1、 Period 2Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Music Learning aims1. To talk about music.2. To learn the main idea of the text.3. To improve the basic reading skills especially scan.4. To learn useful language points.Music is quite important in our lives.What are the ways for people to experience music?Experi
2、ence Experience musicmusicLive concertCD/videoCompose music.SingPlay instrumentPre-readingIn modern times, Computers and the Internet connect everyone in the world. How can they help us experience music differently?Discuss in groups:Discuss in groups:Computers/The Internet access more songs from dif
3、ferent genrescreate the sound of an orchestra on our home computerchange music to something newRead the Read the texttext and check your prediction.and check your prediction.While-readingIn a virtual choir, people can sing together with hundreds of others while they are at home alone. Scan and circl
4、e the information in the text.1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.Eric Whitacre (second paragraph, first line)University of Nevada (second paragraph, second line)2. The place where he studied musical composition.3. The name of his song.“What If ”(third paragraph, last line)Scan
5、a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.Make difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir.Virtual choirReality choirForm livePlacestage of music hallIdentity of singersNumber of singerslimited to the required programmeInfluence on singersmany people as si
6、ngers (becoming part of the global community)videoInternet (home/anywhere)ordinary peopleprofessionals musiciansnot limited only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performanceRead the text again and answer the questions.1. How is a virtual choir different from other choir? Who can
7、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.2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?He
8、 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 which a girl sings one of his works.Find numbers and dates to fill in the timeline.2 January 19_ Eric Whitacre was born. 19_-1995 Whitacre
9、attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 19_ Whitacre got a masters degree from the Julliard School in New York2009 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
10、Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _ youngpeople from_ countries sang What if”.70889718512millions of232,29280Try to introduce Eric Whitacre according to the timeline.01/02/197019881995200907/23/2014born1997the University of Nevada, Las Vegasmaster degree in.got the idea for., used., received.the Virtu
11、al Youth Choir for., “What if”Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase. ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity1. Last night I went to see my friends new rock band _ on_
12、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.performstageremindsoriginallyAfter-readingAfter-readingordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love enable stage studio original prove ont
13、o opportunity3. I m so happy! My favourite 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.5. Five years ago, he was finally given a(n) _ to record his song at
14、a(n) _. Ever since, 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.awardproveseffortfell in loveenabledopportunitystudioordin
15、aryonto individualsDebatePost-readingDoes a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not?Discuss with your groups and make a mind map about music based on what you have learned in this unit.ExampleMusic is the universal Music is the universal language of mankind.language of mankind.Hen
16、ry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth LongfellowLanguage points 1. opportunity n. 机会；时机机会；时机【知识归纳】take/seize/grasp/use/miss the opportunity to do sth 把握、抓住、利用、错失做某事的机会 have the opportunity to do 有做某事的机会【即学即练】1.Good luck is when _ comes along and youre prepared for it.好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。2.I have th
17、e opportunity _ the dream of what Im trying to do come true.我有机会让所尝试着做的一切都梦想成真。an opportunityto make2.perform vi. & vt.表演；履行；执行表演；履行；执行【知识归纳】performance n. 执行；表演；履行put on/give a performance 表演performer n执行者；表演者perform ones duty 尽某人的责任 【即学即练】1.Each member of the family has to_家庭的每个成员都应履行自己的职责。2.On Na
18、tional Day, our class_国庆节那天，我们班进行了精彩的表演。perform his own dutyput on a wonderful performance3.enable v. 使能够；使成为可能使能够；使成为可能enablesto relax【知识归纳】enable sb to do sth.able adj. 有能力的，能干的unable adj. 不会的，不能的ability n. 能力，才能disability n. 无能，残疾，无资格【即学即练】【即学即练】Listening to music _ me _ and forget about my probl
19、ems. 听音乐使我得以放松并忘记我的烦恼。4. add v. 增加，添加增加，添加 【知识归纳知识归纳】 add sth. to sth. 把.加到 add up 把加起来add up to 加起来总计，(不用于被动语态）In addition (to.) 除外还【即学即练】【即学即练】. If the tea is too strong,_ some more hot water.如果茶太浓了,再加点开水。. _all your marks to see if they _more than 500.把你所有的得分加起来看看是否超过500分。 add Add up add up to 5.
20、 prove v. 证明；展现证明；展现【知识归纳知识归纳】prove (to be) +n./adj. 证明是，原来是prove sb (to be) +n./adj. 证明某人是prove sth.to sb. 向某人证明某事prove+that从句 证明It is proved that.据证明【即学即练】 .The medicine proved_.结果证明这种药的疗效令人满意。.I was determined to prove my critics_. 我下定决心证明批评我的人是错误的。.He tried to prove his theory_. 他想方设法向朋友证实自己的理论。
21、.He proved himself_. 他原来是个医生。wrongto his friendsto be a doctorsatisfactory6.award v. 授予；授予；n. 奖品奖品【知识归纳知识归纳】win/ receive/ get an award for 因而赢得、得到、获得奖品award sth. to sb.=award sb. sth. 把某物颁发给某人award sb. for sth. 因颁奖给某人【即学即练】【即学即练】The mayor _.The mayor_.市长奖励他很多钱。市长奖励他很多钱。awarded him a lot of money awa
22、rded a lot of money to him.7.Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”他被这段音乐打动了，他说：他被这段音乐打动了，他说：“那种（兴奋的）感觉如同是那种（兴奋的）感觉如同是第一次看见彩色一样。第一次看见彩色一样。”【句式分析】moved 过去分词做状语，和主语he是逻辑上的动宾关系【即学即练】【即学即练】 (give) another hour,I can also work out this problem. (see)from the top of t
23、he hill,the city looks more beautiful to us.GivenSeen8. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.受此启发，他邀请粉丝们录制视频，然后受此启发，他邀请粉丝们录制视频，然后他将这些视频拼接成一场演出。他将这些视频拼接成一场演出。【句式分析句式分析】inspired非谓语动词做状语，非谓语动词做状语，inspire与主语与主语he是逻辑上的动宾关系。是逻辑上的动宾关系。【即学即练】【即学即练】.
24、, he went to England.为了学好英语，他去了英国。为了学好英语，他去了英国。 , the girl went out to post it.那女孩写完信就出去寄了。那女孩写完信就出去寄了。To learn English wellHaving written the letterYou can click here to add You can click here to add what you want to add. It what you want to add. It is easy to change.is easy to change.拓展词汇：拓展词汇：1.c
25、lassical class classic 2.energy energetic 3.virtualvirtuallyvirtuality virtualize poser compose composition5.perform performance performer 6.enable able ability unable disability 7.conductor conductconduction 8.original origin认知词汇认知词汇: hip-hop, techno, soul, bagpipes, stringed, onto, studio, ordinar
26、y, thus, band, phenomenon, altogether, rap, nowadays应用词汇：应用词汇：1.enable: enable sb. to do sth. be able to do sth.2.prove: prove (to be) +n./adj.; prove sth. to sb.; prove that; It is proved that; prove to be3.award: win/receive/get an award for sth.; award sth. to sb./award sb. sth. (for sth.)4.oppor
27、tunity: have an opportunity to do sth.; miss an opportunity; seize an opportunity5.performance: put on/give a performance; perform the role of; perform ones duty/ promise; perform an operation/experiment6.stage: on the stage； at a stage；at all stages；in a stage核心短语核心短语fall in love withMoved by this
28、music, he said, “it was like seeing color for the first time.”（过去分词短语作状语过去分词短语作状语）重点句式重点句式ExercisesPractice makes perfect!1. _(perform) an experiment calls for devotion and carefulness2. In a word, good listening can really_ (able) us to get closer to each other3. Nadia Murad was_ (award) the Nobel
29、Peace Prize in October, 20184.You should encourage your children to make use of the opportunity _(join) sports teamsPerformingenableawardedto join5.I immediately _(fall)in love with English when my teacher first introduced it to me.6. I think you should go back to your _(origin) plan.7. _(gradual), the children began to understand. 8.The kitchen is capable _ catering for several hundred people.felloriginalGraduallyof
