1、Reading&ThinkingA choir A choir is a group of people who sing together.One Voice Childrens ChoirHowever,because of the COVID-19,many people was locked at home,was it possible for the kids to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together?Reality/traditional choir(真人合唱团)Virtual choir(虚拟
2、合唱团)Reading(P52)PredictionLooking at the picture and the title,predict what the text will be about.THE VIRTUAL CHOIRVirtual choirReality choir(traditional choir)Choose the main idea of this article.The text mainly tells us _.Athe influence of the virtual choirBthe composer(作曲家)“Eric Whitacre”Ca wond
3、erful way to make the world betterDthe information and development of the virtual choirThe passage is mainly a(n)_.A.Narration（记叙文）B.Argumentation（议论文）C.Exposition(说明文)The genre(体裁)of this article Skim and match the paragraph with its general idea.A.The creation of the Virtual Choir.B.The introducti
4、on of the Virtual Choir.C.The influence of the Virtual Choir.D.The creator of the Virtual Choir.Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.You can do this in a virtual choir.Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alon
5、e on video.These videos are uploaded onto the Internet,and then they are put together into one video 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.A virtual choir hel
6、ps connect ordinary people 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
7、 has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to.forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.”Read Para.1 and answer the following questions.1.What is the definition(定义)of“a virtual choir”?2.What are the advantages of a vi
8、rtual choir?Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.You can do this in a virtual choir.Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.These videos are uploaded onto the Internet,and then they are put togethe
9、r into one video that you can see online a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection.You do not even need a studio.1.What is the definition of“a virtual choir”?A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together.M
10、any 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 positive influenc
11、e on the lives of many people.As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to.forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.2.What are the advantages of a virtual choir?Read Para.1 again and fill in the blanks.Q:How is a virtual choir differ from reality choirs?virtual choir reality choirF
12、ormlivePlacestage of music hallSingersordinary people/anyone musicians/professionalsNumber of singerslimitedEquipment(设备)the equipment on stagevideoanywhereunlimitedvideo camera,Internet connection Scan Para 2-3 and find the information.1.The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir:2.The p
13、lace where he studied musical composition:3.The name of his song:“What If”University of NevadaEric WhitacreTip:ScanningScan a text to find important information such as dates,numbers,and names.2 January,19_ 19 _-1995 19_ _July 2014He was born.70 8897He attended the University of Nevada.2009 He recei
14、ved a masters degree in musical composition.He first got the idea for the virtual choir.His first virtual choir used _ singers from _ different countries;received _ views on the Internet.2318512millions ofHe formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF._ young people from _ countries sang“What If”.2292
15、80Read Para.4 answer the following question.Whats the writers attitude towards the virtual choir?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.A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unknown.About musicMusic is very spiritual.It has th
16、e power to bring people together.Edgar Winter(a musician of the USA)possible answers:Yes,people from different countries or ages sing the same song,share similar interests and values,which makes them feel like family No,a virtual choir cannot have people together on the same stage where people can c
17、ommunicate face to faceDoes a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?Discuss the questions in groups.Student1:Ive been reading books of old我遍读旧籍 Ive been reading books of old The legends and the myths那些古老传奇和无边神秘The legends and the mythsStudent2:Achilles and his gold如阿喀琉斯和他的战利品 The
18、 testaments they told Hercules and his gifts如赫拉克勒斯和他的天赋神力The moon and its eclipseStudent3:Spidermans control还有蜘蛛侠的掌控全局And Superman unrolls And Batman with his fists和蝙蝠侠的铁拳无敌A suit before he lifts And clearly I dont see myself upon that list而我显然不能与他们同日而语 But Im not the kind of person that it fitsAll
19、together:She said,whered you wanna go?她对我说 你想要去往何地How much you wanna risk?你还想历经多少风雨Im not looking for somebody我并不渴望With some superhuman gifts成为超人般天赋异禀Some superhero也不用如超级英雄般无敌Some fairytale bliss更不要童话中的幸福美丽Just something I can turn to只要一个能让我有所依附Somebody I can kiss能让我拥吻的你I want something just like this我想要的 仅此而已 Doo-doo-doo,doo-doo-dooDoo-doo-doo,doo-doo Doo-doo-doo,doo-doo-dooMUSIC Thank You
