Book2Unit5MusicReadingandThinkingLeadinArealchoirconductorperformersLeadinOrdinarypeopleAvirtualchoirPerformalonebutareconnectedbytheInternetWhatdoyouexpecttolearnfromthispassage?PredictionskimandMatchTheintroductionofthevirtualchoirThecreatorofthevirtualchoirThecreationofthevirtualchoirTheinfluenceofthevirtualchoirPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4(What)(Who)(How)(Why)While-readingWhatisthetexttypeofthispassage?A.Narration(記敘文)B.Argumentation(議論文)C.Exposition(說明文)D.JournalExposition

isusedtoexplain,describe,orgiveinformation.Itanswersthequestionswhat,how,andwhy.

WhatisthevirtualchoirDefinitionEquipment（工具）processAvirtualchoirisagroupofpeoplesinging

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thevideosontotheInternet;

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togetherintoone.recorduploadputWhataretheadvantagesofavirtualchoir?ScanPara1andcompletethemindmap.While-reading

Advantageshelpspeoplemeetfriendswith_________________________.givespeople_________________________andsingtogether.enablespeople____________________________________.has_________________________thelivesofmanypeople.thesameinterestinmusicachancetojoinachoirtobecomepartoftheglobalcommunityapositiveinfluenceonhelpsconnect___________________________.ordinarypeopletogetherWhoisthecreator?Hi,class!Nicetomeetyou.I’mEricWhitacre,anAmericancomposerandconductor.Doyouknowvirtualchoir?I’mthecreator.While-readingEric

Whitacre埃里克·惠特克ScanthetimeandtrytofindoutwhathappenedtoEricWhitacre.Jan.2,1970BornintheUSA198819951997Overthenext10yearsStudied_______attheUniversityofNevada_______________fromuniversityReceiveda_____________Hiscompositionsbecame________musicGraduatedamaster’sdegreepopularThisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.EricWhitacre

award-winningcomposerandconductorPara.2transitionalsentence（過渡句）While-readingScanpara.3andfillinthetablewithnumbers.TimeEventsIn2009Inspired,LuxAurumquehad_______singersfrom______differentcountries.Ithasreceived________ofviewsontheInternet.23July2014TheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwasseenonstage.Altogether,_________youngpeoplefrom_________countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre’ssong

“WhatIf”.18512millions2,29280Whatcanwelearnfromthesenumbers?Thevirtualchoirreceivedgreat

.successDiscussion:WhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessful?（Para2&Para3）passionformusicprofessionalknowledgeandtalentinspirationandsupportfromfanscontinuouseffortsdevelopmentofthetechnology…HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.Enjoythevirtualchoir“WhatIf”Energetic

InspiredAmazedTouchedMusicis

apowerfulmeans

toinfluenceandexpressthoughts,feelingsandemotions.Whatwouldyoufeelifyouareamemberofthevirtualchoir?While-readingReadpara.4andanswerthequestion.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?A．Neutral

B．Negative.C．Positive.

D．Unknown.

Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.InfluenceofthevirtualchoirLead-inSummaryTheVirtualChoirexpositionPara1:WhatisaVirtualChoir?(Thedefinitionandadvantage)Para2:Whocreatedit?(Thecreator)Para3:Howwasitcreated?(Thedevelopment)Para4:Whywasitcreated?(Theinfluence)BodyWriter’sopinionTheintroductionPost-readingSupposewe’regoingtoholdaMusicFestivalinourschool.Wewillinvitemanyalumnus（校友）toattendit.Willyousuggestthemtojoinarealchoiroravirtualchoir?Why?PerformanceeffectOrganizationdifficultyParticipationexperience(interaction/personalfeeling)ReasonsMusicbringsustogether,connectsuswithotherpeople,andallowsustoexpressourselvesinwaysthataredifferentfro