人教高中英语必修2Unit 5 Music精品学案：Reading and Thinking—Com

1 Reading and Thinking—Comprehending

Learning Aims(学习目标)

1．Learn some new words.

2．Grasp the general idea of the passage.(重点难点)

3．Learn some important sentences.(重点难点)

阅读下列课文原句，猜测黑体单词的意思

1．Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.

虚拟合唱团

表演

2．A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of

the global community.使能够

3．The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.

作曲家 指挥

4．Over the next 10 years，Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular

among choirs and singers.原作的 作品

5．Inspired，he asked his fans to make videos，which he then joined together into one performance.

表演

6．Since then，the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.现象

Task 1 宏观架构 整体理解

Ⅰ.Read the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks.

2 Ⅱ.The main idea of the passage is the virtual choir.

Task 2 微观剖析 细节把握

1．What’s the right order?

a．The videos are uploaded onto the Internet.

b．The videos are put together.

c．Virtual choir members perform and record the videos.

d．You can see the videos online.

A．abcd B．cabd

C．dcba D．bcda

〖答 案〗 B

2．How many years did Eric Whitacre study in university?

A．4 years. B．5 years.

C．6 years. D．7 years.

〖答 案〗 D

3．In the sentence “This led to the creation of the virtual choir.”(Para.2)，“this” refers to

“ ”．

A．Whitacre’s popular compositions among choirs and singers

B．Whitacre’s achievements in music

C．Whitacre’s understanding of music

D．Whitacre’s love for music

〖答 案〗 A

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Eric Whitacre was born on 2 February 1970.

B．In 2009，Whitacre was inspired by a girl who had sung one of her own songs.

C．In 2014，the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF was first seen on stage.

D．A virtual choir only helps connect the people who have a talent for music.

〖答 案〗 C

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Inspired by Mozart’s classical music，Whitacre asked his fans to make videos.

B．His first virtual choir had 185 singers from 12 different countries.

C．Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF in the USA.

D．Eric Whitacre made a great contribution to the creation of the virtual choir.

〖答 案〗 D

3 Task 3 文本理解 美句欣赏

Read the passage carefully and find the sentences to describe the mood about being moved and

encouraged.(细读短文并找出表现感动和鼓舞情绪的句子)

(1)Moved by this music，he said，“It was like seeing color for the first time.”

(2)Inspired，he asked his fans to make videos，which he then joined together into one performance.

Task 4

读后升华 思维品质

Ⅰ.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.

Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people.They have the opportunity 1.to sing(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.an Internet connection.They record themselves when

3.performing(perform) alone on video.These videos 4.are uploaded(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.with 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.creation(create) of

the virtual choir.In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl 7.who/that was singing one of his

works.8.Inspired(inspire)，he founded his first virtual choir.Since then，the virtual choir 9.has

become(become) a worldwide phenomenon.The virtual choir is making the world a 10.better(good)

place.

Ⅱ.Discussion

1．What are the differences between a virtual choir and a reality choir?

2．Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why?

译文：这些视频被传到互联网上，然后这些视频被合并成一个你可以在线观看的视频——虚拟大合唱。

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译文：受此启发，他邀请他的粉丝们录制视频，然后他将这些视频拼接成一场演出。

译文：虚拟合唱团提供了一种美妙的方式，让世界各地的人们能够同声歌唱，世界因此变得更加美好。