新(2019新教材) 人教版英语第二册UNIT 5Reading and Thinking课件（含视频素材）.zip
1.Theplacewherehestudiedmusical composition. compositionn.apieceofmusic/poem/writing; thewayinwhichsomethingismadeupof differentparts/things/members成分;作品 egWhyisyourcompositionthesameas Pauls? Someminerals(矿物)havecomplex chemicalcompositions. 【归纳】must相关词汇 composev.组成；作曲；创作 becomposedof由组成 composern.作曲家 conductorn.指挥；售票员 stagen.舞台；时期；阶段 bandn.乐队；带子 musiciann. 音乐家 instrumentn. 乐器 albumn.专辑 lyricsn.歌词 studion.录音棚；工作室 music 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Mozart_(创作了他的 最后一部歌剧)shortlybeforehedied. 2)Theaudiencewho_ _(主要由年轻人组成)crowded theconcerthall. 3)_(给当 地政府写封信)statingyourviewsonanissue ofyourchoice. composedhislastopera wascomposedmostlyof Composealettertolocalgovernment youngpeople 2.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselves whiletheyperformaloneonvideo. performvi.todosomething,especiallydifficultor useful表演；执行，履行 egTeslaperformedhisexperiment overandover,workingtillmidnight. Idliketohearoldsongsperformedlive. Theengineperformswellincoldweather. 【拓展】 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Computerscan_(perform)all kindsoftasks. 2)His_(perform)inthetestwas notgoodenough. 3)Hewasabettersongwriterthan _(perform). performancen.表演，演出；表现 performern.表演者；演员 perform perform performance performer 3.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeople together. ordinaryadj.average,common,orusual,not differentorspecial;notparticularlygoodor impressive普通的；平凡的 egItsjustanordinarycamera. Theywantedmorestoriesaboutordinary peopleandfewerstoriesabouttherich andfamous. HerlastconcertappearanceinBritain wasnoordinaryconcert. ordinary/usual/common ordinary平淡无奇的 usual习惯性的，一贯如此的 common常见的，众所周知的 【语境应用】用ordinary/usual/common填空。 1)Itis_knowledgethatthetraffic situationinthecityisbad. 2)Shesatinher_seatattheback. 3)Shecameearlierthatmorning,foritwasnot a(n)_day. common usual ordinary 4.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheir voicestothoseofotherindividualsand becomepartoftheglobalcommunity. enablevt.enablesb.todosth.tomakeit possibleforsomeonetodosomething,orfor somethingtohappen使能够；使可能 egThispass(通行证)enablesmetotravel half-priceontrains. Onlygoodteamworkwillenableustoget thejobdoneontime. 5.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceon thelivesofmanypeople. provevt.toshowthatsomethingistrueby providingfacts,informationetc;toshow howgoodyouareatdoingsth.证明；展现 egIknewhehaddoneit,buttherewasno wayIcouldproveittoEddie. WhenIfirststartedthisjob,IfeltIhad toprovemyself. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)我的决定证明是一个很好的决定。 Mydecision_agoodone. 2)你必须证明你对你的所作所为是感到惭愧的。 Youhaveto_youaresorryforwhat youvedone. 3)一次疯狂的行为并不足以证明一个人就是疯狂 的。 Onemadactionisnotenough_ _. provedtobe provethat toprove amanmad 6.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward- winningcomposerandconductorEric Whitacre. awardvt.togivesomeonesomethingsuchas aprizeormoney授予 n.somethingsuchasaprizeormoneygiven tosomeonetorewardthem奖品 egMagnussongivethe1000awardtothe groupsleader. ANobelPrizewasawardedtoTu Youyou in2015. award/reward award侧重奖励，强调荣誉； reward侧重（应得的）回报，报酬 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1)Hereceivedanawardforoutstandingservices totheindustry. 他获得了该行业的杰出服务奖。 2)Aftergraduationhewasawardeda scholarshiptodoresearch. 他毕业后获得了一笔科研奖学金。 3)A100rewardhasbeenofferedforthereturn ofthenecklace. 已悬赏100英镑寻找项链。 7.Whitacresoriginalcompositionsbeganto becomequitepopularamongchoirsand singers. originaladj.existing/happeningfirst,before otherpeople/things原来的；独创的；原作的 n.aworkofart/documentthatisnotacopy 原件；原作 egThelandwasreturnedtoitsoriginal owner. Thisisatranslationandtheoriginalisin French. 【拓展】 originn. 起源，源头 originallyadv.原来，起初；新颖地 originatev.发源；创始，开创 original 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Heswritingadictionarythatexplainsthe _ofwords. 2)Myjobistothinkupcreativeand_ advertisingideas. 3)_itwasabedroom,butweturnedit intoastudy. 4)Howdidthetraditionofwearingcostumes onHalloween_? origin original Originally originate 8.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80 countriesjoinedintosingWhitacressong “WhatIf”. altogetheradv.usedtoemphasizethatsth.has beendonecompletely;usedtoshowthatyou arereferringtothetotalamount 全部(用于强调完成或结束);总共 egThepictureshowsanoldcustomthathas disappearedaltogether. Therewerefivepeoplealtogether. 9.Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeople aroundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceand thusmaketheworldabetterplace. thusadv.asaresultofsomethingthatyou havejustmentioned如此；因此 egMostofthepaperwasdestroyedinthefire. Thusitwouldbealmostimpossibleto provehimguilty(有罪).(翻译) 大多数文件已在火中烧毁，因而要证明 他有罪几乎是不可能的。 Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeing colorforthefirsttime.” Movedbythismusic过去分词短语作原因状语。 用于说明原因。=AsWhitacrewasmovedbythis music,对主句解释说明，表明主语是在被音乐打 动后发出了感慨。 egJim,horrifiedatwhathehadseen,could notsayanything. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)_,thechildren begantocry. 孩子们被电影深深打动，开始哭泣。 2)_,shewasallwet. 她被大雨淋湿，全身都湿了。 Deeplymovedbythefilm CaughtinaheavyrainUnit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 MUSICMUSICMUSICMUSIC Totalkaboutmusic. Toreadaboutthevirtualchoir. Tolearnaboutexperiencingmusiconline. Toknowreadingstrategyofscanning. Totalkabouttheadvantagesand disadvantagesofvirtualchoir. adj. 接近的; 虚拟的 Match the words and expressions on music with the following descriptions. 1.atypeofpopularmusicwithasteadybeatin whichthewordsofasongarenotsung,but spokenintimetomusic 2.atypeofslowsadjazzmusicdeveloped amongblackpeopleinthesouthernUS rap classicalmusic,rocknroll,chorus,blues(布 鲁斯音乐),countrymusic,rap blues 3.popularmusicinthestyleofmusicfromthe southernandwesternUS 4.astyleofmusicthatwaspopularinthe1950s, andhasastrongloudbeat 5.apieceofmusicwrittentobesungbyalarge groupofpeople 6.musicthatpeopleconsidertobeseriousand hasbeenpopularforalongtime countrymusic classicalmusic,rocknroll,chorus,blues(布 鲁斯音乐),countrymusic,rap rocknroll chorus classicalmusic Talk about what you know about music with your partner. 1.Whatkindofmusicimpressesyoumost? Why? 2.DoyoulikeChinesemusicorwestern music?Why? 3.Whatcanyougainbyenjoyingmusic? Do you know technologies about music? Lets watch some videos. Theroboticmusical“PhantomofMOJA”was stagedatTsinghuaUniversity.Threerobotic musiciansplayedthetraditionalChinesemusical instrumentsofthebambooflute,Chinese-harp andsetdrum.(竹笛机器人“玉衡”，箜篌机器人 “瑶光”和排鼓机器人“开阳”) Thebandisthe firstroboticperformancegroupinChinawith Chineseculturalcharacteristics. How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently? ComputersandtheInternetcanhelpus experienceawiderangeofmusicalgenres. TheInternetgivesusaccesstomillionsof songsfrommanydifferentgenres,sowecan findexactlywhatwelike.Computer technologytodaycanalsohelpuscreatethe soundofanorchestraonourhomecomputer! Theycanalsohelpuschangemusicto somethingnew. Do you know the virtual singer? Watch the video. Have you ever heard of virtual choir? Whats it? Virtual Choirisaglobalphenomenon, creatingaonlinechoirthatbrings togethersingersfromallovertheworld. 虚拟合唱团 n.现象 EricWhitacre Thevirtualchoir What do you think of the virtual choir? The Virtual Choir Scan the text for unknown words. See if you can infer the meaning of the words from the context of the passage, and match the words with the correct meanings. achancetodosomething aroomwheretelevisionaremadeorwhere musicisrecorded somethingthathappensinsociety,science,or nature aparticulartimeorstatethatsomething reachesasitgrowsordevelops;theraised areainatheatrewhichactorsorsingersstand onwhentheyperform phenomenon,opportunity,stage,studio opportunity studio phenomenon stage somethingsuchasaprizeormoneygivento someonetorewardthem;togivesomeone somethingsuchasaprizeormoney average,common,usual,notspecial toshowthatsomethingistruebyproviding facts,informationetc someonewhowritesmusic existingorhappeningfirst,beforeother peopleorthings;aworkofartoradocument thatisnotacopy ordinary,composer,award,original,prove award ordinary prove composer original Scan and circle the information in the text. Scanatexttofindimportant informationsuchasdates,numbers, andnames. Scanning isreadingatextquicklytofind specificinformation,likenames/figures.Run overthewholetextandfocusonthe information.Itisimportanttoemphasizethat noteverywordhastobereadtogetthe information.Limityourtimelookingatthe text,onlyfocusonlookingforthetarget information. 1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideafora virtualchoir. EricWhitacre. 2.Theplacewherehestudiedmusical composition. UniversityofNevada. 3.Thenameofhissong. “What If”. n. 作品 adj. 接近的; 虚拟的 Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea. A.Thevalueofthevirtualchoir B.Theintroductionofthe virtualchoir C.Thepersonwhocreatedthe virtualchoir D.Thedevelopmentofthe virtualchoir Read the text again and answer the questions. 1.Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromother choirs?Whocantakepartinit? Avirtualchoirisdifferentfromother choirsbecauseyoudontneedtobe togetherandyoudontneedastudio.This meansanyonecantakepartanywhere. n.录音棚 2.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlove withclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimthe inspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir? Hefell in love withclassicalmusicwhenhe wasmovedbyMozartsmusicatuniversity forthefirsttime.Hewasinspiredtocreate thevirtualchoirbyavideoinwhichagirl singsoneofhisworks. 2January19_EricWhitacrewasborn. 19_-1995 WhitacreattendedtheUniversityof Nevada,LasVegas. 19_ Whitacregotamastersdegreefrom theJuilliardSchoolinNewYork. 2009 Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthe virtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoir used_singersfrom_different countries;received_views ontheInternet. _July 2014 WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouth ChoirforUNICEF._youngpeople from_countriessang“WhatIf”. Find the numbers and dates to fill in the timeline. 70 88 97 18512 millionsof 23 2292 80 Match the key sentences with their supporting information. KeysentencesSupportinginformation 1.Avirtualchoirhelps connectordinarypeople together. 2.Avirtualchoirhasproved tobeapositiveinfluenceon thelivesofmanypeople. 3.Whitacrefellinlovewith Mozartsclassicalmusic. 4.Whitacresoriginal compositionsbecamequite popularamongchoirsand singers. 5.Thevirtualchoirhas becomeaworldwide phenomenon. a.Musichelpsmeto.forget myproblems.Withmusic,I becomesomeoneelse. b.Agirlsangoneofhisworks onvideo. c.Manypeoplecanfindfriends whohavethesameinterestin music. d.Hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeing colorforthefirsttime.” e.Altogether,2,292young peoplefrom80countriesjoined intosingWhitacressong. c a d b e Whatwillyouwriteaboutaperson? Whoheis,whathehasachieved,howhe grewup,andwhateducationhereceived. Arethosenumbersimportant?Why? Itsimportanttousedataassupporting evidencewhenorganizinganarticle,asitis moreconvincingcomparedtoageneral introductionorargument. Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase. Then make a mind map about what music means to you. 1.LastnightIwenttoseemyfriendsnew rockband_on_atasmall localmusicfestival. 2.Thisnewpopsong_meofanold songthatwas_sungbyBillyWhite butlatermadepopularbyanothersinger. perform ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity stage reminds originally n.乐队 3.Imsohappy!Myfavoritesingerjustwona music_.This_thatallthe _sheputintoherworkwasworthit. 4.I_withrapmusicwhenIwasa teenager.Listeningtoit_metorelax andforgetaboutmyproblems. award ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity proves effort fellinlove enabled 5.Fiveyearsago,hewasfinallygivena(n) _torecordhissongata(n)_. Eversince,hissuccesshasshowntheworldthat even_peoplecanbecomefamous. 6.Nowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformances are uploaded_theInterneteverydayby different_whomayormaynotbe professionalmusiciansorsingers. opportunity ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity n.表演 studio ordinary onto individuals Paraphrase the following sentences. 1.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse. Musichelpsme_. 2.Hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirst time.” Hefelt_. 3.Whitacresoriginalcompositionsbeganto becomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers. Whitacres_beganto _bychoirsandsingers. 4.whichwasfirstseenonstage. Itwasfirst_. hewasbeingshownanewworld newpiecesofmusic feelhappyorrelaxed beheardandsung puton/shown music genre instrument musician song/composition Adele Mozart Heal the World Magic Waltz jazz,pop piano pipa feeling Make your own MUSIC mind map. relaxed, excited 1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantages ofbeingamemberofavirtualchoir? Theadvantagesofbeinginavirtualchoirare thatitisveryeasytogetlotsofpeoplein differentplacestogetherquicklyandcheaply. However,adisadvantageofnothaving everyoneinthesameplaceisthatsingers cannotreacttoeachotherinthesamewayas theycaninperson. 2.Doesavirtualchoirreallybringpeople together?Whyorwhynot? Althoughavirtualchoirdoesntbring peopletogetherphysically,Ithinkitstill helpsbringpeopletogether,becausethey canbefromdifferentcountriesand cultures,butstilljointogethereasilyto sharetheloveofmusic. Does the writer hold a positive attitude toward the virtual choir? How do you know? Virtual choir What Anyonecantakepartinit. recordthroughvideo uploadontotheInternet puttogetherintoonevideoonline Who EricWhitacre Personalinformation Learningexperience How Influence learncomposition inspiredbyagirl aworldwidephenomenon awonderfulwaysosin maketheworldabetterplace Jazzticklesyourmuscles;symphonies stretchyoursoul. Rightastheydimmedoutallthelights,a technicolorworldmadeoutofmusicand machine.Itcalledmetobeonthatscreen. La La Land v. 发痒n. 交响乐 v. 变昏暗 n. 色彩斑斓 Choose your role in a debate on: Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Pros: A virtual choir can bring people together. Cons: A virtual choir cant bring people together. List your opinions (at least 4 points) and write them down.
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1.Theplacewherehestudiedmusical composition. compositionn.apieceofmusic/poem/writing; thewayinwhichsomethingismadeupof differentparts/things/members成分;作品 egWhyisyourcompositionthesameas Pauls? Someminerals(矿物)havecomplex chemicalcompositions. 【归纳】must相关词汇 composev.组成；作曲；创作 becomposedof由组成 composern.作曲家 conductorn.指挥；售票员 stagen.舞台；时期；阶段 bandn.乐队；带子 musiciann. 音乐家 instrumentn. 乐器 albumn.专辑 lyricsn.歌词 studion.录音棚；工作室 music 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Mozart____________________(创作了他的 最后一部歌剧)shortlybeforehedied. 2)Theaudiencewho_____________________ ___________(主要由年轻人组成)crowded theconcerthall. 3)________________________________(给当 地政府写封信)statingyourviewsonanissue ofyourchoice. composedhislastopera wascomposedmostlyof Composealettertolocalgovernment youngpeople 2.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselves whiletheyperformaloneonvideo. performvi.todosomething,especiallydifficultor useful表演；执行，履行 egTeslaperformedhisexperiment overandover,workingtillmidnight. Idliketohearoldsongsperformedlive. Theengineperformswellincoldweather. 【拓展】 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Computerscan_________(perform)all kindsoftasks. 2)His__________(perform)inthetestwas notgoodenough. 3)Hewasabettersongwriterthan __________(perform). performancen.表演，演出；表现 performern.表演者；演员 perform perform performance performer 3.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeople together. ordinaryadj.average,common,orusual,not differentorspecial;notparticularlygoodor impressive普通的；平凡的 egItsjustanordinarycamera. Theywantedmorestoriesaboutordinary peopleandfewerstoriesabouttherich andfamous. HerlastconcertappearanceinBritain wasnoordinaryconcert. ordinary/usual/common ordinary平淡无奇的 usual习惯性的，一贯如此的 common常见的，众所周知的 【语境应用】用ordinary/usual/common填空。 1)Itis_________knowledgethatthetraffic situationinthecityisbad. 2)Shesatinher_________seatattheback. 3)Shecameearlierthatmorning,foritwasnot a(n)_________day. common usual ordinary 4.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheir voicestothoseofotherindividualsand becomepartoftheglobalcommunity. enablevt.enablesb.todosth.tomakeit possibleforsomeonetodosomething,orfor somethingtohappen使能够；使可能 egThispass(通行证)enablesmetotravel half-priceontrains. Onlygoodteamworkwillenableustoget thejobdoneontime. 5.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceon thelivesofmanypeople. provevt.toshowthatsomethingistrueby providingfacts,informationetc;toshow howgoodyouareatdoingsth.证明；展现 egIknewhehaddoneit,buttherewasno wayIcouldproveittoEddie. WhenIfirststartedthisjob,IfeltIhad toprovemyself. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)我的决定证明是一个很好的决定。 Mydecision____________agoodone. 2)你必须证明你对你的所作所为是感到惭愧的。 Youhaveto_________youaresorryforwhat youvedone. 3)一次疯狂的行为并不足以证明一个人就是疯狂 的。 Onemadactionisnotenough__________ __________. provedtobe provethat toprove amanmad 6.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward- winningcomposerandconductorEric Whitacre. awardvt.togivesomeonesomethingsuchas aprizeormoney授予 n.somethingsuchasaprizeormoneygiven tosomeonetorewardthem奖品 egMagnussongivethe1000awardtothe groupsleader. ANobelPrizewasawardedtoTu Youyou in2015. award/reward award侧重奖励，强调荣誉； reward侧重（应得的）回报，报酬 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1)Hereceivedanawardforoutstandingservices totheindustry. 他获得了该行业的杰出服务奖。 2)Aftergraduationhewasawardeda scholarshiptodoresearch. 他毕业后获得了一笔科研奖学金。 3)A100rewardhasbeenofferedforthereturn ofthenecklace. 已悬赏100英镑寻找项链。 7.Whitacresoriginalcompositionsbeganto becomequitepopularamongchoirsand singers. originaladj.existing/happeningfirst,before otherpeople/things原来的；独创的；原作的 n.aworkofart/documentthatisnotacopy 原件；原作 egThelandwasreturnedtoitsoriginal owner. Thisisatranslationandtheoriginalisin French. 【拓展】 originn. 起源，源头 originallyadv.原来，起初；新颖地 originatev.发源；创始，开创 original 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)Heswritingadictionarythatexplainsthe ________ofwords. 2)Myjobistothinkupcreativeand________ advertisingideas. 3)________itwasabedroom,butweturnedit intoastudy. 4)Howdidthetraditionofwearingcostumes onHalloween________? origin original Originally originate 8.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80 countriesjoinedintosingWhitacressong “WhatIf”. altogetheradv.usedtoemphasizethatsth.has beendonecompletely;usedtoshowthatyou arereferringtothetotalamount 全部(用于强调完成或结束);总共 egThepictureshowsanoldcustomthathas disappearedaltogether. Therewerefivepeoplealtogether. 9.Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeople aroundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceand thusmaketheworldabetterplace. thusadv.asaresultofsomethingthatyou havejustmentioned如此；因此 egMostofthepaperwasdestroyedinthefire. Thusitwouldbealmostimpossibleto provehimguilty(有罪).(翻译) 大多数文件已在火中烧毁，因而要证明 他有罪几乎是不可能的。 Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeing colorforthefirsttime.” Movedbythismusic过去分词短语作原因状语。 用于说明原因。=AsWhitacrewasmovedbythis music,对主句解释说明，表明主语是在被音乐打 动后发出了感慨。 egJim,horrifiedatwhathehadseen,could notsayanything. 【语境应用】完成句子。 1)______________________,thechildren begantocry. 孩子们被电影深深打动，开始哭泣。 2)____________________,shewasallwet. 她被大雨淋湿，全身都湿了。 Deeplymovedbythefilm CaughtinaheavyrainUnit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 MUSICMUSICMUSICMUSIC Totalkaboutmusic. Toreadaboutthevirtualchoir. Tolearnaboutexperiencingmusiconline. Toknowreadingstrategyofscanning. Totalkabouttheadvantagesand disadvantagesofvirtualchoir. adj. 接近的; 虚拟的 Match the words and expressions on music with the following descriptions. 1.atypeofpopularmusicwithasteadybeatin whichthewordsofasongarenotsung,but spokenintimetomusic 2.atypeofslowsadjazzmusicdeveloped amongblackpeopleinthesouthernUS rap classicalmusic,rocknroll,chorus,blues(布 鲁斯音乐),countrymusic,rap blues 3.popularmusicinthestyleofmusicfromthe southernandwesternUS 4.astyleofmusicthatwaspopularinthe1950s, andhasastrongloudbeat 5.apieceofmusicwrittentobesungbyalarge groupofpeople 6.musicthatpeopleconsidertobeseriousand hasbeenpopularforalongtime countrymusic classicalmusic,rocknroll,chorus,blues(布 鲁斯音乐),countrymusic,rap rocknroll chorus classicalmusic Talk about what you know about music with your partner. 1.Whatkindofmusicimpressesyoumost? Why? 2.DoyoulikeChinesemusicorwestern music?Why? 3.Whatcanyougainbyenjoyingmusic? Do you know technologies about music? Lets watch some videos. Theroboticmusical“PhantomofMOJA”was stagedatTsinghuaUniversity.Threerobotic musiciansplayedthetraditionalChinesemusical instrumentsofthebambooflute,Chinese-harp andsetdrum.(竹笛机器人“玉衡”，箜篌机器人 “瑶光”和排鼓机器人“开阳”) Thebandisthe firstroboticperformancegroupinChinawith Chineseculturalcharacteristics. How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently? ComputersandtheInternetcanhelpus experienceawiderangeofmusicalgenres. TheInternetgivesusaccesstomillionsof songsfrommanydifferentgenres,sowecan findexactlywhatwelike.Computer technologytodaycanalsohelpuscreatethe soundofanorchestraonourhomecomputer! Theycanalsohelpuschangemusicto somethingnew. Do you know the virtual singer? Watch the video. Have you ever heard of virtual choir? Whats it? Virtual Choirisaglobalphenomenon, creatingaonlinechoirthatbrings togethersingersfromallovertheworld. 虚拟合唱团 n.现象 EricWhitacre Thevirtualchoir What do you think of the virtual choir? The Virtual Choir Scan the text for unknown words. See if you can infer the meaning of the words from the context of the passage, and match the words with the correct meanings. achancetodosomething aroomwheretelevisionaremadeorwhere musicisrecorded somethingthathappensinsociety,science,or nature aparticulartimeorstatethatsomething reachesasitgrowsordevelops;theraised areainatheatrewhichactorsorsingersstand onwhentheyperform phenomenon,opportunity,stage,studio opportunity studio phenomenon stage somethingsuchasaprizeormoneygivento someonetorewardthem;togivesomeone somethingsuchasaprizeormoney average,common,usual,notspecial toshowthatsomethingistruebyproviding facts,informationetc someonewhowritesmusic existingorhappeningfirst,beforeother peopleorthings;aworkofartoradocument thatisnotacopy ordinary,composer,award,original,prove award ordinary prove composer original Scan and circle the information in the text. Scanatexttofindimportant informationsuchasdates,numbers, andnames. Scanning isreadingatextquicklytofind specificinformation,likenames/figures.Run overthewholetextandfocusonthe information.Itisimportanttoemphasizethat noteverywordhastobereadtogetthe information.Limityourtimelookingatthe text,onlyfocusonlookingforthetarget information. 1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideafora virtualchoir. EricWhitacre. 2.Theplacewherehestudiedmusical composition. UniversityofNevada. 3.Thenameofhissong. “What If”. n. 作品 adj. 接近的; 虚拟的 Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea. A.Thevalueofthevirtualchoir B.Theintroductionofthe virtualchoir C.Thepersonwhocreatedthe virtualchoir D.Thedevelopmentofthe virtualchoir Read the text again and answer the questions. 1.Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromother choirs?Whocantakepartinit? Avirtualchoirisdifferentfromother choirsbecauseyoudontneedtobe togetherandyoudontneedastudio.This meansanyonecantakepartanywhere. n.录音棚 2.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlove withclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimthe inspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir? Hefell in love withclassicalmusicwhenhe wasmovedbyMozartsmusicatuniversity forthefirsttime.Hewasinspiredtocreate thevirtualchoirbyavideoinwhichagirl singsoneofhisworks. 2January19___EricWhitacrewasborn. 19__-1995 WhitacreattendedtheUniversityof Nevada,LasVegas. 19__ Whitacregotamastersdegreefrom theJuilliardSchoolinNewYork. 2009 Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthe virtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoir used____singersfrom____different countries;received__________views ontheInternet. ____July 2014 WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouth ChoirforUNICEF.____youngpeople from____countriessang“WhatIf”. Find the numbers and dates to fill in the timeline. 70 88 97 18512 millionsof 23 2292 80 Match the key sentences with their supporting information. KeysentencesSupportinginformation 1.Avirtualchoirhelps connectordinarypeople together. 2.Avirtualchoirhasproved tobeapositiveinfluenceon thelivesofmanypeople. 3.Whitacrefellinlovewith Mozartsclassicalmusic. 4.Whitacresoriginal compositionsbecamequite popularamongchoirsand singers. 5.Thevirtualchoirhas becomeaworldwide phenomenon. a.Musichelpsmeto.forget myproblems.Withmusic,I becomesomeoneelse. b.Agirlsangoneofhisworks onvideo. c.Manypeoplecanfindfriends whohavethesameinterestin music. d.Hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeing colorforthefirsttime.” e.Altogether,2,292young peoplefrom80countriesjoined intosingWhitacressong. c a d b e Whatwillyouwriteaboutaperson? Whoheis,whathehasachieved,howhe grewup,andwhateducationhereceived. Arethosenumbersimportant?Why? Itsimportanttousedataassupporting evidencewhenorganizinganarticle,asitis moreconvincingcomparedtoageneral introductionorargument. Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase. Then make a mind map about what music means to you. 1.LastnightIwenttoseemyfriendsnew rockband_______on______atasmall localmusicfestival. 2.Thisnewpopsong_______meofanold songthatwas________sungbyBillyWhite butlatermadepopularbyanothersinger. perform ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity stage reminds originally n.乐队 3.Imsohappy!Myfavoritesingerjustwona music_________.This_________thatallthe _________sheputintoherworkwasworthit. 4.I_________withrapmusicwhenIwasa teenager.Listeningtoit________metorelax andforgetaboutmyproblems. award ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity proves effort fellinlove enabled 5.Fiveyearsago,hewasfinallygivena(n) __________torecordhissongata(n)_______. Eversince,hissuccesshasshowntheworldthat even________peoplecanbecomefamous. 6.Nowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformances are uploaded________theInterneteverydayby different_________whomayormaynotbe professionalmusiciansorsingers. opportunity ordinary,remind,perform,award,effort, individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio, originalprove,onto,opportunity n.表演 studio ordinary onto individuals Paraphrase the following sentences. 1.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse. Musichelpsme__________________. 2.Hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirst time.” Hefelt_____________________________. 3.Whitacresoriginalcompositionsbeganto becomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers. Whitacres_________________beganto ________________bychoirsandsingers. 4.whichwasfirstseenonstage. Itwasfirst_____________. hewasbeingshownanewworld newpiecesofmusic feelhappyorrelaxed beheardandsung puton/shown music genre instrument musician song/composition Adele Mozart Heal the World Magic Waltz jazz,pop piano pipa feeling Make your own MUSIC mind map. relaxed, excited 1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantages ofbeingamemberofavirtualchoir? Theadvantagesofbeinginavirtualchoirare thatitisveryeasytogetlotsofpeoplein differentplacestogetherquicklyandcheaply. However,adisadvantageofnothaving everyoneinthesameplaceisthatsingers cannotreacttoeachotherinthesamewayas theycaninperson. 2.Doesavirtualchoirreallybringpeople together?Whyorwhynot? Althoughavirtualchoirdoesntbring peopletogetherphysically,Ithinkitstill helpsbringpeopletogether,becausethey canbefromdifferentcountriesand cultures,butstilljointogethereasilyto sharetheloveofmusic. Does the writer hold a positive attitude toward the virtual choir? How do you know? Virtual choir What Anyonecantakepartinit. recordthroughvideo uploadontotheInternet puttogetherintoonevideoonline Who EricWhitacre Personalinformation Learningexperience How Influence learncomposition inspiredbyagirl aworldwidephenomenon awonderfulwaysosin maketheworldabetterplace Jazzticklesyourmuscles;symphonies stretchyoursoul. Rightastheydimmedoutallthelights,a technicolorworldmadeoutofmusicand machine.Itcalledmetobeonthatscreen. La La Land v. 发痒n. 交响乐 v. 变昏暗 n. 色彩斑斓 Choose your role in a debate on: Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Pros: A virtual choir can bring people together. Cons: A virtual choir cant bring people together. List your opinions (at least 4 points) and write them down.
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