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Unit5 Music
Reading and Thinking
Virtural choir
Learning Objectives
Predict the content of the passage by reading the title and pictures.
Find some detailed information, summarize the main idea of each paragraph and draw the timeline of Eric Whitacre’s story by using the strategy of skimming, scanning and careful reading.
Inspire students to think about the significance of the virtual choir.
让明德力行浸润生命成长
Lead in
01
How do you enjoy and experience music
stream music on the Internet
play MP3/MP4
enjoy music on TV/the radio
go to a concert /
live performance
明知
How can computer and Internet help us experience music differently
1. Experience a wide range of music types.
2. Give us access to millions of songs.
3. Produce music with the help of some apps.
Learn about experiencing music online
Learn about experiencing music online
The vitrual 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.
Pre-reading
02
Predict from the title and the picture
Title：The virtual choir
虚拟的
a group of people who sing together
virtual choir
traditional/ reality choir
While-reading
03
Fast Reading
Para1 How was the virtual choir created
Para2 Why is the virtual choir introduced
Para3 What is a virtual choir
Para4 Who created the virtual choir
Read the passage quickly and figure out the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast Reading
What is a virtual choir
Who created the virtual choir
How was the virtual choir created
Why is the virtual choir introduced
The definition
The founder
The creation
The influence
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
Definition （定义） A virtual choir is a group of people singing _____ but __________ together through the __________.
Equipment （设备） a video camera; an ________ ___________
Process （过程） people _______ themselves alone on video, then videos are __________ ______ the internet, and they are put __________ into one.
Function (作用） A virtual choir connects__________ _______ with the same interest in music.
A virtual choir _______them to become part of the _________ ____________.
alone
connected
Interent
Internet
connection
record
uploaded
onto
together
ordinary
people
enables
global
community
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
Eric Whitacre
An award-winning composer & conductor
in 1970 he ________ in USA
1988-1995 studied music at the university of Nevada and _____________ Mozart`s classical music
in 1997 received a master`s degree in __________________ from Juilliand School
1997-2007 ________composition became popular
musical composition
original
fell in love with
was born
Jan2.1970
1988
1995
1997
over the next 10 years
出生于美国
在内达华州大学学音乐
大学毕业
获得音乐编曲硕士学位
原创编曲变得流行
This leads to the creation of virtual choir.
transitional
sentence
（过渡句）
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
in 2009 Whitacre _______ a video of a girl, by whom he was _______.
He joined the videos made by his fans into one _____________ — the virtual choir.
in 2014 “Lux Aurumque” had _______ singers from _______ countries and received _______ ______ views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a world wide________________.
* “What if” was the virtual choir for _________ with _______ young people from _______ countries.
received
performance
inspired
2292
80
185
12
millions
of
phenomenon
UNICEF
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
In 2009
On 23 July, 2014
a worldwide
phenomenon
the first virtual choir “Lux auruqum”： _____singers；
_____ different countries;
received ___________views
the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF：
________young people
_____countries
sang “What If”.
185
12
millions of
2,292
80
What is a Virtual Choir
Who created it
How was it created
How did it affect us
What is the author's attitude towards the virtual choir
A．Neutral(中立) B．Negative.
C．Positive. D．Unknown.
“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.”
have the opportunity to do sth
upload the video onto the Internet
ordinary people
join a local choir
enable sb to do sth
the global community
prove to be
a positive influence on
an award-winning composer
graduate from university
强基
有机会做某事
上传视频到网络上
普通人
加入当地的合唱队
使某人能够做某事
国际社会
结果是
对……的积极影响
一个获奖的作曲家
大学毕业
get / receive a master’s a
original compositions
millions of
a worldwide phenomenon
people around the world
make the world a better place
fall in love with
the rock band
put efforts into the work
一个世界性的现象
获得硕士学位
原创作曲
数以百万的
世界各地的人们
让世界更美好
爱上
摇滚乐队
努力工作
Post-reading
04
In 2020, Lady Gaga associated with WHO(世卫)and Global Citizen organised an world online charity concert.
Together at Home
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 voices4_________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 onevoice and thus make the world a 10_________（good）place.
singing
connection
enables
who
to
inspired
a
was put
singing
better
Fill in the blanks
实战
THANK YOU

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