph?2.How is a virtual choir different from
19、other choirs?3.Who can take part in it?Activity 2Para.2:1.What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music?2.What is the main idea of this paragraph?3.What will you write when you write about a person?4.Are those numbers important?Why?Activity 3Para.3:1.What gave Eric Whitacre the insp
20、iration to make his first virtual choir?2.What is the main idea of this paragraph?Activity 4Para.4:What is the main idea of this paragraph?Activity 5Draw a mind map to show the structure of the text.Part Pragmatic analysis1.Why does the author write the article?2.To whom does the author write this a
21、rticle?Part Topic-related expressionsPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Part Creative thinkingDebate:Does a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?核心素养专练Search for more information about the virtual choir on the Internet.参考答案Part Activity 11.How a virtual choir is formed and what the differe
22、nces between a virtual choir and a real choir are.2.A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you dont need to be together and you dont need a studio.3.Anyone interested in music can take part in it.Activity 21.He fell in love with classical music when he was moved b
23、y Mozarts music at university for the first time.2.It mainly talks about Eric Whitacres life experience.3.Ill introduce who he is,what he has achieved,how he grew up,and what education he received.4.Its very important to use data as supporting evidence when or
24、ganizing an article,as it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument.Activity 31.He was inspired to create the first virtual choir by a video in which a girl was singing one of his works.2.It mainly talks about Eric Whitacres achievements.Activity 4It mainly talks ab
25、out the significance of the virtual choir.Activity 5Part 1.To tell readers how people can experience music online.2.To general readers,especially people who are interested in music.Part Para.1:How a virtual choir is formed and what the differences between a virtual choir and a real choir are.perform
26、 alone on videouploaded onto the Internetput together into one videoconnect ordinary people togetherproved to be a positive influencePara.2:Eric Whitacres life experience.born in the USAstudy music at the University of Nevadagraduated from universityreceived a masters degreebecom
27、e popularled to the creation of the virtual choirPara.3:Eric Whitacres achievements.received a videoinspiredjoined videos into one performancebecame a worldwide phenomenonPara.4:The significance of the virtual choir.a wonderful way to sing with one voicemake the world a better placePart Pr
28、os:(正方)People from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet,which is like a great stage where people come together to sing.Different people sing the same song,share similar interests and values,which makes them feel like family.In the global community,people can exchange f
29、eelings and thoughts with each other like real-life communication.Cons:(反方)A virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person.A virtual choir is unreal because it is just something made up.A virtual choir concert cant have real actor-audience interaction.7名师团队助你一臂之力
