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Unit 5 Music
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
The Virtual Choir
Learning objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to…
1. figure out the main structure of the passage.
2. know how the virtual choir is formed.
3. learn about the creator of the virtual choir.
4. apply the reading skill of scanning to practice.
Lead in
Music is quite important in our lives.
What are the ways for people to experience music?
Experience music
Compose music
Live
concert
Sing
Play instrument
...
Do you know the virtual singer?
Warming up
What is the virtual choir?
The Virtual Choir
虚拟合唱团
The virtual choir is an assemblely of geographically dispersed(分散的)singers performing choral works(合唱作品)together through web technology.
虚拟合唱团是地理上分散的歌手通过网络技术一起表演合唱作品的集合。
Eric Whitacre
The virtual choir
虚拟合唱团
不同国家的人们可以一起上线,通过共同歌唱把他们对音乐的热爱结合在一起。虚拟合唱团的特点是互相不认识的歌手和指挥不在一个地方,但是通过网络他们能够一起演唱。通过国际网络,成千上万的人们可以一起加入这个活动。美国作曲家和指挥Eric Whitacre给许多虚拟合唱团以生命。
Eric Whitacre
埃里克·惠特克(Eric Whitacre)是美国作曲家,指挥家和讲师。2007年,惠特克合唱专辑《倾盆大雨》国际畅销,并赢得格莱美提名。他的音乐作品充满了现代气息的同时又对音准、合声提出了严格的要求。他的音乐作品的节奏往往是混合的、复杂的。
Reading
Read for the type of writing.
What type of writing the text is?
A. Narration [记叙文]
B. Exposition [说明文]
C. Argumentation [议论文]
What; Who; How; Why
purpose of writing: to give the readers some information about a certain topic.
Read for the structure.
What is a Virtual Choir?
Who created it?
How was it created?
Why was it created?
(How does it influence us?)
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Read for the structure.
What is a Virtual Choir?(Para1)
(Definition& advantage )
How was it created?(Para2-3)
(Creator&creation&development)
Why was it introduced?(Para4)
(Influence)
Introduction
Body
Writer's opinion
Detailed reading
Part1
(para1)
What
is the
virtual
choir?
A vitual choir is a group of people singing _____but connected together through the ________.
a ___________ , an _______________
People_______ themselves alone on videos. These videos are_____________ the Internet,and then they are ___________ into one.
A virtual choir connects ____________with the same interest in music;
A virtual choir_______ them to become
part of the _______
alone
Internet
record
uploaded onto
put together
global community
ordinary people
enables
video camera
Internet connection
Definition
Equipment
Process
Function
a virtual choir.
member location equipment
①_________ ②________ a video ③____________ and an Internet ④____________
anyone
anywhere
camera
connection
Summary
Part 2
(para2-3)
How was the
virtual choir
Created
Creator
Creating
In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl, by whom he was ____________.
He joined the videos made by his fans into one _________.
Creation
Lux Aurumque”had _____ singers from ____pountries and received _________of views on the Internet.Since then,the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon
“What If”was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF with ______young people from 80 countries.
in January _______ born in the ______
in 1988 began ______________
in 1995 ____________________ university
in ______ __________________________ in musical composition
from 1997 to 2007 his original compositions _________________
About the introduction of Eric Whitacre.
in January ____________ born in the ______
in 1988 began ______________
in 1995 ____________________ university
in ______ __________________________ in musical composition
from 1997 to 2007 his original compositions _________________
1970
studying music
graduated from
received a master’s degree
became quite popular
1997
USA
Creator
Part 2
(para2-3)
How was the
virtual choir
Created
Creator
Creating
In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl, by whom he was ____________.
He joined the videos made by his fans into one _________________.
Creation
Lux Aurumque”had _____ singers from ____pountries and received _________of views on the Internet.Since then,the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon
“What If”was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF with ______young people from 80 countries.
in January _______ born in the ______
in 1988 began ______________
in 1995 ____________________ university
in ______ __________________________ in musical composition
from 1997 to 2007 his original compositions _________________
inspired.
performance
Part 2
(para2-3)
How was the
virtual choir
Created
Creator
Creating
In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl, by whom he was ____________.
He joined the videos made by his fans into one _________________.
Creation
Lux Aurumque”had _____ singers from ______ countries and received _________of views on the Internet.Since then,the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon .
“What If”was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF with ______young people from 80 countries.
185
12
millions
2,292
in January _______ born in the ______
in 1988 began ______________
in 1995 ____________________ university
in ______ __________________________ in musical composition
from 1997 to 2007 his original compositions _________________
inspired.
performance
Part3
(para4)
Why is the virtual choir introduced?
Influence
(Writer's opinion)
The virtual choir is a ___________ way for people to sing with one voice and thus make the world _____________
wonderful
a better place
P53
Read the text quickly and fill in the form.
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.
70
88
97
2009 Whitacre first got the idea for the virtual choir.His first virtual choir used ____________singers from____________different countries;received more than ____________________views on the Internet.
________
July
2014 Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF,____________ young people from ____________countries sang “what If”.
185
12
millions of
23
2292;
80
Language points
THE VIRTUAL CHOIR
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 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.
有机会做某事
while
that
定语从句,先行词one video在从句中做see的宾语
时间状语从句,while“当……时候”
上传视频到网上
参加
imagine doing sth.
想象做某事
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.”
有机会做某事
enable sb to do sth.使某人能够做某事
对……的积极影响
结果是
who、As引导什么从句?
引导非限制性定语从句,代指后面整个句子
Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”
他被这段音乐打动了,他说:“那种(兴奋的)感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。”
过去分词作状语,相当于As Eric was moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”
In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance.His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet, Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.Altogether, 2, 292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.
who、which引导什么从句?
Think: since then 之后的句子用什么时态呢?
关于这个时态的标志词有哪些?
since then 后面接现在完成时,表示“从那之后”。
现在完成时的标志性时间状语:already, yet, since, for a long time, up to now, so far, in the last few weeks / years / months, till now, recently
Post-reading
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