(
课件网) Reading and Thinking P52 The virtual choir familiar or unfamiliar？ The virtual choir The Virtual Choir Predicting : how would the author explain something unfamiliar by giving..... description, definition example, figures (numbers) compare/ contrast smile/ metaphor. Unit 5 Music Reading & Thinking Do you like experiencing music in your spare time What are the ways for you to experience music How can computers and the Internet help us to experience music differently phone earphone Lead-in 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 What is a Virtual Choir Who created it How was it created How did it affect us The Virtual Choir Definition Significance Person Reasons Place Process Equipment Anyone Anywhere record themselves perform alone on video upload videos onto the Internet put videos together into one see online a video camera an Internet connection do not have close friends or contacts who ... do not have the chance to join a local choir enable them to add their voices to those of other individuals become part of the global community be a positive influence on the lives of many people help connect ordinary people together P1 Step2:Language points 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.” Para 1 the opportunity/ chance to do sth 做某事的机会 prove (to be)... 证明是... prove that... 证明... It is proved that... 据证明... prove sth to sb 向某人证明某事 was born in the USA began studying music at the University of Nevada fell in love with Mozart’s classical music received a master’s degree in musical composition graduated from university his original compositions began to become quite popular P2 What is a Virtual Choir Who created it How was it created How did it affect us Eric Whitacre on 2 Jan,1970 in 1988 in 1995 in 1997 Over the next 10 ... ...
