Unit5 Reading and Thinking 名师课件-王淦

Unit5MusicMusickeepsuscompanywhenwe'relonely;Musicremovesalltheworrieswhenwe'reupset;Musicinspiresuswhenwe'reundergreatpressure.Howcanwebenefitfrommusic?Whatarethewaysforpeopletoexperiencemusic?listentoCDsgotoaconcertstreammusicontheInternetHowcancomputersandtheInternethelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?TheInternetmakesitconvenientforustoexperienceawiderangeofmusicaswellasenjoysingingfreelyonsomeapps.TheVirtualChoirWhatwillthetextbeabout?PredictionWhatisavirtualchoir?Whofirstcameupwiththeideaofit?Scanandcircletheinformation1.Whatcanyoudoinavirtualchoir?Singtogetherwithhundrensofotherpeoplewhileyouareathome.2.Whofirstcameupwiththeidea?EricWhitacre,anaward-winningcomposerandconductor.3.What'sthenameofhisfirstvirtualchoir?

LuxAurumque.Readforthemainidea:topicsentenceorkeywordsImaginehavingtheopportunityto

singtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline--avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtulchoirfromanywhere---allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Youdonotevenneedastudio.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.ManyOthersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,

“Musichelpsmeto...forgetproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”

WhatisaVirtualChoirandhowwillitinfluenceus?TheVirtualChoirrecordthemselvesperformaloneonvideouploadvideosontotheInternetputvideostogetherintooneseeonline

avideocameraanInternetconnectiondonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswho...donothavethechancetojoinalocalchoirbecomepartoftheglobalcommunitybeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeoplehelpconnectordinarypeopletogetherDefinitionSignificancePersonReasonsPlaceProceduresEquipmentAnyoneAnywhereThevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAof2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime."Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamastersdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre'soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Whocreatedit?EricWhitacreaward-winningcomposerandconductor1970Whiteacrewasborn.19881995HestudiedmusicattheUniversityofNevada,_________hewasmovedand_______________classicalmusic.1997Hegot_________________________Heturnedto_____________overthenext10yearswherefellinlovewithamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcomposition.apopularcomposer.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.thetransitionalsentence(过渡句）In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir,"LuxAurumque",had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthchoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedtosingWhitacre'ssong"WhatIf”.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Howwasitcreated?EricWhitacre1970born198819951997gotadegreestudiedmusicandfellinlovewiththeclassicalapopularcomposer.2009________byoneofhisfans,hejoinedthevideosofhisfansintoone________________,whichishisfirstvirtualchoir_______upof185singersof12countries.20072014InspiredperformancemadethevirtualchoiraworldwidephenomenontheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFThevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.MHowdid

itaffectus?Maketheworldabetterplace.Unitepeopletogether.Sharehappinessandsorrow.Inspirepeopletostaystrongandpositive.Comfortthebrokenhearts.Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.USICConclusionTheVirtualChoirWhatWhoHowInfluenceAnyonecantakepartinit.recordthroughvideouploadontotheInternetputtogetherintoonevideoonlineEricWhitarecpersonalinformationandlearningexperienceinspiredbyagirlsupportedbyhisfansaworldwidephenomenonmaketheworldabetterplaceanexpositionwithnarrationThinking:WhatmakesEricWhitacresucceedincreatingthevirtualchoir?Findsomeevidenceinthetexttosupportyouridea.Hisenthusiasm&capabilityformusicHelovesclassical