1、Book2 Unit5 Music Reading and Thinking 学习目标1 1. To figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each part. 2. To know how the virtual choir is formed. 3. To judge the writing purpose and intended readers. 问题导学6 Look at the picture and the title, then judge the type of w
2、riting 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 Whats virtual choir? Para1. Para2-3. Para4. Tip: Just read quickly to get brief information. Task1 Scan and Match A. Virtu
3、al choirs significance. B. Some knowledge of virtual choir C. Brief introduction of its proposer 点拨精讲24 _ themselves while they perform alone _ Task 2Para 1 some knowledge of virtual choir virtual choir record upload video camera Internet connection virtual choir Whats it? Who can use it?What can it
4、 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 onlinea virtual choir. Anyone from anywhere It can help_. ordinary people together Read Para 1 Task 3 1. Who is virtual choirs
5、 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 198819952009 07/23/ 201
6、4 1997 born at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas receive a masters degree got the idea of creating virtual choir the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF Task 4 Task 5 1. What is Whiracres first virtual choir?How many singers did the virtual choir use? Lux Aurumque. Answer the following questions . It u
7、sed 185 singers from 12 countries. 2.What is Eric Whitacres second effort? The Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. . “What if ”：2,292 young people from 80 countries Whats the writers attitude towards the virtual choir? Which exposition methods does the author use to show his attitude? The writer feels p
8、ositive about 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. (Para.4) Which exposition methods does the author use to show his attitude? Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds
9、of other people while you are at home alone Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhereall you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a studio(Paragraph 1) contrasts(作比较作比较) A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together A virtual choir enables them
10、 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.” (Paragraph 1) examples(举例子举例子
11、) 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 first seen on stage on 2
12、3 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song “What If”. (Paragraph 3) numbers(列数字列数字) Which exposition methods does the author use to show his attitude? The writer emphasizes its great influence by drawing a contrast between a virtual choir
13、 and a live choir, giving examples, and highlighting important numbers. 课堂小结2 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 当堂检测12 Many peopl
14、e while they are at home alone imagine1. (have) the opportunity 2. (sing)together with others, 3. was realized as a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in 4. from anywhere and does not need a studio. It 5. (prove) to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Award-winning composer and con
15、ductor Eric Whitacre came up 6._ the idea of a virtual choir，who began studying music in 1988. having to singwhich it has proved with 当堂检测12 7. (move)by Mozarts classical music, he received a masters degree in 8. (music) composition in 1997. In 2009， his first virtual choir received 9. (million) of views on the Internet and has become 10. worldwide phenomenon since then. In 2014，he formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF，and 2,292 young people from 80 countries sang his song “What If”. Moved musical millions a
