1、Unit 5 MusicReading and ThinkingHow do you enjoy and experience music?play instrumentinternetTVthe live concertkaraokeLead-inthe reality/traditional choirperformer/singerconductorstage of music hallchoir：a group of people who sing together.reality choirreality choir真人合唱团真人合唱团 However,during the pand
2、emic，like COVID-19,everybody was locked at home,was it possible for them to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together?Pre-readingLets watch an another type of choirThe Virtual ChoirWhats the difference between the reality choir and this kind of choir?Do you want to know more about
3、 the virtual choir?Pre-readingnot actually existing,but made by computersScanningScan a text to find important information such as dates,numbers,and names1.The man who came up with the idea of virtual choir3.The name of his song.2.The place where he studied musical compositionEric Whitacre(p2,L2)Uni
4、versity of Nevada(P2,L2)“What If”(P3,LAST LINE)What is a Virtual Choir?How was it created?Who created it?Why was it created?(How does it influence us?)Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4The definitionThe creatorThe developmentThe significanceStep 2.While-readingWhat is the writing style of the passage?A.narrat
5、ion（记叙文）B.exposition （说明文）C.argumentation （议论文）What is the purpose of an exposition?to convey factual informationWhatis the virtual choirDefinitionEquipment（工具）（工具）processA virtual choir is a group of people singing but connected together through the .aloneInternetPlace .anyoneMember .anywherea vide
6、o camera;an .Internet connection themselves;the videos onto the Internet;put many videos together into one.recorduploadfunction?Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.to introduce the topic and arouse readers interestWhat are the adv
7、antages of the virtual choir?1.Helps connect_.2.Helps people meet friends with _3.Gives people _a local choir.4.enable people to become _5.have a _ on the lives of many people.positive influencepart of the global communitya chance to jointhe same interest in musicordinary people together“Music helps
8、 me to.forget my problems.with music,I become someone else.”Virtual choir has_ the lives of many people.Readingpara.2:Who created it?Eric Whitacre an award-winning composer and conductorHow was it created?Pead para.2&3 and describe Eric Whitacres life experience1970 1988 1995 1997over the next 10 ye
9、ars20092014 Pead para.2&3 and describe Eric Whitacres life experience1970198819951997over the next 10 yearswas born in the USAbegan studying music at the University of Nevadareceived a masters degreegraduated from university his original compositions began to become quite popular How did Eric Whitac
10、re feel about classical music?love&passion（热情）well-educatedtalented?function?It serves as a transitional sentence to make the article more coherent（合乎逻辑的，有条理的）.a bridge “This led to the creation of the virtual choir.“Pead para.2&3 and describe Eric Whitacres life experience1970198819951997over the n
11、ext 10 yearswas born in the USAbegan studying music at the University of Nevadareceived a masters degree graduated from university his original compositions began to become quite popular 2009 2014first got the inspiration for the virtual choirstarted the Youth Virtual ChoirIn what order do these two
12、 paragraphs develop?time order the virtual choir12 countries2,292 people185 singersmillions of views80 countriesThe virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.list numbersconvincing was born in the USAbegan studying music at the University of Nevadareceived a masters degree graduated from unive
13、rsity his original compositions began to become quite popular first got the idea for the virtual choirstarted the Youth Virtual ChoirWhat are the reasons leading to the success of Eric Whitacres virtual choirs?Erics educationErics talent for musicErics love and passion for classical musicInspiration
14、&support from music lover the development of the technologyErics continuous efforts Para.4-The value of the virtual choir The virtual choir is a _ way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world _ _ _.wonderfulplacebetteraMusic is very spiritual,it has the power to bri
15、ng people togetherpara.4:significance（意义）wonderful betterWhat attitude does the author most likely to hold towards the virtual choir?ThinkingA.positive B.negative C.critical 批评的 D.ambiguous 不明确的Does a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?Post-readingDiscuss in groupsYes!People f
16、rom every corner of the world can upload their video on 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.In the global community,people can exchange feelings and though
17、ts with each other like real life communication.Virtual is virtual,which Virtual is virtual,which can never be real.can never be real.A virtual choir cant have real actor-audience A virtual choir cant have real actor-audience interaction.interaction.In a virtual choir,people cant communicate in person.In a virtual choir,people cant communicate in person.No!Music is the universal Music is the universal language of mankind.language of mankind.Henry Wadsworth LongfellowDraw a mind map of the passage and introduce the virtual choir to your partner with the help of your mind map.Assignment
