(课件网) Unit 5 Music Period 2 Reading and Thinking Lead - in Have you ever experienced music online How do you feel 课前自主预习 New words virtual virtual choir performance perform performer studio award conductor stage band rap Mozart′s compositions are undoubtedly among the world's greatest. compose v. I had an opportunity to go to New York and study. size the opportunity The meal was very ordinary. out of ordinary The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early. enable sb to do sth In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult. proof n. How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him The original plan was to go by bus. origin n. Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century. Nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading. at the present time in contrast with the past Let′s play 1. This is just the _____ I′ve been waiting for. 2. Up to four players can compete in a _____ world of role playing. 3. He had given a mightily impressive _____. opportuunity virtual performance 4. The boy′s knowledge was out of the _____. 5. Slowly but surely she started to fall in love _____ him. 6. We had to write a _____ on the subject “My Pet.” 7. Margie _____ herself to be a good mother. 8. This will enable the audience _____(sit) in comfort while watching the shows. ordinary with composition proved to sit 课文呈现 Learn about experiencing music online 1 Before you read, discuss the question in groups. How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently 2 Scan and circle the information in the text. 1 The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir. 2 The place where he studied musical composition. 3 The name of his song. Scan Scan a text to find important information such as dates. numbers，and names. 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 alone on video. These videos are uploaded onto the Internet. and then they are put together 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. A virtual choir helps 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 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.” The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970. ... ...
