Unit5 Music Reading and Thinking课件高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

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TheinfluenceofthevirtualchoirWhatWhoHowWhyKWL—WhatILearned—Para.1—WhatImaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere—allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Youdonotevenneedastudio.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.Manyothersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”1.Whatisthevirtualchoir?Avirtualchoirisagroupofpeopleperforming

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.ordinarypeopletogetherthesameinterestinmusicachancetojoinachoirandsingtogethertobecomepartoftheglobalcommunityapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeopleKWL—WhatILearned—Para.2—Who1.Whocreatedthevirtualchoir?Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.EricWhitacrecomposerandconductor2.Inwhatorderisthisparagraphwritten?Timeorder.3.WhathappenedtoEricWhitacreatdifferenttimes?on2January1970in1988in1995in1987Overthenext10yearwasbornbeganstudyingmusicgraduatedreceivedmaster’sdegreebecamepopularKWL—WhatILearned—Para.2—Who4.Whatledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir?Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.’’Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Eric’sloveandpassionformusicPeople’sloveformusicEric’sexpertiseinmusicEric’scontinuouseffortsProfessionalCreativeAmbitiousPassionateKWL—WhatILearned—Para.3—HowIn2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir.“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.Ithasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheinternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre’ssong“Whatif”.1.WhydoestheauthorusethesenumbersinPara.3?Itismoreconvincingtousedata.2.HowdidEricgettheideaofvirtualchoir?A.Hewasinspiredbyfan’sgroupsingingvideo.B.Hegotagirl’ssingingvideoandthenaskedhisfanstorecordvideos.C.Hewantedtocreateaworldwidephenomenon.D.HewasinvitedbyUNICEFtostartthechoir.KWL—WhatILearned—Para.4—WhyThevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceand

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maketheworldabetterplace.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsvirtualchoir?A.Indifferent B.ObjectiveC.Positive D.NegativeAvirtualchoircanbringpeopletogether!DiscussionDoyouwanttojoinavirtualchoirorarealitychoir?Whyorwhynot?DiscussionDoyouwanttojoinavirtualchoirorarealitychoir?Whyor