Unit5MusicReadingandThinking

Bytheendofthisclass,youaresupposedto:1.figureoutthemainstructureofthepassagebyanalyzingthemainideaofeachpart.2.knowhowthevirtualchoirisformed.3.judgethewritingpurposeandintendedreaders.4.expressyourownideasonthegiventopicsthroughcreativethinking.Learningobjectives:Step1WarmingupMusicisquiteimportantinourlives.Whatarethewaysforpeopletoexperiencemusic?ExperiencemusicLiveconcertCD/videoComposemusic...SingPlayinstrumentStep2Pre-readingPre-readingInmoderntimes,ComputersandtheInternetconnecteveryoneintheworld.Howcantheyhelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?Discussingroups:Computers/TheInternetaccessmoresongsfromdifferentgenrescreatethesoundofanorchestraonourhomecomputerchangemusictosomethingnewHaveyoueverheardofvirtualchoir?What'sit?VirtualChoirisaglobalphenomenon,creatingaonlinechoirthatbringstogethersingersfromallovertheworld.Readthetitleandlookatthepicturesinthe

passage.Then,predictwhatthispassageismainlyabout.notreal/trueinourlivesasinginggroupFromthetitle,weknowthatthearticlemainlytalksaboutthechoirwhichisorganizedthrough________,notthelivepeoplearoundyou.Soitmainlytalksaboutthe__________ofvirtualchoir.theInternetdevelopmentStep3While-readingScanandcircletheinformationinthetext.1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideafora

virtualchoir.EricWhitacre(secondparagraph,firstline)UniversityofNevada(secondparagraph,secondline)2.Theplacewherehestudiedmusicalcomposition.3.Thenameofhissong.“WhatIf”(thirdparagraph,lastline)Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames.FastreadingP2P1P3P4Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?WhatisaVirtualChoir?Skimandmatchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.FastreadingP2P1P3P4Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?WhatisaVirtualChoir?Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Readforthestructure.WhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?ThedefinitionThefounderThedevelopmentTheinfluencesFastreadingGeneral-particularPatternPara1(generalstatement)Para2(detail1)Para3(detail2)

Para4(conclusion)FastreadingReadparagraph1andmakedifferencebetweenthevirtualchoirandtherealitychoir.VirtualchoirRealitychoirFormlivePlacestageofmusichallIdentityofsingersNumberofsingerslimitedtotherequiredprogrammeInfluenceonsingersmanypeopleassingers(becomingpartoftheglobalcommunity)videoInternet(home/anywhere)ordinarypeopleprofessionalsmusiciansnotlimited

onlythosewhohavethecompetenceoropportunitytogiveperformanceCarefulreadingReadparagraph2-3andanswerthefollowingquestion.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlovewithclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimtheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir?HefellinlovewithclassicalmusicwhenhewasmovedbyMozart'smusicatuniversityforthefirsttime.Hewasinspiredtocreatethevirtualchoirbyavideoinwhichagirlsingsoneofhisworks.CarefulreadingFindnumbersanddatestofillinthetimeline.2January19___

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19___-1995WhitacreattendedtheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas19____Whitacregotamaster'sdegreefromtheJulliardSchoolinNewYork2009Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthevirtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoirused___singersfrom____differentcountries;received_________viewsontheInternet.___July2014WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF._____youngpeoplefrom___countriessang"Whatif”.70889718512millionsof232,29280CarefulreadingTrytointroduceEricWhitacreandhiscreationaccordingtothetimeline.01/02/197019881995200907/23/2014born1997theUniversityofNevada,LasVegasmasterdegreein...gottheideafor...,used...,received...theVirtualYouthChoirfor...,“Whatif”Carefulreading1．Whatistheattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?A．Natural．B．Negative．C．Positive． D．Unknown．2．Whydoesthevirtualchoirprovetobeagoodinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople?A．Ithelpstoconnectordinarypeopletogether．B．Itenablesthemtobepartoftheglobalcommunity．C．Ithelpsthemtofindthosewiththesameinterest．D．Itenablesthemtoforgettheirdailyproblemsforawhile．3．PleasechoosethecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsofEricWhitacre．a．StudyingmusicattheuniversityofNevada．b．ConductingtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF．c．Receivingamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcomposition．d．Hisoriginalcompositionbecamepopularamongchoirsandsingers．A．a－c－b－d B．a－c－d－bC．c－b－d－a D．c－d－b－aReadandchooseStep3Post-readingDebateDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?CreativeThinkingPost-readingDiscussingroupsPeople

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sing.Differentpeoplesingtogetherandsharesimilarinterestsandvalues,whichmakesthemfeellikeafamily.Intheglobalcommunity,peoplecanexchangefeelingsandthoughtswitheachotherlikereallifeommunication.TheInternetissodevelopedth