M8U2 Reading Turandot in BeijingShiyan Senior High School:Mao JinfengTeaching aims:1 knowledge aims:Learn and master some important words and expressionsEnable the student to know more about the operaEnable the student to get familiar with some important phrases and words for example: universal awesome stubborn princess prince merciful deadline grand be condemned to something ask for somebody’s hand in marriage fall in love at first sight …..and so on2 ability aims:To develop the students’ listening reading and speaking ability and learn the reading strategy of of an operaTo develop the students’ speaking ability .organizing ability3 emotion aims:To train the students’ sense of co-operation with each otherTo train the students’ sense of being more brave and confident in their livesTo get the students to learn about the true loveTeaching important points:The improvement of reading ability of getting the key words and the main ideaImprove students’ speaking abilityTeaching difficult points:How to improve the students’ speaking abilityHow to help the students understand and read the review of an operaTeaching and learning methods:speaking discussion listening and pair work1. Fast reading to get a general idea of the text.2. Careful reading to get the detailed information3 Question-and –answer activity helps the students understand the opera better4 analysing the divided parts can help the students’ learn how to structure their striates5 guideline and conduction parts help the students retell the opera in a right way6 pair work can help improve their ability of cooperationTeaching aids:a computer the multimedia a tape recorder blackboard and a projectTeaching procedures:Step 1GreetingsGreet the whole class as usualStep 2 lead-inShow some pictures on the screen then ask1Have you ever seen any of Zhang Yimou’s films?2Besides films, what else has Zhang Yimou directed?3Have you ever seen or have you heard of the opera Turandot?4If you have seen or heard of it, can you tell us what it is about?Today I will tell you a love story about one man and two women The man is a prince, Calaf, one woman is a princess, turandot, and the other woman is a slave named Liu. Here are some pictures of themOk ! let’s go!Step 3Reading StrategyExplain the definition of a review to the students since different types of article have various ways of reading.1. What’s the definition of a review?A review is a report or an essay giving some information as well as some opinion or ideas about a book, performance, a painting or something similar.2. What should we pay attention to while reading a review of an opera?a. A review of opera usually starts with some background information.b. The review c an five some important such as the actor’s names and finally an evaluation.c. The review may include lots of very descriptive words that reflect feelings.Step 4listeninglisten to the tape carefully pay attention to their relationships and answer the following questions1 What is Turandot?2 What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot?3 What happens at the end of the story?Check answersStep 5Fast-reading for general ideaGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the eight questions in part C1 on page 20 While reading, you just need to focus on and identify the information which is needed to answer the questions.1 Who was the author of Turandot?2 Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?3 What kind of person is Turandot ?4 What has Turandot’s father promised her ?5 What happens to the prince who can not answer the princess’s riddles?6 What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise ?7 What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?8 What makes the production amazing ?Check answersStep 6 Detailed reading for important informationLet’s read the passage a second time and find out the background information of theStep 7ConsolidationAccording to the passages and your understanding to fill sth in the forms then checks , ask students to read the forms aloudThe world-famous opera, Turandot, is the story of a stubborn and cruel Chinese (1) p_______, named Turandot. In order to avoid (2) m_______, she says that any (3) p________ husband must answer three (4) r______ correctly or die. A handsome prince, named Calaf, says that he will (5) s____ the riddles and marry her. But a young slave of his father, Liu, begins to love him then the story takes on a classic love (6) t_______ between Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, whose love for Calaf is (7) u____________无条件的Calaf answers Turandot’s questions correctly, but she is greatly (8) a_____ by this. Seeing this, Calaf says that if Turandot can guess his name by (9) s______, she does not have to marry him. In order to learn his name, Turandot tortures折磨Liu, asking for the name. Unfortunately, Liu kills herself. At the end of the story, the prince and Turandot get married and the whole city (10) c________ their happiness.Step8Skill training- post-reading activitiesAccording to the key words and some pictures on the screen ,first follow me to retell sth about the opera; then students practice in with their partner; finally boys or girls share their opinion with their classmatesStep 9 Practise and expandingIntroduce some extra information related to the opera to the students in order to expand the students’ view enrich the students’ knowledgeStep 10 HomeworkRetell the opera about Turandot in beijingWrite a review about a Western or a Chinese opera that you are familiar with附板书设计:M8U2 Reading Turandot in BeijingMain characters：Relationships：Setting：Plot：Director：Conductor：Actors and actresses：。