1、Activity 1: Activate During the pandemic, it was impossible for us to have contact face to face, can we still sing in a choir together? Enjoy the charity show Believe in the Future, figure out what virtual choir is ,and share your feelings about it.Could we make a mini virtual choir by ourselves?Not
2、hing is impossible!1. What aspects of the virtual choir may be talked about?2. What may be the differences between virtual choir and real-life choir?The real-life choirThe virtual choirActivity 2: PredictActivity 3: Grasp the gist Skim to get the main idea.The development of virtual choir and its fe
3、atures and influence.Summarize each paragraph in brief words.Para. 1: _Para. 2: _Para. 3: _Para. 4: _A brief introductionThe creator (father of virtual choir)The creation ( two virtual choirs)Conclusion/influenceActivity 4: Read the detailsScan and circle the information in the text.1.The man who ca
4、me up with the idea for a virtual choir.Eric WhitacreUniversity of Nevada2. The place where he studied musical composition.3. The name of his song.“What If ” ScanScan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.MERCURYJUPITERScan to find out the features of the virtual cho
5、ir in Para.1 and make a comparison.Virtual choirOther choirsForm Place Identity of singersCan you define a virtual choir in your own words ? What are the advantages of it?videoliveontheInternetonthestage/inastudioordinarypeopleprofessionalsingers1.What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with class
6、ical music? He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozarts music at university for the first time.2.What gave Eric Whitacre the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.Answer the ques
7、tions when reading Para.2&3.earned masters degree and became popularwas bornstudied music and grew passiongot inspired and the idea for the virtual choirAward-winning composer and conductorformed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEFScan to find out the information in Ex.4, then try to tell the life ex
8、perience of Eric Whitacre. 1.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 received.2.Are numbers in the text important? Why?Its very important to use data as supporting evidence when organizing an article, as
9、it is more convincing compared to a general introduction or argument.Activity 5: Think further3.What factors made the virtual choir possible？Eric Whitacres professional background, his passion for classical music，and the popularity of his original compositions as well as the development of technolog
10、y.Make a mindmapof your ownActivity 6: The Virtual ChoirWhatDefinitionWhoWhyHowSing with one voice wonderfullyMake the world a better placeWhoWhereWhatanyoneanywherea video cameraan internet connectionConnect ordinary peopleProve to be a positive influence on many peopleEric Whitacre19701988-1995199
11、7Inspired by a video of a girlMoved by Mozarts music20092014be bornattend universityreceive a masters degreecreate the first virtual choirform the Virtual YouthBecome a world phenomenonglobal community动画设置晚点弄Does a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not? Activity 7: DebateProsCons
12、ExpressionLogicOn-the-spotreactionmannerAssess People 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.
13、In the global community, people can exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life communication.Pros: Cons: 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 con
14、cert cant have real actor-audience interaction. 1.Will the virtual choir become more and more popular? 2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir?3.What will music bring to us?Activity 8: Think critically2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a mem
15、ber of a virtual choir?A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people who have the same interest together. Taking part in it gives people a chance to become part of the peoples lives and has a positive influence on many peoples lives.advantages: disadvantages: It may make people lose the opportunity
16、to go out to meet people and to experience the pleasure of communicating face to face.What has the virtual choir brought to the members taking part in it ? What will music bring to us?2.Create your own mini English virtual choir (2-4 persons ) during the weekend using the app below.Assignment1.Write a summary of the article.Finish Ex.5 123456perform, stagereminds, originallyaward, proves, effortfell in love,enabledopportunity, studio, ordinaryonto, individuals
