Unit5MusicPeriod2ReadingandThinkingTheVirtualChoirStep1:Leadinchoir：agroupofpeoplewhosingtogether.合唱團realitychoir真人合唱團Isthereanydifferentfeelingwhenyousingaloneandsingtogether?However,duringthepandemic（流行病，likeCOVID-19）,everybodywaslockedathome,Howcanpeoplesinginachoirtogether?Para1whatisthevirtualchoirPart.1MindmapDefinitionSignificancememberPlaceprocessEquipmentAnyoneAnywhererecordthemselvesperformaloneonvideouploadvideosontotheInternetputvideostogetherintooneseeonline

avideocameraanInternetconnectionenablethemtoaddtheirvoicestothose

ofotherindividualsbecomepartoftheglobalcommunitybeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeoplehelpconnectordinarypeopletogetherPart.1WhatistheVirtualChoirVirtualchoirhas______________influenceonthelivesofmanypeople.apositiveAs...membersaid,“musichelpsmeto…forgetMyproblem.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”Theauthor’sattitude:useanexampletosupportPara2-3howthevirtualchoirwascreatedTips:Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbersandnames.Part2ismainlydevelopedin_________order.timeEricWhitcareAnaward-winningcomposerandconductorCreatorPart2:Howwasthevirtualchoircreated?C_______CreatingCreation作品Creator

On2January1970,EricWhitacrewasborn.

In1988hebegan________musicintheUniversityofNevadaand__________withMozart’s__________music.

In1997,herecieveda_______________inmusical____________fromtheJuilliardSchool.

During1997-2007,his_________compositionsbecamequite_______.studyingfellinloveclassicalmaster’sdegreecompositionoriginalpopularPart2:Howwasthevirtualchoircreated?C_______CreatingCreation作品Creator

In2009,Whitacre_________avideoofagirl,bywhomhewas_________.

Hejoinedthevideosmadebyhisfansinto_____performance–thevirtualchoir.

“LuxAurumque”had_____singersfrom____countriesandreceived_________ofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomea____________________.

“WhatIf”wastheVirtualYouthChoirfor_________with_______youngpeoplefrom_______countries.receivedinspiredone18512millionsworldwidephenomenonUNICEF2,29280UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sFundWhatdothenumbersshow?ThinkingandDiscussion:WhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessful?PassionformusicProfessionalandtalentedInspirationandsupportfromfansContinuouseffortsDevelopmentofthetechnologyHefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.Part3Theinfluenceofthevirtualchoir.“Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.”Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?A．Neutral

B．Negative.C．Positive.

D．Unknown.

√Singwithonevoice,singwithoneheartImaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.Youcandothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepartinavirtualchoirfromanywhere—allyouneedisavideocameraandanInternetconnection.Youdonotevenneedastudio.Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.Manypeopledonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswhohavethesameinterestinmusic.Manyothersdonothavethechancetojoinalocalchoir.Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”Howdoesthewritermakethepassagecoherent(連貫的)?Repetition重復Reference

(指代)This,that,it,he,she…

Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970,WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.Repetition重復Reference

(指代)This,that,it,he,she…

In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtualchoir,“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.IthasreceivedmillionsofviewsontheInternet.Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre’snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheUK.Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre’ssong“WhatIf”.Repetition重復Reference

(指代)This,that,it,he,she…Summary—Musicwithoutborders,wearetheworld.Thankstomusic,streamedlive,bringingtogethermillionsofclaspedhandseverywhereintheworld,wewillhugthiswoundedEarth’spulsingheart.

——AndreaBocelli

Post-reading感謝音樂，現(xiàn)場直播，讓世界各地數(shù)以百萬計的手緊握在一起，我們將擁抱這顆受傷的地球脈動的心臟。Post-readingMusicbringsustogether,connectsuswithotherpeople,andallowsustoexpressourselvesinwaysthataredifferentfromspeechandwriting.Ithastheabilitytoconveyemotionsandmessagestothecoreofpeople.音樂把我們聯(lián)系在一起，把我們和其他人聯(lián)系在一起，讓我們用不同于語言和寫作的方式表達自己。它有能力將情感和信息傳達給人們的核心。Discuss&shareWhat

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