人教版高中英语 必修二Unit 5 Music Period 2 Reading and Thinking

人人教教版高中英语版高中英语 必修必修二二 2023版课件Unit 5 MusicPeriod 2Reading and Thinking1.He is keenly interested in_(古典的古典的)English literature.2.Solar _(能量能量)can be transformed into power.3.May God have mercy on your _(灵魂灵魂).4.The old man was tutoring her in the _(有弦有弦的的)instruments.5.She put all her _(精力精力)into her work.classical energysoulstringed energies根据中文含义填空。根据中文含义填空。RevisionKey words opportunity ptjunti n.opportunity to do sth.opportunity of/for.perform pfmv.&vt.&vi.perform an operationperform ones promiseperform ones dutyordinary dnri adj.in the ordinary way ordinary circumstances ordinary dayKey wordsenable nebl v.enable sb.to do sth.prove v.&vt.It is proved that.prove sb./sth.(to be)+n/adj.prove(to be)+n./adj.award wd n.&vt.get an award(for sth.)award sb.sth.Key wordsstage sted n.reach/get to a stagego through a stageat this/that stage altogether lte(r)adv.all together Key phrases重点短语重点短语 together withfall in love withhave opportunity to do sth.Key phrases重点短语重点短语virtual choir enable sb.to do sth.enable LetLetsreviewsreviewaward ordinaryperformopportunityprovetogether stage DiscussionThe choir are mostly made up of enthusiastic believers of the church.Its main purpose is to be responsible for Sunday church service,singing and leading service.Chorus is a volunteer group led directly by the church.childrens choir/youth choirDo you know what a choir is?Mixed choirMalefemale MixedDiscussionDo you know what is a virtual choir?In the digital age of web 2.0,the virtual choir is to bring thousands of people from different countries online together,and to combine their love for music by singing together.The feature of virtual chorus is that unknown singers and conductors are not in the same place,but they can sing together through the Internet,which provides people with exciting experiences.Lead in Eric Whitacre is an American composer and conductor.Whitacre is also known as the Virtual Choir.Organize singers from all over the world through the network,and refine each voice part according to the voice characteristics of members to carry out chorus.The spectacular chorus scene is composed of audio and video splicing,and then presented to the world again through the network.Eric Whitacre and his Virtual ChoirReading Learn about experiencing music online1 Before you read,discuss the question in groups.How can computers and the Internet help us experience music different?Computers and the Internet can help us experience a wide range of musical genres.The Internet gives us access to millions of songs from many different genres,so we can find exactly what we like.Computer technology today can also help us create thesound of an orchestra on our home computer!They can also help us change music to something new.Reading“What If”(third paragraph,last line)2 Scan and circle the information in the text.1 The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.2 The place where he studied musical composition.3 The name of his song.Eric Whitacre(second paragraph,first line)University of Nevada(second paragraph,second line)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.THE VIRTUAL CHOIRReadingYou 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.THE VIRTUAL CHOIRReadingThe virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.Born in the USA on 2 January 1970,Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir.Moved by this music,he said,I was like seeing color for the first time.He graduated from university in 1995,and then received a masters degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years,Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popularamong choirs and singers.This led to the creation of the virtual choir.THE VIRTUAL CHOIRReadingIn 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.His first virtual choir,Lux Aurumque,had 185 singers from 12 different countries.It has received mill