1、UNIT 5 MUSICReading and ThinkingIn this class, you will 1. identify the key elements of the virtual choir;2. figure out the timeline of Eric Whitacres lifetime;3. retell the timeline of Eric Whitacres lifetime.Learning objectivesMusic is quite important in our lives.Music is quite important in our l
2、ives.What are the ways for people to experience music?What are the ways for people to experience music?Leading-inLeading-inat concerts, on TV/radio, on the Internet Look at the picture and the title and predict what the text will be about. Pre-readingPre-readingTHE VIRTUAL CHOIR合唱团合唱团Pre-readingTHE
3、VIRTUAL CHOIRmade to appear to exist by made to appear to exist by the use of computer the use of computer software, for example on the software, for example on the InternetInternet虚拟的虚拟的Pre-readingTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRThe virtual choir is an assembly of geographically dispersed (分散的) singers performing
4、 choral works (合唱作品) together through web technology.Pre-readingTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRWhat aspects of the virtual choir may be talked about?Pre-readingTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRwhowherewhathowwhy 阅读理解 （根据课文内容选择正确答案）1. If you want to take part in a virtual choir，you need.A. a video camera and some instrumentsB. a
5、band and some professional singersC. a video camera and an Internet connectionD. a masters degree in musical composition2. Why does the virtual choir prove to be a positive influence on the lives of many people?A. It helps to connect ordinary people together.B. It enables them to be part of the glob
6、al community.C. It helps them to find those with the same interest.D. It enables them to forget their daily problems for awhile.课文预习自测课文预习自测3. Please choose the correct order for the following eventsof Eric Whitacre.a. Studying music at the University of Nevada.b. Conducting the Virtual Youth Choir
7、for UNICEF.c. Receiving a masters degree in musical composition.d. His original compositions became popular amongchoirs and singers.A. a c b d B. a c d bC. c b d a D. c d b a4. What is the authors attitude towards the virtual choir?A. Natural. B. Negative.C. Positive. D. Unknown.Activity 1: Read the
8、 text quickly to check your prediction and get the main idea of the text.While-readingTip: Circle the key words or topic sentence of each paragraph.Have you made a correct prediction?THE VIRTUAL CHOIRwhowherewhathowwhyRead to get the main ideaRead to get the main ideaParagraph 1: Imagine having the
9、opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. wherewhatwhoVirtual 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 vide
10、o 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 not even need a studio. whohowwhereA virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contact
11、s 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. whyIt has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one vir
12、tual choir member said, “Music helps me to forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”whyTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRwhowherewhathowwhyRead to get the main ideaWhat about the other three paragraphs?Read to get the main ideaBackground informationEric Whitacre and his works.whyTopic sentneceActivity
13、2: Listen to the text. Scan and circle the information in the text. 1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.2. The place where he studied musical composition.3. The name of his song.While-readingScan:Scan a text to find important information, such as dates, numbers, and names.1. The
14、 man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.2. The place where he studied musical composition.3. The name of his song.音乐作品音乐作品Activity 2: Listen to the text. Scan and circle the information in the text. 1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.While-readingParagraph 2: The vir
15、tual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. .Activity 2: Listen to the text. Scan and circle the information in the text. 2. The place where he studied musical composition.While-readingParagraph 2: He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a masters d
16、egree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. .Activity 2: Listen to the text. Scan and circle the information in the text. 3. The name of his song.While-readingParagraph 3: .Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song “What If”. Wh
17、ile-readingActivity 2: Listen to the text. Scan and circle the information in the text. 1. The man: Eric Whitacrecreator2. The place: The Juilliard Schoollearn composition3. The song: “What If”big choir sang itWhile-reading1. How is a virtual choir different from other choirs? Who can take part in?2
18、. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?Activity 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. THE VIRTUAL CHOIRTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRImagine having the opportunity opportunity to sing together with hundreds of oth
19、er people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto onto the Internet，and then they are put together into one video that you can see onlinea virtual choir. Anyone
20、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 studiostudio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many o
21、thers do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said，“Music hel
22、ps me to.forget my problems. With music，I become someone else.”While-readingWhile-readingThe virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place. 1. How is a virtual choir different from other choirs? Who can take part in?Activit
23、y 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. While-readingThe differences between VC and RCVirtual choirReality choirFormPlaceIdentity of singersNumber of singersInfluence on singersVirtual choirReality choirFormPlaceThe differences between VC and RCvideoInternet(home/anywhere)livestage of mus
24、ic hallVirtual choirReality choirIdentity of singersThe differences between VC and RCordinary peopleusually professionals/musiciansVirtual choirReality choirNumber of singersThe differences between VC and RCnot limited (sometimes can be very large)limited to the required programmeVirtual choirRealit
25、y choirInfluence on singersThe differences between VC and RCmany people as singers (becoming part of the global community)only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? What gave him the inspiration to make his
26、first virtual choir?Activity 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. While-readingWhat caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? Paragraph 2: He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seein
27、g color for the first time.” He graduated from university in 1995, He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozarts music at university for the first time.What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?Paragraph 3: In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was
28、singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. He was inspired to make his first virtual choir by a video in which a girl sang one of his works. The virtual choir was the idea of awardaward-winning composer composer and condu
29、ctorconductor Eric Eric WhitacreWhitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970，Whitacre began studying music at the University of NevadaNevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozartfell in love with Mozarts s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music，he said，“It was like
30、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 originaloriginal compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This l
31、ed to the creation of the virtual choir. While-readingIn 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 into one performance. His first virtual choir，“Lux Aurumque ”， had 185 singers from 12 different
32、 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 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether，2，292 young people from 80 countries joined
33、in to sing Whitacres song“What If ”. 70889718512millions of232，29280Activity 4: Find the numbers and dates to fill in the timeline.2January 19701988-19951997200923 July 2014Activity 5: Listen to and read the second and third paragraph, paying attention to numbers, dates and relative events.While-rea
34、ding2January 19701988-19951997200923 July 2014Retell the whole timeline of Eric Whitacre.While-readingA. The value of the virtual choirA. The value of the virtual choirB. The introduction of the virtual B. The introduction of the virtual choirchoirC. The person who created the C. The person who crea
35、ted the virtual choirvirtual choirD. The development of the virtual D. The development of the virtual choirchoirActivity 6 Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea.Activity 6 Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea.Language points1 opportunity n. 机会；时机opportunity to do sth. 做某事的机会 off
36、er /get / miss / lose / seize an opportunity 提供 / 得到 / 错过 /失去 / 抓住机会take the / this opportunity to do sth. 利用这个机会做某事2 perform 2 perform （1 1）v. v. 演出，表演，演奏演出，表演，演奏（2 2）vt. vt. 做；履行；执行做；履行；执行（3 3）vi. vi. 表现表现【词语积累】performer n. 表演者；演员performance n. 表演，演出；演技；表现give a performance 演出3 ordinary adj. 3 ord
37、inary adj. 普通的；平凡的普通的；平凡的 in the ordinary way in the ordinary way 一般地，通常地一般地，通常地4 enable vt. 4 enable vt. 使能够；使可能使能够；使可能enable sb. to do sth. enable sb. to do sth. 使某人有能力做某事，使某人能够做某事使某人有能力做某事，使某人能够做某事5 prove v.5 prove v.（1 1）vt. vt. 证明；展现证明；展现prove that. prove that. 证明证明 It is proved that. It is pro
38、ved that. 事实证实事实证实（2 2）linking v. linking v. 证明是证明是prove sb./sth.prove sb./sth.（to beto be）+ n./adj. + n./adj. 证明某人证明某人 / / 某物某物 proveprove（to beto be）+ n./adj. + n./adj. 证明证明6 award n. & vt.6 award n. & vt.（1 1）n. n. 奖；奖品；奖金奖；奖品；奖金win/receive/get an awardwin/receive/get an award（for sth.for sth.）（因
39、某事）获奖）（因某事）获奖（2 2）vt. vt. 授予；奖励；判给授予；奖励；判给award sb. sth. award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb. = award sth. to sb. 把某物颁发给把某物颁发给 / / 判给某人判给某人7 fall in love with 7 fall in love with 爱上爱上【误区警示】【误区警示】（1 1）fall in love with sb. “fall in love with sb. “爱上某人爱上某人”，表示动作，是非延续性动词短，表示动作，是非延续性动词短语，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。语，
40、不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。（2 2）be in love with sb. “be in love with sb. “与某人相爱与某人相爱”，表示状态，是延续性动词短语，表示状态，是延续性动词短语，可与表示一段时间的状语连用。可与表示一段时间的状语连用。他们已经相爱好几年了。他们已经相爱好几年了。They have fallen in love with each other for years. They have fallen in love with each other for years. （）（）They have been in love with each other f
41、or years. They have been in love with each other for years. （）8 stage n. 8 stage n. （发展或进展的）时期；阶段；（多指剧场（发展或进展的）时期；阶段；（多指剧场中的）舞台中的）舞台stage stage 用作先行词，且定语从句中缺少状语时，如果作用作先行词，且定语从句中缺少状语时，如果作“舞台，领域舞台，领域”讲，定语从句常用讲，定语从句常用 where where 引导，引导，stage stage 在这里表示抽象的地点。类似的词还有在这里表示抽象的地点。类似的词还有 situation situation，
42、pointpoint，case case 等等。9 altogether adv.9 altogether adv.（1 1）总共（）总共（= =in allin all）（2 2）完全地（）完全地（= =completelycompletely）（3 3）总之（）总之（= =all in allall in all）all together all together 一起，同时；总共；一致地，统一地一起，同时；总共；一致地，统一地SummarySummary who who wherewhere whatwhat whywhy how how background background in
43、formationinformationEric Whitacre Eric Whitacre and his worksand his worksSummaryReading strategies: Predict the content of the text according to the title and picture; Scan the text to find important information such as dates, numbers and names.课文篇章结构分析课文篇章结构分析homework 语法填空语法填空 （根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）（根据
44、课文内容和语法规则完成短文）Can you imagine 1_Can you imagine 1_（singsing）together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone?together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone?You can do this in a virtual choir. All you need is a video camera and an Internet 2_You can do this in a
45、virtual choir. All you need is a video camera and an Internet 2_（connectconnect）. . A virtual choir 3_A virtual choir 3_（enableenable）people to add their voices4_those of other individuals.people to add their voices4_those of other individuals.The virtual choir was the idea of Eric Whitacre 5_is an
46、American composer and conductor. HeThe virtual choir was the idea of Eric Whitacre 5_is an American composer and conductor. Hebegan studying music in 1988 and got 6_masters degree in 1997. After thatbegan studying music in 1988 and got 6_masters degree in 1997. After that，he accomplished many he acc
47、omplished many well-well-received compositions. In 2009received compositions. In 2009，7_7_（inspireinspire）by a video he received from a girl 8_by a video he received from a girl 8_（singsing）one of his worksone of his works，he created his first virtual choirhe created his first virtual choir，“Lux Aur
48、umque”. Later“Lux Aurumque”. Later，his song“What his song“What If”9_If”9_（putput）on a performance on 23 July 2014 in the UK.on a performance on 23 July 2014 in the UK.The virtual choir is a wonderful way to sing with onevoice and thus make the world a 10_The virtual choir is a wonderful way to sing with onevoice and thus make the world a 10_（goodgood）place.place.singingconnectionenablestowhoainspiredsinging was putbetter
