Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.—HenryWadsworthLongfellow音樂是人類通用的語言。

—亨利

朗費羅Unit5MusicPeriod2ReadingandThinkingTheVirtualChoirStep1:Leadinchoir：agroupofpeoplewhosingtogether.

合唱團performersconductorstageofamusichalltherealitychoir(合唱團)Lead-in

virtualchoir虛擬合唱團THEVIRTUALCHOIRPredictionLookatthetitle

andpicture,andthinkaboutwhatthetextwillfocuson.TheVirtualChoirWhoTopicWhatWhereWhy…HowintroductioncreationinfluenceActivity2Analyzestructure

Whocameupwiththeideaofvirtualchoir？EricWhitacreanaward-winningcomposerandconductor

WhatisaVirtualChoir?

Howwasitcreated?Whocreatedit?Whywasitcreated?(Howdoesitinfluenceus?)Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Task1:Scanandmatchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.ThedefinitionThefounderThedevelopmentTheinfluencesStep2.While-readingPredictionWhatareyoucuriousaboutthevirtualchoir?TheVirtualChoirWhatWhoWhereHowWhy…Thispassageisa(n)

.Narration(記敘文)Argumentation(議論文)Exposition(說明文)Singthesongtogether:Doesthissongremindyouofsomesweetmomeryinyourpast?LeadinImaginehaving

theopportunitytosing

togetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.想象一下，獨自在家時，你可以和幾百個人一道引吭高歌。虛擬合唱團能夠讓你的想象成為現實。imaginedoingsth想象做某事havetheopportunitytodosth有機會做某事AtogetherwithB謂語動詞看AAvirtualchoirenablesthemto

addtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.虛擬合唱團讓他們能夠與其他人一起歡歌，成為全球社區的一部分。enablesbtodo讓某人能做某事

addsthto...把...加到...

Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid，“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”事實證明，虛擬合唱團對許多人的生活產生了積極的影響。一位虛擬合唱團成員說道：“音樂幫助我……忘記自己的問題。音樂，讓我脫胎換骨。”事實證明

positive積極的

反義詞：negative消極的

as在句中引導非限制性定語從句，放于句首，修飾后面的整個句子；可翻譯成“正如”。HefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”在大學合唱團期間，他癡迷于莫扎特的古典音樂。他被這段音樂打動了，他說：“那種(興奮的)感覺就如同是第一次看見色彩一樣。”fallinlovewith愛上

classicmusic經典音樂

古典音樂

Overthenext10years,Whitacre'soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.在接下來的十年間，惠塔克的原創作品深受合唱團和歌手的歡迎，這促使他創建了虛擬合唱團。leadto導致

原創作品Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.虛擬合唱團提供了一種美妙的方式，讓世界各地的人們能夠同聲歌唱，世界因此變得更加美好。同聲因此Inmoderntimes,ComputersandtheInternetconnecteveryoneintheworld.Howcantheyhelpusexperiencemusicdifferently?Discussingroups:Computers/theInternetaccessmoresongsfromdifferentgenrescreatethesoundofanorchestraonourhomecomputerchangemusictosomethingnewPre-Reading

Imaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere---allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Youdon’tevenneedastudio.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledon’thaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.Manyothersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto…forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”Generalstatement1While-ReadingWhatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?2.Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromotherchoir?3.Whocantakepartinit?

Howavirtualisformedandwhatarethedifferencesbetweenavirtualchoirandarealchoir.Avirtualchoirisdifferentfromotherchoirsbecauseyoudon'tneedtobetogetherandyoudon'tneedastudio.Anyoneinterestedinmusiccantakepartinit.

Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.2Generalstatement1.WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlovewithclassicalmusic?

2.Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?

3.Whatwillyouwritewhenyouwriteaboutaperson?

4.Arethosenumbersimportant?Why?

HefellinlovewithclassicalmusicwhenhewasmovedbyMozart'smusicatuniversityforthefirsttime.

ItmainlytalksaboutEricWhitacre’slifeexperience.I'llintroducewhoheis,whathehasachieved,howhegrewup,andwhateducationhereceived.It'sveryimportanttousedataassupportingevidencewhenorganizinganarticle,asitismoreconvincingcomparedtoageneralintroductionorargument.TrytointroduceEricWhitacreaccordingtothetimeline.01/02/197019881995200907/23/20141997borntheUniversityofNevada,LasVegasmasterdegreein...gottheideafor...,used...,received...theVirtualYouthChoirfor...,“Whatif”

In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir,“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosing

Whitacre’ssong“WhatIf”.3Whyhowinfluence1.WhatgaveEricWhitacretheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir?2.Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?Hewasinspiredtocreatethevirtualchoirbyavideoinwhichagirlsingsoneofhisworks.ItmainlytalksaboutEricWhitacre’sachievements.

Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplewayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.4Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?Itmainlytalksaboutthesignificanceofthevirtualchoir.conclusionPara1(generalstatement)Para2(detail1)Para3(detail2)Para4(conclusion)General-particularPatternDebateDoesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?CreativeThinkingActivity1Pros:(正方)

PeoplefromeverycorneroftheworldcanuploadtheirvideosontotheInternet,whichislikeagreatstagewherepeoplecometogethertosing.Differentpeoplesingthesamesong,sharesimilarinterestsandvalues,whichmakesthemfeellikefamily.Intheglobalcommunity,peoplecanexchangefeelingsandthoughtswitheachotherlikereallifecommunication.

Cons:(反方)

Avirtualchoircannothavepeopletogetheronstagewherepeoplecancommunicateinperson.Avirtualchoirisunrealbecauseitisjustsomethingmadeup.Avirtualchoir

concertcan’thaverealactor-audienceinteraction.Discusswithyourgroupsandmakeamindmapaboutmusicbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedinthisunit.ExampleActivity2例2：他想像不出比這更幽靜的場景。Hecouldnotimagine________________scene.Imagine

havingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouarehomealone.1句意：想象一下，獨自在家時，你可以和幾百人一道引亢高歌。amorepeaceful例1：你能想象帶著它到處旅行么？Canyouimagine_____________aroundwiththat?travelling1.imaginev.想象；猜想

imaginationn.想象力【句型】imagine+n.imagine+doingimagine+that/what/when從句Languagepoints例2：有機會讓我所嘗試著做的一切都夢想成真。Ihavetheopportunity____________(make)thedreamofwhatI'mtryingtodocometrue.Imagine

havingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouarehomealone.1例1：好運就是當機會來臨時，你早已做好了準備。Goodluckiswhen_________________comesalongandyou'repreparedforit.tomake2.havetheoppotunitytodo

有做某事的機會

oppotunityn.機會[C,U](pl.oppotunities)anopportunityThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline---avirtualchoir.2句意：這些視頻會上傳到互聯網上，然后被合并成一個你可以在線觀看的視頻——虛擬大合唱。ontoprep.（朝）向，在......之上intoprep.到......里面【辨析】in，into，on，onto靜態介詞動態介詞他們正坐在房間里。Theyaresittingintheroom.剛才他跑進了房間。Heranintotheroomjustnow.onthesofa在沙發上getontoahorse

騎到馬上jumpontothestage跳到臺上

Avirtualchoirenablesthemto

addtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.3句意：虛擬合唱團讓他們能夠與其他人一起歡歌，成為全球社區的一部分。例：聽音樂使我得以放松并忘記我的煩惱。Listeningtomusic_______me______andforgetaboutmyproblems.1.enablev.使能夠；使成為可能【句型】enablesbtodosth.enablestorelax【拓展】ableadj.有能力的，能干的unableadj.不會的，不能的abilityn.能力，才能disabilityn.無能，殘疾，無資格Avirtualchoirenablesthemto

addtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.32.addv.增加，添加addsth.tosth.

把......加到......里addup把......加起來addupto

加起來總計......(不用于被動語態）Inaddition(to...)

除......外還......①

如果茶太濃了，再加點開水。Iftheteaistoostrong,addsomemorehotwater.②把你所有的得分加起來看看是否超過500分。Addupallyourmarkstoseeiftheyadduptomorethan500.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.4句意：事實證明，虛擬合唱團對許多人的生活產生了積極的影響。1.provev.證明；展現prove(tobe)+n./adj.證明是，原來是provesb(tobe)+n./adj.

證明某人是......provesth.tosb.向某人證明某事prove+that從句證明......Itisprovedthat...據證明例1：結果證明這種藥的療效令人滿意。Themedicineprovedsatisfactory.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.4例2：已經證明如果沒有氧氣，大腦就會死。Ithasbeenprovedthatthebrainwildiewithoutoxyen.

2.influencen.影響,勢力；v.影響；改變

influenceon/oversb./sth.對......的影響改錯：Thefactthatheisrichandfamoushadnoinfluenceinourdecision.例3：這足以證明誠實守信的大有人在。Itjustproves(that)therearehonestguysoutthere.onIthasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.4【辨析】affect,influenceaffect&influence意義相近affect一般指生理、物質上的改變influence較多用于指感覺、態度上的改變例1：喝酒會影響你的駕駛能力。Drinkingcan___________yourabilitytodrive.affect例2：電視廣告影響了我對酒后駕車的態度。TheTVadvertisementshave_________myattitudetowardsdrinkinganddriving.influencedThevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.5awardv.授予；n.獎品win/receive/getanawardfor

因......而贏得、得到、獲得獎品awardsth.tosb.=awardsb.sth.

把某物頒發給某人awardsb.forsth.

因......頒獎給某人句意：虛擬合唱團是獲獎作曲家兼指揮埃里克回塔克的創意。例1：市長授予他一大筆錢。Themayor________________________.Themayor_______________________________.awardedhim

alotofmoneyawarded

alotofmoneyhim

to例2：我太開心了！我最喜歡的樂隊剛獲得了音樂獎。I'msohappy!Myfavoritebandhasjust__________________.wonamusicaward同樣的用法還有：例1：Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”例2：Wellknown

asasuccessfulband,theImpactmembersshowquiteafewstrikingabilities.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.61.inspirev.激發；鼓舞；啟示【句法分析】ins