Unit2 The universal language-reading学案（译林牛津版选修8）.docVIP

Reading: Turandot in Beijing Teaching aims: (1) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about the opera Turandot and the performance of the opera to reinforce their reading comprehension. (2) Get students to master the reading strategy of how to read a review of an opera and to apply it to their future study. (3) Stimulate students’ interest in Western operas as well as Chinese operas. Teaching procedures: Self-study Task one: Lead-in Can you name some of Zhang Yimou’s films? What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films? Have you ever seen or heard of an opera called Turandot? Task two: Fast-reading What is Turandot? Who wrote Turandot? 3．Was the performance indoors or out doors？ Task three: Listen to the tape and then finish Parts C1 and C2. Parts D and E. Task four: Detailed-reading Read for the structure of the review. (1). Background information about the opera and the performance. (2). A brief description of the story. Task five: Choose the correct answer ⑴ How many performances of Turandot were performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing? A. eight B. seven C. one D. the text doesn’t mention it ⑵ Who wrote Turandot and when was it written? A. Giacomo Puccini, in 1924 B. Giacomo Puccini’s former student, in 1924 C. Zubin Mehta, in the 1990s D. Sharon Sweet, in the 1990s ⑶ When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in 1924 B. in the twenty first century C. in the 1990s D. in 1998 ⑷ How does the writer think of the opera? A. terrible B. moving C. boring D. amazing Group study Task six: Fill in the table Main characters of the story (Turandot—a Chinese ______1_____； Calaf—a___2___；Liu—Calaf’s father’s young slave) ? Setting Beijing’s Forbidden City Plot The story 3___ on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu loves Calaf, but Calaf has 4____in love with Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to get 5____, she declares that anyone6___ wants to 7___ her must answer her thr