Unit5MusicReadingandThinking课件高中英语人教版8

Unit5MusicPeriod2ReadingandThinkingTeachingobjectivesInthisclass,youwill：

1.understandthemainideaofeachparagraphandknowhowthevirtualchoirisformed.2.learnhow

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scan

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information.3.realizemusicistheuniversallanguageofmankindanditcanbringpeopletogether.Haveyoueverheardofvirtualchoir?Let’swatchashortvideotoknowmoreaboutthevirtualchoir.Thearticlemainlytalksabout______________________________

,Soitmaybean__________.(narration/exposition/argumentation)Task1:Lookatthepictureandthetitle,andpredictwhatthetextisabout,thenjudgethetypeofwritingexpositionsomeinformationofvirtualchoiritsformation,signification/benefits/uses/value/creation/influence,etc.Step1.Pre-readingHowHowdidthevirtualchoirdevelop?timelineEventsIn_________Inspired,LuxAurumque

had_______singersfrom________differentcountries.Ithasreceived___________ofviewsontheInternet.thevirtualchoirhasbecomea____________________________________________.theVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwasseenonstage.Altogether,_____________youngpeoplefrom_________countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong“WhatIf”18512millions2,29280

2009Sincethen23July2014worldwidephenomenonWhatcanwelearnfromthenumbers?ThevirtualchoirreceivedgreatsuccessandpopularityManypeoplewanttoexperiencemusiconline.It'smoreconvincingtotalkaboutit'sgreatinflunce.

Whyisthevirtualchoirawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoice?Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicetothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.“Musichelpsmeto…forgetmyproblem.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”convenienceconnectionnewexperiencepositiveinfluenceawonderfulway2January__________

__________-1995

___________________1997-20072009________July2014EricWhitacrewasborn.WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas.Whitacre________________________inmusicalcompositionfromtheJuiliarSchoolinNewYork.Whitacrefirst_______________________thevirtualchoir.WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.WhoEricWhitacre19701988199723gotamaster'sdegreegottheideafor

Whitacre'soriginalcompositionbegantobecomequite______________amongchoirsandsingers.popularHisgreatachievementinmusicMovedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolourforthefirsttime.”Whatcanyoulearnfromthissentence?Itshowshisexperienceinmusicwhichisfullofsurprise.

WhydoestheauthormentionEricWhitacre'sstudyingexperienceandhisachievementinmusic?Itwashisgreatpassionandachievementinmusicthatledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Whatmakesthevirtualchoirworldwidepopularity?Eric'soutstandingachievementinmusic.People'swillingnesstobeconnected.ordinarypeople'spassionforexperiencingmusiconline.type

creatorIdentity

ofsigner

formplacenumbersofsingerinfluenceVirtualchoirordinary

peoplevideoInternetnot

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verylarge)EricWhitacreconvenience,connection,newexperience,positiveinfluencerecord,perform,upload,putteogether…born,study,fallinlovewith,graduatefrom,receiveadegree,inspired…donothave…donothave…;becomepartof…becomesomeone…donotneedastudioathome/anywhere185singers12countries;2,292youngpeople80countries…“Musichelpsmeto…forget…”“LuxAurumque”185singers12countries;“WhatIf”2,292youngpeople80countries…giveadefinitionwriteintimeordergivenumbersquote;illustrateMethodsofexposition0506

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Hisoriginalcompositionsbecamepopular_________attheUniversityofNevadaGraduatedfromuniversity

____________inmusicalcompositionBornintheUSLoveKnowledgePopularityStudiedmusic

amaster'sdegree3.Whatfactors(因素)madethecreationofthevirtualchoirpossible?moderntechnology2.Findtheinformationtofinishthetimeline.Overthenext10years05061.WhogaveWhitacretheideatocreatethefirstvirtualchoir?TimelineEventsIn2009Inspired,LuxAurumquehad_185_singersfrom12

differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen

Thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.23July2014TheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwasseenonstage.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong"WhatIf"Para.32.Whatcanyougetfromthenumbersbelow?popularworld-famous0506What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?Para.4AnegativeB.positiveC.neutral(中立的)wonderfulbetter0506Activity4：Sharereaders'reflections

SupposeoneofyouisTaylor,theotherthreeareherfriends.Taylorneverhearsofthevirtualchoir.Pleasetrytoencouragehertojoininavirtualchoirandmakeadialogue.0506Dialogue:

Taylor:Youknow,Ilikemusicverymuch.ButIcan'tfindachoirtojoinin.Canyouhelpme?Together:Ofcourse,whynotavirtualchoir?Taylor:_____________________________________?S1:________________________________________.S2:________________________________________.S3:________________________________________........Taylor:Thevirtualchoirissuchawonderfulnewform.Ican'twaittohaveatry.Thankyousomuch.Together:Youarewelcome.DebateDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?CreativeThinkingDiscussingroupsPost-readingPeople

from

every

corner

of

the

world

can

upload

their

videos

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Internet,

which

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like

a

wonderful

stage

where

people

come

together

to

sing.Differentpeoplesingtogetherandsharesimilarinterestsand