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课件网) 人教版（2019）必修二 Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking Learn about experiencing music online Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1. predict what you will read based on some related information, like the title of the text; 2. get the key information about the virtual choir through scanning the text; 3. fill in the timeline of Eric Whitacre’s lifetime; 4. grasp the structure of this text by completing a mind map; 5. express your attitude to the virtual choir and give your reasons. / kwai (r)/ Virtual choir Internet Technology Cooperation Learn about experiencing music online. Look at the title and picture to predict the topic of this passage. Make prediction What is the virtual choir and how is it created. The virtual choir 虚拟合唱团 In what ways can we enjoy music listen to CDs enjoy music on TV/the radio go to a concert /live performance stream music on the Internet Where did they sing in the video real choir virtual choir What are the types of the music performance in the same place/ on the stage in different places virtual choir traditional/ reality choir Prediction The Virtual Choir What do you want to know about the virtual choir What Who Where Why How ... The passage is probably a(n) _____. A．narration(记叙文) B．argumentation(议论文) C．exposition(说明文) How about the process of forming a virtual choir Members record themselves while perform on video They upload the videos onto the Internet They are put together into one video A virtual choir can be seen online Read Para. 1 Read paragraph 1 and answer four questions. What are the features or advantages of the virtual choir Read Para. 1 Read paragraph 1 and answer four questions. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere. You need… It helps connect ordinary people together. Video camera Internet connection Studio Read Para. 2&3 The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir Read paragraph 2 and answer four questions. Eric Whitacre He is an award-winning composer and conductor. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music Read paragraph 2 and answer four questions. Read Para. 2&3 He was moved by Mozart’s classical music when sang for the university choir in the University of Nevada . “It’s like seeing color for the first time.” The place where he studied musical composition Read paragraph 2 and answer four questions. Read Para. 2&3 He received a master’s 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, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Cho ... ...
