1、UNIT5Period 2 Reading and Thinking -Learn about experiencing music onlineTeaching objectives:Teaching objectives:Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeabletouTo talk about music.uTo read about the virtual choir.uTo learn about experiencing music online.uTo know reading strategy of scanning.uTo talk about th
2、e advantages and disadvantages of virtual choir. Free talkDiscussthesequestionswithyourclassmates.Q1:Howdoyoufeelwhenyouenjoymusic?Q2:Howdoyouexperiencemusicinyourdailylife?Q3:HowcantheInternethelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?Free talkQ1:Howdoyoufeelwhenyouenjoymusic?DoesthissongremindDoesthissongre
3、mindyouofsomesweetyouofsomesweetmomeryinyourpast?momeryinyourpast?ExperiencemusicLiveconcertCD/videoComposemusicUsemusicalapps.SingPlayinstrumentFree talkQ2:Howdoyouexperiencemusicinyourdailylife?Computers/the Internet access more songs from different genrescreate the sound of an orchestra on our ho
4、me computerchange music to something newQ3:HowcantheInternethelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?Free talkWhattypeofmusicdoesthepictureshow?typeidentity(身份)ofsinger formplacenumbersofsingerchoirprofessionals/musiciansliveIsitpossibleforordinarypeopletojoininandexperienceachoir?stageofmusichalllimitedtot
5、herequiredprogramBefore readingThe Virtual Choirmade, done, seen ect on the Internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world.PredictionLook at the title and picture, can you predict the main idea of the text?p Whatsthevirtualchoir?p Whocreatedit?p Howdidhe/shecreateit?p Whydidhe/shecreateit?
6、p Whocantakepartinit?p WhatarethedifferencesbetweenVCandRC?p .SkimmingTickoutwhatarementionedinthetext.p Whatisavirtualchoir?p Whocreatedit?p Howdidhe/shecreateit?p Whydidhe/shecreateit?p Whocantakepartinit?p WhatarethedifferencesbetweenVCandRC?p .SkimmingWhattypeofwritingisthistext?A.anargumentatio
7、nB.anarrativeC.anexpositionTip:Expositionisapieceofwritingthatisusedtoexplain,describe,orgiveinformation. Itanswersthequestionswhat,how,andwhy.SkimmingWhats the main idea of each para.?Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 _ is a virtual choir? _ _ did it bring to us?_ created it?_ was it created?WhatWhoH
8、owWhat impact/ influence/effectSkim(略读读)Skim a text to find main ideas by looking at the title, picture(s), key words and topic sentences.ScanningWho created the virtual choir?Where did he study musical composition?What is the name of his song ?Eric Whitacre (second paragraph, first line)University
9、of Nevada (second paragraph, second line)“ What If ”(third paragraph, last line)Scan(扫读扫读 )Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtu
10、al choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see onlinea virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhereall you need is a video camera
11、and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables them to add thei
12、r voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”Detailed reading-Para. 11.Whatisavirtual
13、choir?2.Whyisthevirtualchoirawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoice?WhatVirtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonlineavirtualchoir.typeIdentityofsingerformplacenumbersofsin
14、gerVirtualchoirordinarypeoplevideoInternet(home/anywhere)notlimited(sometimescanbeverylarge)Detailed reading-Para. 1Whyisthevirtualchoirawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoice?Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Avirtualchoirena
15、blesthemtoaddtheirvoicetothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.“Musichelpsmetoforgetmyproblem.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”convenienceconnectionnewexperiencepositiveinfluencea wonderful wayWhyDetailed reading-Para. 12January_ _-1995_1997-20072009_July2014EricWhitacrewasborn.Whita
16、crebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas.Whitacre_inmusicalcompositionfromtheJuiliarSchoolinNewYork.Whitacrefirst_thevirtualchoir.WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.WhoEricWhitacre19701988199723receivedamastersdegreegottheideaforWhitacresoriginalcompositionbegantobecomequite_am
17、ongchoirsandsingers.popularHisgreatachievementinmusicDetailed reading-Para. 2Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolourforthefirsttime.” Whatcanyoulearnfromthissentence?Itshowshisexperienceinmusicwhichisfullofsurprise. WhydoestheauthormentionEricWhitacresstudyingexperienceandhisachievementinmusi
18、c?Itwashisgreatpassionandachievementinmusicthatledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Detailed reading-Para. 2他被这段音乐打动了,他说:“那种(兴奋)的感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。”The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the
19、 University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozarts 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 masters degree in musical composition from the Jui
20、lliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.Detailed reading-Para. 2transitionalsentenceHowHowdidthevirtualchoirdevelop?timelineEventsIn_Inspired,LuxAu
21、rumquehad_singersfrom_differentcountries.Ithasreceived_ofviewsontheInternet.thevirtualchoirhasbecomea_.theVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwasseenonstage.Altogether,_youngpeoplefrom_countriesjoinedintosingWhitacressong“WhatIf”18512millions2,292802009Sincethen23July2014Detailed reading-Para. 3worldwidepheno
22、menonWhatcanwelearnfromthenumbers?1.Thevirtualchoirreceivedgreatsuccessandpopularity2.Manypeoplewanttoexperiencemusiconline.3.Itsmoreconvincingtotalkaboutitsgreatinflunce.Detailed reading-Para. 4 The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make th
23、e world a better place.impact/influenceThevirtualchoirmakestheworldabetterplace.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。SummaryWhat is a virtual choir? What impact did it bring to us?Who created it?How was it created?The definitionThe founderThe creationThe impctThe virtual choir, _ to sing togeth
24、er and make the world a better place, created by _ composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre , bringing people to sing _online, has become a worldwide phenomenon. a wonderful way an award-winning with one voice=Thevirtualchoirhasgainedworldwidepopularity.DiscussingroupsThevirtualchoirhasgainedworldwidep
25、opularity.Findsupportingevidence(支撑例证)inthetext.Further thinkingABCDEricsenthusiasm(热情)&capabilityformusicThedevelopmentoftheInternet&technologyTheinspiration&supportfrommusicloversThedesire&loveofmusicsharingImagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are
26、 at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see onlinea virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir fr
27、om anywhereall you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir
28、. A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else
29、.”Critical thinkingDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?VirtuallytogetherPhysically/ReallyseparatedLanguage pointsImagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members rec
30、ord themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see onlinea virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhereall you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do
31、not even need a studio. imagine doing sth 想象做某事upload sth onto the Internet 上传.到网上be put together into one.被合成一个.典例练习翻译句子:我想象着周游世界,尝遍各国美食的情景。I imagine travelling around the world and tasting all the tasty foods in different countries. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many peop
32、le do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on
33、the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”connect.together 把.连接起来关系词为who的定语从句,修饰先行词friends or contactsenable sb to do sth 使某人能够做某事,主语常为物典例练习翻译句子:新的检验方法使医生能在早期检测到该种疾病。The new test method enables doctors to d
34、etect the disease early. add.to.把.和.加起来,此处to为介词Language pointsIt has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to . forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”prove 证明是,(不用于进行时不用于被动)prove to be.结果是,证明是.influence on st
35、h对.的影响典例练习翻译句子:但不幸的是,我们的报告证明是真实的。我向你推荐的方法证明是有效的。单句语法填空:Van Gogh had a major influence _ the development of modern painting.We became the best of friends and he _(influence) me deeply.But unfortunately all our reports proved to be true.The method I recommend to you has proven to be effective.oninflue
36、ncedLanguage pointsThe virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by
37、this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a masters degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular amo
38、ng choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.award-winning获奖的,名词+现在分词复合形容词English-speaking, peace-loving, self-generating, etcbear 生孩子,born in the USA,过去分词作状语moved by this music 被音乐所打动过去分词作状语musical composition 作曲,音乐创作.专业的硕士学位,介词inlead to sth:导致某种结果,引发.Language points典例练习单句语法
39、填空:1. Technological changes will inevitably lead _ unemployment.2. She has a bachelors degree _ Biochemistry from London University.3. No one tells us how to fail so failure becomes an experience that will lead to _(grow). 4. Some infected people for fear of social discrimination, which may lead to
40、AIDS _(spread) in a greater scope. 5. _(move) by the terrible disaster, the rescue team quickened their work.toingrowthspreadingMovedLanguage pointsIn 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together
41、 into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacres next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was fir
42、st seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song “What If”.inspired 受到启发,过去分词作状语一个世界范围的现象关系词which引导的定语从句,修饰先行词the Virtual Youth Choiraltogether adv.总计,总共join.together into one.把.连接成一个Language pointsExerciseordinary,remind,p
43、erform,award,effort,individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio,originalprove,onto,opportunity1.LastnightIwenttoseemyfriendsnewrockband_on_atasmalllocalmusicfestival.2.Thisnewpopsong_meofanoldsongthatwas_sungbyBillyWhitebutlatermadepopularbyanothersinger.3.Imsohappy!Myfavoritesingerjustwonamusic_.This
44、_thatallthe_sheputintoherworkwasworthit.performstageremindsoriginallyawardproveseffortn.乐队Exerciseordinary,remind,perform,award,effort,individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio,originalprove,onto,opportunity4.I_withrapmusicwhenIwasateenager.Listeningtoit_metorelaxandforgetaboutmyproblems.5.Fiveyears
45、ago,hewasfinallygivena(n)_torecordhissongata(n)_.Eversince,hissuccesshasshowntheworldthateven_peoplecanbecomefamous.6.Nowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformances areuploaded_theInterneteverydaybydifferent_whomayormaynotbeprofessionalmusiciansorsingers.fell in loveenabledopportunitystudioordinaryontoindividualsn.说说唱adv.现在n.表演THANK YOU
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