2) Stimulate the Ss' interest in learning English by talking about their own traveling experiences.

3) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about London Underground and reinforce their reading comprehension.

4) Develop the students' reading ability---how to read a tourist brochure. 重点 1)Get students to understand the main idea of the reading passage. 难点 教法及教具

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教 学 内 容 教师主导活动 What is Turandot?

Turandot is an opera that tells the story of a stubborn And

cruel Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the

Forbidden city.

What is a review?

A review is a report or an essay giving some information as

well as some opinions or ideas about a book, a

performance, a painting or something similar.

Reading strategy:

Reading a review of an opera

How is a review of an opera usually organized?

the background information of the opera

the brief description of the story

other information about the performance

the writer's comments/evaluation

Fast-reading : match paragraphs with related

information

The background information of the opera

the brief description of the story

other information about the performance

the writers' comments

Background information

Turandot, a world-famous opera written by an Italian

composer Giacomo Puccini, was performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing for the first time.

Why would an Italian composer write about a Chinese story?

He liked East Asia very much and had an interest in

the Chinese culture.

Are there any other Chinese elements(元素)?

What is the writer's evaluation(评价) of the setting?

Other information about the performance

the director:

the conductor:

the main actors and actresses

Music is a universal language.

What comments does the writer make on the production?(para8)

The production combined the very best of western and Chinese talents.

The production was a c________ of the western and Chinese c_______.

People from the world bring together and deepen the

understanding of each other's culture via music.

Let's explore the story of Turandot

Main characters of the story

The development of the plot

The theme of the story