高中英语必修二 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking(1)

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Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking(1)1.Discussing—How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We can enjoy our favorite music without going to the concert hall.We can form our virtual band at home...2.Predicting—Look at the picture on Page 52 and tell its difference from the traditional concert.The virtual concert：________________________________________________________________________The traditional concert：________________________________________________________________________There is no real singer on the stage.People can enjoy it online.Singers shall appear on the stage.People shall enjoy it at a fixed time and place.1.First reading—Read the text and finish the following exercises.(1)How does a virtual choir work according to the first paragraph?①____________________________________________________________________②____________________________________________________________________③____________________________________________________________________record themselves alone on videouploaded onto the Internetput together into one video(2)Fill in the blanks about a virtual choir.anyoneanywherecameraconnection(3)Fill in the blanks about the introduction of Eric Whitacre.1970studying musicgraduated fromreceived a master’s degreebecame quite popular(4) What is his first virtual choir and how many singers took part in it?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(5)What is the main purpose of his virtual choir?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________His first virtual choir is “Lux Aurumque”， and 185 singers from 12 different countries took part in it.It is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.2.Second reading—Fill in the blanks according to the text.at home alone together with other peoplean Internet connectionadd their voicesa positive influencestuying musica master’s degreemake videosa worldwide phenomenon2,292sing with one voice3.Third reading(1)Read the text again and summarize the main idea in one sentence.________________________________________________________________________(2)What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir?The advantages：①__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________②____________________________________________________________________The disadvantages：_____________________________________________________The text is about how the virtual choir came into being.It enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community.It has a positive influence on the lives of many people.(The answer is open.)1.Group work：You, as a journalist of school English newspaper, is interviewing Li Hua，who is a member of a virtual choir.You may start like this：A：Hello，I’m a journalist of our school English newspaper.When did you begin to fall in love with the virtual choir?B：...A：Would you please tell us how the virtual choir work?B：...A：As we know, you have taken part in the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF.Which song did you choose in it?B：Well, we chose Whitacre’s song “What If”.It was really wonderful.A：In your opinion, what is the advantage of the virtual choir?B：...2.Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not?________________________________________________________________________The answer is open.虚拟合唱团在Web 2.0的数字时代，人们可以在世界范围内轻松地沟通，为什么不通过网络一起歌唱呢？虚拟合唱团就可以使这件事情变成可能。不同国家的人们可以一起上线，通过共同歌唱把他们对音乐的热爱结合在一起。虚拟合唱团的特点是互相不认识的歌手和指挥不在一个地方，但是通过网络他们能够一起演唱。通过国际网络，成千上万的人们可以一起加入这个活动。美国作曲家和指挥Eric Whitacre给许多虚拟合唱团以生命。阅读技巧点拨寻读(scanning)寻读(scanning) 是指以问题为线索带着问题去寻找某一特定信息的阅读。以什么词为定位词(或线索词)到原文中去查找是很关键的。寻读(scanning)常用的定位词有：(1)数字、年代(2)第一次出现的人名、地名等专有名词(3)事物的性质特征或比较关系(4)题干中不同于其他题的新信息。这些定位词在原文中的形式与在题干中的形式可能会有所变化，同学们要注意。语言现象感知Ⅰ.单词理解体会句中加黑单词的词性和含义1.You do not even need a studio.____________2.Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music.____________3.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.____________n.工作室n.联系人adj.原创的Ⅱ.词块积累写出下列词块的含义1.have the opportunity to do...______________2.be uploaded onto the Internet_______________3.an Internet connection_______________4.the global community____________5.a positive influence on...____________________6.an award-winning composer________________7.receive a master’s degree in..._________________有机会做某事上传到互联网上一个互联网连接全球社区对……有积极的影响一位获奖作曲家获得……硕士学位8.since then____________9.a worldwide phenomenon___________________10.sing with one voice_________________从那时起一种世界性的现象同一个声音唱歌Ⅲ.句式欣赏1.时间状语从句 ①Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. ②He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir.2.定语从句 ①As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to...forget my problems.With music, I become someone else.” ②In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.3.过去分词短语作状语 ①Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. ②Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”4.名词短语作同位语 His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”， had 185 singers from 12 different countries.