Unit 5 Reading and Thinking P52-53高一英语新RX版 必修二

Unit5Music

ReadingandThinking

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LearningobjectivesInthisclass,youwillidentifythedefinitionofthevirtualchoir;figureoutthetimelineofEricWhitacre’slifetime;retellEricWhitacre’slifetimeaccordingtothetimeline;graspthecreationofthevirtualchoir.Singthesongtogether.

Warming-upMusicisquiteimportantinourlives.Whatarethewaysforpeopletoexperiencemusic?ExperiencemusicLiveconcertCD/videoComposemusicSingPlayinstrumentInmoderntimes,computersandtheInternetconnecteveryoneintheworld.Howcantheyhelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?AhelpusexperienceawiderangeofmusictypesBgiveusaccesstomillionsofsongsCfindexactlywhatwelikeDcreatethesoundofanorchestraEhelpuschangemusictosomethingnew

Pre-readingPredictbeforereading.Thevirtual

choirmadetoappeartoexistbytheuseofcomputersoftwareagroupofpeoplewhosingtogethervirtualchoirtraditional/realitychoirLet’senjoythevirtualchoir.Readthetext

toknowmore.

While-readingScanandfindtheinformationinthetext.1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideaforavirtualchoir.Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.Bornin

theUSAon

2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Moved

bythis

music,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin

1995,

andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchool

inNewYork

in1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopular

amongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.2.Theplacewherehestudiedmusicalcomposition.3.Thenameofhissong.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.Bornin

theUSAon

2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Moved

bythis

music,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin

1995,

andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchool

inNewYork

in1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopular

amongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneof

hisworks.Inspired,heasked

hisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtual

choir,“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouth

ChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoined

intosingWhitacre’ssong,“WhatIf”.Readandlocate.Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?WhatisaVirtualChoir?ThedefinitionThefounderThecreationTheinfluencePara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Readparagraph1andmakedifferencebetweenthevirtualchoirandtherealitychoir.VirtualchoirRealitychoirFormlivePlacestageofmusichallIdentityofsingersNumberofsingerslimitedtotherequiredprogrammeInfluenceonsingersmanypeopleassingers(becomingpartoftheglobalcommunity)videoInternet(home/anywhere)ordinarypeopleprofessionalsmusiciansnotlimitedonlythosewhohavethecompetenceoropportunitytogiveperformanceReadfordetails.ThedefinitionReadparagraphs2-3andanswerthefollowingquestions.Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.Bornin

theUSAon

2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Moved

bythis

music,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin

1995,

andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchool

inNewYork

in1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopular

amongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneof

hisworks.Inspired,heasked

hisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtual

choir,“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouth

ChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoined

intosingWhitacre’ssong,“WhatIf”.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlovewithclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimtheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir?Thefounderandcreation2January19___

EricWhitacrewasborn.

19___-1995WhitacreattendedtheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas19____Whitacregotamaster’sdegreefromtheJulliardSchoolinNewYork2009Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthevirtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoirused___singersfrom____differentcountries;received_________viewsontheInternet.___July2014WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF._____youngpeoplefrom___countriessang“Whatif”.70889718512millionsof232,29280Readparagraph2-3andfillintheblanks.RetellEricWhitacre’slifetimeaccordingtothetimeline.01/02/197019881995200907/23/2014born1997theUniversityofNevada,LasVegasmasterdegreein...gottheideafor...used...received...theVirtualYouthChoirfor...“Whatif”Readparagraph4andanswerthefollowingquestion.Thevirtualchoiris

awonderfulwayforpeople

aroundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceand

thusmaketheworldabetterplace.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthevirtual

choir?Thewriterfeelspositiveaboutthevirtualchoir.TheinfluenceaworldwidephenomenonawonderfulwaytosingmaketheworldabetterplaceWhat’stheinfluenceofthevirtualchoir?Activity1What

are

the

advantages

and

disadvantages

of

being

a

member

of

a

virtualchoir?People

from

every

corner

of

the

world

can

upload

their

videos

onto

the

Internet,

which

is

like

a

wonderful

stage

where

people

come

together

to

sing.Differentpeoplesingtogetherandsharesimilarinterestsandvalues,whichmakesthemfeellikeafamily.Intheglobalcommunity,peoplecanexchangefeelingsandthoughtswitheachotherlikereallifeommunication.TheInternetissodevelopedthatitmakesvirtuallifenodifferentfromreality.Advantages

Post-readingAvirtualchoircannothavepeopletogetheronstagewherepeoplecancommunicateinperson.Avirtualchoirreliestoomuchontheuseoftechnology.Avirtualchoirissomewhatunrealbecauseitisjustsomethingmadeup.Avirtualchoirconcertcan'thaverealactor-audienceinteraction,whichwillleadtothelackofaudienceinvolvement.DisadvantagesActivity1What

are

the

advantages

and

disadvantages

of

being

a

member

of

a

virtualchoir?DebateDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?Activity2Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.—HenryWadsworthLongfellowUnit5Music

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课文回顾：Learnmoreaboutmusicbycompletingthesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrase.ordinaryremindperformawardeffortindividualfallinloveenablestagestudiooriginalproveontoopportunity1.LastnightIwenttoseemyfriend’snewrockband______on_____atasmalllocalmusicfestival.2.Thisnewpopsong______meofanoldsongthatwas_________sungbyBillyWhitebutlatermadepopularbyanothersinger.performstageremindsoriginally3.I’msohappy!Myfavouritesingerjustwonamusic_____.This_____thatallthe_____sheputintoherworkwasworthit.4.I_________withrapmusicwhenIwasateenager.Listeningtoit_______metorelaxandforgetaboutmyproblems.5.Fiveyearsago,hewasfinallygivena(n)_________torecordhissongata(n)_____.Eversince,hissuccesshasshowntheworldthateven_______peoplecanbecomefamous.6.Nowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformancesareuploaded____theInterneteverydaybydifferent_________whomayormaynotbeprofessionalmusiciansorsingers.awardproveseffortfellinloveenabledopportunitystudioordinaryontoindividualsordinaryremindperformawardeffortindividualfallinloveenablestagestudiooriginalproveontoopportunity例2：他想像不出比这更幽静的场景。Hecouldnotimagine____________scene.Imaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouarehomealone.1句意：想象一下，独自在家时，你可以和几百人一道引亢高歌。amorepeaceful例1：你能想象带着它到处旅行么？Canyouimagine_______aroundwithit?travellingimaginev.想象；猜想imaginationn.想象力【句型】imagine+n.imagine+doingimagine+that/what/when从句例2：我有机会让我尝试所做的一切都梦想成真。Ihavetheopportunity_______(make)thedreamofwhatI'mtryingtodocometrue.例1：好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。Goodluckiswhen____________comesalongandyou'repreparedforit.tomakehavetheopportunitytodo有做某事的机会opportunityn.机会[C,U](pl.opportunities)anopportunityImaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouarehomealone.1ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline---avirtualchoir.2句意：这些视频会上传到互联网上，然后被合并成一个你可以在线观看的视频——虚拟大合唱。ontoprep.（朝）向，在......之上intoprep.到......里面【辨析】in，into，on，onto静态介词动态介词他们正坐在房间里。Theyaresittingintheroom.刚才他跑进了房间。Heranintotheroomjustnow.onthesofa在沙发上getonto

ahorse

骑到马上jumpontothestage跳到台上

Avirtualchoirenablesthemto

addtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.3句意：虚拟合唱团让他们能够与其他人一起欢歌，成为全球社区的一部分。例：听音乐使我得以放松并忘记我的烦恼。Listeningtomusic_______me______andforgetaboutmyproblems.enablev.使能够；使成为可能【句型】enablesbtodosth.enablestorelax【拓展】ableadj.有能力的，能干的unableadj.不会的，不能的abilityn.能力，才能disabilityn.无能，残疾，无资格addv.增加，添加addsth.tosth.

把......加到......里addup把......加起来addupto

加起来总计......(不用于被动语态）Inaddition(to...)

除......外还......①如果茶太浓了，再加点开水。Iftheteaistoostrong,addsomemorehotwater.②把你所有的得分加起来看看是否超过500分。Addupallyourmarkstoseeiftheyadduptomorethan500.Avirtualchoirenablesthemto

addtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.3Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluence

onthelivesofmanypeople.4句意：事实证明，虚拟合唱团对许多人的生活产生了积极的影响。provev.证明；展现prove(tobe)+n./adj.证明是，原来是provesb(tobe)+n./adj.

证明某人是......provesth.tosb.向某人证明某事prove+that从句证明......Itisprovedthat...据证明例1：结果证明这种药的疗效令人满意。Themedicineprovedsatisfactory.例2：已经证明如果没有氧气，大脑就会死。Ithasbeenprovedthatthebrainwildiewithoutoxyen.influencen.影响,势力；v.影响；改变influenceon/oversb./sth.对......的影响改错：Thefactthatheisrichandfamoushadnoinfluenceinourdecision.例3：这足以证明诚实守信的大有人在。Itjustproves(that)therearehonestguysoutthere.onIthasprovedtobeapositiveinfluence

onthelivesofmanypeople.4【辨析】affect,influenceaffect&influence意义相近affect一般指生理、物质上的改变influence较多用于指感觉、态度上的改变

例1：喝酒会影响你的驾驶能力。Drinkingcan_____yourabilitytodrive.affect例2：电视广告影响了我对酒后驾车的态度。TheTVadvertisementshave_________myattitudetowardsdrinkinganddriving.influencedIthasprovedtobeapositiveinfluence

onthelivesofmanypeople.4Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWh