Unit 5 Music Period 2 Reading and Thinking课件（共30张）

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Period 2
Reading and Thinking
1. To talk about music.
2. To learn the main idea of the text.
3. To improve the basic reading skills especially scan.
4. To learn useful language points.
Music is quite important in our lives.
What are the ways for people to experience music
Experience music
Live
concert
CD/video
Compose music
...
Sing
Play instrument
Pre-reading
In modern times, Computers and the Internet connect everyone in the world. How can they help us experience music differently
Discuss in groups:
access more songs from different genres
create the sound of an orchestra on our home computer
change music to something new
Computers/
The Internet
Read the text and check your prediction.
While-reading
In a virtual choir, people can sing together with hundreds of others while they are at home alone.
Scan and circle the information in the text.
1. The man who came up with the idea for a
virtual choir.
Eric Whitacre (second paragraph, first line)
University of Nevada (second paragraph, second line)
2. The place where he studied musical composition.
3. The name of his song.
“What If ”(third paragraph, last line)
Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.
Make difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir.
video
Internet (home/anywhere)
ordinary people
professionals musicians
not limited
only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. How is a virtual choir different from other choir
Who can take part in it
A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you don't need to be together and you don't need a studio. This means anyone can take part anywhere.
2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music
What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir
He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozart's music at university for the first time.He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.
Find numbers and dates to fill in the timeline.
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 Julliard 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
2,292
80
Try to introduce Eric Whitacre according to the timeline.
01/02/
1970
1988
1995
2009
07/23/
2014
born
1997
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
master degree in...
got the idea for..., used..., received...
the Virtual Youth Choir for...,
“What if”
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
to sing
After-reading
Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people. They have the opportunity 1.
(sing) together with hundreds of other people. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere — all you need is a video camera and 2. Internet connection. They record themselves when 3. (perform) alone on video. These videos 4. (upload) onto the Internet, and then put together into one video. The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Eric Whitacre, the creator of the virtual choir, fell in love 5 music in the university. In 1997, he received a master's degree in musical composition. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre's original compositions began to become popular. This led to the
6. (create) of the virtual choir. In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl 7. was singing one of his works. 8. (inspire), he founded his first virtual choir. Since then, the virtual choir 9. (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is making the world a 10. (good) place.
the
performing
were uploaded
with
creation
who
inspired
has become
better
Post-reading
Does a virtual choir really bring people together
Why or why not
Activity 1
Discuss with your groups and make a mind map about music based on what you have learned in this unit.
Example
Activity 2
Music is the universal language of mankind.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Language points
1. opportunity n. 机会；时机
【知识归纳】
take/seize/grasp/use/miss the opportunity to do sth
把握、抓住、利用、错失做某事的机会
have the opportunity to do 有做某事的机会
【即学即练】
1.I have the opportunity ___________(make)the dream of what I'm trying to do
come true.
2. I hope you will not ________________________________and I would appreciate it if you could attend.
我希望您不要错过这次机会，如果您能参加，我将不胜感激。
to make
miss the opportunity
2. perform vi. & vt.表演；履行；执行
【知识归纳】
performance n. 执行；表演；履行
put on/give a performance 表演
performer n．执行者；表演者
perform one's duty 尽某人的责任
【即学即练】
Some experts and ___________(perform) will be invited to give
lectureson dramas and there will be live ___________(perform)
of some dramas.
2.Each member of the family has to_______________________
每位成员都应履行自己的职责。
3.On National Day, our class____________________________
国庆节那天，我们班进行了精彩的表演。
perform his own duty．
put on a wonderful performance．
performers
performances
3. enable v. 使能够；使成为可能
enables
to relax
【知识归纳】
enable sb. to do sth.
able adj. 有能力的，能干的
unable adj. 不会的，不能的
ability n. 能力，才能
disability n. 无能，残疾，无资格
【即学即练】
Listening to music _______ me ______ and forget about my problems.
听音乐使我得以放松并忘记我的烦恼。
4. add v. 增加，添加
【知识归纳】
add sth. to sth. 把...加到…… add up 把……加起来
add up to 加起来总计，(不用于被动语态）
In addition (to...) 除……外还……
【即学即练】
⑴If the tea is too strong,______ some more hot water.
如果茶太浓了,再加点开水。
⑵_______all your marks to see if they ____________more than 500.
把你所有的得分加起来看看是否超过500分。
add
Add up
add up to
5. prove v. 证明；展现
【知识归纳】
prove (to be) +n./adj. 证明是，原来是
prove sb. (to be) +n./adj. 证明某人是……
prove sth.to sb. 向某人证明某事
prove+that从句 证明……
It is proved that...据证明
【即学即练】
⑴He tried to prove his theory________his friends.
(2) It _____________ (prove) that you will succeed faster if you feel yourself happy.
(3)The medicine proved__________________.
结果证明这种药的疗效令人满意。
⑷He proved himself__________________.
他原来是个医生。
to
to be a doctor
(to be) satisfactory
is proved
6.award v. 授予；n. 奖品
【知识归纳】
win/ receive/ get an award for 因……而赢得、得到、获得奖品
award sth. to sb.=award sb. sth. 把某物颁发给某人
award sb. for sth. 因……颁奖给某人
【即学即练】
⑴The mayor ______________________________________.
⑵The mayor_______________________________________.
市长奖励他很多钱。
awarded him a lot of money
awarded a lot of money to him.
7.Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”他被这段音乐打动了，他说：“那种（兴奋的）感觉如同是第一次看见彩色一样。”
【句式分析】
moved 过去分词做状语，和主语he是逻辑上的动宾关系。
【即学即练】
⑴ (give) another hour,I can also work out this problem.
⑵ (see)from the top of the hill,the city looks more beautiful to us.
Given
Seen
8. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.受此启发，他邀请粉丝们录制视频，然后他将这些视频拼接成一场演出。 【句式分析】 inspired非谓语动词做状语，inspire与主语he是逻辑上的动宾关系。
【即学即练】
⑴ , he went to England.
为了学好英语，他去了英国。
⑵ , the girl went out to post it.
那女孩写完信就出去寄了。
To learn English well
Having written the letter
You can click here to add what you want to add. It is easy to change.
拓展词汇：
1.classical→ class→ classic 2.energy→ energetic 3.virtual→virtually→virtuality→
virtualize
4.composer→ compose→ composition
5.perform→ performance→ performer
6.enable→ able→ ability→ unable→ disability
7.conductor→ conduct→conduction
8.original→ origin
认知词汇: hip-hop, techno, soul, bagpipes, stringed, onto, studio, ordinary, thus, band, phenomenon, altogether, rap, nowadays
应用词汇：
1.enable: enable sb. to do sth. be able to do sth.
2.prove: prove (to be) +n./adj.; prove sth. to sb.; prove that; It is proved that; prove… to be…
3.award: win/receive/get an award for sth.; award sth. to sb./award sb. sth. (for sth.)
4.opportunity: have an opportunity to do sth.; miss an opportunity; seize an opportunity
5.performance: put on/give a performance; perform the role of; perform one’s duty/ promise; perform an operation/experiment
6.stage: on the stage； at a stage；at all stages；in a stage
词 汇 清 单
核心短语
fall in love with
Moved by this music, he said, “it was like seeing color for the first time.”（过去分词短语作状语）
重点句式
Summary
Exercises
Practice makes perfect!
一、用所给词的正确形式填空
1. The _____________ given by those young ____________ last night was a great success. (perform)
2. The ___________ (conduct) of the concert is Miss Liu, who comes from China.
3. Mozart was also a famous __________ and left the world lots of excellent ______________. (compose)
4. Some words come from Australia’s ___________ (origin) languages, many of
which are names for animals, plants and places.
5. Lightning and thunder are natural ______________ (phenomenon), so don’t be afraid of them.
performance
performers
conductor
composer
composition
original
phenomena
二、用适当的介词填空
1. If you come to our town in October, you will have a chance to take part _______ some cultural activities.
2. Spanish also had an influence _______ American English. For example, the English word “canyon” comes from the Spanish word ca ón.
3. For the past 13 years, a total of 1,955 female students have graduated _______ this high school.
4. Eating too much sugar can lead _______ health problems.
5. Peter talked to the audience _______ stage about his life and about how happy he was with a great father.
in
on
from
to
on
It is good to learn at another man’s cost.
前车之鉴。
Thank you!