江苏省南京市溧水区第三高级中学（译林牛津版）高中英语选修八教案：U2 FOR TURANDOT IN BEIJING.doc

1、Teaching plan for Turandot in BeijingStudying aims ：By the end of this class, we will be able to: have outline of the love story Turandot; learn how to read a review write an outline of a love story in reference to the text The study aims will be shown on the screen. Step 1 lead-inBefore the class b

2、egin, students will follow the music and sing a song and naturally lead to our topic “the universal language” music and read an article about a form of musicopera.Students will have already learned the song season in the sun and will enjoy it much.Step 2 reading strategyGive students 1minute to go t

3、hrough reading strategy and find the answer. Q: What elements does a review of an opera contain?A: background information, the story, other important information, a commentThis way, students will find it easy to grasp the whole article.Step 3 skip the article and analyze the structure of it. Para 1&

4、2: _ Para 3-7: _ Para 8: _ Para9: _Group work is needed here. Students will be allowed to discuss with each other.Step 4 race to answer Read para1,2,and 8, identify the persons listed. 1. Giacomo Puccini the author of the opera2. Zubin Mehta the Conductor3. Zhangyimou the Director4. main cast Sharon

5、 Sweet, Kristjan Johannsson, Barbara Hendricks In this part, students will race to answer the questions to win a score for their teamStep 5 race to answer Read para2 and answer the questionWhy the reviews author says “there could not be a more awesome setting!”?Ask students to read this paragraph al

6、oud Step 6 focus on the storyAsk students to predict what a story will consist of.BeginningIn order to_, Turandot says that whoever can answer _will marry her, or_.DevelopmentCalaf, falls _ with Turandot and decides to _her at first sight. Meanwhile, Liu, a young _ of Calafs father, also_ Calaf. The

7、refore, _ between Calaf, Turandot and Liu appears in this story.Climax(高潮）_dies for Calaf. But Calaf still loves Turandot and he kisses Turandot, which helps him win her _.EndingFinally, Calaf and Turandot_. The whole city _.Students will be given several minutes to read the text intensively and fin

8、d the details. Students will be allowed to discuss in their group.Within the group, task will be distributed to every member. Step7 Details of the story( required task) 1. Read para3&4 and answer the question: Who are the main characters in the opera, and what are the relationships between them ?2.

9、Read Para 6 answer the question:Q：Why does Liu kill herself?3. Read para3&4 and answer the question:Q: To avoid marriage, what a good idea does Turandot come up with?4. Read para6 and translate the sentence into ChineseCalafs father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf, so Turandot seizes Calaf

10、s fatherand liu, and demands that they tell her Calafs name or they will be beaten.(page19,line30-32) 5. Read para7 and answer the question:How did Calaf win Turandots love eventually? In this section, students will be encouraged to work in group and one of the members will finish the task Step 8. D

11、etails of the story-challenge each other Rule: Each group can give a question about the story for other groups to race to answer. If they fail to answer, the group asking the question present the answer to the whole class. In this part, students will have great interest in challenging other groups.

12、Students will be fully inspired to read the storyStep 9. ConsolidationFill in the blanks according to the story. Step 10 provide some important phrases to students This will help students to write. Step 11. find some words describing the evaluation The teacher will list them on the blackboard. Step

13、12. Race to answer the questionsQ: What contribute to the success of the opera Turandot in Beijing?Help the students to draw a conclusion of the textStep 13 Discussion and Writing Write an outline of the film “Frozen” in reference to the text.1. discuss it with your group members and write it down. 2. Read your essay within your team and recommend one to the whole class.Step 14 homework Go on to finish your writing Write on the exercise books and hand them in.