1、Section Reading and Thinking课文内容THE VIRTUAL CHOIRImagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. 【1】 You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded ont
2、o the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online a virtual choir. 【2】Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection 【3】. You do not even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people
3、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 their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a pos
4、itive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said 【4】， “Music helps me to.forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”【1】该句为复合句，其中包含由从属连词while引导的时间状语从句，主句为祈使句Imagine having the. other people。【2】该句中连词and连接两个并列分句；在第二个分句中含有一个由关系代词that引导的定语从句，先行词为one video。【3】该句主语部
5、分包含了一个省略关系代词that的定语从句，其先行词为all且all作整个句子的主语。【4】该句为关系代词As引导的定语从句，As在此表示“正如”。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 of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozarts classical
6、 music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music 【5】， 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, Whitac
7、res original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.【5】此处过去分词短语Moved by this music作状语，表示原因。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 t
8、hen joined together into one performance 【6】. 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 fo
9、r UNICEF, which was first 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”【6】此处为由which引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词为videos。The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the w
10、orld a better place. 【7】【7】该句中连词and连接两个并列谓语is和make; for people around the world to sing with one voice作定语，修饰a wonderful way; make the world a better place为“make宾语宾补”结构，名词短语a better place在此作宾补。词语积累imagine vt.想象(接动词作宾语时只接v.-ing形式，不接to do)imagination n想象，想象力imaginative adj.富于想象力的opportunity/ptjunti/n.机
11、会；时机同义chance机会have the opportunity/chance to do sth.有做某事的机会perform/pf(r)m/vt.& vi.表演；履行；执行onto/nt/prep.(朝)向be uploaded onto the Internet被上传到网上studio/stjudi/n.演播室；(音乐的)录音棚；工作室ordinary/dnri/adj.普通的；平凡的；一般的contact n. 熟词生义熟人，(尤指)社会关系enable/nebl/vt.使能够；使可能prove/pruv/vt.证明；展现award-winning adj.获奖的构词法award-
12、winning为“n.现在分词”构成的复合形容词。类似的词还有：peace-loving爱好和平的， freedom-loving爱好自由的， job-hunting找工作的， time-saving节省时间的。award/wd/vt.授予 n奖品composer/kmpz(r)/n.作曲者；作曲家compose vt.作曲，创作(音乐)conductor/kndkt(r)/n.(乐队、合唱团等的)指挥；(公共汽车的)售票员conduct/kndkt/vt.指挥(歌唱或音乐演奏)conduct an orchestra/choir指挥管弦乐队/合唱团fall in love with爱上mas
13、ters degree硕士学位get/receive a masters degree获得硕士学位bachelors degree学士学位/doctors degree博士学位“degreein专业”表示某专业的学位since then自从那时以来，常与现在完成时态连用。思考常与现在完成时态连用的时间状语有哪些？phenomenon/fnmnn/n.(pl. phenomena/-n/)现象effort n. 熟词生义努力的结果，成就stage/sted/n.(多指剧场中的)舞台；(发展或进展的)时期；阶段put.on the stage上演set the stage for.为做准备，为铺平
14、道路join in参加，加入人物小传Eric Whitacre(埃里克惠塔克)是美国作曲家，指挥家和讲师。21岁即完成首部合唱作品。他的多部作品如Water Night、A Boy and a Girl、The Seal Lullaby等均在合唱标准曲目之列。他的交响乐作品October、Equus等也大受欢迎。2001年，惠塔克成为由美国合唱指挥协会颁发的Raymond C. Broke协会奖有史以来最年轻的获得者。2007年，惠塔克的合唱专辑倾盆大雨国际畅销，登顶古典音乐流行榜，并获得格莱美提名。惠塔克在2010年10月被任命为剑桥大学西德尼苏塞克斯学院常驻作曲家和客座研究员。课文释译虚拟
15、合唱团想象一下，当你独自在家的时候，有机会和几百个人一起唱歌。你可以在虚拟合唱团中这样做。虚拟合唱团的成员在独自进行表演时为自己录制视频。这些视频被上传到互联网上，然后被合成一个视频，这就是你可以在网上看到的虚拟合唱团。任何人在任何地方都可以加入虚拟合唱团，你所需要的只是一台摄像机和网络连接。你甚至不需要演播室。虚拟合唱团有助于将普通人联系到一起。许多人没有和自己一样对音乐感兴趣的密友或熟人。还有很多人没有机会加入本地的合唱团。虚拟合唱团可以让他们将自己的声音加入到其他人的声音中，并成为全球社区的一部分。事实证明，这对很多人的生活都产生了积极的影响。正如一位虚拟合唱团成员所说：“音乐帮我忘记自
16、己(遭遇)的难题。有了音乐，我就变成了另一个人。”虚拟合唱团是获奖作曲家兼指挥家埃里克惠塔克的创意。惠塔克于1970年1月2日出生于美国，1988年开始在内华达大学学习音乐。他在大学合唱团唱歌时，爱上了莫扎特的古典音乐。他被这种音乐打动了，他说：“那种(兴奋的)感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。”他1995年大学毕业，随后于1997年获纽约茱莉亚音乐学院音乐创作硕士学位。在接下来的10年里，惠塔克的原创音乐作品开始在合唱团和歌手中变得非常流行。这也促成了虚拟合唱团的诞生。2009年，惠塔克收到了一段视频，视频中一个女孩正在演唱他的一首作品。受此启发，他让粉丝们拍摄视频，然后他把这些视频合成一场表
17、演。他的第一个虚拟合唱团“Lux Aurumque”就有来自12个不同国家的185名歌手。这场表演已经在互联网上获得了数百万的浏览量。从那时起，虚拟合唱团已经成为一个世界级的现象。惠塔克的第二个壮举是打造联合国儿童基金会“虚拟青年合唱团”，该团于2014年7月23日在英国首次登台演出。总共有来自80个国家的2 292名青年参与演唱惠塔克的歌曲如果。虚拟合唱团是一个奇妙的方式，让世界各地的人们用同一个声音歌唱，从而使世界变得更美好。1课文结构图解2阅读理解(根据课文内容选择正确答案)(1)What is the main idea of the text?AThe virtual choir.B
18、Eric Whitacre the composer.CInfluence of the virtual choir.DCompositions of Eric Whitacre.(2)What is the authors attitude towards the virtual choir?ANeutral. BNegative.CPositive DUnknownAC(3)If you want to take part in a virtual choir, you need _.Aa video camera and some instrumentsBa band and some
19、professional singersCa video camera and an Internet connectionDa masters degree in musical composition(4)Why does the virtual choir prove to be a good influence on the lives of many people?AIt helps to connect ordinary people together.BIt enables them to be part of the global community.CIt helps the
20、m to find those with the same interest.DIt enables them to forget their daily problems for a while.CD(5)Please choose the correct order for the following events of Eric Whitacre.astudying music at the university of Nevadabconducting the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEFcreceiving a masters degree in mu
21、sic compositiondhis original composition became popular among choirs and singersAacbd BacdbCcbda DcdbaB 第一版块第一版块|核心单词核心单词position n成分；(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品(教材P52)Over the next 10 years, Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.在接下来的十年中，惠塔克的原创作品开始在合唱团和歌手之中流行。comp
22、ose vt. 作曲，创作；组成，构成composer n. 作曲者；作曲家We must limit the composition to 1,000 words.我们必须把作文限制在1 000字以内。The audience is composed largely of young people.观众中大部分都是年轻人。归纳与拓展：a composition by Mozart莫扎特的音乐作品revise a composition修改作文compose/write music作曲compose/write a song写歌compose a letter/poem/speech写信/诗/
23、演讲稿be composed of由组成/构成 即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Mozart _ (compose) his last opera shortly before he died.His dual role as a _ (compose) and conductor made him very busy.Yesterday he worked late into night _ (compose) a song for the sportmeeting that will take place in a week.He is the person who often _ (作曲)
24、 for youngsters and posedcomposercomposingcomposes music2.opportunity n机会；时机(教材P52)Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.想象一下，独自在家时，你有机会和几百个人一道引吭高歌。opportunity offer/get/miss/lose/seize an opportunity 提供/得到/错过/失去/抓住机会take the/this o
25、pportunity to do sth. 利用这个机会做某事give/offer sb. an opportunity 给某人一个机会This performance gives students the opportunity to show their talents.这次演出给了学生们展示才华的机会。Give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.给他机会解释一下发生了什么事。Id like to take this opportunity to express my attitude to this event.我想借此机会表
26、达我对这次活动的态度。It would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip; it is the chance of a lifetime.让这样的机会溜掉实在是太愚蠢了，这是千载难逢的机会。 词语辨析：opportunity与chance(1)opportunity带有恰逢其时、正好便利行事的意味，有期待的含义。(2)chance(机会)强调其偶然性，含有侥幸的意味。 词语拓展：近chance n机会a chance to do sth.做某事的机会take a chance冒险；碰运气Chances are (It is likely th
27、at).可能 即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子This new start gave me an opportunity _ (redefine) myself and discover an entirely new version of “cool”Our company provides equal _ (opportunity) for women.As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can get hold of concerning music, and _ (利用一切机会来自我提升)The students are lo
28、oking forward to _ (有机会探索) society for real-life experience.to redefineopportunitiestakes every opportunity to improve herselfhaving an opportunity to explore3.perform vi.& vt.表演；履行；执行(教材P52)Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.虚拟合唱团的成员们把各自的歌唱视频录制下来。performance n
29、. 表演；演技；表现give a performance 演出performer n. 表演者；演员The blogger was amazed to know that he was chosen to perform on stage.得知自己被选中上台表演，这位博主感到很惊讶。The play was first performed in 1987.这部剧于1987年首次上演。A computer can perform many tasks at once.电脑能同时执行多项任务。Dont blame him. He has performed his duty.不要责备他。他已经尽职
30、尽责了。Most students performed well in the test.大多数学生在这个测验中表现得很好。搭配归纳：perform music演奏音乐perform ones promise履行某人的诺言perform ones duty尽某人的职责perform an operation做手术perform an experiment做实验perform well/badly/poorly表现得好/不好/差perform ones duty尽某人的职责即学即练写出句中的perform的含义/完成句子/单句语法填空Listening to music at home is o
31、ne thing, going to hear it being performed live is quite another._The team performed badly on Saturday._The scientist was performing a research. He found this insect contained a powerful drug._The doctor decided to _ (动手术) on the patient at once.Catherine _ (在中起重要作用) our organization.The dancers inc
32、redible _ (perform) had the audience on its feet clapping for 10 minutes at the end of the show.She is a famous _ (perform)演奏演奏表现表现做做perform an operationperforms an important role inperformanceperformer4.ordinary adj.普通的；平凡的(教材P52)A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together.虚拟合唱团将普通人联系起来。
33、The book is about ordinary people.这本书描写的是普通人。This is an ordinary day for this poor old man.对这位可怜的老人而言，这是平凡的一天。In the ordinary way, shes a confident person.一般来说，她是一个自信的人。词语辨析ordinary, common, usual与normal易混词辨析例句ordinary指普通，无奇特之处(反：special)Her mother is an ordinary teacher.她的母亲是一位普通的教师。common指常见、不足为奇R
34、abbits are common in Britain.兔子在英国很常见。usual指惯例、惯常We will meet at the usual place.我们将在老地方见面。normal指标准、正常Her temperature is normal.她的体温正常。常见搭配：common sense常识common practice惯例as usual照例return to normal回归正常 常见搭配：ordinary people普通人an ordinary-looking man一个相貌普通的人ordinary clothes普通的衣服an ordinary day平常的一天in
35、 the ordinary way一般，通常out of the ordinary不寻常即学即练完成句子/辨析填空：ordinary/common/usual/normal普通人怎样才能打破世界纪录呢？How can _ break a world record?平常我不愿去那里，但这次我不得不去。I wouldnt go there _， but this time I had to.Though she is ill, she keeps on working as _.Were very _ peopletheres nothing special about us.Its _ to f
36、eel exhausted after such a long journey.Many _ birds are becoming fewer and fewer now.ordinary peoplein the ordinary wayusualordinarynormalcommon5.enable vt.使能够；使可能(教材P52)A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals.虚拟合唱团让他们能够与其他人一起欢歌This pass enables me to travel h
37、alf-price on trains.我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车。This dictionary will enable better international understanding.这部词典将促进国际间更好的理解。 即学即练单句语法填空/翻译句子Being exposed to English frequently enables us _ (have) a good command of this language.飞机使人们能够很快地作远距离旅行。_to haveAirplanes/Planes enable people to travel great distances
38、rapidly.常见搭配：enable sb. to do sth.使某人能够做某事；使某人有能力做某事enable sth. to.使某事物能be able to do sth.能够做某事6prove vt.证明；展现(教材P52)It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.事实证明，虚拟合唱团对许多人的生活产生了积极的影响。prove to sb. that. 向某人证明prove sth. to sb. 向某人证明某事prove ones point 证明某人的观点prove sb. wrong
39、/innocent 证明某人错误/无辜How can you prove that you are right？你如何能证明你是正确的呢？It is proved that he has a talent for music.事实证明，他有音乐天赋。He has proved himself (to be) independent.他证明自己很独立。This has afterwards proved (to be) the correct explanation.后来证明这是正确的解释。词语搭配：prove that.证明It is proved that.事实证实prove sb./sth
40、. (to be)n./adj.证明某人/某物prove (to be)n./adj.证明即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子His theory _ (prove) through experiments.The editor _ (证明是) kind and generous._ (已经得到证实) eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.Professor Smith was unhappy because the idea he stuck to _(
41、证明是错误的)was provedproved (to be)It has been proved thatproved wrong7.award vt.授予 n n奖品(教材P52)The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.虚拟合唱团是获奖作曲家兼指挥埃里克惠塔克的创意。(1)n.C奖；奖品；奖金win/receive/get an award (for sth.) (因某事)获奖give sb. an award 给某人颁奖an award presentatio
42、n 颁奖典礼an award ceremony 颁奖仪式(2)vt.授予；奖励；判给award sb. sth.award sth. to sb. 把某物颁发给/判给某人award sb. sth. (for.)award sth. to sb. (for.) (因)把授予/颁发给某人I always dream of winning an award in the TV performance competition.我一直梦想着在电视表演大赛中获奖。He received a special award for his contribution to the committee.他因对委员
43、会的贡献而获得特别奖。The judge awarded me first prize.The judge awarded first prize to me.裁判授予我一等奖。词语辨析award, prize与reward易混词辨析例句award多指官方颁发的奖品、奖金，强调荣誉The new invention won the highest award.这项新发明获得了最高奖。prize多指在比赛、竞争或抽奖中获得的奖The first prize is a weekend for two in Miami.一等奖是迈阿密双人周末游。reward多指对某人的工作或服务等的回报、报酬You
44、 deserve a reward for being so helpful.你帮了这么大的忙，理应受到奖励。动词联想：reward sb. with sth.用某物奖赏某人reward sb. for (doing) sth.因为(做)某事而酬谢某人the first prize一等奖 用法拓展：as a reward for (doing) sth.in return for (doing) sth.作为对(做)某事的回报/奖赏(1)His father bought him a mobile phone as a reward for his passing the exam.他父亲给他
45、买了一只手机作为对他通过考试的奖赏。(2)I bought him a pressent in return for his help.我给他习了一只手机作为对他帮我的回报。即 学 即 练 单 句 语 法 填 空 / 完 成 句 子 / 辨 析 填 空 ：award/prize/rewardThe young violinist was awarded _ his excellent performance.Two students in my school _ (award) first prize in the National English Speaking Competition l
46、ast month.这位作家因其小说获奖。The author _ his novels.获胜者被授予了一枚金牌。The winner was awarded a gold medal.A gold medal _ the winner.You deserve a day off as a _ for working so hard.He won the best actor _ four years in a row.Andy won first _ in the English Writing Competition.forwere awardedwon the award forwas
47、awarded torewardawardprize8.original adj.原来的；独创的；原作的n原件；原作经典例句.Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.惠塔克的原创作品在合唱团和歌手们当中开始流行起来。originally adv. 最初；起初origin n. 起源；由来；起因He was a capable musician and some of his original compositions proved popular with al
48、l walks of life.他是一位才华横溢的音乐人，他的一些原创歌曲受到各阶层人士的喜欢。常见搭配与拓展：your original plan你原来的计划an original idea一个独到的见解an original thinker一个有创意的人by origin出身，血统in origin源头上the origin of the word词源the origins of life on earth地球上生命的起源people of Asian origin亚裔民众即学即练单句语法填空Many buildings on the campus are his _ (origin) c
49、reations.Our school was _ (original) very small.He is of French _ (original)The _ (origin) meaning of the word “goodbye” was “God be with you”originaloriginallyoriginoriginal9.stage n(发展或进展的)时期；阶段；(多指剧场中的)舞台(教材P52).which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.该团于2014年7月23日在英国首次登台演出。go on
50、stage 登上舞台take the center stage 处于中心位置at this/that stage 在这个/那个阶段at different stages of development 处在发展的不同阶段at the early/later/final stage 在初期/后期/最终阶段go through a stage 经历某一时期reach/get to a stage 到达某一阶段set the stage for sth. 为某事做准备；使某事成为可能the early stage of a childs development 儿童成长的早期the first sta
