单元：Unit2Theuniversallanguage板块：Reading2Thoughtsonthedesign:本节课以语言的感知、领悟、操练和运用为主，在语言知识点的识记过程中，设法体现语境和语用特征，任务的设置尽可能真实化。Teachingaims: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.[Explanation]本节课首先复习课文内容，以免使得词汇学习太过突兀。在讲解语言点时，不要只放幻灯，要注意向学生提问，给他们充分发挥、练习的机会，如展示Thecompanyhasbeentransformedfromafamilybusinesstoamulti-million-poundone.这个例句时，可以再问问所在学校、城市的变化。另外，所提供的答案也不是唯一的，目的也是让学生在进行语言操练的同时，拓展扩散性思维。v
