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Reading and Thinking
Book2Unit 5 Music
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Sing the song together.
Pre-reading
How do you experience music in your daily life
Experience music
concert
CD/video
live music festival
karaoke
Play instrument
choir
Predict:according to the title and the picture, what aspects will be talked about by the author
The virtual choir
The author will tell us the creator,development and influence...of the virtual choir.
Let’s enjoy the virtual choir.
Get familiar with Words
virtual 虚拟的
choir 合唱团
composition 作品
opportunity 机会
performance 表演
onto 向
studio 录音棚
ordinary 普通的
enable 使能够
prove 证明
award 授予/奖品
composer 作曲家
conductor 乐队指挥
fall in love with 爱上
original 原创的
phenomenon 现象
stage 舞台
altogether 总共
thus 因此
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What is the type of this passage
A.Exposition B.Argumentation C.Narration
While-reading
Scanning.
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.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Match each paragraph with its subtitle
A.The influence of the virtual choir
B.The introduction of the virtual choir
C.The person who created the virtual choir
D.The development of the virtual choir
Main idea:
The passage mainly tell us--the introduction, creator, development and influence of virtual choir.
Read paragraph 1 and tell the difference between the virtual choir and the reality choir in the form.
Virtual choir Reality choir
Form live
Where stage of music hall
Identity of singers
Equipment stage, lights
Influence on singers
video,online
home,anywhere
anyone,ordinary people
professionals musicians
camera,internet
improve skills, gain reputation
Read for details.
become part of the global community
Read paragraphs 2-3 and answer the following questions.
2.Is the first virtual choir successful (2-3evidences in the passage)
1.What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual 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 Julliard 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
2,292
80
Read paragraph 2-3 and fill the timeline.
Read paragraph 4 and answer the following questions.
1.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the virtual choir
The writer feels positive about the virtual choir.
2.AS the virtual choir is a way for different people singing with one voice, what’s the meaning behind it
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir
People from every corner of the world can upload their videos onto the Internet, which is like a wonderful stage
Different people sing together and share similar interests and values, which makes them feel like a family.
In the global community, people can exchange feelings and thoughts with each other like real life communication.
The Internet is so developed that it makes virtual life no different from reality.
Advantages
Post-reading: discussion
A virtual choir cannot have people together on stage where people can communicate in person.
A virtual choir relies too much on the use of technology.
A virtual choir is somewhat unreal because it is just something made up.
A virtual choir concert can't have real actor-audience interaction
Disadvantages
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of a virtual choir
Homework:
After learning the passage, you have learned many aspects of virtual choir, choose 2-3 aspects to write a letter to your friends to introduce the virtual choir.