1、Unit 2 The universal languageReading 1Teaching aims:After this lesson, students will be able to read a review of an opera.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in (PPT4-8)1. Show the students a picture of Zhang Yimou. And ask them the following questions.Who is the person in the picture? What does he do?
2、(Zhang Yimou. He is a famous director in China and also in the world.)What has he directed? (Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games, for which he won the title of “The figures that move China in 2008”.)Can you name some of h
3、is movies? (Raise the red lantern; Curse of the golden flower)Who played in his movie Curse of the golden flower? (Gong Li, Jay Chou, Chou Runfa starred in the movie. Or we can also say that Zhang Yimou cast them in the movie. )2. Introduce the style of writing to the student.If you want to watch on
4、e of Zhangs movies and you dont know if it is a good one or not, where can you find the information you want? (Ask your friends for opinions or you can also read a film review.) What is a review? (A review is a report in a newspaper or magazine in which sb. gives their opinion of a book, play, film,
5、 etc.)So what do you expect to read in an opera review? (Some background information, the plot of an opera, who stars in the opera and what people think of the opera )Step 2 Skimming (PPT 9)Read the opera as quickly as possible and find out what it is about. What aspects of information can you find
6、in the review? Were your guesses right?(It is an opera review about Turandot staged in the Forbidden City. We can find some background information, the plot of an opera, who stars in the opera and what people think of the opera in the reading.)Step 3 Reading aloud (PPT 10)Divide the passage into 4 p
7、arts and find out the main idea of each part.Part 1 (Para 1): Background informationPart 2 (Para 2-7): The plotPart 3 (Para 8): Other information about the operaPart 4 (Para 9): EvaluationStep 4 Scanning (PPT 11-13)Read the passage again to find out some detailed information.Writer: Giacomo PucciniM
8、ain characters: Turandot a Chinese princess; Calaf prince; Liu Calafs fathers young slaveSetting: the Forbidden CityPlot: The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu loves Calaf, but Calaf has fallen in love with Turandot. Because Turandot d
9、oes not want to get married, she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three questions. If the one cannot answer these questions, he will be killed.Director: Zhang YimouConductor: Zubin MehtaActors and actresses: Sharon Sweet; Barbara Hendricks; Kristjan Johannsson Step 5 Caref
10、ul reading (PPT 14-15)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 a
11、nd 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 ca
12、n guess his name.Key: 5 3 7 2 1 8 4 6Find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the opera.splendid; greatest; beautifully-sung; excellent; wonderful; amazing Step 6 Homework (PPT 16)Work in pairs. Suppose one of you have watched Turandot. Your partner is asking you about the basic information about the opera. Make up a dialogue between the two.
