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Unit 5 Music
Period 1 Reading and Thinking
The Virtual Choir
Learning aims
1、To learn about experiencing music online
2、To learn the main idea of the text.
3、To improve the basic reading skills especially scan.
4、To figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each part.
5、To judge the writing purpose and intended readers.
2. What are the traditional ways for people to experience music
Experience music
attend live
concerts
Listen to CDs/videos
Compose创作 music
...
Sing karaoke
Play instruments
Look at the picture and the title, then judge the type of writing and predict what the text is about.
The article mainly talks about ______________________________ ,
So it may be an __________. (narration/exposition/argumentation)
exposition
some information of virtual choir
What’s virtual choir
Scan and circle the information in the text.
While-reading
1. The man who came up with the idea
for a virtual choir.
2. The place where he studied musical
composition.
3. The name of his song.
Scan
Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.
A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you don’t need to be together and you don’t need a studio. This means anyone can take part anywhere.
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. How is a virtual choir different from other choirs Who can take part in it
Suggested Answer
Virtual choir
Reality choir
Form
Place
Identity of singers
Number of singers
Influence on singers
video
live
Internet (home / anywhere)
stage of music hall
ordinary people
usually professionals / musicians
not limited (sometimes can be very large)
limited to the required programme
many people as singers (becoming part of the global community)
only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance
He fell in love with classical music, when he was moved by Mozart’s music at university for the first time.
He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.
Read the text again and answer the questions.
2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music
What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir
Suggested Answer
Para1.
Para2-3.
Para4.
Tip: Just read quickly to get brief information.
Task1 Scan and Match
A. Virtual choir’s significance.
B. Some knowledge of virtual choir
C. Brief introduction of its proposer
virtual choir
What’s it
Who can use it
What can it do
Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto Internet and then put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir.
Anyone from anywhere
It can help___________________.
ordinary people together
Read Para 1
Task 3
1. Who is virtual choir’s composer
Eric Whitacre
2. What gave Eric Whitacre the inspiration to make his
first virtual choir
Read para 2-3 to answer the following questions .
He was inspired by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.
Try to complete the timeline of Eric Whitacre.
01/02/
1970
1988
1995
2009
07/23/
2014
1997
born
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
receive a master's degree
got the idea of creating virtual choir
the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF
Task 4
Let’s find out the structure of this text.
Anyone can take part in it.
record through video
upload onto the Internet
put together into one video online
What
Influence
Who
How
Eric Whitacre
personal information
learning experience
learn composition
inspired by a girl
a worldwide phenomenon
a wonderful way to sing
make the world a better place
Virtual choir
Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase.
Post-reading
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love
enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
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.
perform
stage
reminds
originally
award
proves
effort
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.
fell in love
enabled
opportunity
studio
ordinary
onto
individuals
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love
enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
Make a mind map about what music means to you.
styles
instruments
...
artists
Music
Organization of the passage
Part 1 (Paragraph 1)
The definition and advantages of the virtual choir
Part 2 (Paragraph 2&3)
The creation and performances of the virtual choir
Part 3 (Paragrph 4)
Conclusion
Learn more about music by completing the sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase.
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
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.
perform
stage
reminds
originally
After-reading
ordinary remind perform award effort individual fall in love enable stage studio original prove onto opportunity
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.
award
proves
effort
fell in love
enabled
opportunity
studio
ordinary
onto
individuals
Homework
Write a short passage to describe the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual choir and list your ideas about whether it can really bring people together.

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