Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking 高一英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）必修第二冊(cè)

Unit5Unit5MusicReadingandThinkingLearningAimsInthisclass,youwill:1.identifythekeyelementsofthevirtualchoir;2.figureoutthetimelineofEricWhitacre’slifetime;3.retellthetimelineofEricWhitacre’slifetime;4.comparethedifferencebetweenvirtualchoirandrealitychoirtotalkabouttheircharacters.releaseourpressuremakeusrelaxedandpeacefulgiveuscourageandpowerkeepuscompanyofferuscomfortWhatcanmusicbringforus?Warmup&leadinLead-inthereality/traditionalchoirperformer/singerconductorstageofmusichallchoir：agroupofpeoplewhosingtogether.

realitychoir真人合唱團(tuán)However,duringthepandemic（流行病，likeCOVID-19）,everybodywaslockedathome,wasitpossibleforthemtohaveface-to-facecontactandstillsinginachoirtogether?Pre-readingLet’swatchananothertypeofchoirTheVirtualChoirWhat’sthedifferencebetweentherealitychoirandthiskindofchoir?

Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthevirtualchoir?Pre-readingnotactuallyexisting,butmadebycomputersThevirtualchoirPredictfromthetitleandthepictureagroupofpeoplewhosingtogethervirtualchoirtraditional/realitychoirmadetoappeartoexistbytheuseofcomputersoftware,forexampleontheInternetWhile-readingSkimthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.para:4TheinfluenceofthevirtualchoirTheintroductionofthevirtualchoirThevirtualchoirpara:1para:2ThecreatorofthevirtualchoirThispassageisa/an_______A.Narration(記敘文)

B.Argumentation(議論文)

C.Exposition(說(shuō)明文)para:3Thedevelopmentofthevirtualchoirpara:4TheinfluenceofthevirtualchoirTheintroductionofthevirtualchoirThevirtualchoirpara:1para:2Thecreatorofthevirtualchoirpara:3ThedevelopmentofthevirtualchoirExpositionisapieceofwritingthatisusedtoexplain,describe,orgiveinformation.Itanswersthequestionswhat,how,andwhy.Activity3:ReadPara1tofindouthowavirtualchoirworks.WhatisthevirtualchoirDefinitionEquipment（工具）processAvirtualchoirisagroupofpeoplesinging

butconnectedtogetherthroughthe

.aloneInternetPlace

.anyoneMember

.anywhereavideocamera;an

.

Internetconnection

themselves;

thevideosontotheInternet;putmanyvideos

togetherintoone.recorduploadWhataretheadvantagesofthevirtualchoir?1.Helpsconnect__________________________.2.Helpspeoplemeetfriendswith____________________3.Givespeople_______________alocalchoir.4.enablepeopletobecome______________________5.havea_____________________onthelivesofmanypeople.positiveinfluencepartoftheglobalcommunityachancetojointhesameinterestinmusicordinarypeopletogether“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”Virtualchoirhas______________influence

in

thelivesofmanypeople.apositiveWhocreatedthevirtualchoir?

“musichelpsmeto…forgetMyproblem.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”ScanPara.2tofindinformationofthecreatorofvirtualchoir?EricWhitacreAnaward-winningcomposerandconductorScanning（尋讀）usedtofindspecificinformation,suchasnames,dates,andnumbers.Skimming（略讀）usedtofindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,picture(s),keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.ScanPara.2,Circlethetimes

andtrytofindoutwhathappenedtoEricWhitacre.199719951988overthenext10yearsJan.2,1970Studied______attheUniversityofNevadaHiscompositionsbecame_______________fromuniversityRecieveda_____________BornintheUSAmusicGraduatedmaster’sdegreepopularLovePopularityknowlegeItwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttimethisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoirtimelineEventsIn_________Inspired,LuxAurumque

had_______singersfrom________differentcountries.Ithasreceived___________ofviewsontheInternet.thevirtualchoirhasbecomea____________________________________________.theVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwasseenonstage.Altogether,_____________youngpeoplefrom_________countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong“WhatIf”18512millions2,29280

2009Sincethen23July2014worldwidephenomenonScanpara.3andfinishthetable:TimeandnumbersWhatcanwelearnfromthenumbers?biggerrwiderrThevirtualchoirreceivedgreat__________and____________successpopularityThinkingandDiscussion:WhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessful?PassionformusicProfessionalandtalentedInspirationandsupportfromfansContinuouseffortsDevelopmentofthetechnologyHefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.Para.4-ThevalueofthevirtualchoirThevirtualchoirisa________wayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworld_______________.wonderfulplacebetteraMusicisveryspiritual,

ithasthepowertobringpeopletogetherCanyouinfertheauthor’sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?A.Neutral(中立的)B.NegativeC.Positive

“help”“enable”“positive”“wonderful”“better”P(pán)ost-Reading

Canyouimagine1_______(sing)together

with

hundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone?

Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Allyouneedisavideo

camera

andanInternet2___________(connect).Avirtual

choir3_

______(enable)peopletoaddtheirvoices

4____thoseofotherindividuals.

ThevirtualchoirwastheideaofEricWhitacre

5____isanAmericancomposerandconductor.He

beganstudyingmusicin1988andgot6___master's

degreein1997.Afterthat,heaccomplishedmanywell-receivedcompositions.In2009,7_______

(inspire)

byavideohereceivedfromagirl8_______(sing)

oneofhisworks,hecreatedhisfirstvirtualchoir,“Lux

Aurumque".Later,hissong“WhatIf”9________(put)

onaperformanceon23July2014intheUK.

Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwaytosing

withone

voiceandthusmaketheworlda10_______(good)

place.

Fillintheblanks.singingconnectionenablestowhoainspiredsingingwasputbetterAssignmentSupposingyourbestfriend,LiHua,isachoirlover,butshehasnochancetojointhelocalchoir.Writeane-mailtoher,

introducethevirtualchoirtoyourfriendsandencouragehertojoinin.DearLiHua,