Unit5MusicPeriod2ReadingandThinkingTheVirtualChoirtherealitychoirHowever，isitpossibleforpeopleineverycorneroftheworldtosingachoirtogether?Inwhatwayscanweenjoyandadmiremusic?TheCDsTheradioTheliveperformanceandconcertTheTVMyclassmates/friendsTheInternet&appsthevirtualchoirPredictfromthetitleandthepictureThevirtualchoiragroupofpeoplewhosingtogethermadetoappeartoexistbytheuseofcomputersoftwaretraditional/realitychoirvirtualchoir

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,Soitmaybean__________.(narration記敘文/exposition說明文/argumentation議論文)Whatisthemainidea?expositionsomeinformationofvirtualchoirPrereadingexplainsomethingunfamiliarScanningP1P2P3P4Howwasitcreated?WhatisaVirtualChoir?Howdiditaffect/influenceus?Whocreatedit?matchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.P1P2P3P4Howwasitcreated?WhatisaVirtualChoir?Howdiditaffectus?Whocreatedit?ThedefinitionThefounderThecreationTheinfluenceScanningmatchtheparagraphwithitsmainidea.Scanning1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideaofvirtualchoir3.Thenameofhissong.2.TheplacewherehestudiedmusicalcompositionEricWhitacre(p2,L2)UniversityofNevada(P2,L2)“WhatIf”(P3,LASTLINE)Scanatexttofindimportantinformationsuchasdates,numbers,andnames

Para.1tofindoutwhatavirtualchoiris.Members:__________Place:___________Equipment:________________and_________________Makingprocess:①___________________________________②___________________________________③___________________________________2.helpspeoplemeetfriendswith_______________________.3.giveseople_________________________andsingtogether.4.enablespeople________________________________.5.has_________________________thelivesofmanypeople.Advantages:1.helpsconnect________________________.carefulreadingMembers:__________Place:___________Equipment:________________and_________________Makingprocess:①___________________________________②___________________________________③___________________________________anyoneanywhereavideocemeraanInternetconnectionrecordthemselvesuploadvideosontotheInternetputvideostogetherintoone

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helpspeoplemeetfriendswith_________________________.givespeople_________________________andsingtogether.enablespeople____________________________________.has_________________________thelivesofmanypeople.thesameinterestinmusicachancetojoinachoirtobecomepartoftheglobalcommunityapositiveinfluenceonhelpsconnect___________________________.ordinarypeopletogetherTheVirtualChoirSignificanceDefinitionReasonsPersonPlaceProceduresEquipmentAnyoneAnywhererecordthemselvesperformaloneonvideouploadvideosontotheInternetputvideostogetherintooneseeonline

avideocameraanInternetconnectiondonothaveclosefriendsorcontactswho...donothavethechancetojoinalocalchoirhelpconnectordinarypeopletogetherenablethemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsbecomepartoftheglobalcommunitybeapositiveinfluenceinthelivesofmanypeopleWhatisaVirtualChoir?P1ScanthetimesandtrytofindoutwhathappenedtoEricWhitacre.Jan.2,1970BornintheUSA198819951997Overthenext10yearsStudied_______attheUniversityofNevada_______________fromuniversityReceiveda_____________Hiscompositionsbecame________musicGraduatedamaster’sdegreepopularThisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.EricWhitacre

award-winningcomposerandconductorPara.2in1988in1995in1997on2Jan,1970wasbornintheUSABeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadagraduatedfromuniversityreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionEricWhitacre

award-winningcomposerandconductoroverthenext10yearshisoriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularP2CarefulreadingHowwasitcreated?aworldwidephenomenonin2009overthenext10yearsHisoriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularHisfirstvirtualchoirused______singersfrom_____differentcountries;received_____________viewsontheInternet.on23July,2014HereceivedavideofromagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworksInspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideosandthenjoinedthemtogetherWhitacreformedtheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.________youngpeoplefrom______countriessang“WhatIf”80185

12millionsof2292para.3In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.1.WhatmakesitpossiblefortheVirtualChoirtocomeintobeing?

ThesupportfromhisfansTheinspirationfrommusicloverHisfirstvirtualchoir,“LuxAurumque”,had...Whitacre'snexteffortwas...Whitacre'scontinuouseffortsHowwasitcreated?para.3Howdiditaffectus?

Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.Q2:Isthereanyotherevidencefromthetexttosupportthisidea?Q1:What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsthevirtualchoir?positive/favourable/approval/supportive...had185singersfrom12differentcountries...Altogether,2292youngpeoplefrom80countries.Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblem.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”ConclusionNumbersExamplepara.4postreading:discussionWhatmakesEric’svirtualchoirsuccessful?PassionformusicProfessionandtalentInspirationandsupportfromfansContinuouseffortsDevelopmentofthetechnologyHefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,"Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995andthenreceivedamaster'sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.In2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos.Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF.Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.Howdoyouunderstand“singwithonevoice”?SingthesamesongSharethesameinterestHoldthesamevalueWorktowardsthesamegoaltype

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verylarge)EricWhitacreconvenience,connection,newexperience,positiveinfluencerecord,perform,upload,putteogether…born,study,fallinlovewith,graduatefrom,receiveadegree,inspired…donothave…donothave…;becomepartof…becomesomeone…donotneedastudioathome/anywhere185singers12countries;2,292youngpeople80countries…“Musichelpsmeto…forget…”“LuxAurumque”185singers12countries;“WhatIf”2,292youngpeople80countries…giveadefinitionwriteintimeordergivenumbersquote;illustrateMethodsofexpositionGroupdiscussion1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingamemberofavirtualchoir?Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeoplewhohavethesameinteresttogether.Takingpartinitgivespeopleachancetobecomepartofthepeople’slivesandhasapositiveinfluenceonmanypeople’slives.Itmaymakepeoplelosetheopportunitytogoouttomeetpeopleandtoexperiencethepleasureofcommunicatingfacetoface.AdvantageDisadvantage2.Doesavirtualchoirreallybringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?ProsConsPeoplefromeverycorneroftheworldcanuploadtheirvideosontotheInternet,whichislikeagreatstagewherepeoplecometogethertosing.Differentpeoplesingthesamesong,sharesimilarinterestsandvalues,whichmakesthemfeellikefamily.Intheglobalcommunity,peoplecanexchangefeelingsandthoughtswitheachotherlikereallifecommunication.Avirtualchoircannothavepeopletogetheronstagewherepeoplecancommunicateinperson.Avirtualchoirisunrealbecauseitisjustsomethingmadeup.Avirtualchoirconcertcan’thaverealactor-audienceinteraction.GroupdiscussionSupposingyourbestfriend,LiHua,isachoirlover,butshehasno