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1、m8u2 the universal languageturandot in beijing (period i)主备人：周虹【学习目标】 1. make the students get some information about the opera2. enable the students to know how to read a review of an opera 3. improve students thinking ability through discussion.【活动方案】【活动一】1活动目标：make ss have a brief understanding o

2、f the passage.2活动方式：ss practice. read the passage quickly and then answer these questions.1. who was the author of turandot?2. what decision does calaf make when he first sees turandot?3. what kind of person is turandot?4. what happens at the end of the story? 【活动二】1活动目标：make students get some detai

3、ls about the article2活动方式：ss practice fill in the blanks according to the text. i.（paras. 1-_） background information of the opera. setting: beijings _ city writer: giacomo puccini, a world famous opera writer the main characters of the story: turandot is a _ chinese_; calaf is a _; liu is calafs fa

4、ther s young_ii. (paras. _-6) the plot of turandot:plot: the classic_ of the three main characters; calaf has _ turandot; turandot does not want to _; she declares anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three _ or _.iii. (paras 79) other information about turandot:franco: alfanopuccinis _ stu

5、dent, who _ the final scenedirector : _conductor : zubin mehta, a superb conductor born in india. actors and actresses: sharon sweet - turandot; barbara hendrick-liu; kristjan johannsson- calaf ii. put the events of the story in the correct order._ calaf manages to answer the riddles._ however, liu,

6、 the slave girl, express her love for calaf._ turandot seizes liu, and liu kills herself._ calaf sees the princes and falls in love with her._ a prince is killed as he cannot answer the princesss riddles._ calaf wins the princesss heart with a kiss._ calaf decides that he should solve the riddles an

7、d marry turandot._ princess turandot is so angry that calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess his name.【活动三】1活动目标：make students master the text structures 2活动方式： ss practicetask- based readingthe (1)_ of the operaa chinese princess turandot requires that any (2) _ husband answer t

8、hree riddles correctly or die.a prince calaf falls in love with turandot at first (3)_ .at that moment a slave of calafs father, liu, expresses her (4)_ love for calaf.turandot tries to control her father who must keep his promise and can do (5)_ when seeing the deaths of so many men.calaf answers t

9、he riddles correctly, which upsets turandot. so calaf says she has to marry him(6)_ she can guess his name by sunrise. then liu(7) _ suicide while tortured（折磨）by turandot.finally they get married and the whole city (8) _ their happiness(9)_with the very best of western and chinese (10)_ in music, st

10、aging and directing, the performances was splendid and amazing.【活动四】1活动目标：review what we have learnt 2活动方式： ss practice last night, i (1)_ turandot， being performed in the forbidden city in beijing, china. many great chinese (2)_, actors and singers were also cast. turandot is the story of a (3)_ ch

11、inese princess, named turnadot, who lives in beijings forbidden city. in order to avoid (4)_, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or hell die. the opera finishes with a beautiful-sung final duet, which was so moving that the audience fell silent. at the end of the

12、 story, the prince and princess get(5)_ and the whole city celebrates their happiness. an opera company (6)_ the opera in beijing in the 1990s. the production combined the very best of western and chinese(7)_ in music. the orchestra was (8)_ by zubin mehta and was directed by zhang yimou. the (9)_ t

13、ogether of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the setting are clearly the key (10)_ of this amazing production.【活动五】1. 活动目标：make the students know the opera better2. 活动方式：students-centered practice 3. retell the story in pairs【作业布置】 read the summary carefully and fluentlym8u2 t

14、he universal languageturandot in beijing reading language points主备人：周虹一、 词性变化1. universal (adj.)_(n.)2. cast (v.)_(p.)_(pp.)3. evident (adj.)_(n.)4. unemployment (n.)_(v.)_(n.雇主)_(n.雇员)5. composer (n.)_(v.)_(n.)6. collection (n.)_(v.)7. slavery (n. 奴隶制)_(n.奴隶)8. gradual (adj.)_(adv.)9. seek (v.)_(p,

15、)_(pp.)10. discrimination (n.)_(v.)二、重要短语1. the universal language 通用语言2.be condemned /sentenced to sth 被处以某种刑罚3. ask for sbs hand in marriage 向女方求婚4. break ones promise 食言5. promise to do 允诺做某事6. shortly afterwards 之后不久7. take on 呈现，承担，雇佣8. fall in love with sb at first sight 一见钟情 out of sight, out

16、 of mind 眼不见，心不烦 at the sight of 一看见9. be willing/unwilling to do sth 乐意/不乐意去做某事10. seize sb by the hand 抓住某人的手11. demand that sb should do sth 要求某人做某事 in demand/need of 要求，需求12. scold sb for sth 因为某事责备某人13. be transformed into 被变成14. be accessible to 可得到，可获得15. show mercy to/ have mercy on 同情，怜悯某人1

17、6. be composed of 由。组成171. the chart vividly shows that 图表鲜明的显示。18. be rooted in 扎根于19. have a tendency to do/ tend to do有做某事的趋势20. spring up 突然兴起，迅速出现21. pride and prejudice 傲慢与偏见 be prejudiced against 对。有偏见22. break up 破裂，解散，破碎 break down 机器出故障，汽车抛锚，身体垮掉 break out 爆发 break into 破门而入 break away fro

18、m 脱离，放弃。习惯23. meet the deadline 赶上最后期三重点句子1. just imagine performing such an opera in the forbidden city- there could not be a more awesome setting! 想象一下在紫禁城上演这出歌剧吧- 不可能有比这儿更令人叹为观止的场景了！2. however, although he would like to, he cannot break his promise and must allow turandot to so as she wishes. 但是，

19、虽然他很想收回这一允诺，但又能食言，只能让图兰朵按照自己的意愿行事。3. when it becomes evident what happened, calaf scolds turandot for not being more merciful.当所发生的事情已经显而易见时，卡拉夫斥责图兰朵没有慈悲之心。part 2 activity sheetlearning aims:1. to learn some language points in this text to enlarge the vocabulary 2. to use the language points when do

20、ing the exercises. learning important and difficult points:1. learn to analyze some long and complicated sentences.learning procedures: 【教材原句】the story then takes on a classic love triangle between calaf, turandot and liu. (p18)【例句研读】译出下列句中划线部分，注意take on的意义(1)he is unwilling to take on heavy respons

21、ibilities. (2)after the thorough cleaning, our school took on a new look. (3)the insect can take on the color of its surroundings. (4)she was taken on as a laboratory assistant. (5) i feel very honored to have been able to take on this role. 【自主归纳】译出take常用短语take away take off take back take a chance

22、/ones chance take down take out take over take in take after sb. takefor granted take up 【即时巩固9】(1)helen always helps her mother even though going to school_ most of her day.a. takes up b. makes up c. saves up d. puts up(2)dont be _ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.a. taken off

23、b. taken out c. taken away d. taken in(3)after the students put up a christmas tree in the centre, the classroom _ a holiday appearance.a. rely on b. take onc. look on d. throw light on2. just imagine performing such an opera in the forbidden citythere could not be a better setting! ( p18 ) 想象一下在紫禁城

24、上上演这出歌剧吧不可能有比这更令人叹为观止的场景了！【句法分析】否定词never/no/not/nothing等与比较级连用，往往表达最高级含义。世上没有比那些书更有价值的东西了。nothing in the world is more valuable than those books.=those books are the most valuable in the world.【即时巩固11】(1)did you enjoy yourself at the party?yes. ive never been to _one before.a. a more excitedb. the m

25、ost excitedc. a more exciting d. the most exciting(2)are you happy with this library?not a little. we cant have_.a. a worse one b. a nicer onec. such a worse one d. such a nicer one(3)what a beautiful design for our new teaching building！ive never seen _one before.a. a good b. a betterc. a best d. t

26、he best3. 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.(p19) 不幸的是，普契尼还没有完成这最后的一幕就因心脏病发作去世了，这一幕只好由他以前的一名学生弗朗哥·阿尔法诺来完成。【句法分析】before引导时间状语从句时在句中除了“在之前”的意义外还有：之后才；不多久就；不等就；刚就；先再。根据汉语完成句子(1

27、)没过多久他就把这件事告诉了我。 it he told me about the affair.(2)我还没有来得及插话，他就为我量好了尺寸。 i could get in a word, he had measured me.(3) 过了好长时间我才睡着。 i got to sleep.(4) 此事你可以先思考几天再作决定。 you can have a few days to think about it you make your decision.4. the emperor finds the deaths disturbing，and although he would like

28、to，he cannot break his promise. 皇帝发现这么多人死去而感到不安，然而尽管他想做到，但是他却不能违背自己的诺言。 区别下面的句子： i find it a difficult book. (find 接 ) can you find me a good one？ (find接 ) i believe it our duty to help those who are in trouble. (find接 ) 归纳： 【联想拓展】 “find宾语宾补”结构中的宾补常为：形容词、副词、介词短语、动词的­ing形式、动词的­ed形式、名词等。a mu

29、ch larger part of the population now finds itself homeless not until two days after the earthquake did she find her mother alive. i found it very hard to work with him。when the man came to life，he found himself _ by a group of children. (2012·湖南石门一中高三摸底考试) asurround bto surround csurrounded dsu

30、rrounding 课堂反馈：1.i doubt if i will come to listen to his speech next time. it couldnt have been in fact.a. any worse b. so bad c. any better d. so good2. he did not catch the flight. he reached the airport shortly _the plane took off.a. where b. before c. after d. as3. in one movie, the actress prov

31、ed herself to be talented in acting.a. having been cast b. to be castc. being castd. having cast4. when first to the market, the computer software was not a success due to its complexity in operation. a. introducing b. being introduced c. introduced d. to be introduced5. the designers _ so much work

32、 that they couldnt do it efficiently. a took off b took on c turned on d took inpart 3 consolidation sheet一 单词拼写1. music has been called the u language because people do not need to speak the same language to understand it. 2. he was found guilty and c to death. 3. as one grows older ones memory d .

33、 4. big joe tuner never achieved much fame when he was alive mainly because there was still racial d in the usa then. 5. if the factory is closed, many people will face u . 6. it is (令人不安的) that a dangerous wild animal is still at large. 7. (不愿意) to obey his parents, the boy escaped from home.8.the

34、key to solving the problem is to satisfy the (要求) made by the workers. 9. the (仁慈的) king forgave the young officer and saved him from death. 10. all of them had to work around the clock in order to meet the (最后期限). 11.the (趋势) for women to marry and bear children late results in population decreasin

35、g.12. the man s_the thief who had stolen his bag and took him to the police station. 13. a judge must be free from (偏见).二 短语填空be condemned to death, be unwilling to, scold sb for sth, meet the deadline, fall in love, spring up, have a tendency to do, be rooted in, break up break down1. _ be under hi

36、s father's control, tom decided to leave his home.2. i wonder if there is any easy way and still be friends.3. wen qiang, who was addicted to power, finally.4. the two young people with each other and got married two years later.5. he _returning late by his father.6. in the past ten years, new g

37、ardens _ in our city.7. this peace must _the lives of nations.8. he has to work hard until midnight_.9. everyone of us _ to think that everything is about us.10. his car _ on his way home.三、单项填空1. the little boy _ out in the dark at night.a. dares not to go b. dare not go c. dares not go d. does not

38、 dare going 2. mr. brown, _ , works as manager of the company.a. we got here in his car b. we got here by his car c. in whose car we got here d. by whose car we got here3. the murderer _ killing his boss. a. was condemned to death for b. was condemned death as c. was condemned to death as d. condemn

39、ed to death for 4. wherever i met her, _ was fairly often, she greeted me with a sweet smile. a. who b. which c. when d. that5. world war ii _ five deaths in the family. a. has witnessed b. witnessed c. witnesses d. was witnessing 6. she is intelligent and works very hard, so i think she is a _ stud

40、ent. a. careful b. imagining c. promising d. caring 7. statistics show that in the first quarter of the year the divorce rate is 14.6 percent. this means about 5,166 families in china every day.a. break down b. break awayc. break out d. break up8. i can hardly imagine peter _ across the atlantic oce

41、an in five days.a. sail b. to sail c. sailing d. to have sailed9. how beautifully she sings! ive never heard _ .a. the better voice b. a good voice c. the best voice d. a better voice10. _ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.a. completing b. having completed c. to have completed d. to complete 11. tom, you didnt come to the party last night?i _,but i suddenly remembered i had homework to do.a. had to b. didnt c. was going to d. wouldnt12may i go and play with dick this afternoon, mum?no, you cant go out _ your homework is being