Unit2TheuniversallanguageReading2Teachingaims:Afterthislesson,studentswillbeabletoknowmeaningofsomeofthewordsandphrasesandhowtousethem.Teachingprocedures:Step1RevisionAskstudentsquestionsabouttheoperaTurandot,mainlyfocusingonthemainaspectsoftheplay.1.Wheredoesthestoryhappen?2.Whoarethemaincharacters?3.WhatisCalaflike?4.WhatisTurandotlike?5.HowdoesTurandot’sfatherfindthedeathsofmanymen?6.WhathappenswhenCalafrecitestheanswerstoTurandot’squestionscorrectly?Step2Languagelearning1.Someoftheworld’soperasingerswerecastinthisproduction,andmanygreatChinesemusiciansalsoparticipated.Cast—tochoosewhichpeoplewillactparticularpartsinaplay,filmetc.PeterwasexpectedtobecastalongsideDouglasinthenewfilm.2.HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowroteMadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.besetin—ifafilm,play,storyetc.issetinaparticularplaceorperiod,theactiontakesplacethereThenovelissetinFrance.3.Thosewhocannotanswerallthreeriddles,however,willbecondemnedtodeath.becondemnedtodeath—togivesomeoneaseverepunishmentafterdecidingtheyareguiltyofacrimeHewasfoundguiltyandcondemnedtodeath.4.Thismeansthatfewmenwoulddaretoaskforherhandinmarriage.askforone’shandinmarriage—asksb.togetmarriedAftertheyfellinlovewitheachotherfornineyears,JohnaskedforMary’shandinmarriage.5.However,althoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromiseandmustallowTurandottodoasshewishes.breakone’spromise—notkeepone’spromiseThegovernmentfailedtokeepitspromiseoflowertaxes.=Thegovernmentbrokeitspromise.Haveyoueverbrokenyourpromise?Whenwasthat?6-7.Shortlyafterwards,anotherprince,Calaf,fallsinlovewithTurandotatfirstsightanddecidestosolvetheriddlessothathecanmarryher.Thereportclaimsthatwhenwomenfallinlove,theytendtoeatmore.TheymeetandfallinlovewitheachotherduringtheSecondWorldWar.Atfirstsightthesedealsmightnotappeartohavemuchtodowitheachother.8.ThestorythentakesonaclassiclovetrianglebetweenCalaf,TurandotandLiu.takeon—tobegintohaveaparticularquality,appearance,etc.Afteryearsofreformandopening-uppolicy,ourcountry__________________WhenthePrimeMinisterbegantotalkabouttheeconomicsituationsinthecountry,hisvoice____________________.9.soTurandotseizesCalaf’sfatherandLiu,anddemandsthattheytellherCalaf’snameortheywillbebeaten.demandtoknow/see/haveetc.somethingIdemandtoknowwhat’sgoingon.demandthatTheydemandedthatthemilitarygovernmentfreeallpoliticalprisoners.demandsomethingofsomebodyItseemedthatnomatterwhatshedid,morewasdemandedofher.“Whereareyougoing?”shedemandedangrily.10.Liuclaimsthatshealoneknowsthename,butresiststellingherbecausesheloveshim.Resist—tostopyourselffromhavingsomethingthatyoulikeverymuchcannotresist(doing)somethingIjustcan’tresistchocolate.Shecanneverresistbuyingnewshoes.Itishard/difficult/impossibletoresistsomethingIt’shardtoresistaninvitationlikethat.resistthetemptation/urgetodosomethingSheresistedthetemptationtolaugh.11.CalafscoldsTurandotfornotbeingmoremerciful.scoldsb.fordoingsth.Don’tscoldherforbeingsilly.12.…ithasbeentransformedintothespotforabeautifulandsadlovestory.transform—tocompletelychangetheappearanceorcharacterofsth,esp.sothatitisbetter.Thecompanyhasbeentransformedfromafamilybusinesstoamulti-million-poundone.Isthereaneventthathastransformedyourlife?PiecesofTitanicweretransformedintoluxurywatches.Step3Follow-upActivity(PPT13)Writeashortstorywithin80words,usingfiveofthenewwordsandexpressions.Step4Homework1.Reviewwhathasbeenlearnedintoday’sclass.2.FinishtheexercisesonPage108.
