1、 M8 Unit2 Reading Turandot in BejingLearning Aims: 1. To understand a review of a show Turandot in Being 2. To have a better understanding of an opera 3. To learn to appriciate the operaLearning procedures:Step 1: Lead in1. Show slides of opera, with music, and ask the students their understanding o
2、f an opera.Qs: Whats your understanding of an opera? If there were a free ticket for you, would you go to watch an opera?Ss are encouraged to expressed their opinions.T: People usually consider the opera to be something difficult to understand, something foreign, but today we will make the acqaintan
3、ce of the famous opera, Turandot, which is closely related to China.Step 2: Reading strategyRead the paragraph and then fill in the blanks.What should we pay attention to while reading a review of an opera?1. A review of an opera usually starts with some _. 2. Talk about _-the characters and the plo
4、t. 3.The review can give some _about the opera such as the actors names. 4. Finally _- lots of words that _.Step 3: Fast reading1. Prediction:What do you expect to read in a review of an opera?2. Read the text quickly and figure out the structure of the passage.Structure: Part 1 (paras1-2) Backgroun
5、d information Part 2 (paras3-7) The story Part 3 (para8) Other information Part 4 (para9) CommentsStep 4: Detailed readingPart 1. Background information: (Para1-2) Turandot is a world-famous opera written by Giacomo Puccini, an Italian.It was performed in the Forbidden Ctiy.It was performed outdoors
6、.Q: Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?Part 2. The story: (Para3-7)1.Main characters:Turandot: a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess (L13)Calaf : a prince who falls in love with Turandot (L22)Liu: a young slave of Calafs father who loves Calaf (L24) 2.Th
7、e plota) Read the plot and answer the questions. (Four questions)b) Lets try to describe the plot! (Fill in the blanks)c) Put the events of the plot in thte correct order. (C2 on page 20)Part 3. Other important information (Para8)Director: Zhang Yimou Conductor: Zubin Mehta (born in India)Actors and
8、 actresses: Turandot -Sharon Sweet (from USA)Liu -Kristjan Johannsson (from the USA)Calaf -Barbara Hendricks (from Iceland) Part 4. A general comment (Para9)The performance was splendid.The could not be a more awesome setting. The weather was also perfect for a performance outdoors. The production c
9、ombined the very best of Western and Chinese talents. The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a super conductor. They were excellent / wonderful / amazing Q:What makes the production amazing?Step 5: Consolidation (Task-based reading)Step 6: Post-reading1. RiddlesTry to work out the three riddles in
10、the opera to arouse Ss interest.2. DiscussionCritical thinking: China in westerners eyesIn ancient China, could girls act like Liu or the princess? 3. WritingA review of Zhen HuanStep 7 HomeworkReflection: 1. “If there were a free ticket for you, would you go to watch an opera?” 产生了真实的互动。2. 甄嬛的写作难度适中使学生学以致用，引起了较大的兴趣。注重group work，让它更有效果。3. The universal languag; 音乐，可以消除孤独，可以点燃热情。王力宏 牛津大学演讲：认识华流，传播中国文化
