Unit5MusicReadingandThinkingHowdoyouenjoyandexperiencemusicattendliveconcertslistentoCDs/MP3playinstrumentssingkaraokeposemusicWarmingupChoir合唱團RealityChoir真人合唱團VirtualChoir虛擬合唱團professionalsingeronthestageliveordinarypeopleonthevideoonlineIdentifythedifferencesbetweenrealitychoirandvirtualchoir.

LeadinTheVirtualChoirSkimming：Matchthemainideawitheachpara.para1para2para3para4WhocameupwiththeideaandcreateditHowwasitcreatedanddevelopedWhatistheVirtualChoirWhywasitcreatedandHowdoesitinfluenceuspara1para2para3para4introductioncreatordevelopment

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Exposition(說明文)Expositionisapieceofwritingthatisusedtoexplain,describe,orgiveinformation.Itanswersthequestionswhat,how,andwhy.Imaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere—allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.Manyothersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbeepartoftheglobalmunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto…forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibeesomeoneelse.”Activity1:FindoutsomeinformationaboutthevirtualChoir.

Para.1WhatisavirtualChoirTheVirtualChoirBenefitsDefinitionPersonPlaceProceduresEquipmentScanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames.TheVirtualChoir________themselves；________video；________videostogetherdefinitionavideocamera；_________________benefitsperson：__________place：__________proceduresequipmenthelps________ordinarypeopletogetherHelpspeoplemeetfriendswith_____________Givespeople_______________achoir.enablethemtobeepartof______________hasa_______influenceonlivesofmanypeopleanyoneanywhererecorduploadputanInternetconnectionconnectglobalmunitypositivethesameinterestinmusicachancetojoin“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.withmusic,Ibeesomeoneelse.”Para.1WhatisavirtualChoirTransitionalsentence過渡句Inthesentence“Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.”,“this”refersto“”.A.Whitacre’spopularpositionsamongchoirsandsingersB.Whitacre’sachievementsinmusicC.Whitacre’sunderstandingofmusicD.Whitacre’sloveformusic√Para.2

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overthenext10yearshisoriginalpositionsbegantobeequitepopularPara.2WhocreatedthevirtualchoirAnawardwinningposer(作曲家)andconductor(指揮)LoveknowlegePopularitythisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoirItwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttimeWhatgaveEricWhitacretheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoirHewasinspiredbyavideoinwhichagirlsingsoneofhisworks.Para.3Howwasthevirtualchoircreatedin2009Hisoriginalpositionsbegantobeequitepopular.Hisfirstvirtualchoirused______singersfrom_____differentcountries;received_____________viewsontheInternet.on23July,2014Hereceivedavideofromagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfantomakevideoswhichhethenjoinedtogether.WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.________youngpeoplefrom______countriessang“WhatIf”80185

12millionsof2292Para.3Howwasthevirtualchoircreatedbiggerwideroverthenext10yearsWhatcanwelearnfromthenumbersThevirtualchoirreceivedgreat__________and____________.popularitysuccess

Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.Para.4WhywasitcreatedandHowdoesitinfluenceus1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoirA．Neutral. B．Negative.C．Positive. D．Unknown.2.Howtounderstand“singwithonevoice”Howtounderstand“singwithonevoice”SingthesamesongSharethesameinterestHoldthesamevalueWorktowardsthesamegoalWhyisthevirtualchoirawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceAnyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicetothoseofotherindividualsandbeepartoftheglobalmunity.“Musichelpsmeto…forgetmyproblem.Withmusic,Ibeesomeoneelse.”Itisconvenient！Itsconnectionispowerful.Itprovidesnewexperiences.Ithaspositiveinfluenceonpeople.awonderfulwayFurtherThinkingImaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone

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studio…(Paragraph1)contrasts(作比較)Whichexpositionmethodsdoestheauthorusetoshowhisattitude?…Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether…Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbeepartoftheglobalmunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto…forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibeesomeoneelse.”(Paragraph1)examples(舉例子)Whichexpositionmethodsdoestheauthorusetoshowhisattitude?…Hisfirstvirtualchoir,“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbeeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre’ssong“WhatIf”.(Paragraph3)numbers(列數(shù)字)Whichexpositionmethodsdoestheauthorusetoshowhisattitude?contrastsexamplesnumbersThewriterclarifiesthedefinitionofthevirtualchoirbydrawingacontrastbetweenavirtualchoirandalivechoir,andemphasizesitsgreatinfluencegivingexamples,andhighlightingimportantnumbers.WhatpurposesareachievedbyusingtheseexpositionmethodsCriticalThinkingpassionformusicprofessionandtalentinspirationandsupportfromfanscontinuouseffortsThedevelopmentofthetechnologyWhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessfulHefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalpositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.DebateDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogetherWhyorwhynotPeoplefromeverycorneroftheworldcanuploadth