Unit 5 Music-Reading and Thinking 课件 新人教版 必修二

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Book2 Unit5 Music
Reading and Thinking
Teaching objectives
In this class, you will：
1. understand the main idea of each paragraph and know how the virtual choir is formed.
2. learn how to scan for specific information.
3. realize music is the universal language of mankind and it can bring people together.
How do you enjoy and experience music
play instruments
stream music
compose music
watch live music
sing karaoke
listen to CDs
Predict from the title and the picture
The virtual choir
a group of people who sing together
made to appear to exist by the use of computer software
traditional choir
virtual choir
Virtual Choir
is a global phenomenon, creating an online choir that brings together singers from all over the world.
Virtual choir
The Paul O'Sullivans: A band united by a name
Skimming: match the paragraph with its main idea
Para. 1
Para. 4
What
Creator
Creation
Influence
Who
Where
Why
How
Introduction
Para. 2
Para. 3
The Virtual Choir
This passage is a/an _______
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Argumentation(议论文)
C. Exposition(说明文)
Exposition is a piece of writing that is used to explain, describe, or give information. It answers the questions about what, how, and why.
University of Nevada (para. 2, line 2)
Scan & circle the information in the text
1. The man who came up with the idea of virtual choir
3. The name of his song.
2. The place where he studied musical composition
Eric Whitacre (para. 2, line 1)
Juilliard School (para. 2, line 5)
“What If” (para. 3, the last line)
scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names
Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”
How does a virtual choir work People, Place, Equipment, Process
What are the advantages of the virtual choir
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
While-reading---Paragraph 1: Introduction
What is a virtual choir
What is the virtual choir
Definition
Member
Place
Process
A virtual choir is a group of people singing _____ but connected together through the .
________
________
a video camera and an _________________
______themselves; ______the videos onto the Internet; put many videos together into one.
alone
Internet
anyone
anywhere
Internet connection
record
upload
Equipment
2 January 19___ Eric Whitacre was born.
19__- 1995 Whitacre attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
19__ Whitacre got a master’s degree from the Juilliard School in New York.
2009 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 Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _____ young people from ____ countries sang “What If”.
70
88
97
185
12
millions of
23
2292
80
4. Read paragraph 2-3 and fill in the blanks.
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
P3
2. What does the numbers in this paragraph show
In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.
1. Where does Whitacre’s inspiration come from
His first virtual choir used _____singers from_______different countries; received _____________ views on the Internet.
185
12
millions of
Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. ________young people from_____countries sang “What If”.
2,292
80
success & popularity
bigger
wider
It is vey important to use data as supporting evidence when organizing an article , as it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument.
a worldwide phenomenon
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
P4
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
Q1:In which paragraph can we find some similar sentences
Q2: What writing skills does the writer use to support the opinion
As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to ... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”
…had 185 singers from 12 different countries…Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries …
Numbers
Conclusion
Para 1: help connect ordinary people together, enable them to add their voices to those of other individuals, become part of the global community ,be a positive influence on the lives of many people
Example"e
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
How to understand “sing with one voice”
Sing the same song
Share the same interest
Hold the same value
Work towards the same goal
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
How do writers usually end a passage
conclusion
Make evaluations or comments
Positive
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir
Attitude:
positive(积极乐观的), supportive(支持的), approving(赞许的)
negative(否定的、消极的、负面的), critical(批评的), disapproving(不赞同的); suspicious(怀疑的), doubtful(感到怀疑的)
objective(客观的), neutral(中立的、中性的); factual(基于事实的)
subjective(主观的), indifferent(不在乎的)
pessimistic(悲观的), optimistic(乐观的)
……
The inspiration from a girl
The participation(参与) of people
The development of the Internet
The passion/talent/efforts of Whitacre
What led to the creation of the virtual choir
the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF
185 singers from 12 countries
make contributions to charity
extraordinary
ordinary
2,292 people from 80 countries
(United Nations Children’s Fund)
Further thinking
Thinking and Discussion:
What makes Eric’s virtual choir successful
He fell in love with Mozart's classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, " It was like seeing color for the first time.
He graduated from university in 1995 and then received a master's degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos.
Whitacre's next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF .
Passion & love for music
knowledge & talent
Inspiration & support from fans
Continuous efforts
Development of the technology
... all you need is a vedio camera and an Internet connection.
Summary
Body
(specific)
Writer’s opinion
The introduction
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir
A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people who have the same interest together. Taking part in it gives people a chance to become part of the people’s lives and has a positive influence on many people’s lives.
It may make people lose the opportunity to go out to meet people and to experience the pleasure of communicating face to face.
pros
cons
Discussion
2. Does a virtual choir really bring people together Why or why not
Pros
Cons
People from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet, which is like a great stage where people come together to sing.
Different people sing the same song, share similar interests and values, which makes them feel like family.
In the global community, people can exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life communication.
A virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person.
A virtual choir is unreal because it is just something made up.
A virtual choir concert can’t have real actor-audience interaction.
Discussion
variety
convenience
data
D
help us experience
a wide range of
music types
give us access to millions of songs
find exactly what we like
& recommend accordingly
Is it a good thing
create the sound of an orchestra
help us change music to something new
innovation
Discussion
We all have our personal “circles” online. The algorism (算法) helps us to quickly find the information we need among huge amounts of information, and find a group of peer who can “really understand you”. We tend to like people who share the same interest with us, but do we have the patience to hear different opinions
Easily addicted yet hardly realizable
This term indicates a phenomenon on the internet: when facing numerous information online, people tend to see only what they want to see, and the algorism (算法) will select their preferred information to them, which ends up narrowing down their horizon just like a silkworm making a cocoon for itself. In other words, the internet constructs a “communication universe in which we hear only what we choose and only what comforts us.”
Information cocoons
The virtual choir
Voice together
Inspire each other
Realize the dreams
Tie ordinary people
Undertake responsibility
Achieve a sense of satisfaction
Lead the world to be a better place
Wisdom comes from diligence,and greatness comes from the ordinary.
——Leo Tolstoy
Movie recommendation
1. Last night I went to see my friend's new rock band ___________ on _______ 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.
3. I'm so happy! My favorite singer just won a music __________. This __________ that all the __________ she put into her work was worth it.
perform
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love
enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
stage
reminds
originally
award
proves
effort
Exercise
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 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.
fell in love
enabled
opportunity
studio
ordinary
onto
individuals
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love
enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
Exercise
Thank You