M8U2ReadingTurandotinBeijingTargets:1．Learnandmastersomeimportantwordsandexpressions:2.Trainthestudents’readingabilityandlearnthereadingstragedyofhowtoreadareviewofanopera.3.Getthestudentstolearnaboutthetruelove.KeyPoints：makestudentsmastersomewordsaboutoperaDifficultPoints：makestudentslearnhowtoreadthereviewofanoperaTeachingMethods：teachingmethods,discussionsinthevisualpresentationmethodStep1Lead-inTodayIwilltellyoualovestoryaboutonemanandtwowomen.Themanisaprince,Calaf,onewomanisaprincess,turandot,andtheotherwomanisaslavenamedLiu.Herearesomepicturesofthem.(ShowpicturesoftheperformanceofTurandot)Doyouwanttolistentothelovestory?Step2ListeningTurntopage18,wewilllistentothestoryfromparagraph2to6.payattentiontotheirrelationships.(Listentothetape)Canyouusethese4wordstodescribetheirrelationships?(loves,tortures,kills,helps)(afterlisteningtothetape)Forexample,CalaflovesTurandot.WhataboutTurandotandCalaf?TurandotandLiu?LiuandCalaf?Step3BeginningofthestoryAsastory,weshouldpayattentionthesefiveimportantelements:maincharacters,relationships,beginning,developmentandtheend.justnowwehavefounditsmaincharactersandtheirrelationships.Thenwewillfocusonthebeginningandthedevelopmentofthisstory.Readpara2-5loudlybyyourself.(askthefollowingquestions)1ForTurandot,ifamanwantstobeherhusband,whatmusthedo?Whydoesshesaythat?2.Itseemsverydangerous.IfCalafcannotanswer3riddles,hewilldie.Butwhywillhewanttosolvetheriddles?3.whydoesLiuhelpCalaf?Thisisthebeginningofthislovestory.Whocanretellthebeginningpart?twominutesforyoutoprepare.(invite2studentstoretellthebeginning)Step4developmentofthestoryAfterthebeginning,let’spayattentiontothedevelopmentinpara6.solet’sreadpara6togethertofindmoredetails.(afterreadingit,askseveralquestionstoleadthedevelopment)1.weknowCalafdecidestoanswerthe3riddles,andsohedoes.Anddoesheanswertheriddlescorrectly?2whenCalafrecitestheanswerscorrectly,isTurandothappy?Howdoesshefeel？3.seeingthis,whatdoesCalafsay?4.whatdoesTurandotdothen?5.doesLiutellherhisname?whatdoesLiudoatlast?Thisisthebeginningofthislovestory.Whocanretellthebeginningpart?twominutesforyoutoprepare.(invite2studentstoretellthebeginning)Step5conclusionSowhenwereadastory,weshouldtrytofigureoutthe5elementsofthisstory:maincharacters,relationships,beginning,developmentandtheend.Maybeyoucanunderstandthestoryeasilybythem.Step6CheckingandretellingLet’scheckthehomeworktogether.Canyoutrytoretellthewholestoryaccordingtothisexercise?Step7BackgroundinformationBesidesthislovestory,foranopera,weshouldknowsomeimportantbackgroundinformationabouttheperformance.5minutestoscanpara1,7,8,9andthenfininshthetablebelow.AreviewoftheoperaTurandotMaincharactersofthestoryTurandot----____________________________Calaf------_____________________________Liu----_______________________________Setting______________________________________Plot…Director________________________________________Conductor________________________________________ActorsandActresses________________________________________AreviewincludesMaincharactersofthestory,Setting,Plot,Director,Conductor,ActorsandActressesWhilecheckingtheanswers,askseveralquestions(1).WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?(2)whatarethekeycomponentsoftheamazingopera?Step8consolidationListeningtothemusicandfinishingthestoryTheworld-famousopera,Turandot,isthestoryofacold-heartedChinese(1)p______,namedTurandot.Inordertoavoid(2)m_______,shesaysthatany(3)p_______husbandmustanswerthree(4)r______correctlyordie.Ahandsomeprince,namedCalaf,saysthathewill(5)s_______theproblemandmarryher.Butayoungslaveofhisfather,Liu,beginstolovehim,thenthestorytakesonaclassiclove(6)t_______featuringCalaf,Turandot,andLiu,whoseloveforCalafis(7)u_________.AlthoughCalafrecitestheanswerstotheTurandot’squestionscorrectly,sheisgreatly(8)u______bythis.Seeingthis,Calafsaysthatshecanguesshisnameby(9)s______,shedoesnothavetohim.Inordertoleranhisname,shetorturesLiu,askingforthename.Unfortunately,Liukillsherself.Butattheendofthestory,theprinceandTurandotmarryandthewholecity(10)__________theirhappiness.Step6homeworkTrytoretellthestoryofTurandot.
