Reading

第一課時(shí)

課前導(dǎo)學(xué)：

①閱讀Reading，完成Part A以及書后練習(xí)C1、C2 、D

②質(zhì)疑討論

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反饋矯正：

閱讀Reading,完成下面的表格

Turandot is a world-famous opera (1) ________ by Puccini, an Italian.

It tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, (2) _______

in Beijing’s Forbidden City. In order not to (3) _______ any man, she says that any

potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.

The (4) _______

of the story

At first, a prince is killed for being unable to answer Turandot’s

Riddles. Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf sees Turandot

for the first time and falls in love. The handsome prince will (5)

________ (6) _______ the riddles and marry her. Then, a young slave of Calaf’s father Liu, expresses her love for Calaf. The story shows a classic love triangle featuring Calaf.

The (7) ______

and (8) _______

of the story

Turandot, drunk with power, even dares to try and exercise control over her father, the emperor of China. Calaf says that if she can guess his name (9) ________ dawn, she does not have to marry him. Turandot (10) ________ to learn his name and threatens and terrifies Liu, who knows his name. While being tortured, Liu grabs a sword from a guard and kills herself, which makes everyone shocked by this. After Liu kills herself, Calaf kisses Turandot and finally wins her affection.

第二課時(shí)

課前導(dǎo)學(xué)：

重要短語(yǔ)

1. 以……為背景___________ 2. 呈現(xiàn)_______________________

3. 經(jīng)典三角戀愛____________ 4. 不守諾言，食言_______________

5. 醉心于，沉溺于__________ 6. 對(duì)……實(shí)施控制_______________

7. 相愛 ___________________ 8. 不顧一切的做某事______________

9. 被處死__________________ 10. 允諾做某事__________________

11. 贏得某人的好感___________________ 12. 慶祝某人的幸福 __________________

拓展延伸：

1. be set in 以...為背景

set up 建立 ; set a rule 制定規(guī)則 ; set off引起，引爆；動(dòng)身 set out著手; 出發(fā) set sail起航; set fire to 縱火; 點(diǎn)燃或使燃燒 set about doing sth 開始干…

EX:1)The book ___ ___ ___ the 17th century Spain.這本書是以17世紀(jì)的西班牙為背景。

2) Mr Li made up his mind to devote all he had to ____ _____some school for poor children. A. set up B. setting up C. have set up B. having set

2．for the first time 第一次，首次，（時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)）

the first time 第一次做某事的時(shí)候（引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句）

all the time 始終; in time及時(shí); on time 準(zhǔn)時(shí); at a time 一次; at one time 一度,曾經(jīng)

Ex:1) _______ (第一次) I went abroad, I could hardly understand what the foreigners said.

2) This is ________ (第二次)that you have been late this week.

3) This is the first time she has been out with him alone.=This is the first time _____ her being out with him alone.

4) I saw the film ____________.

3. exercise control over 對(duì)…實(shí)施控制，控制

We should think of a way to exercise control over our expenses.

Ex: 1) The pilot _______ _______ ________ (失去控制)the plane.

2) She managed to ________ _______ _______(控制住)her car on the ice.

3) She may be old ,but she is still _____ _____ (掌管)

Ex:翻譯1）He exercise his right as a citizen.__________________________

2）Teachers exercise authority over the students. _______________________

4. threaten v. 恐嚇，威脅；預(yù)示…的兇兆；有…的危險(xiǎn)

He threatened to make the phone public.

他恐嚇說要把那張照片公開。

The heavy black clouds threaten a storm.烏云密布預(yù)示著暴風(fēng)雨將到來。

The robber threatened me with a gun.______________________________.

threaten sb with death用死威脅某人; threaten to do sth威脅要做某事

Ex. 翻譯：他揚(yáng)言要辭職。______________________________

他沒有威脅的意思。___________________________

5. condemn vt.

1）譴責(zé); 聲討 condemn sb. for sth.

We all condemn cruelty to children. ________________________________

各報(bào)紙因?yàn)槭紫鄬?duì)此事的態(tài)度而責(zé)難他。(the Prime minister)

_____________________________________________________________.

2）condemn sb. (to) （法律）判罪; 處刑

be condemned to 被宣告 condemn a murder to life imprisonment 判兇手無期徒刑 be condemned to death 被處死

The judge ___________ him for fraud. (欺騙)

A. denounced B. condemned C. charged D. accused

6. witness n.. 目擊者, 證人, 證據(jù) vt .& vi. 目睹, 目擊, 作證, 說明

A witness told the police how the fire started.

He witnessed the accident on the highway.

1). After the explosion, the policeman did a lot of work to find out some clues from the _____.

A. lookers-on B. viewers C. people D. witness

2). He witnessed to ________ _______ the thief ________ money from the shop.

他作證見過這小偷從商店偷錢的事

7. take on 無被動(dòng)式

The temple takes on a golden color when the sun sinks in the west.

His voice takes on a more serious tone.

閱讀下列各句，寫出take on 的含義。

1）She is not in good health these days, and cannot take on more work.__________

2) Great changes have taken place in the city in the past few decades, and now it has taken

on a completely new look. ___________

3）We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment. ___________

4) The bus stopped to take on more passengers. ___________

長(zhǎng)難句破解并背誦

1. Last night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccini’s world-famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing.

2. Instead of a stage curtain, there were decorated panels covered with red and gold, and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera.

3. The story then takes on a classic love triangle featuring Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, whose love for Calaf is unconditional.

4. An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s, but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City.

5. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, the setting are clearly the sky components of this amazing production.

反饋矯正：

1. They young boy showed his great a_______ for his cat, by playing with her very often.

2. There was u_______ agreement as to who should become chairman.

3. The victorious army demanded u_________ surrender.

4. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music and the setting are clearly the key c_________________ of this amazing production.

5. As a lecturer, she is ________（流暢的）,witty, but also scholarly.

6. He ________(背誦)his poem in front of the whole school.

7. The terrorists are _________(威脅) to kill the hostages(人質(zhì)).

8. She has already ________(主演)in two award-winning films this year.

9. There was an armed _______(衛(wèi)兵)on duty outside his door.

10. She was ________(氣喘吁吁的)after running up the stairs.

遷移創(chuàng)新：

1. In fact, newspaper editors sometimes do not even _____ control over large sections

of their newspapers.

A. exercise B. make C. decline D. develop

2. ______ can you expect to get a pay rise.

　　A. With hard work　　　　　　　B. Although work hard

　　C. Only with hard work　　　　 D. Now that he works hard

3. John, _____ Mary is to blame for the matter.

　　A. rather than　　 B. other than 　　C. more than　　 D. less than

4. I am a _____ friend of his, because we all live very _____ to our school, and I know

very well that he sleeps with the windows ___ even in summer.

　　A. closing；close； close　　　　　 B. close；closely；closing　　

　　C. closing；closely；closed　　　　 D. close；close；closed

5. It was _____ the ambulance came _____ to the hospital.

A. until；that the boy was sent B. until；that was the boy sent

　　C. not until；that the boy was sent D. not until；that was the boy sent

6. ----The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

----Don’t worry. We have already ______ two thirds of it.

A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away

7. ----Did they come to the biology laboratory ?

----I don't know. They __________ while I was out.

A. might have come B. might come

C. should have come D. must have come

8. I was ___________ of crossing the road __________ the car accident happened.

A. around the time; when B. on the point; that

C. at the moment; when D. on the point; when

9. ----Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?

---- .

A. It’s your opinion B. I don’ t mind

C. It’s all up to you D. That’s your decision

10.You must keep on working in the evening,. ______ you are sure you can finish the

task in time

A. as B. if C. when D. unless

11. He was in hospital only because he was too excited at the fact ____ he won the first

prize in the contest.

　　A. in which　　 B. that 　　C. which　　 D. whether

12. Though ____ in San Francisco, Dave had always preferred to record the plain facts of

small town life.

　　A. raised　　 B. grown　 　C. developed　　 D. made　　

第一課時(shí)

(1). written (2). living (3). marry (4). beginning (5). work

(6). out (7). development (8). end (9). Before (10). manages

第二課時(shí)

重要短語(yǔ)

1.be set in 2. take on 3. .a classic love triangle 4. break one’s promise 5. be drunk with 6.exercise control over 7. fall in love 8. be desperate to 9. be condemned to death

10. promise to do 11. celebrate one’ s happiness 12. win one’s affection

拓展延伸：

1. 1) is set in 2) B

2. .The first time ; the second time; of ; for the first time

3. Lost control of; keep control of; in control 他行使公民權(quán)。；教師對(duì)學(xué)生進(jìn)行管束。exercise exercises

4. He threatened to resign.; He doesn’t mean to threaten.; 威脅和平； 用死來威脅某人

5. 我們都一致譴責(zé)虐待兒童。

The newspapers condemned the Prime minister for his attitude toward the event.

B

6. D having seen; steal

7. （承擔(dān)……工作等）;（呈現(xiàn)（面貌、特征等））;（雇傭）;（接納、裝載）

反饋矯正：

affection universal unconditional components fluent

recited threatening featured guard breathless

遷移創(chuàng)新：

ACADC BADCD BA