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m8u2牛津知识讲解

m8u2牛津

Module8Unit2Theuniversallanguage

Period1Welcometotheunit

Teachingaims:

Afterthislesson,studentswillbeabletotelldifferenttypesofmusicandmusicalinstrumentsandtheywillalsobeabletotalkabouttheirfavoritekindofmusicandfamousmusicians.

TeachingAids:

Multi-media,PPT,blackboard

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Brainstorming

1.Showstudentsapictureofpeoplefromdifferentcountriesandaskthemhowtheycancommunicatewitheachother.

Howdopeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatewitheachother?

（TheycanspeakEnglishsinceitisalanguageusedwidelyintheworld.Theycandrawpicturestogettheirideasacross.Theycanalsousebodylanguagetoshowtheirfeelings.）

2.Getstudentstofocusonthetopicoftheunit“TheUniversallanguage”.

Ifalanguagecanbeunderstoodbyallthepeopleintheworld,itisauniversallanguage.SoisEnglishauniversallanguage?

（No,noteveryoneintheworldcanspeakandunderstandEnglish.）

Whataboutpictures?

Aretheyuniversal?

（Yes.Apicturecanbeappreciatedbypeopleallovertheworld.）

Isbodylanguagealsouniversal?

（Yes,bodylanguageismoreorlessthesamethroughouttheworld.Itisaveryeffectivewayforpeoplespeakingdifferentlanguagestocommunicatewitheachother.）

3.Drawstudents’attentiontotheunittopic—music.

Thereisalsoanotherkindoflanguagewhichisuniversal.Thatismusic.Whydowesayso?

（Becausepeopleallovertheworldcanunderstandmusic）

Preparethestudentswithvocabularyrelatedtomusic.Havethembrainstormanywordrelatedtothekindofmusic,peoplerelatedtomusicandmusicalinstruments.

Kindsofmusic:

classicalmusic,popmusic,folkmusic,swingmusic,blues,jazz,rockandroll,rap,opera…

Peoplerelatedtomusic:

musician,singer,composer,pianist,violinist…

Musicalinstruments:

guitar,piano,violin,drum…

Step2Freediscussion

Havethestudentstalkaboutthefollowingtopics.

1.Doyouliketolistentomusic?

Whatisyourfavoritekindofmusic?

Andwhy?

（Ilikeclassicalmusicverymuch.Itusesorchestrasandmanyinstrumentscooperatingtocreatemusictogether.Youcanhearthingsplayedoninstrumentsfromallofthedifferentfamilies.Also,classicalmusictendstobeslower,soitmakesmefeelcalmwhenIlistentoit.）

2.Doyouknowofanyfamousmusicians?

Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?

（ThemusicianIlikeverymuchisJayChou.Hesingsaboutbrokenheart,urbanstressandyoungdreams.Heexpresseshisexperiences,feelingsandpersonalityintohismusic,whichattractsyoungpeoplewhohavesimilarthoughts.）

3.Haveyoueverwatchedanopera?

WhatdoyouknowaboutChineseandWesternopera?

（Yes.IwatchedChineseoperaswithmygrandfatherwhenIwasyoung.AChineseoperaperformanceincludeselementslikedance,dialogue,swordplayandacrobatics.ThemusicinstrumentsusedforChineseoperaincludegongs,cymbals,drumsandstringedinstruments.Acharacter’sage,genderandpersonalityareshownthroughthemakeup,movements,propsandcolorcostumes.Incomparison,Westernoperaputsgreateremphasisonmusicanddesign,conveyingastorythroughsinginganddancing.）

Step3Sharinginformation

1.PictureofMeiLanfang

Doyouknowwhothispersonis?

（ThegreatChineseOperamasterMeiLanfang.）HeoncegaveseveralsuccessfulperformancesintheUnitedStates.Howcouldtheybesosuccessful?

（Acharacter’sage,genderandpersonalityareshownthroughthemakeup,movements,propsandcolorcostumes.Theyareuniversal.Peopleallovertheworldcanunderstandthem.）

2.PictureofLouisArmstrong

Doyouknowwhoheis?

（LouisArmstrong.HeisoneofthemostfamousjazzmusiciansintheUnitedStates.）

Whatdoyouknowaboutjazz?

Forexample,whenandwherediditstart?

（Itfirststartedinthelate19thcenturyintheUnitedStates.）

3.PictureofPaganini

Doyouknowwhoheis?

（Paganini,thefamousviolinist.）

Whatkindofmusicalinstrumentviolinis?

（Theviolinbelongstothestringfamily.Itismadeofwoodandusessteelstrings.Aviolinistusesabowpulledacrossthestringstocreatebeautifulmusic.）

4.PictureofBeethoven

Whodoyouthinkthemaninthepictureis?

Whatdoyouknowabouthim?

（HeisBeethoven,afamouspianistandcomposerfromGermany.）

Whatdoyouknowaboutthepiano?

（Thepianobelongstothepercussionfamilyofinstrument.Itconsistsofakeyboardattachedtoawoodenbox,insideofwhicharemetalstrings.Apianoisplayedbypressingthekeys.）

Step4Homework

1.Writeashortpassageaboutyourfavouritemusician.

2.Previewthereading.

Feedback:

Period2Reading

（1）

Teachingaims:

Afterthislesson,studentswillbeabletoreadareviewofanopera.

TeachingAids:

Multi-media,PPT,blackboard

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Lead-in

1.ShowthestudentsapictureofZhangYimou.Andaskthemthefollowingquestions.

Whoisthepersoninthepicture?

Whatdoeshedo?

（ZhangYimou.HeisafamousdirectorinChinaandalsointheworld.）

Whathashedirected?

（Bidforthe29thOlympicGamesinBeijing,theopeningceremonyandtheclosingceremonyofthe29thOlympicGames,forwhichhewonthetitleof“ThefiguresthatmoveChinain2008”.）

Canyounamesomeofhismovies?

（Raisetheredlantern;Curseofthegoldenflower…）

WhoplayedinhismovieCurseofthegoldenflower?

（GongLi,JayChou,ChouRunfastarredinthemovie.OrwecanalsosaythatZhangYimoucasttheminthemovie.）

2.Introducethestyleofwritingtothestudent.

IfyouwanttowatchoneofZhang’smoviesandyoudon’tknowifitisagoodoneornot,wherecanyoufindtheinformationyouwant?

（Askyourfriendsforopinionsoryoucanalsoreadafilmreview.）

Whatisareview?

（Areviewisareportinanewspaperormagazineinwhichsb.givestheiropinionofabook,play,film,etc.）

Sowhatdoyouexpecttoreadinanoperareview?

（Somebackgroundinformation,theplotofanopera,whostarsintheoperaandwhatpeoplethinkoftheopera…）

Step2Skimming

Readtheoperaasquicklyaspossibleandfindoutwhatitisabout.Whataspectsofinformationcanyoufindinthereview?

Wereyourguessesright?

（ItisanoperareviewaboutTurandotstagedintheForbiddenCity.Wecanfindsomebackgroundinformation,theplotofanopera,whostarsintheoperaandwhatpeoplethinkoftheoperainthereading.）

Step3DetailedReading

Task1:

Dividethepassageinto4partsandfindoutthemainideaofeachpart.

Part1（Para1）:

Backgroundinformation

Part2（Para2-7）:

Theplot

Part3（Para8）:

Otherinformationabouttheopera

Part4（Para9）:

Evaluation

Task2Readthepassageagaintofindoutsomedetailedinformation.

Writer:

GiacomoPuccini

Maincharacters:

Turandot—aChineseprincess;Calaf—prince;Liu—Calaf’sfather’syoungslave

Setting:

theForbiddenCity

Plot:

ThestorytakesontheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandotdoesnotwanttogetmarried,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerherthreequestions.Iftheonecannotanswerthesequestions,hewillbekilled.

Director:

ZhangYimou

Conductor:

ZubinMehta

Actorsandactresses:

SharonSweet;BarbaraHendricks;KristjanJohannsson

Task3ReadParagraphs4-6andputtheeventsofthestoryinthecorrectorder.

（5）PrinceCalafmanagestoanswertheriddles.

（3）However,Liu,theslavegirl,expressesherloveforCalaf.

（7）PrincessTurandothasLiubeaten,andLiukillsherself.

（2）PrinceCalafseestheprincessandfallsinlovewithher.

（1）Aprinceiskilledashecannotanswertheprincess’sriddles.

（8）Theprincewinstheprincess’sheartwithakiss.

（4）CalafsayshewillsolvetheriddlesandmarryTurandot.

（6）PrincessTurandotissoupsetthatPrinceCalafsaysshedoesnothavetomarryhimifshecanguesshisname.

Task4Findoutthewordsthatreflectthewriter’sopinionabouttheopera.

splendid;greatest;beautifully-sung;excellent;wonderful;amazing

Step4Homework

Workinpairs.

SupposeoneofyouhavewatchedTurandot.Yourpartnerisaskingyouaboutthebasicinformationabouttheopera.Makeupadialoguebetweenthetwo.

Feedback:

Period3Reading

（2）

Teachingaims:

Afterthislesson,studentswillbeabletoknowmeaningofsomeofthewordsandphrasesandhowtousethem.

TeachingAids:

Multi-media,PPT,blackboard

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Revision

AskstudentsquestionsabouttheoperaTurandot,mainlyfocusingonthemainaspectsoftheplay.

1.Wheredoesthestoryhappen?

2.Whoarethemaincharacters?

3.WhatisCalaflike?

4.WhatisTurandotlike?

5.HowdoesTurandot’sfatherfindthedeathsofmanymen?

6.WhathappenswhenCalafrecitestheanswerstoTurandot’squestionscorrectly?

Step2Languagelearning

1.Someoftheworld’soperasingerswerecastinthisproduction,andmanygreatChinesemusiciansalsoparticipated.

Cast—tochoosewhichpeoplewillactparticularpartsinaplay,filmetc.

PeterwasexpectedtobecastalongsideDouglasinthenewfilm.

2.HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowroteMadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.

besetin—ifafilm,play,storyetc.issetinaparticularplaceorperiod,theactiontakesplacethere

ThenovelissetinFrance.

3.Thosewhocannotanswerallthreeriddles,however,willbecondemnedtodeath.

becondemnedtodeath—togivesomeoneaseverepunishmentafterdecidingtheyareguiltyofacrime

Hewasfoundguiltyandcondemnedtodeath.

4.Thismeansthatfewmenwoulddaretoaskforherhandinmarriage.

askforone’shandinmarriage—asksb.togetmarried

Aftertheyfellinlovewitheacho