1、Unit 5 MusicTo figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each part.To know how the virtual choir is formed.0102 Lead-inHave you ever heard of virtual choir?Whats it?.Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon,creating an online choir that brings together singers from all o
2、ver the world.Pre-ReadingLook at the title and the picture.What will be included in the passage?While-Reading.Listening to find the main idea1 1.The text mainly tells us The text mainly tells us _.A.the influence of the virtual choirB.the composer Eric WhitacreCa wonderful way to make the world bett
3、erDthe formation and development of the virtual choir What is a Virtual Choir?Who created it?How was it created?Why was it created?(How does it influence us?)Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Skim and match the paragraph with its main idea.Reading and ThinkingReading and ThinkingRead the first paragraph and f
4、ind the answers to the following questions.A virtual choir is an online choir performance,where choir members themselves while they on video,these videos are ,and then they are that you can see onlinea virtual choir.recordperform alone uploaded onto the Internetput together into one videoReading and
5、 ThinkingReading and ThinkingRead the first paragraph and find the answers to the following questions.2.What is needed for you to take part in a virtual choir?A.a studioB A small band.CA video camera.D.2 January 19_ Eric Whitacre was born.19_-1995Whitacre attended the University of Nevada,Las Vegas.
6、19_Whitacre got a masters degree from the Juilliard School in New York.2009Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir.His first virtual choir used _ singers from _ different countries;received _ views on the Internet._ July 2014Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF._ young people
7、 from _ countries sang“What If”.Please read through paragraph 2 and 3,then finish the personal profile 个人简历.70889718512millions of23229280Was the virtual choir a success or a failure?In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.Inspired,he asked his fans to make video
8、s,which he then joined together 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
9、 UNICEF which was first seen o stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.Altogether,2292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacres song“What If”.3.What factors 因素因素 make it possible for the Virtual Choir to come into being 形成形成?A.The construction of UNICEFB.inspiration from a girlC.support fr
10、om his fansD.his continuous efforts Para 4: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.虚拟合唱团提供了一种美妙的方式，让世界各地的人们能够同声歌唱，世虚拟合唱团提供了一种美妙的方式，让世界各地的人们能够同声歌唱，世界因此变得更加美好。界因此变得更加美好。WhatWhats the attitude of the author s the att
11、itude of the author towards the Virtual Choir and towards the Virtual Choir and why?why?123456136Positive?Negative?or Neutral?中立DiscussionDiscussionWhat are the differences between the virtual choir and the reality choir?Make difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir.Virtual choirRe
12、ality choirForm(形式）形式）PlaceIdentity of singers(歌手身份)Number of singersInfluence on singersvideoInternet(home/anywhere)ordinary peopleprofessionals musiciansnot limited only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance livemany people as singers(becoming part of the global community)limited to the required programmestage of music hallHomeworkHomeworkTHANK YOU
