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课件网) Unit 5 Music Reading and Thinking The Virtual Choir Teaching objectives By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. To read for structure of the text; 2. To learn the definition, creation and influence of the virtual choir; 3. To analyze and appreciate the success of the virtual choir. How do you experience/enjoy music live concert 现场音乐会 play MP3/MP4 Lead in listen to CD/radio stream music on the Internet sing Lead in Let’s watch a video What kind of music it is choir a group of people who sing together The reality choir现实合唱团 Pre-Reading Watch another type of choir. Virtual Choir 虚拟合唱团 Have you ever heard of virtual choir What's it Lead-in Fast-reading Read each paragraph to get the main idea. 1 2 3 4 What is the virtual choir. Who created the virtual choir. How was the choir created. Influence on people around the world. This passage is a/an _____. A. Narration(记叙文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C. Exposition(说明文) C. Exposition(说明文) Exposition is a piece of writing that is used to explain, describe, or give information. It answers the questions about what, how, and why. Analyze the structure of the text Part1 Part2 Part3 Definition Creator development Influence Body Conclusion Introduction para.1 para.2-3 para.4 Step III While-reading Read Para. 1 and fill in the blanks. The Virtual Choir Definition 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 one alone Internet anyone anywhere a video camera an Internet connection record upload put Q. If you want to take part in a virtual choir，what do you need A. A video camera and some instruments. B. A band and some professional singers. C. A video camera and an Internet connection. D. A master’s degree in musical composition. Q. Why does the virtual choir prove to be a positive influence on the lives of many people A. It helps to connect ordinary people together. B. It enables them to be part of the global community. C. It helps them to find those with the same interest. D. It enables them to forget their daily problems for a while. Careful-reading Read Para. 2-3 and fill in the blanks with numbers. 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 Q. In the sentence “This led to the creation of the virtual choir.”，“This” refers to “_____ ... ...
