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Unit 5 Music
Reading and Thinking
Learning Aims
In this class, you will :
1. identify the key elements of the virtual choir;
2. figure out the timeline of Eric Whitacre’s lifetime;
3. retell the timeline of Eric Whitacre’s lifetime;
4. compare the difference between virtual choir and reality choir to talk about their characters.
In what ways can we enjoy and admire music
The CDs
The radio
The live performance and concert
The TV
My classmates/ friends
The computers and Internet
choir：a group of people who sing together. 合唱团
reality choir
真人合唱团
However, during the COVID-19, everybody was locked at home, was it possible for them to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together
Let’s watch an another type of choir
What do you want to know about the virtual choir
The Virtual Choir
Who
Topic
What
Where
Why
…
How
Step 2.
Pre-reading
Skim to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Step 3.Fast reading
Para I
Para II
Para III
Para IV
______ created it
_____ does it develop
_____ is it introduced
Who
How
Why
creator
development
significance
definition
_______is a virtual choir
What
The passage is a(n) ___________.
A. Narration （记叙文）
B. Argumentation （议论文）
C. Exposition (说明文)
本文结构：
总体叙述+过程说明+概括评述
The genre of this article
Exposition is a piece of writing that is used to explain, describe, or give information. It answers the questions what, how, and why.
Step 4: Careful reading
What
is the virtual choir
process
Equipment（工具）
Definition
A virtual choir is a group of people singing but connected together through the .
alone
Internet
Place
.
anyone
People
.
anywhere
a video camera; and .
Internet connection
themselves; the videos onto the Internet; many videos together into one.
record
upload
put
Para 1: find out how a virtual choir works.
What are the advantages of the virtual choir
1. Helps connect__________________________.
2. Helps people meet friends with ____________________
3. Gives people _______________a local choir.
4. Enable people to become ______________________
5. Have a _____________________ on the lives of many people.
positive influence
part of the global community
a chance to join
the same interest in music
ordinary people together
“Music helps me to ... forget my problems. with music, I become someone else.”
a wonderful way
quote
convincing
Eric Whitacre
the personal profile (个人简历)
Para 2: Who created it
Identity
Birthday
University
Highest degree
University of Nevada
2 January, 1970
Master’s degree
Composer and conductor
Scanning
Scan Para.2 , Circle the times and try to find out what happened to Eric Whitacre.
1997
1995
1988
over the next 10 years
Jan.2,1970
Studied ______ at the University of Nevada
His compositions became _______
________from university
Recieved a _____________
Born in the USA
music
Graduated
master’s degree
popular
Love
Popularity
knowlege
It was like seeing color for the first time
this led to the creation of the virtual choir
timeline Events
In_________ Inspired, Lux Aurumque had _______ singers from ________ different countries.It has received ___________ of views on the Internet.
the virtual choir has become a ______________________
______________________.
the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF was seen on stage.
Altogether, _____________ young people from _________
countries joined in to sing Whitacre's song “What If”
185
12
millions
2,292
80
2009
Since then
23 July 2014
worldwide
phenomenon
Scan para.3 and finish the table :Time and numbers
What can we learn from the numbers
biggerr
widerr
The virtual choir received great__________and ____________
success
popularity
Para 3: listen to the numbers
Thinking and Discussion:
What makes Eric’s virtual choir successful
Passion for music
Professional and talented
Inspiration and support from fans
Continuous efforts
Development of the technology
He fell in love with Mozart's classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, " It was like seeing color for the first time.
He graduated from university in 1995 and then received a master's degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos.
Whitacre's next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF .
What If
Para4: The influence of the virtual choir.
“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.”
What is the author's attitude towards the virtual choir
A．Neutral B．Negative.
C．Positive. D．Unknown.
Further-thinking: Para.4
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.
How to understand “sing with one voice”
Sing the same song
Share the same interest
Hold the same value
Work towards the same goal
Summary
Para. 1
Para. 4
video
Creator
Creation
Influence
anyone
anywhere
connect, add, make, prove
record, upload, put
Introduction
Para. 2
Para. 3
The Virtual Choir
one voice,
better place
Echo
popularity, knowledge, love
Eric, people, Internet, music
The virtual choir
Voice together
Inspire each other
Realize the dreams
Tie ordinary people
Undertake responsibility
Achieve a sense of satisfaction
Lead the world to a better place
Wisdom comes from diligence, and greatness comes from the ordinary.
——Leo Tolstoy
Music is the universal language of mankind.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We are not strangers
Can you imagine 1_______(sing) together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone You can do this in a virtual choir. All you need is a video camera and an Internet 2___________(connect). A virtual choir 3_ ______(enable) people to add their voices 4____those of other individuals.
The virtual choir was the idea of Eric Whitacre 5____is an American composer and conductor. He began studying music in 1988 and got 6___master's degree in 1997. After that, he accomplished many well-received compositions. In 2009,7_______ (inspire) by a video he received from a girl 8_______(sing) one of his works, he created his first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque" . Later, his song“What If”9________(put) on a performance on 23 July 2014 in the UK.
The virtual choir is a wonderful way to sing with one voice and thus make the world a 10_______(good) place.
Fill in the blanks.
singing
connection
enables
to
who
a
inspired
singing
was put
better
Assignment
Supposing your best friend, Li Hua, is a choir lover, but she has no chance to join the local choir. Write an e-mail to her, introduce the virtual choir to your friends and encourage her to join in.
Dear Li Hua,
Knowing that you are a choir lover but have no chance to join the local choir, I am writing to introduce the virtual choir to you, hoping it can bring you brand-new experience.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
Assignment
Write a summary of the life experience of Eric Whitacre as well as a summary of virtual choir

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