牛津译林版高中英语选修八Unit 2《The Universal Language》(Reading)教学设计2

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单 元：Unit 2 The universal language

板 块：Reading 2

Thoughts on the design:

本节课以语言的感知、领悟、操练和运用为主，在语言知识点的识记过程中，设法体现语境和语用特征，任务的设置尽可能真实化。

Teaching aims:

After this lesson, students will be able to know meaning of some of the words

and phrases and how to use them.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Revision

Ask students questions about the opera Turandot, mainly focusing on the main aspects

of the play.

1. Where does the story happen?

2. Who are the main characters?

3. What is Calaf like?

4. What is Turandot like?

5. How does Turandot’s father find the deaths of many men?

6. What happens when Calaf recites the answers to Turandot’s questions correctly?

Step 2 Language learning

1. Some of the world’s opera singers were cast in this production, and many great

Chinese musicians also participated.

Cast—to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc.

Peter was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in the new film.

2. He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly, which is set in Japan.

be set in—if a film, play, story etc. is set in a particular place or period,

the action takes place there

The novel is set in France.

3. Those who cannot answer all three riddles, however, will be condemned to death.

be condemned to death—to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they

are guilty of a crime

He was found guilty and condemned to death.

4. This means that few men would dare to ask for her hand in marriage.

ask for one’s hand in marriage—ask sb. to get married

After they fell in love with each other for nine years, John asked for Mary’s

hand in marriage.

5. However, although he would like to, he cannot break his promise and must allow

Turandot to do as she wishes.

break one’s promise—not keep one’s promise

The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes. 名师精编 优秀教案

= The government broke its promise.

Have you ever broken your promise? When was that?

6-7. Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf, falls in love with Turandot at first

sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.

The report claims that when women fall in love, they tend to eat more.

They meet and fall in love with each other during the Second World War.

At first sight these deals might not appear to have much to do with each other.

8. The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot and Liu.

take on—to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.

After years of reform and opening-up policy, our country __________________

When the Prime Minister began to talk about the economic situations in the country,

his voice ____________________.

9. so Turandot seizes Calaf’s father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calaf’s

name or they will be beaten.

demand to know/see/have etc. something

I demand to know what’s going on.

demand that

They demanded that the military government free all political prisoners.

demand something of somebody

It seemed that no matter what she did, more was demanded of her.

“Where are you going?” she demanded angrily.

10. Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resists telling her because

she loves him.

Resist—to stop yourself from having something that you like very much

cannot resist (doing) something

I just can’t resist chocolate.

She can never resist buying new shoes.

It is hard/difficult/impossible to resist something

It’s hard to resist an invitation like that.

resist the temptation/urge to do something

She resisted the temptation to laugh.

11. Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful.

scold sb. for doing sth.

Don’t scold her for being silly.

12. … it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.

transform—to completely change the appearance or character of sth, esp. so that

it is better.

The company has been transformed from a family business to a multi-million-pound

one.

Is there an event that has transformed your life?

Pieces of Titanic were transformed into luxury watches.

Step 3 Follow-up Activity (PPT 13)

Write a short story within 80 words, using five of the new words and expressions. 名师精编 优秀教案

Step 4 Homework

1. Review what has been learned in today’s class.

2. Finish the exercises on Page108.

[Explanation]

本节课首先复习课文内容，以免使得词汇学习太过突兀。在讲解语言点时，不要只放幻灯，要注意向学生提问，给他们充分发挥、练习的机会，如展示The company has been

transformed from a family business to a multi-million-pound one. 这个例句时，可以再问问所在学校、城市的变化。另外，所提供的答案也不是唯一的，目的也是让学生在进行语言操练的同时，拓展扩散性思维。

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