Unit 1 A trip to the theatre教案2

Module 1 Extraordinary tales Unit 1 A trip to the theatre

Pre-reading: 1.

You are exposed to a picture of the interior of an opera house in Reading A(What do you know about…?), please label it with the words in the box.

2.

Please surf the following world famous theatres on the Internet and bring a picture to the class and paste them up on the wall in order to let your classmates know about those theatres. Each group should have a group leader to make a presentation

to deliver the brief introduction of these theatres. It will be greatly appreciated if you can provide those information by using the multi-media equipment such as ppt.

Group 1: Sydney Opera House: in Australia:

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

Group 2: Loncoln Center-Metropolitan Opera House: in the USA:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/

Group 3: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: in the UK:

http://www.Shakespeares-globe.org

Group 4: Shanghai Grand Theatre: in China: http://www.shgtheatre.com/

3.

A title usually tells us the main idea of a passage, while pictures help us get more information about a passage. Please look at the pictures and answer the following question:

What do you know about The Phantom of the Opera? (You can answer this question by finding out Who wrote it? / When and Where did the story happen? / What did the Phantom look like? / What is the story probably about?...)

Reference website: http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/

4.

Please read

these reference materials: The Paris Opera House was built between 1861 and 1875, and it does have a lake underneath it. The French writer Gaston Lerous wrote his novel The Phantom of the Opera in 1911. The story of a mad musical genius and an innocent girl became very popular, and has inspired at least four film versions. The excellent stage musical (music by Andrew Lloye Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart) was first performed in London in 1986 and was now been staged in many other big cities including Shanghai.

5.

Please think over:

A.

If you were the Phantom / the mother / Christine / Raoul, what would you do? B.

The end of the story told us that the Phantom disappeared and was never seen again. Where do you think he could have hidden and what happened to him after then?

While-reading:

1. opera: A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music. part of speech: n.

Chinese meaning: 歌剧

Translation: 他喜欢歌剧而不喜欢喜剧/悲剧。（prefer …to…）

He prefers opera to comedy / tragedy.

京剧：Beijing opera

沪剧：Shanghai opera / drama

2. adapt (vt.) 适应；改编

a.

适应

adapt oneself to(prep.) 使适应

They had to adapt themselves to the changing situation.

The student hasn’t adapted himself to life in university.

adapt…to do sth. 改变；使适应

The lecturer adapted his speech to meet the needs of the students. b.

改编；改写

The material is adapted for English beginners. The story has been adapted to make films. adaptable (adj.) 适应性较强的

He is an adaptable man and is adaptable for all kinds of people. adaptation (n.) 改编（本）

A new adaptation of Cinderella was published last week.

3. Beneath the building there was a strange, dark lake.

A strange, dark lake was there beneath the building. There was a strange, dark lake beneath the building. On this lake was an island. An island was on this lake. On that island, 100 years ago, lived the Phantom. The Phantom lived on that island 100 years ago. Practice: The beautiful voice of a lady came from the window. From the window came the beautiful voice of a lady. An oil painting hangs on the wall. On the wall hangs an oil painting. A boy of 7 or 8 years old lay under the tall tree. Under the tall tree lay a boy of 7 or 8 years old. Attention: When a sentence is begun with (prep. phr.), we should pay attention to the P. to check whether it is (vi.) or be, if so, we should put it before the S. directly, thus making the sentence in a complete inversion.

4．at birth 在出生之际

The baby was 4 kilos at birth.

He was not so healthy at birth. from birth 从出生开始

The child has been very weak from birth. give birth to 生出；产生

She gave to a healthy baby last week.

5. He was so ugly that his own mother make him wear a mask. Sentence elements? Structures:

1)

so + adj. + that clause •

The question

was

so difficult that few people could answer it.

2)

so + adj. + a/an + n. + that clause •

It was

so difficult a question that few people could answer it.

It was such a difficult question that few people …

3)

so + many / much / few / little + n. + that clause •

There were so many difficult questions that few people …

They were such difficult questions that few people …

4)

so + adv. + that clause •

He runs so fast that nobody can catch up with him in his class.

Practice:

1.

我们的英语老师非常有趣，所以大家都喜欢上她的课。

Our English teacher is so interesting (a woman) that we all like taking/having her classes/lessons.

2.

在期末考试中，他考得非常好以至于得到了学校的奖学金。

He did so well in the final exam that he was awarded the scholarship. 3.

那个报告太难，我根本无法理解。

The report was so difficult that I couldn’t understand it at all.

6.

wear (vt) 穿

wear glasses/hat/nice clothes, etc. wear a happy smile/an empty look （露出某种表情或样子）

cf. put on （动作，瞬间）: He put on his hat and went out. have on（状态，持续，无进行时）: He has black shoes on today, which means he is in a good mood. wear（状态，持续）: He wears black shoes today. Or, He is wearing black shoes today.

7.

force

a. 物理概念The fans are run by the wind force. b. 军事力量The air force of the USA is quite strong. c.f.: power (u/n) 力量、权力

Knowledge is power. She claims to have the power to see the future.

come into power 上台执政

The new government will come into power next month. What if a tyrant comes into power in that country? strength （力气，生理角度）

Do you have enough strength to lift the stone up? The lady lifted the box up with great strength.

bring sth. into force ，

come / enter into force 开始生效，开始实施

•

The new law will be brought into force by the end of this month.

•

Do you know when the new school rules will come into force? force sb./ sth. on /upon sb.把…强加给某人

•

You shouldn’t force your own ideas on others. forcible adj. 强行的

enforce v. 强制实行，强制执行

8.

wandering the earth在世上徘徊

wander the neighbour/all the countries on the earth, in the world 在世界上

on earth, 究竟

What on earth are you asking?

9.

the monster of a man loved singing, and had a wonderful voice. love singing (G.) as (O.), such as ‘he was afraid of letting her see his face’

& ‘Christine enjoyed listening to his voice.’

have a wonderful voice 拥有美妙的声音

voice: sound made by human beings or animals, e.g.: the voice of a man/a lion; sound: sound made by things, e.g.: the sound of a bell/machine, etc.

9. fall in love with sb/sth爱上……

Translation: 第一次看见这个面具，我就喜欢上它了。

The first time I saw the mask, I fell in love with it.

10.

…Christine, a beautiful young singer at the opera. (appositive, 同位语) We, senior students, should learn how to learn. The fact that water boils at 100 degrees centigrade is known to all. At the meeting, he put up a question how they could carry out the experiment without financial aid.

11.

…, hiding behind a secret wall in her room …(a.) of attending circumstance

Simon’s sister left the travel agency, still _______ (smile).

He came home ______ (ride) a bicycle. _______ (follow) by a group of the students, the professor went into the lab in a hurry. _______ (catch) in the arm by the policeman, the thief couldn't escape. Conclusion: 主动、无（忽略）先后顺序, doing；被动、无（忽略）先后顺序，

done

12. role 角色；作用

What’s John’s role in the play? Tom played the role of Hamlet. play a role/part in sth(doing sth) 在……中扮演（起）……角色（作用）

Translation: 父母亲在孩子教育上绝对起着很重要的作用。

Parents will definitely play an important role/part in the education of children.

科技在我们国家发展上扮演着越来越重要的角色。

Science is now playing a more and more important role/part in the development of our country.

13.

whole完整（的）、整个（的）

a.

(adj) the whole + (n.) 全部的……

The whole room is full of sunshine. c.f.: It rained for 3 whole days. b.

(n) the whole of…全部、整个

The whole of his family was on holiday. on the whole总而言之

On the whole, they got on well with him. On the whole, I’m quite satisfied with your performance.

14.

Only one man was …

Only in this way, can you work out the problem. Only when you are 18, can you drive a car by yourself. Only in this town, will the team find some natives of the country. Conclusion: Only +(adverbial), partial inversion (aux.v./mod.v.+S+P)

15.

rescue 拯救；援救

(vt.)

Translation: 消防队员从着火的房子里救出了孩子们。(rescue vt.) The firemen rescued children from the burning house.

The stock holders are expecting the government to rescue the market. (n.) Translation: 父母都非常感谢消防队员救了他们的孩子。(rescue n.) The parents were grateful to the firemen for the rescue of their children. The young man was praised for the rescue of the child kidnapped. come/go to one’s rescue 来/去营救某人

We have just sent people to come to your rescue. Please don’t worry. The mechanic went to their rescue, who had been trapped in the lift.

16.

capture (vt.)

a.

捕获；抓获

The police haven’t captured the thief yet. Our task is to capture one of the monkeys alive. b.

夺得；赢取

He captured the first place in the 1000 meter-race. The book captured his imagination. 这本书使他浮想联翩。

(n.) 俘获；捕获

The soldier succeeded in escaping capture from his enemy. The capture of a whale caused a lot of disapproval in the world.

17.

…put him in a prison…

prison (c/n.) 牢房；监狱

prison (u/n.) 处于被监禁状态

send sb to prison 送进监狱

He was sent to prison 5 years for robbery. put in prison 关进监狱

The police put the criminal in prison for 3 years. be in prison 被囚禁

The man will be in prison for the rest of his life.

18.

pull off 脱下；顺利做好……

He pulled off his muddy boots. They managed to pull the bargain off. pull a long face 拉长脸、不高兴

Don’t pull a long face when I tell you to go to bed. pull down 拆除

The biggest curve of the ring on the Bund is being pulled down. It is easier to pull down than build. pull up停车

The car pulled up outside the hotel.

19.

…was shocked at …

震惊于

We are shocked at his adventure.

20.

…she felt sorry for his suffering. I felt sorry for him. He seemed to feel very sorry for his mistake. Tom’s father felt sorry for his son’s losing the game.

feel sorry for sb/ sth/ doing sth 对……感到遗憾

21.

suffering (u/n.) 苦难；痛苦

She refused to talk about her family’s suffering during the war. This kind of medicine can ease the suffering. suffer (vi.)

suffer from罹患（疾病）；遭受(痛苦)……

The old lady suffered from serious heart problem. Nowadays, many children suffer from asthma.

In the past, workers often suffered a lot from overwork. (vt.) 遭受（遇）（损失）……

The student suffered the loss of his chance to win the singing contest. You have no idea what I have suffered.

22.

…take Christine to safety.

take … to safety把……转移至安全地带

How to take the gas pot to safety is a big problem. Translation: 救出孩子们后，消防队员把他们都转移到了安全地带。

The firemen took all the children to safety after rescuing them.

23. burst (vi.) 爆裂；突然发生某种情况

He watched the bombs bursting in the air. When spring comes, a lot of flowers burst open. burst into突然（进入某种状态或发生某种情况）

He burst into angry speech. They both burst into laughter. burst out 突然（笑或哭起来）

He burst out laughing, which frightened us greatly. He burst out crying like a child. burst into sth & burst out doing sth