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Book2 Unit5 Music
Reading and Thinking
Teaching objectives
In this class, you will:
1. understand the main idea of each paragraph and know how the virtual choir is formed.
2. learn how to scan for specific information.
3. realize music is the universal language of mankind and it can bring people together.
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How do you enjoy and experience music?
play instruments
search the internet
compose music
watch the live concert
sing karaoke
listen to CDs
Choir
a group of people who sing together
Real Choir
conductor
performers
on the stage in a music hall
virtual choir
虚拟合唱团
Virtual Choir
is a global phenomenon, creating an online choir that brings together singers from all over the world.
Let’s watch an another type of choir
Look at the picture and the title, then judge the type of writing and predict what the text is about.
The article mainly talks about ______________________________ ,
So it may be an __________. (narration/exposition/argumentation)
exposition
some information of virtual choir
What’s virtual choir?
Prediction
Creator
Creation
Influence
Introduction
What is a Virtual Choir?
Who created it?
How was it created?
How did it affect us?
Skimming: match the paragraph with its main idea
Para. 1
Para. 4
What
Creator
Creation
Influence
Who
Where
Why
How
Introduction
Para. 2
Para. 3
The Virtual Choir
This passage is a/an _______
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Argumentation(议论文)
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.
Scan & circle
1. The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.
Eric Whitacre (P2, L1)
University of Nevada (P2, L2)
2. The place where he studied musical composition.
3. The name of his song.
“What If ”(P3, last line)
Scan
Scan a text to find important information such as dates, numbers, and names.
Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are