Unit2Period1[Reading]学案牛津版选修8.doc

PAGE  PAGE 3 Reading: Turandot in Beijing Teaching aims: ( HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 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 C HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1 and C2. Parts D and E. Task four: Detailed-reading Read for the structure of the review. ( HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 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  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1924 B. Giacomo Puccini’s former student, in  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1924 C. Zubin Mehta, in the  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1990s D. Sharon Sweet, in the  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1990s ⑶ When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1924 B. in the twenty first century C. in the  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1990s D. in  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 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 ______ HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1_____； Calaf—a___2___；Liu—Calaf’s father’s