1、Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each part. 2. know how the virtual choir is formed. 3. judge the writing purpose and intended readers. 4. express their
2、own ideas on the given topics through creative thinking. Lead in Music is quite important in our lives. What are the ways for people to experience music? Experience music Compose music Live concert Sing Play instrument . Discourse Analysis Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundred
3、s of other people while you are 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
4、take part in a virtual choir from anywhere-all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You dont even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people dont have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the
5、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 the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me toforget my problems. With mus
6、ic, I become someone else.” General statement 1.What is the main idea of this paragraph? How a virtual is formed and what are the differences between a virtual choir and a real choir. 2. How is a virtual choir different from other choir? A virtual choir is different from other choirs because you don
7、t need to be together and you dont need a studio. 3. Who can take part in it? Anyone interested in music can take part in it. 1 1 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 University
8、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 Juilliard Schoo
9、l 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. 2 2 1. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? He fell in love with classical music when he wa
10、s moved by Mozarts music at university for the first time. 2. What is the main idea of this paragraph? It mainly talks about Eric Whitacres life experience. 3. What will you write when you write about a person? Ill introduce who he is, what he has achieved, how he grew up, and what education he rece
11、ived. 4. Are those numbers important? Why? Its very important to use data as supporting evidence when organizing an article, as it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument. General statement Try to introduce Eric Whitacre according to the timeline. 01/02/ 1970 1988 1995 2009
12、 07/23/ 2014 1997 born the University of Nevada, Las Vegas master degree in. got the idea for., used., received. the Virtual Youth Choir for., “What if” In 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 tog
13、ether 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 wa
14、s first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song “What If”. 3 3 Why how influence 1. What gave Eric Whitacre the inspiration to make his first virtual choir? He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in whi
15、ch a girl sings one of his works. 2. What is the main idea of this paragraph? It mainly talks about Eric Whitacres achievements. The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place. 4 4 What is the main idea of
16、 this paragraph? It mainly talks about the significance of the virtual choir. conclusion General-particular Pattern Para 1 (general statement) Para 2 (detail 1) Para 3 (detail 2) Para 4 (conclusion) Pragmatic Analysis 1.Why does the author write the article? To tell readers how people can experience
17、 music online. 2.To whom does the author write this article? To general readers, especially people who are interested in music. Topic-related expressions Para 1:How a virtual choir is formed and what are the differences between a virtual choir and a real choir. Perform alone on video Uploaded onto t
18、he Internet Put together into one video Connect ordinary people together Proved to be a positive influence on Para 2: Eric Whitacres life experience. Born in the USA Study music at the University of Nevada Graduated from university Received a masters degree Become popular Led to the creation of the
19、virtual choir Para 3: Eric Whitacres achievements. Received a video Inspired Joined videos into one performance Became a worldwide phenomenon Para 4: the significance of the virtual choir. Wonderful way to sing together Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why or why not? Pros: (正方) Pe
20、ople from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet, which is like a great stage where people come together to sing. Different people sing the same song, share similar interests and values, which makes them feel like family. In the global community, people can exchange feel
21、ings and thoughts with each other like real life communication. Cons: (反方) A virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person. A virtual choir is unreal because it is just something made up. A virtual choir concert cant have real actor-audience interaction. Search for more information about the virtual choir on the Internet.
