1、1Unit 5MUSICSection Reading and Thinking(1)21.DiscussingHow can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently?_We can enjoy our favorite music without going to the concert hall.We can form our virtual band at home.32.PredictingLook at the picture on Page 52 and tell its difference
2、from the traditional concert.The virtual concert：_The traditional concert：_There is no real singer on the stage.People can enjoy it online.Singers shall appear on the stage.People shall enjoy it at a fixed time and place.41.First readingRead the text and finish the following exercises.(1)How does a
3、virtual choir work according to the first paragraph?_record themselves alone on videouploaded onto the Internetput together into one video5(2)Fill in the blanks about a virtual choir.memberlocationequipment_a video _ and an Internet _anyoneanywherecameraconnection6(3)Fill in the blanks about the int
4、roduction of Eric Whitacre.in January _born in the USAin 1988began _in 1995_ universityin 1997_ in musical compositionfrom 1997 to 2007his original compositions _1970studying musicgraduated fromreceived a masters degreebecame quite popular7(4)What is his first virtual choir and how many singers took
5、 part in it?_(5)What is the main purpose of his virtual choir?_His first virtual choir is“Lux Aurumque”，and 185 singers from 12 different countries took part in it.It is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.82.Second readingFill in
6、 the blanks according to the text.at home alone together with other peoplean Internet connectionadd their voicesa positive influencestuying musica masters degreemake videosa worldwide phenomenon2,292sing with one voice93.Third reading(1)Read the text again and summarize the main idea in one sentence
7、._(2)What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir?The advantages：_The disadvantages：_The text is about how the virtual choir came into being.It enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community.It has a positive i
8、nfluence on the lives of many people.(The answer is open.)101.Group work：You,as a journalist of school English newspaper,is interviewing Li Hua，who is a member of a virtual choir.You may start like this：A：Hello，Im a journalist of our school English newspaper.When did you begin to fall in love with t
9、he virtual choir?B：.A：Would you please tell us how the virtual choir work?B：.11A：As we know,you have taken part in the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF.Which song did you choose in it?B：Well,we chose Whitacres song“What If”.It was really wonderful.A：In your opinion,what is the advantage of the virtual
10、 choir?B：.122.Does a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?_The answer is open.13虚拟合唱团在Web 2.0的数字时代，人们可以在世界范围内轻松地沟通，为什么不通过网络一起歌唱呢？虚拟合唱团就可以使这件事情变成可能。不同国家的人们可以一起上线，通过共同歌唱把他们对音乐的热爱结合在一起。虚拟合唱团的特点是互相不认识的歌手和指挥不在一个地方，但是通过网络他们能够一起演唱。通过国际网络，成千上万的人们可以一起加入这个活动。美国作曲家和指挥Eric Whitacre给许多虚拟合唱团以
11、生命。14阅读技巧点拨寻读(scanning)寻读(scanning)是指以问题为线索带着问题去寻找某一特定信息的阅读。以什么词为定位词(或线索词)到原文中去查找是很关键的。寻读(scanning)常用的定位词有：(1)数字、年代(2)第一次出现的人名、地名等专有名词(3)事物的性质特征或比较关系(4)题干中不同于其他题的新信息。这些定位词在原文中的形式与在题干中的形式可能会有所变化，同学们要注意。15语言现象感知.单词理解体会句中加黑单词的词性和含义1.You do not even need a studio._2.Many people do not have close friends
12、 or contacts who have the same interest in music._3.Over the next 10 years,Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers._n.工作室n.联系人adj.原创的16.词块积累写出下列词块的含义1.have the opportunity to do._2.be uploaded onto the Internet_3.an Internet connection_4.the global comm
13、unity_5.a positive influence on._6.an award-winning composer_7.receive a masters degree in._有机会做某事上传到互联网上一个互联网连接全球社区对有积极的影响一位获奖作曲家获得硕士学位178.since then_9.a worldwide phenomenon_10.sing with one voice_从那时起一种世界性的现象同一个声音唱歌18.句式欣赏1.时间状语从句Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on
14、 video.He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir.2.定语从句As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to.forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.”In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.193.过去分词短语作状语 Born in the USA on 2 January 1970,Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.Moved by this music,he said,“It was like seeing color for the first time.”4.名词短语作同位语His first virtual choir,“Lux Aurumque”，had 185 singers from 12 different countries.20本节内容结束
