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Unit 5 Music
Music is the universal language of mankind. ——Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Virtual Choir
Picturing the opportunity to sing with hundreds of (other) while you are at home (独自一人). This can come true in a virtual choir members record themselves while (perform) alone on video. Uploaded (到...上) the internet, the videos merged into one video that you can see online——a virtual choir. Whoever you are, you can take part in from anywhere——all you need is a video camera and an internet
(连接). You do not even need a (录音棚;工作室). A virtual choir helps gather
(普通人)together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts having the same interest music, while others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir (enable) them to add their voices to of other individuals becomes part of the global community. It (已经证实) to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. “Music helps me to...forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.” said one virtual choir member.
The virtual choir was the brainchild of (获奖的) composer and conductor Eric Whitacre who
born in the USA on 2 January 1970. Studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988, Whitacre (爱上了) Mozart’s classical music when he (唱歌) for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color the first time.” He graduated from the university in 1995, then (receive) a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s (原创的) compositions began to become quite popular choirs and singers, led to the creation of the virtual choir.
In 2009, a girl sent Whitacre a video she was singing one of his (作品). (深受启发), he asked his fans to make videos, which he then transformed them one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque,” which had 185 singers from 12 different countries, (已经收到了) millions of views on the internet. Since then, the virtual choirs become a worldwide (现象). Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNCEF, which made its debut on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in (sing) Whitacre’s song “What If”.
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice, thus (build) a better world.
Transcript of a speech
The speaker is a girl (name) Sarah William, who felt (honor) to be there and to share with us the story of music influenced her life.
All of us have faced a time things looked dark and (hope). was Sarah. Two years ago, Sarah was told she developed a serious disease difficult (治愈). Her body ached all the time and thus she thought she wouldn’t live for long. Alone and (灰心的), she was so afraid. Then one day, she went through a
(两小时的) medical treatment the doctor asked her to relax by having her (听) some music, and one of the songs (be)“Happy”. The song made her much better, so from then she began to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” And it’s true. Music helped her recover.
Sarah held the belief that music lead her to (happy) because whenever she listened to music, it made her spirits fly in the wind a kite . Music delivered her strength and brought her (宽慰). It was the rock on
she leant to become strong and to get through those hardships. Moreover, music gave her
(一种满足感) and became her best friend spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of herself.
Of course, she hope (没有人) us have to go through the same kind of suffering that she . At the same time, we all experience various periods we feel sad or alone. During those times, music can help us in the same way that it helped her. She hoped all of us will somehow begin to (珍视) music and make it a part of our life.
Grammar quiz
1. (unite) we stand, (divide) we fall.
2. The deer silently crossed the fields, half (hide) in the mists of the fall morning.
3. (dress) in white, she suddenly appeared.
4. (leave) along, the boy will get into trouble.
5. Though (write) in ancient times, the book still relates to readers today.
6. She had said little so far, responding only briefly when (speak) to.
7. (see) from the pagoda, the south foot of the Purple Mountain is a sea of trees.
8. That (be) the case, we’d better make another plan.
9. The table (set), they began to dine.
10. She walked along the path, her daughter (follow) close behind.
11. Health and persistence (give), one can do great things.
12. The heavy frost (come) on, dead leaves lay thick on the ground.
13. He returned three days later, his face (cover) with mud and his clothes (tear) into pieces.
14. He stole the vase, there (be) nobody around.
15. He sat at desk with the moon (peep) through the window.
16. He died with his dream (fulfill).
17. The ship left the harbour with sails (spread).
1. 月亮升起后,他们在田野里散步。
2. 暴风雨过去了,一切又恢复平静。
3. 他站在甲板上,嘴里叼着烟斗。
4. 有200人在事故中丧生,其中许多是儿童。
5. Peter 不在,家里宽敞了一些。
6. 她看着那人,眼中满是怀疑和不快。
答案:
(1) others; alone; where; performing; onto; one; that; connection; studio; ordinary people; in; enables; those; has proved; award-winning; was; fell in love with; sang; for; receiving; original; among; which; where; works; deeply inspired; into; has received; phenomenon; singing; building
(2) named; honored; how; when; hopeless; So; to cure; discouraged; two-hour; where; listen to; was; on; happiness; like; comfort; which; a sense of satisfaction; who; none of; did; when; treasure
(3) United; divided hidden; Dressed; Left; written; spoken; Seen; being; set; following; given; coming; covered;torn being; peeping; unfulfilled; spread
(4) The moon having risen, they took a walk on the fields.
The storm (being) over, everything was in peace again.
He stood on the deck, pipe in his mouth.
Two hundred people died in the accident, many of them children.
Peter away,/ With Peter away;/ Peter being away, there’s more room in the house.
She looked at the man, her eyes full of doubt and discomfort.
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