1、Reading and Thinkingxxx老师xxxx学校Unit5 Music1.Figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each part.2.Learn about experiencing music online and know how the virtual choir is formed.3.Develop critical thinking about enjoying virtual music.Lead-inRealityChoirLead-inDuring
2、the pandemic,was it possible for everyone to have face-to-face contact and still sing in a choir together?Virtual Choir is a global phenomenon,creating an online choir that brings together singers from all over the world.Pre-reading：Key words award original performance phenomenon stage altogether th
3、us opportunity onto studio ordinary enable proven.机会prep.（朝）向n.演播室adj.普通的v.使能够v.证明n.奖品adj.原来的n.表演n.现象n.舞台adv.全部adv.如此Pre-reading：PredictionTHE VIRTUAL CHOIRLook at the picture and the title and predict what the passage will be about.WhatHowWhoWhy1.The passage is probably a(n)_.Anarration(记叙文)Bargume
4、ntation(议论文)Cexposition(说明文)2.Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1AThe value of the virtual choir.(Why)Para.2 BThe introduction of the virtual choir.(What)Para.3 CThe person who created the virtual choir.(Who)Para.4 DThe development of the virtual choir.(How)While-reading
5、：Skimming(学习笔记P82)The Virtual ChoirDefinition A virtual choir is a group of people singing(1)_ but connected together through the(2)_.Member(3)_Place(4)_Equipment (5)_，(6)_Process(7)_ themselves；(8)_ the videos onto the Internet;(9)_ many videos together into onealoneInternetanyoneanywherea video ca
6、meraan Internet connectionrecorduploadputWhile-reading：Para 1What are the advantages of a virtual choir?While-reading：Para 1Key SentencesWhile-reading：Para 2-3Eric WhitcareAn award-winning composer and conductorTipsScan a text to find important information such as dates,numbers and names.2 January 1
7、9_ Eric Whitacre was born.19_-1995Whitacre attended the University of Nevada,Las Vegas.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 th
8、e Internet._ July 2014Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF._ young people from _ countries sang“What If”.While-reading：Para 2-370889718512millions of23229280Time orderKey SentencesKey SentencesWhat is the authors attitude towards the virtual choir?ANeutral.BNegative.CPositive.DUnknown.
9、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.While-reading：Para 4(学习笔记P83)Whats the structure of the passage?IntroductionMain bodyConclusion1234While-reading：Structure(学习笔记P82)What makes Erics virtual choir successful？
10、Post-reading：Discussionpassion for musicprofessional knowledge and talentinspiration and support from fanscontinuous effortsdevelopment of the technologyHe fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir.Moved by this music,he said,“It was like seeing color for the fi
11、rst 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.In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.Inspired,he asked his fans to make videos.Whitacres next effort was the
12、Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF.Post-reading：Discussion1.Last night I went to see my friends new rock band _ on _ at a small local music festival.2.This new pop song _ me of an old song that was _ sung by Billy White but later made popular by another singer.3.Im so happy!My favorite singer just won a
13、 music _.This _ that all the _ she put into her work was worth it.performordinaryremind perform award effortindividual fall in loveenablestage studio original prove ontoopportunitystageremindsoriginallyawardproveseffortPost-reading：Exercise4.I _ with rap music when I was a teenager.Listening to it _
14、 me to relax and forget about my problems.5.Five years ago,he was finally given a(n)_ to record his song at a(n)_.Ever since,his success has shown the world that even _ people can become famous.6.Nowadays millions of musical performances are uploaded _ the Internet every day by different _ who may o
15、r may not be professional musicians or singers.fell in loveenabledopportunitystudioordinaryontoindividualsordinaryremind perform award effortindividual fall in loveenablestage studio original prove ontoopportunityPost-reading：ExerciseMany people，while they are at home alone，imagine 1._(have)the oppo
16、rtunity 2._(sing)together with others,3._ was realized as a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in 4._ from anywhere and does not need a studio.It 5._(prove)to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.Award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre came up 6._ the idea of a virtual choi
17、r，who began studying music in 1988.7_(move)by Mozarts classical music,he received a masters degree in 8._(music)composition in 1997.In 2009，his first virtual choir received 9._(million)of views on the Internet and has become 10._ worldwide phenomenon since then.In 2014，he formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF，and 2,292 young people from 80 countries sang his song“What If”havingto singwhichithas provedwithMovedmusicalmillionsaPost-reading：Summary（学习笔记p83）Key Sentences-1Key Sentences-2Key Sentences-3定语从句-1定语从句-2定语从句-3
