M8U2Reading1.doc

海门市麒麟中学高二备课组 编制：许晶晶 审核：张文龙 日期：2014/3/13 编号：6M8U2 The universal language(1)Teaching aims:1. To be able to read a review of an opera.2. To learn the reading strategy and to apply it to their future study.Step 1 Important Phrases1. the first of only eight performances of_2. be cast in_ 3. towards the end of his life _4. be set in_5. could not be a more awesome setting_6. be covered with_ 7. a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess_8. be condemned to death_9. ask for her hand in marriage_10. break his promise _ 11. fall in love with_12. at first sight _ 13. take on_14. a classic love triangle between _15. this turn of events_16. be unwilling to do_16. scold sb for sth_ 18. die of_19. be accessible to _20.grand setting_Step 2 important sentence1. Just imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City- there could not be a more awesome setting._2. However, although he would like to, he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do as she wishes._3. Wanting to protect the father, Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resists telling Turandot._4. She demands that he leave. Instead, he tells her his name_5. While the blues was popular, as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and slow to dance to_6. Whenever the Beatles went, there was a phenomenon called Beatlemania- thousands of fans would surround them, screaming and going crazy trying to see them._Step 3 fast reading1. Divide the passage into 4 parts and find out the main idea of each part.Part 1 (Para _): _Part 2 (Para _): _ Part 3 (Para _): _Part 4 (Para _): _2. Read the passage again to find out some detailed information.Writer: _Main characters: _ a Chinese princess; _ _; _ _Setting: _Plot: (use your own words)_Director: _Conductor: _Actors and actresses: _; _; _ Step 4 Careful reading 1. finish the first part and second part on page 26 of 课课练2. Read Paragraphs 4-6 and put the events of the story in the correct order.( ) Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles.( ) However, Liu, the slave girl, expresses her love for Calaf. ( ) Princess Turandot has Liu beaten, and Liu kills herself.( ) Prince Calaf sees the prince and falls in love with her.( ) A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princesss riddles.( ) The prince wins the princesss heart with a kiss.( ) Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot.( ) Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess his name.3. Find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the opera._; _; _; _; _; _ Step 5 Task-based reading Turandot took on in Beijing I witnessed the opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing. World-famous opera singers were (1)_in the performance.The stage was full of Chinese (2)_and history. The beginning of the story Turandot, the princess (3)_to get married put three riddles for the prince to marry her. A prince was condemned to death for (4)_to solve her riddles, making few men would dare.The high point A prince Calaf solved the riddles and let the princess (5)_his name.Calaf told Turandot the answer, giving his own (6)_to the princess. The end Calaf and Turandot got married with the whole city(7) _ their happiness. Other information about Turandot Giacomo Puccini, the (8)_of Turandot , had died before completing the final scene, which was completed by one of his former students.The opera in Beijing was (9)_ by Zhang Yimou with many other excellent actors and conductors.The actors and stage are the (10)_parts for this successful production. Step 6