M8U1-Welcome and Reading

译林版高中英语模块八第二单元教学设计Period 1 Welcome & Reading II.Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this period, learners will be able to:1. gain some knowledge about Turandot and the performance of the opera;2. get to know how to read an opera review and develop the ability to retell a storyand make comments;3. recognize the writer’s opinion by descriptive words used in the text and developcross-culture awareness to enjoy and appreciate western operas.II. Learning ProcedureStep 1 Lead-inQuestions:1.How do people from different countries communicate with each other? Whatcan be regarded as a universal language?They can speak _______because it is a languagewidely used in the world.To get ideas across, they can _______ _______.They also can use_______ language to showtheir feelings.There is no boundary for _______. The melodycan guide you to touch the inner heart of thecomposer.2.As a universal language, music has different forms. Can you list some typicalforms of music?________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________. 3.As to opera, what are the similarities between Western operas and Chinese operas?Just imagine what an opera will be like if it combines both eastern and western elements. Enjoy a a clip of western opera Turandot and think about what makes a good opera.________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Step 2 Reading strategyHow is a review of an opera usually organized?It usually starts with some________________________.It goes on to__________________.Then it gives some other important information such as_____________.Finally it gives an __________. It may include lots of words ______________.Step 3 SkimmingThe passage can be divided into four parts. Find out what each part belongs to according to reading strategy.Part 1 (Para._____________) Background informationPart 2 (Para. _____________) The brief description of the storyPart 3 (Para. _____________) Other information about the performancePart 4 (Para. _____________) the writer’s comments/evaluationStep 4. ScanningTask 1: Read for background information (Paras 1-2)1)The author:Turandot is a world-famous____________written by ___________________, an _______________.The setting:It was performed in ______________________________.2)What comments does the writer make on the production?(part1)* The performance was_____________. (L3)* The could not be a more____________ setting. (L9)* The weather was also ____________ for a performance outdoors. (L10)Task 2: Read for the story of Turandot (Paras 3-7)1)Main characters:Turandot: a ___________ and ___________ Chinese__________ (L13)Calaf [‘ka:la:f]卡拉夫: a _________ who falls in love with Turandot (L22)Liu柳儿: a young _________of Calaf’s father who loves Calaf (L24)2)The plotQuestions1: What has Turandot’s father promised her?________________________________________________________________ Questions2: What happens to the prince who cannot answer the princess’s riddles?________________________________________________________________ Question3: What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?________________________________________________________________ Question4: What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?________________________________________________________________ 3)Retell the plot of the story by filling in the blanks.Describe the personalities using some adjectives.Turandot: ____________ _____________ ____________ _____________, etc.Calaf:_____________ ______________ _____________,etc.Liu: ____________ _____________ ____________ _____________, etc.5) Further thinking: about the three riddles“What is born each night and dies each dawn?” _______________“What flickers (闪烁) red and warm like a flame, but is not fire?”_____________“What is like ice, but burns like fire?”_________________Task 3: Read for other important information & comment (Paras 8-9)1)Director: _____________________Conductor: _____________________ (born in __________)Actors and actresses:Turandot-------Sharon Sweet [‘ʃærən ' swi:t] (from __________)Liu------Barbara Hendricks[‘ba:brə' hendriks] (from ___________)Calaf-------Kristjan Johannsson[‘krisdʒn' jəʊhænsn] (from__________)2)What comments does the writer make on the production?(Para8)* The production combined the very _________ of Western and Chinese talents.(L45)* The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a _________conductor. (L46)* L50: They were__________.Task 4: Read for a general comment about the opera (Para 9)1)A general comment : _____________ _______________.2)Further thinking: multiple choice.①The purpose of the author writing the last paragraph is to ____________.A.increase the mystery of the opera Turandot.B.show that the Forbidden City is no longer mysterious.C.tell the readers his opinion on the opera TurandotD.show the key components of the opera Turandot.②This author’s comment on the opera is ____________.A.criticalB. positiveC. ironicD. indifferent3)What makes the production amazing?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 5 Further thinkingTask 1What contributes to Turandot’s transformation(转变)? What can we learn from the hidden topic ---love?_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Task 2As the article shows, love has the power to melt the icy hearts and bring people together. And the opera Turandot is a good combination of Western and Chinese cultures, which is bridged by the universal language------music. Can you comment on the opera? And tell us why love and the universal language---music are important to us human beings?_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________Step 6 Homework1. Finish the exercises on RWD after class.2. Preview the language points in this text.附录1：本课课文内容：Turandot in BeijingBy Jane JonesLast night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccin’s world-famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The performance was splendid. Some of the world’s greatest opera singers were cast in this production, and many great Chinese musicians also participated. Puccini, an Italian, wrote Turandot towards the end of his life, between 1920 and 1924. He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly, which is set in Japan.Just imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City--there could not be an awesome better setting! You could almost feel the history. The weather was also perfect for an outdoor performance. Instead of a stage curtain, there were decorated screens covered with red and gold, and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera.Turandot is the story of a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City in Beijing. In the story, the emperor of China, Turandot’s father has promised to allow her to choose her own husband. In order toavoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must solve three riddles if he want to marry her. Those who cannot answer all three riddles, however, will condemned to death. This means that few men would dare to ask for her hand in marriage. The story begins when a prince is killed for failing to solve her riddles. The emperor finds the death disturbing. However, although he would like to ,he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do as she wishes.Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf, falls in love with Turandot at the first sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.. Meanwhile, Liu, a young slave of Calaf’s father, expresses her love for Calaf. The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot, and Liu.Calaf goes to Turandot and without introducing himself or telling her his name—answers the three questions. Turandot becomes very angry at this turn of events, as she is unwilling to get married. Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can guess his name by sunrise, she will not have to marry him, but can have him killed. Calaf’s father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf, so Turandot seizes Calaf’s father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calaf’s name or they will be beaten. Wanting to protect the father, Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resists telling Turondot. Then Liu grabs a sword from a guard and kills herself.When it becomes evident what happened, Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful. However, though he is angry, he still loves her. Calaf kisses Turandot . Turandot’s heart grows softer, but is still quite hard. She demands that he leave. Instead, he tells her his name—just before the dawn deadline—and says that she can kill him if she wishes. At the end of the story, the prince and princess unite in marriage, and the whole city celebrates their happiness.Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack before he completed this final scene, and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano. An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s, but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City. The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents. The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a superb conductor, who was born in India. The opera was directed by, Zhang Yimou, a well-known Chinese director. In the Beijing performance I saw, Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA, Liu was played by another opera singer from the USA, Barbara Hendricks, and Calaf was sung by Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland. They were all excellent.The Forbidden City was once only accessible to the emperor, his family and officials. However, in this wonderful production, it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the grand setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.附录2：任务单答案II. Learning ProcedureStep 1 Lead inQuestions:1.English, draw pictures; body; music2.classical music, pop music, folk music, swing music, blues, jazz, rock and roll,rap, opera……3.1) similarities between Western operas and Chinese operasThe performance is given on a stage accompanied by musical instruments(orchestra /Traditional Chinese musical instruments).Special lines with strong literature trait will be spoken out or sung in a song2)What makes a good opera?Elements: a moving story, performers (performing & singing), director, the setting (stage), live music; conductor, the writerStep 2 Reading strategy: Reading a review of an operabackground information, talk about the story, the actors’ names, comment, that describe feelingsStep 3 Skimming: the structure of the textPart 1(Para.1-2) Background informationPart 2(Para.3-7) The brief description of the storyPart 3(Para.8) Other information about the performancePart 4(Para. 9) the writer’s comments/evaluationStep 4. Scanning: scan the text and find out the detailed informationTask 1: Read for background information (Paragraph 1-2)1)opera, Giacomo Puccini, Italian, the Forbidden City in Beijing2)splendid, awesome, perfectTask 2: Read for the story of Turandot (Paragraph 3-7)1)Main characters: stubborn;cruel;princess prince; slave2)The plot:Q1: He has promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband. L15Q2: He is killed. L19Q3: She will not have to marry him, but can have him killed. L30Q4: Liu claims that she alone knows Calaf’s name, but resists telling Tuandot.L32-333)Retelling:avoid, the three riddles, die;Development; prince;in love; to marry her; slave;lovesA classic love triangleLiu;softerEnding ; unite in marriage;celebrates their happiness5)cruel;stubborn ;cold-hearted; not merciful; self-willedbrave；intelligent; affectionatebrave, kind, devoted (loyal) , committed, selfless…6)hope; blood; TurandotTask 3: Read for other important information & comment (Para8-9)1)Zhang Yimou; Zubin Mehta; India; the USA; the USA; Iceland2)best;superb; excellentTask 4: Read for a general comment about the opera (Para9)1)wonderful, amazing2)B C3)The bringing together of a group of people from many countries, the music, and the grand setting make the production amazing.Step 5 Further discussionTask 1Calaf’s unconditional love melt(融化) the ice in Turandot’s heart.It’s love that makes the world go round. And it’s also love that has such power to melt the icy hearts and bring people together.Love is also a universal language. Let’s learn to share and appreciate it.Task 2Music is the medicine of a troubled mind．——Walter HaddonMusic is an indication to love．——Latin ProverbWhere there’s music there can be no evil.——CervantesThere is music whenever there is harmony,order,or proportion.——Thomas Brown Music exalts each joy，allays each grief，Expels disease, softens every pain, subdues the rage of poison,and the plague．——John ArmstrongLove is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.。

Unit1 Warming up and reading 精品教案Period 1Teaching aims:get the students to know more about the history and geography of USAget the students realise why California is such a multicultural communityDifficult and Important Points:describe the history, people, customs and culture of Californiahow to make the students gain enough information to express themselves.how to improve the students’ reading abilities.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Greetings.Greet the Ss as usual.Step 2 warming upI. Do a quiz. Ask students some questions to see how much they know about America.1. Which flag is American flag? (show three flags, and let them choose)2. Which city is the capital of the USA? Washington D.C3. Which stands for the USA? (show the national Emblems of USA)4. How many states are there in the USA? 505. Who is president of America? George W. Bush6. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Eiffel Tower7. Which are American brands? (show some different brands)8.Who are Americans?ABC D E keanu Reeves David Beckham Steven Speilberg Ronaldinho BritainBrazil[设计说明]以选择的形式降低难度，通过一些熟悉的人物和精彩的图片调动学生的积极性和求知欲，激发对美国这个主题的探索，教师也可以通过竞赛的方式更好地活跃课堂气氛。

M8 U1 Welcome to the unit & reading (S)一、单词拼写1.Having suffered from the war for too long, Libyans（利比亚人民）are d_________ for peace.2.His efforts to raise money for his program were in v_______, because no one showed anyintention to take a cent out of their pocket.3.Crying is usually considered ___________（特征）of the female.4.She was always very ___________（慷慨的）in her charity.5.The police had to make a forcible entry into the house where the c_________ was hiding.6.Oliver Twist was written by one of the greatest n_________ in the world.7.The _________（古董）vase was made in 1628, so it is worth a lot now.8.V_________ criminals like that are a danger to society.9.His political reputation was ruined by his a_______ of the power.10.My hobby is a good tool to relieve the t________ that builds up at work.1.They were very happy that their efforts had not been ___________.2.If you want to ________________ the IT world, you will have to double your efforts.3.The country girl _____________ going to that university as she liked urban life very much.4.Many people don’t like classics because they consider they are old and boring and__________________ life today.5.Great Expectations___________ England in the early 1800s.6.This new film is said __________________ a novel by Jane Austen.7. A good marriage ________________ trust.8.Do you know that the first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language __________ in the 16th century?9.He is taking pains to reach the goal set by his parents because he wants to ____________ theirexpectations.10.— Would you like him to paint your door with yellow stars?— I___________ he painted it blue, and without any decoration.三、单项选择1.The young man is _____ becoming a lawyer and winning the girl’s love.A. bent withB. bending onC. bent onD. bending to2.Li Ping, you can borrow books from the school library, but _____.A. one at a timeB. one by oneC. one onceD. one after another3.—Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?—________.A. I’d rather you didn’t, actuallyB. Of course not, it’s not allowed here.C. Great! I love petsD. No, you can’t4.I dislike ________ you treat me in this way.A. whenB. it ifC. it whenD. one that5.—I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.—You can never be ________ careful.A. muchB. veryC. soD. too6.His new story ________ what happened in the coal mine many years ago is the best seller thisyear.A. based onB. basing onC. was based onD. was basing on7.—I’m not good at dancing, you know.—______ Just for fun. (09浙江金华十校联考)A. Don’t say so.B. Come on!C. What a pity!D. Come out!8.Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ________ building.A. respectB. friendshipC. reputationD. character9.It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building. All their attempts torescue the people trapped were______.A. in vainB. in returnC. in placeD. in danger10.Since her childhood, she has tried her best to ______ her ideals.A. live withB. live up toC. live throughD. live on11.—Will you join us in the game?—Thank you, _______ (07江西21)A. but why not?B. but I’d rather not.C. and I won’tD. and I’ll join.12.—Why on earth didn’t you come?— I _______call on you, but was discouraged from doing so due to the heavy snowstorm.A. had meant toB. would like toC. intended toD. would13.The color of the coat ______ me well, but it is a little large, it doesn’t _______ me perfectly.A. suits; suitB. fits; fitC. fits; suitD. suits; fit14.—If ________, some terrible diseases would spread in the stricken areas after the terribleearthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province.—So people there were in _______ need of medical teams.A. d on’t controlled; shortB. not controlling; littleC. not being controlled; anxiousD. not controlled; desperate15.He is a worthy leader, who never______ his power which is given by people.A. usesB. abusesC. ignoresD. forces16.It was ______ of her to contribute such a large sum.A. formerB. regularC. secureD. generousst term our math teacher set so difficult an examination problem _______ none of usworked it out.A. thatB. asC. so thatD. which18.China has 56 nationalities, each of which has its own ______, forming the various andcolorful Chinese culture.A. virtuesB. performancesC. propertiesD. characteristics。