(
课件网) Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir release our pressure make us relaxed and peaceful give us courage and power keep us company offer us comfort What can music bring for us lead in Reading and Thinking Learning objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to: Know the structure and learn what is a virtual choir and how it is created. 1 Learn how to scan for the specific information. Understand the positive influence of the virtual choir and introduce it in your own words. 2 3 Activity 2: Read for general idea 01 02 Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A. The person who created the virtual choir Para. 2 B.The influence of the virtual choir Para. 3 C. The development of the virtual choir Para. 4 D. A brief introduction of the virtual choir 03 04 What’s the type of the text The passage is a/an____. A. Narration(记叙文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C. Exposition(说明文) Scanning Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names 1. The man who came up with the idea of virtual choir 3. The name of his song. 2. The place where he studied musical composition Eric Whitacre (p2,L2) University of Nevada (P2, L2) “What If” (P3, LAST LINE) Virtual choir Reality choir Form live Place stage of music hall Identity of singers Number of singers limited to the required programme Influence on singers many people as singers (becoming part of the global community) video Internet (home/anywhere) ordinary people professionals musicians not limited only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance Read paragraph 1 and make difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir. 2 January 19___ Eric Whitacre was born. 19__- 1995 Whitacre attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 19__ Whitacre got a master's degree from the Juilliard School in New York. 2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir. His first virtual choir used ____ singers from ____ different countries; received _____ views on the Internet. ____ July 2014 Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF. _____ young people from ____ countries sang “What If”. 70 88 97 185 12 millions of 23 2292 80 Read paragraph 2-3 and fill in the blanks. Read paragraph 4 and answer the following question. 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. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir The writer feels positive about the virtual choir. a worldwide phenomenon a wonderful way to sing make the world a better place What’s the influence of the virtual choir What is the virtual choir Definition Equipment process A virtual choir is a group of people singing_____ but connected together through the . alone Internet Place . anyone Member . anywhere a video camera; an . Internet connection themselves; the videos onto the Internet; many videos together into one. re ... ...
