Unit5MusicReadingandThinking课件高中英语人教版

Unit5MusicReadingandThinkingTheVirtualChoirBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:

1.Tofigureoutthemainideaofeachparagraphandthestructureofthepassage;2.Tolearnhow

to

scan

for

specific

information;3.Toknowhowthevirtualchoirisformed;4.Toexpressyourviewsonthevirtualchoir;LearningobjectivesHaveyoueverheardofvirtualchoir?Lead-in1.Wheredidtheysinginthevideo?virtualchoir2.Whatarethetypesofthemusicperformance?indifferentplacesrealitychoironthestage/inthesameplaceTask1：scanandcircletheinformationinthetext.Scan

(寻读)1.Identifykeywords:dates,names,numbers2.Moveeyesquicklylessreading,moresearching3.Lookforcontextclues1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideaofvirtualchoir3.Thenameofhissong.2.TheplacewherehestudiedmusicalcompositionEricWhitacre(P2,L2)UniversityofNevada(P2,L2)“WhatIf”(P3,Lastline)Pre-readingTips:Scan

Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames.FastreadingTask2

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Thepassageismainlyabout________________.

thevirtualchoirPredictionPredictthemainideaofthepassagefromthetitleandthepicture!A.TheinfluencesofthevirtualchoirB.TheintroductionofthevirtualchoirC.ThecreatorofthevirtualchoirD.ThedevelopmentofthevirtualchoirTask3

Skimandmatchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Task4

PassagestructureanalysisTheVirtualChoirPart1TheintroductiontothevirtualchoirPart2ThecreationanddevelopmentofthevirtualchoirPart3Theinfluencesofthevirtualchoir(Paragraph1)(Paragraph2&3)(Paragraph4)

1.ReadPara1tofindouthowavirtualchoirworks.Carefulreading--Para.1BriefintroductionWhatisthevirtualchoirDefinitionEquipmentProcessAvirtualchoirisagroupofpeoplesinging

butconnectedtogetherthroughthe

.aloneInternetPlace

.anyoneMember

.anywhereavideocamera;an

.

Internetconnection

themselves;

thevideosontotheInternet;_______manyvideos

togetherintoonevideo.recorduploadputPara.1BriefintroductionAvirtualchoirhas____________influenceonthelivesofmanypeople.apositiveWhocreatedthevirtualchoir?

2.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthevirtualchoir?3.LetusfindoutmoreinfomationaboutEricWhitacrebyusethereadingskill:scanningTips:

Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames.EricWhitacre

2January19___EricWhitacrewasborn.19__-1995WhitacreattendedtheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas.19__Whitacregotamaster'sdegreefromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYork.2009Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthevirtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoirused____singersfrom____differentcountries;received__________viewsontheInternet.____July2014WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF._____youngpeoplefrom____countriessang“WhatIf”.70889718512millionsof23229280Task5:

ReadPara.2-3tofindthenumbersanddatestofillinthetimeline.ThinkingandDiscussion:WhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessful?PassionformusicProfessionalandtalentedInspirationandsupportfromfansContinuouseffortsDevelopmentofthetechnologyHefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.Task6:

(Para4):Influences“Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldto

singwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.”Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?A．Neutral

B．Negative.

C．Positive.

D．Unknown.

√Step4:Post-reading

Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingamemberofavirtualchoir?Critical-thinkingDisadvantagesInmyopinion,Ithinkthat...Itcanhelpus...Wecan...Itisgoodforusto...Wefeel...whenwesingtogether.AdvantagesInmyopinion,Ithinkthat...Itisdifficultto...Wecan’t...Sometimeswe’reunableto...Itmakesusfeel...practicesingingathomesavetimemakenewfriendsonlineenjoymusictogetherimproveourvoicejoineasilyfromanywherelearnnewsongsquicklyfeelhappy/relaxed/comfortable/pleasedseeeachotherfacetofacesingatthesametimeperfectlytalkwithothersfreelyhavegoodInternethearothersclearlyfixtechnicalproblemsfeelupset/nervous/uneasy/anxious/SummaryTheVirtualChoirPart1(Paragraph1)TheintroductiontothevirtualchoirPart2(Paragr