1、Unit5 MusicReading and Thinking请输入标题内容请输入标题内容Music is quite important in our lives.What are the ways for people to experience music?Experience Experience musicmusicLive concertCD/videoCompose music.SingPlay instrumentPre-readingIn modern times,Computers and the Internet connect everyone in the world
2、.How can they help us experience music differently?Discuss in groups:Computers/The Internet access more songs from different genrescreate the sound of an orchestra on our home computerchange music to something newHave you ever heard of virtual choir?Whats it?Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon,crea
3、ting a online choir that brings together singers from all over the world.Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage.Then,predict what this passage is mainly about.not real/true in our livesa singing groupFrom the title,we know that the article mainly talks about the choir which is organi
4、zed through _,not the live people around you.So it mainly talks about the _ of virtual choir.the InternetdevelopmentScan and circle the information in the text.1.The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.Eric Whitacre(second paragraph,first line)University of Nevada(second paragraph,seco
5、nd line)2.The place where he studied musical composition.3.The name of his song.“What If”(third paragraph,last line)Scan a text to find important information such as dates,numbers,and names.Fast readingWho created it?How was it created?How did it affect us?What is a Virtual Choir?Fast readingWho cre
6、ated it?How was it created?How did it affect us?What is a Virtual Choir?Match the main idea with each paragraph.What is a Virtual Choir?Who created it?How was it created?How did it affect us?The definitionThe founderThe developmentThe influencesFast readingGeneral-particular PatternPara 1(general st
7、atement)Para 2(detail 1)Para 3 (detail 2)Para 4(conclusion)Fast readingRead paragraph 1 and make difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir.Virtual choirVirtual choirReality choirReality choirFormFormlivelivePlacePlacestage of music stage of music hallhallIdentity Identity of of sing
8、erssingersNumber of Number of singerssingerslimited to the limited to the required programmerequired programmeInfluence Influence on on singerssingersmany people as many people as singers singers(becoming part(becoming part of the global of the global community)community)videoInternet Internet(home/
9、anywhere)(home/anywhere)ordinary peopleordinary peopleprofessionals musiciansprofessionals musiciansnot limitednot limited only those who only those who have the have the competence or competence or opportunity to opportunity to give performancegive performanceCareful readingRead paragraph 2-3 and a
10、nswer the following question.What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music?What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozarts music at university for the first time.He was inspired to create the virtual cho
11、ir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.Careful readingFind numbers and dates to fill in the timeline.2 January 192 January 19_ Eric Whitacre was born.Eric Whitacre was born.19_-1995 Whitacre attended the 19_-1995 Whitacre attended the University of University of Nevada,Las Vegas Nevada
12、,Las Vegas 1919_ Whitacre got a masters _ Whitacre got a masters degree from degree from the Julliard School in New the Julliard School in New YorkYork2009 Whitacre first got 2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the the idea for the virtual choir.His first virtual virtual choir.His first virtual cho
13、ir used _singers from _ choir used _singers from _ different countries;received different countries;received _views on the Internet._views on the Internet._July 2014 Whitacre formed the July 2014 Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEFChoir for UNICEF._ young._ youngpeople f
14、rom_ countries sang people from_ countries sang What if”.What if”.7070888897971851851212millions ofmillions of23232,2922,2928080Careful readingTry to introduce Eric Whitacre and his creation according to the timeline.01/02/197019881995200907/23/2014born1997the University of Nevada,Las Vegasmaster de
15、gree in.got the idea for.,used.,received.the Virtual Youth Choir for.,“What if”Careful reading1What is the attitude towards the virtual choir?ANaturalBNegativeCPositive DUnknown2Why does the virtual choir prove to be a good influence on the lives of many people?AIt helps to connect ordinary people t
16、ogetherBIt enables them to be part of the global communityCIt helps them to find those with the same interestDIt enables them to forget their daily problems for a while3Please choose the correct order for the following events of Eric WhitacreaStudying music at the university of NevadabConducting the
17、 Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEFcReceiving a masters degree in musical compositiondHis original composition became popular among choirs and singersAacbdBacdb CcbdaDcdbaRead and chooseDoes a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?Post-readingDiscuss in groupsPeople from every corner
18、 of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet,which is like a wonderful stage where people come together to sing.Different people sing together and share similar interests and values,which makes them feel like a family.In the global community,people can exchange feelings and thoughts with
19、each other like real life ommunication.The Internet is so developed that it makes virtual life no different from reality.Pros:Pros:Post-readingA virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person.A virtual choir relies too much on the use of technology.A virtua
20、l choir is somewhat unreal because it is just something made up.A virtual choir concert cant have real actor-audience interaction,which will lead to the lack of audience involvement.Cons:Cons:Post-readingMusic is the universal Music is the universal language of mankind.language of mankind.Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHomework1.Finish the exercise on your reference book.2.Underline the sentences that you have trouble understanding.Thank you!
