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Module 8Unit 2 The universal languagePeriod 1 Welcome to the unitTeaching aims:After this lesson, students will be able to tell different types of music and musical instruments and they will also be able to talk about their favorite kind of music and famous musicians.Teaching Aids:Multi-media,PPT, blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 Brainstorming 1. Show students a picture of people from different countries and ask them how they can communicate with each other.How do people from different countries communicate with each other? (They can speak English since it is a language used widely in the world. They can draw pictures to get their ideas across. They can also use body language to show their feelings.)2. Get students to focus on the topic of the unit “The Universal language”. If a language can be understood by all the people in the world, it is a universal language. So is English a universal language? (No, not everyone in the world can speak and understand English.)What about pictures? Are they universal? (Yes. A picture can be appreciated by people all over the world.)Is body language also universal? (Yes, body language is more or less the same throughout the world. It is a very effective way for people speaking different languages to communicate with each other.)3. Draw students attention to the unit topicmusic.There is also another kind of language which is universal. That is music. Why do we say so? (Because people all over the world can understand music)Prepare the students with vocabulary related to music. Have them brainstorm any word related to the kind of music, people related to music and musical instruments. Kinds of music: classical music, pop music, folk music, swing music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, rap, opera People related to music: musician, singer, composer, pianist, violinist Musical instruments: guitar, piano, violin, drum Step 2 Free discussion Have the students talk about the following topics.1. Do you like to listen to music? What is your favorite kind of music? And why?(I like classical music very much. It uses orchestras and many instruments cooperating to create music together. You can hear things played on instruments from all of the different families. Also, classical music tends to be slower, so it makes me feel calm when I listen to it.)2. Do you know of any famous musicians? What do you know about them?(The musician I like very much is Jay Chou. He sings about broken heart, urban stress and young dreams. He expresses his experiences, feelings and personality into his music, which attracts young people who have similar thoughts.)3. Have you ever watched an opera? What do you know about Chinese and Western opera? (Yes. I watched Chinese operas with my grandfather when I was young. A Chinese opera performance includes elements like dance, dialogue, swordplay and acrobatics. The music instruments used for Chinese opera include gongs, cymbals, drums and stringed instruments. A characters age, gender and personality are shown through the makeup, movements, props and color costumes. In comparison, Western opera puts greater emphasis on music and design, conveying a story through singing and dancing.)Step 3 Sharing information 1. Picture of Mei LanfangDo you know who this person is? (The great Chinese Opera master Mei Lanfang.) He once gave several successful performances in the United States. How could they be so successful? (A characters age, gender and personality are shown through the makeup, movements, props and color costumes. They are universal. People all over the world can understand them.)2. Picture of Louis ArmstrongDo you know who he is? (Louis Armstrong. He is one of the most famous jazz musicians in the United States.)What do you know about jazz? For example, when and where did it start? (It first started in the late 19th century in the United States.)3. Picture of PaganiniDo you know who he is? (Paganini, the famous violinist.)What kind of musical instrument violin is? (The violin belongs to the string family. It is made of wood and uses steel strings. A violinist uses a bow pulled across the strings to create beautiful music.) 4. Picture of BeethovenWho do you think the man in the picture is? What do you know about him? (He is Beethoven, a famous pianist and composer from Germany.)What do you know about the piano? (The piano belongs to the percussion family of instrument. It consists of a keyboard attached to a wooden box, inside of which are metal strings. A piano is played by pressing the keys.)Step 4 Homework 1. Write a short passage about your favourite musician.2. Preview the reading.Feedback:Period 2 Reading (1)Teaching aims:After this lesson, students will be able to read a review of an opera.Teaching Aids:Multi-media, PPT, blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in 1. Show the students a picture of Zhang Yimou. And ask them the following questions.Who is the person in the picture? What does he do? (Zhang Yimou. He is a famous director in China and also in the world.)What has he directed? (Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games, for which he won the title of “The figures that move China in 2008”.)Can you name some of his movies? (Raise the red lantern; Curse of the golden flower)Who played in his movie Curse of the golden flower? (Gong Li, Jay Chou, Chou Runfa starred in the movie. Or we can also say that Zhang Yimou cast them in the movie. )2. Introduce the style of writing to the student.If you want to watch one of Zhangs movies and you dont know if it is a good one or not, where can you find the information you want? (Ask your friends for opinions or you can also read a film review.) What is a review? (A review is a report in a newspaper or magazine in which sb. gives their opinion of a book, play, film, etc.)So what do you expect to read in an opera review? (Some background information, the plot of an opera, who stars in the opera and what people think of the opera )Step 2 Skimming Read the opera as quickly as possible and find out what it is about. What aspects of information can you find in the review? Were your guesses right?(It is an opera review about Turandot staged in the Forbidden City. We can find some background information, the plot of an opera, who stars in the opera and what people think of the opera in the reading.)Step 3 Detailed Reading Task1: Divide the passage into 4 parts and find out the main idea of each part.Part 1 (Para 1): Background informationPart 2 (Para 2-7): The plotPart 3 (Para 8): Other information about the operaPart 4 (Para 9): EvaluationTask 2 Read the passage again to find out some detailed information.Writer: Giacomo PucciniMain characters: Turandot a Chinese princess; Calaf prince; Liu Calafs fathers young slaveSetting: the Forbidden CityPlot: The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu loves Calaf, but Calaf has fallen in love with Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to get married, she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three questions. If the one cannot answer these questions, he will be killed.Director: Zhang YimouConductor: Zubin MehtaActors and actresses: Sharon Sweet; Barbara Hendricks; Kristjan Johannsson Task3 Read Paragraphs 4-6 and put the events of the story in the correct order.( 5 ) Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles.( 3 ) However, Liu, the slave girl, expresses her love for Calaf. ( 7 ) Princess Turandot has Liu beaten, and Liu kills herself.( 2 ) Prince Calaf sees the princess and falls in love with her.( 1 ) A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princesss riddles.( 8 ) The prince wins the princesss heart with a kiss.( 4 ) Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot.( 6 ) Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess his name.Task4 Find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the opera.splendid; greatest; beautifully-sung; excellent; wonderful; amazing Step 4 Homework Work in pairs. Suppose one of you have watched Turandot. Your partner is asking you about the basic information about the opera. Make up a dialogue between the two.Feedback:Period 3 Reading(2)Teaching aims:After this lesson, students will be able to know meaning of some of the words and phrases and how to use them.Teaching Aids:Multi-media,PPT, blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 RevisionAsk students questions about the opera Turandot, mainly focusing on the main aspects of the play.1. Where does the story happen? 2. Who are the main characters? 3. What is Calaf like? 4. What is Turandot like? 5. How does Turandots father find the deaths of many men? 6. What happens when Calaf recites the answers to Turandots questions correctly? Step 2 Language learning1. Some of the worlds opera singers were cast in this production, and many great Chinese musicians also participated. Castto choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc. Peter was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in the new film.2. He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly, which is set in Japan.be set inif a film, play, story etc. is set in a particular place or period, the action takes place there The novel is set in France.3. Those who cannot answer all three riddles, however, will be condemned to death. be condemned to deathto give someone a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crime He was found guilty and condemned to death.4. This means that few men would dare to ask for her hand in marriage.ask for ones hand in marriageask sb. to get marriedAfter they fell in love with each other for nine years, John asked for Marys hand in marriage.5. However, although he would like to, he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do as she wishes.break ones promisenot keep ones promiseThe government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes. = The government broke its promise.Have you ever broken your promise? When was that?6-7. Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf, falls in love with Turandot at first sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her. The report claims that when women fall in love, they tend to eat more.They meet and fall in love with each other during the Second World War.At first sight these deals might not appear to have much to do with each other. 8. The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot and Liu.take onto begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.After years of reform and opening-up policy, our country _When the Prime Minister began to talk about the economic situations in the country, his voice _.9. so Turandot seizes Calafs father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calafs name or they will be beaten.demand to know/see/have etc. something I demand to know whats going on.demand that They demanded that the military government free all political prisoners.demand something of somebody It seemed that no matter what she did, more was demanded of her.“Where are you going?” she demanded angrily.10. Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resists telling her because she loves him. resistto stop yourself from having something that you like very much cannot resist (doing) something I just cant resist chocolate.She can never resist buying new shoes.It is hard/difficult/impossible to resist something Its hard to resist an invitation like that.resist the temptation/urge to do something She resisted the temptation to laugh.11. Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful. scold sb. for doing sth.Dont scold her for being silly.12. it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.transformto completely change the appearance or character of sth, esp. so that it is better.The company has been transformed from a family business to a multi-million-pound one.Is there an event that has transformed your life?Pieces of Titanic were transformed into luxury watches. Step 3 Practice Write a short story within 80 words, using five of the new words and expressions.Step 4 Homework1. Review what has been learned in todays class.2. Finish the exercises on Page107.Feedback:Period 4 Grammar and usageTeaching aims:After learning this part, the students will be able to know when to use ellipsis and how to use it correctly.Teaching Aids:Multi-media,PPT, blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 The introduction of ellipsis Show a sentence from the passage and introduce the concept of ellipsis to the students. Give some examples and ask students if there are some words that are left out in the sentences.(You) Come here, please. (You) Tell me who the director is, please.(You) Write a review of the opera.We often use ellipsis in imperative sentences. Step 2 Finding out the different situations in which ellipsis is used Have students read each of the sentences and talk about in what situations words can be left out. Have you seen this opera?Yes, I have (seen it). Will the performance be put off till next week? I hope (it will) not (be put off till next week). We also use ellipsis in short responses.When will they arrive?In about two hours.Could you water the plants for me?What about (watering them) after I finish my homework?The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing, and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise.Puccini wrote Turandot and (he also wrote) Madam Butterfly.We can use ellipsis in two clauses with the same pattern and the same verb.The actor was born in 1961, and his wife in 1964. Step3 The introduction of the use of ellipsis in other different styles In some special styles of ellipsis, words are left out to save space and time. These include signs and labels, newspaper headlines, instructions, postcards and diaries, notes, etc.Signs:No smoking is allowed here.This is a one-way street.Instructions:Put this side up, please.Please handle this with care.Headlines:Houses destroyed in weekend stormsMayor says he wont quit. The mayor says he wont quit.Notes:These are bright ideas.Postcards:I wish you were here.Step 4 PracticeShow students some complete sentences and have the students rewrite them using ellipsis. Rewrite the following sentences with ellipses.1. What about some more coffee for you?2. Why do you get so upset?3. Why do you not do it at once?