Unit5MusicPeriod2ReadingandThinkingTheVirtualChoirLet’slookatthepictureandthetitleandguesswhatthetextwillbeabout?PredictionThevirtualchoirAbouttheintroductionoftheVirtualChoir虛擬合唱團在Web2.0的數字時代，人們可以在世界范圍內輕松地溝通，為什么不通過網絡一起歌唱呢？虛擬合唱團就可以使這件事情變成可能。不同國家的人們可以一起上線，通過共同歌唱把他們對音樂的熱愛結合在一起。虛擬合唱團的特點是互相不認識的歌手和指揮不在一個地方，但是通過網絡他們能夠一起演唱。通過國際網絡，成千上萬的人們可以一起加入這個活動。美國作曲家和指揮EricWhitacre給許多虛擬合唱團以生命。EricWhitacre埃里克·惠特克(EricWhitacre)是美國作曲家，指揮家和講師。2007年，惠特克合唱專輯《傾盆大雨》國際暢銷，并贏得格萊美提名。他的音樂作品充滿了現代氣息的同時又對音準、合聲提出了嚴格的要求。他的音樂作品的節奏往往是混合的、復雜的。

1havetheopportunitytodosth2uploadthevideoontotheInternet3ordinarypeople4joinalocalchoir5enablesbtodosth6theglobalcommunity7provetobe8apositiveinfluenceon9anaward-winningcomposer10graduatefromuniversityLanguagepoints:Importantphrases(P52~P53)有機會做某事上傳視頻到網絡上普通人加入當地的合唱隊使某人能夠做某事國際社會結果是對……的積極影響一個獲獎的作曲家大學畢業11

get/receiveamaster’sdegree12

originalcompositions13

millionsof14

aworldwidephenomenon15

peoplearoundtheworld16

maketheworldabetterplace17

fallinlovewith18

therockband19

puteffortsintotheworkLanguagepoints:Importantphrases(P52~P53)一個世界性的現象獲得碩士學位原創作曲數以百萬的世界各地的人們讓世界更美好愛上搖滾樂隊努力工作

WhatisaVirtualChoir?

Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Whywasitcreated?(Howdoesitinfluenceus?)Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Skimandmatchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.7Whatisthetypeofthispassage?Argumentation議論文Description說明文Narration記敘文Description(main)andNarration(support)Readforthestructure.WhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?StructureThedefinitionThefounderThedevelopmentTheinfluencesbenefitsGeneral-particularPatternPara1(generalstatement)Para2(detail1)Para3(detail2)Para4(conclusion)THEVIRTUALCHOIRwhowherewhathowwhyReadtogetthemainideaWhatabouttheotherthreeparagraphs?ReadtogetthemainideaPara1:Imaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere—allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.wherewhatwhohowAvirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.Manyothersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto

…

forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”whyScan

tofindoutthefeaturesofthevirtualchoirinPara.1andmakeacomparison.

Virtualchoirreal-lifechoirsForm

Place

IdentityofsingersvideoliveontheInternetonthestage/

inastudioordinarypeopleprofessionalsingersReadtogetthemainideaBackground

information—Eric

Whitacreandhisworks.whyTopicsentenceReadforDetails:Para.2-3WhoCreatedtheVirtualChoirandHow?Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductor

EricWhitacre.

Topicsentence:whoishe?Para.2-3WhoCreatedtheVirtualChoirandHow?2January19___EricWhitacrewasborn.19____-1995

WhitacreattendedtheUniversityofNevada.19____

Whitacregotamaster'sdegreefromtheJuilliardoverthenext____years.

HiscompositionsbegantobecomepopularWhoisEricWhitacre?Blank-filling:Pleasereadthroughparagraph2andthenfinishthepersonalprofile[個人簡歷].

Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre'soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Para.2-3WhoCreatedtheVirtualChoirandHow?transitionalsentence[過渡句]popularityPara.2-3WhoCreatedtheVirtualChoirandHow?2009

Whitacrefirstgottheideaforthevirtualchoir.Hisfirstvirtualchoirused_____singersfrom____

differentcountries;received

___________viewsontheInternet.23July2014

WhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.____

young

peoplefrom

_______countriessang“WhatIf”.Howwasthevirtualchoircreated?Blank-filling:PleaseScanparagraph3andthenfinishthetimeline.18512millionsof229280Wasthevirtualchoirasuccessorafailure?

ahugesuccess/aworldwidephenomenon

In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir,"LuxAurumque",had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEFwhichwasfirstseenostageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong“WhatIf”.Para.3HowwastheVirtualChoircreated?Whatfactors[因素]makeitpossiblefortheVirtualChoirtocomeintobeing[形成]?

inspirationfromagirlsupportfromhisfans

hiscontinuouseffortsTheVirtualChoirWhat

madeEricwanttoorganizeavirtualchoiratthebeginning?

What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthevirtual

choir?Para.4Howdidthevirtualchoirinfluencepeople'slife? Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.conclusionPositive?Negative?orNeutral?[中立]MakeEvaluations[評價]orCommentsPositiveWhat

dowritersusuallydoorincludeintheconclusionpart?Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromotherchoirs?Whocantakepartinit?

Avirtualchoirisdifferentfromotherchoirsbecauseyoudon’tneedtobetogetherandyoudon’tneedastudio.Thismeansanyonecantakepartanywhere.n.錄音棚2.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlovewithclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimtheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir?

HefellinlovewithclassicalmusicwhenhewasmovedbyMozart’smusicatuniversityforthefirsttime.Hewasinspiredtocreatethevirtualchoirbyavideoinwhichagirlsingsoneofhisworks.1.LastnightIwenttoseemyfriend'snewrockband_______on______atasmalllocalmusicfestival.2.Thisnewpopsong_______meofanoldsongthatwas________sungbyBillyWhitebutlatermadepopularbyanothersinger.performordinary,remind,perform,award,effort,individual,fallinlove,enable,stage,studio,originalprove,onto,opportunitystageremindsoriginallyn.樂隊3.I'msohappy!Myfavoritesingerjustwonamusic_________.This_________thatallthe_________sheputintoherworkwasworthit.4.I_________with

rapmusicwhenIwasateenager.Listeningtoit________metorelaxandforgetaboutmyproblems.awardproveseffortfellinloveenabled5.Fiveyearsago,hewasfinallygivena(n)__________torecordhissongata(n)_______.Eversince,hissuccesshasshowntheworldthateven________peoplecanbecomefamous.6.Nowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformances

areuploaded________theInterneteverydaybydifferent_________whomayormaynotbeprofessionalmusiciansorsingers.opportunitystudioordinaryontoindividualsAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.Manypeoplewhiletheyareathomealoneimagine1.

(have)theopportunity2.

(sing)togetherwithothers,3.

wasrealizedbyavirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartin4.

fromanywhereanddoesnotneedastudio.It5.

(prove)tobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Award-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacrecameup6.

theideaofavirtualchoir，whobeganstudyingmusicin1988.7.

(move)byMozart’sclassicalmusic，hereceivedamaster’sdegreein8.

(music)compositionin1997.In2009，hisfirstvirtualchoirreceived9.

(million)ofviewsontheInternetandhasbecome10.

worldwidephenomenonsincethen.In2014,heformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF，and2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriessanghissong“WhatIf”.havingto

singwhichithas

provedwithMovedmusicalmillionsaEricWhitacrewasbornintheUSA1.______January2,1970.whenhestudiedmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988，hefellinlove2.________Mozart’sclassicalmusic.3._________(move)byhismusic，hesaidthatitwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.After4.________________________(graduate)fromuniversityin1995，hereceivedhismaster’sdegreein1997.Overthenext10years，Whitacre’s5.____________(origin)compositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers,6._________ledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.on

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consolidationWhenhereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhis7._________(work)in2009，heaskedhisfans8.__________(make)videos，whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Sincethen，thevirtualchoir9._____________(become)aworldwidephenomenon.Ithasprovedtobe10._____positiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.works

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1.Whatwillyouwritewhenyouwriteaboutaperson?2.Whydoestheauthorusethosenumbersandwhy?3.Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromotherchoirs?CriticalthinkingWhoheisandhispersonalities?Whatdoeshedo?Wheredoeshestudyandwhatdoeshestudy?Howdidhegrowup?Whoarehisfriendsorteachers?….1.Whatwillyouwritewhenyouwriteaboutaperson?CriticalthinkingItisveyimportanttousedataassupportingevidencewhenorganizinganarticle,asitismoreconvincingcomparedtoageneralintroductionorargument.2.Whydoestheauthorusethosenumbersandwhy?SummaryVirtualchoirWhatWhoHowInfluence1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingamemberofavirtualchoir?Post-readingTheadvantagesofbeinginavirtualchoirarethatitisveryeasytogetlotsofpeopleindifferentplacestogetherquicklyandcheaply.Oneofthedisadvantagesisthatthechoircannothaveallthesingersinthesameplace.Asaresult,thesingerscannotreacttoeachotherinthesamewayastheycaninperson.2.Doesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?Post-readingPros

vs

ConsAlthoughavirtualchoirdoesn’tbringpeopletogetherphys