人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 5 Music教案及反思

2019新人教高中英语必修二

Unit 5 Music--Reading and Thinking公开课教案

Teaching aims:

1. To acquire the basic usage of the new words and express concerning how computers and the Internet help us experience music.

2. Enable students to understand the main information and text structure of the reading text.

3. Enable students to apply the reading skill of scanning to practice and understand past participle as adverbial.

Teaching key points:

1. Lead students to better understand how the virtual choir is formed.
2. Help students identify the structure of the text and grasp and use some words and phrases to describe their music experiences.

Teaching difficult points:

1.    Enable students to figure out the main structure of the passage.
2.    Get students to express their own opinions on whether a virtual choir can really bring people together.

Teaching procedures:

StepⅠLead-in

Lead students to talk about the following questions.

1.    How do you experience music in your daily life?
2.    How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently?

Suggested answers:

1. I can listen to the radio, watch TV or attend concerts.
2. Computers and the Internet can help us experience a wide range of musical genres. The Internet gives us access to millions of songs in many different genres , so we can find exactly what we like. Computer technology today can also help us create the sound of an orchestra on our home computer.

StepⅡPredicting for possible information

Look at the picture and the title,and then predict what the text is about.

Suggested answers:

The text is about some background information about the virtual choir.

StepⅢ Scanning for specific information

Scan the text and find out the following information.

StepⅣ Intensive reading

Activity 1　Read Paragraph 1 and find out the key elements of virtual choir.

Anyone interested in music can take part in a virtual choir.They can record themselves at any place while they perform and then upload their videos onto the Internet.They join in the virtual choir because they love it and can relax themselves.

Activity 2　Find out the differences between a virtual choir and a real choir.（红色部分为学生填写）

Activity 3　

Read Paragraph 2 and describe Eric Whitacre’s life experience according to the timeline.

Suggested answers:

In 1970,he was born.In 1988,he began studying music at the University of Nevada.In 1995,he graduated from university.In 1997,he received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York.Over the next 10 years,Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.

Activity 4  Read Paragraph 2 again and answer the following questions.

(1)What can you learn from what Whitacre said?

(2)Why does the author mention Eric Whitacre’s studying experience and his achievements in music?

Suggested answers:

(1)It shows his experience in music which is full of surprise.

(2)The author wants to stress that it was his great passion and achievements in music that led to the creation of the virtual choir.

Activity 5　Read Paragraph 3 and 4 and answer the following questions.

(1)What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?

(2)Does the writer hold a positive attitude toward the virtual choir?How do you know?

Suggested answers:

(1)He was inspired by a video in which a girl was singing one of his works gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir.

(2)Yes,the writer holds a positive attitude toward the virtual choir,because he says “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”.

Activity 6　Figure out the structure of the passage.

Suggested answer:

StepⅤPractice

Activity 1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase.

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 favourite singer just won a music 　　　　　.This　　　　　that all the　　　　　 she put into her work was worth it. 

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. 

Suggested answers:

1.perform;stage　2.reminds;originally　3.award;proves;effort　4.fell in love;enabled　5.opportunity;studio;ordinary　6.onto;individuals

StepⅥ Creative thinking

Suggested answers:

Pros:(正方)

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.

Cons:(反方)

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.

StepⅦ Homework

Search for more information about the virtual choir on the Internet.