Unit 1 A trip to the theatre教学设计模板

Unit 1 A trip to the theatre Teaching Plan Topic:

The Phantom of the Opera Teaching Aids: Multimedia, overhead projector Teaching Aims: Knowledge: To get a general idea of the passage To be familiar with the topic Ability:

To practice the students’ speaking, reading ability ( skimming and scanning) To cultivate their communicative and cooperative ability

Attitude:

To arouse students’ interest to the world-famous works To enjoy the pleasure of cooperating with others To arouse the students’ cross-culture awareness Teaching Focuses: How to develop the students’ speaking and reading skills Teaching Difficulties:

How to arouse the participation of all the students

How to make the topic impressive to the students

How to finish all the teaching tasks in the limited time Teaching Procedures: Ⅰ. Pre-reading Step1. Warming up 1. Question:

Do you like the music?

Can you list anything that is related to music?

2. Musical instruments: Violin, cello, guitar, flute, saxophone, harmonica, trumpet, drum, harp, piano, organ, accordion electronic keyboard 3. Famous musicians and their works: Beethoven : Fate Symphony Bach: Orchestral Suite No.2 - 7. Badinerie Chopin: Nocturne Mozart: Symphony No.40 4. Forms of music classical music, pop music, light music, folk music, rap, hip hop, symphony, jazz, rock&roll, opera Ⅱ. While-reading Step2. Reading skill 1. What is important and necessary for an opera? the conductor, the orchestra, the audience, the stage,

2. Q&A about The Phantom Of The Opera Composer: Andrew Webber Leading actress: Sarah Brightman/ Marni Raab →(Christine) Leading actor: Michael Crawford / Brad Little →

(phantom) 3. Figures about The Phantom Of The Opera 7,486

Broadway’s longest-running show 20

Countries around the world, including China(2004)

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80 million

Audience worldwide 3.2 billion

Ticket sales($) over 50

Major theatre awards 4. Skimming: Look at the title, pictures, and the first and last paragraphs on the text page. Then do the exercises below. 1) When did the story happen? One hundred years ago. 2) This story is probable ____b____. a. true

b. not true 3) The Phantom is probably _____b____.

a. an animal

b. a man

c. a young woman 4) What happened to the Phantom in the end? He disappeared and was never seen again. 5. Scan the story to check whether these sentences are True or False. Mark them T or F.

The Phantom was born on an island in a lake under the Paris Opera House. F The Phantom‘s mother was cruel to him. T At first, he was kind to Christine and helped her. T Raoul saved Christine from the Phantom. F In the end, the Phantom killed Christine. F 6. The basic components of a story: The setting Characters events Encourage the students to read the story with who,what,when,where,why and how questions in mind and find the components of our text. The setting:

100 years ago,

at the Paris Opera House Characters:

the Phantom / the mother / Christine / Raoul The event:

fell in love with---taught--- helped---kidnapped---captured---released---disappeared 7. Questions 1) Where did the story happen?

At the Paris Opera House. 2) What was the mother’s attitude toward the phantom?

She was cruel to him. 3) Who did the phantom fall in love with? Why did he kidnap her? He fell love with Christine.

He kidnapped her because he wanted Christine for himself. 4) Who followed them to rescue her? Raoul, a young man who loved Christine. 5) What happened after she pulled off his mask? At first she was shocked at his horrible face, but then she felt sorry for his suffering. 6) What is the ending of the story? The phantom was so moved that he released Christine and Reoul and disappeared. 8. What does each of the six paragraphs in the story describe? Write the letter of the correct statement in each blank. Paragraph 1. ______ Paragraph 2. ______ Paragraph 3. ______

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Paragraph 4. ______ Paragraph 5. ______ Paragraph 6. ______ a

describes how Christine learnt to feel sorry for the Phantom. b

describes how the Phantom kidnapped Christine and captured Raoul c

describes the Phantom letting Christine and Raoul go d

talks about the Phantom and his life e

tells us where the Phantom lived

f

talks about what the Phantom did for Christine key: e, d, f, b, a, c 9. The sentences below are about the Phantom. Arrange them in the correct order by numbering them from 1 to 9. a

He disappeared. b

He fell in love with Christine. c

He was kissed by Christine. d

His mother forced him to leave home. e

He kidnapped Christine. f

He sang to Christine. g

He captured Raoul. h

He released Raoul. i

he went to live on the island. Key: 937154682 10. Read the statements below. For true statements circle T, and for false statement circle F. Ex E3 : F, F, T, F, F, T, T, F 11. Complete the sentences with the first letter given.

B_ eneath _ the building there was a strange, dark lake. Her absence c__ aptured __ my attention. The film will be r_ eleased __ to all the theatres next week. A group of people b_urst_ into the Phantom’s house, ready to kill him.

The Shanghai Concert Hall was completely r_estored_ after its being moved. With new paint and a new location, the concert hall can s__ eat__ more people. 12. Complete the sentences with a related form of the words in brackets. 1) The beggar has no place to go and spends all days ____ wandering______ in the street. (wander) 2)

Our printing workshop was ____ originally_____ very small. (original) 3)

The firefighters took the residents to ____ safety____, the moment they arrived on the scene. (safe) 4)

Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s top ___ musicians_____, played there. ( music) 5) On hearing the cry for help from the river, he jumped into the river and saved the ___ drowning___ man. (drown) 6) Our business has _____ suffered_____ from lack of investment. (suffering)

Ⅲ. Post-reading Fill in the blanks according to the text. ___ At birth___(出生时),

the Phantom was so ugly that his mother made him ___ wear a mask

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___(带面具). He _____ fell in love with _____(对……一见钟情) Christine, a beautiful young singer at the Opera, but he ____ was afraid of ___(害怕) letting her see his face. However, the Phantom wanted Christine___ for himself _____(为他自己所有).

He ____ kidnapped ____(绑架) her from the stage. Only Raoul was ____ brave enough _______(够勇敢) to rescue Christine, but the Phantom ______ put him in a prison _________(把他关了起来). After Christine ______ pulled off his mask ______(撕下了面具) of the Phantom ,she

____ was shocked at_____(感到震惊) his face at first, and then she _____ felt sorry about ____(感到不幸) his suffering. She _____ gently ____(温柔地) kissed his face.

Homework: Write a summary of the story A presentation:

If you were the phantom/ the mother/ Christine/ Raoul, what would you do? Recite the new words and expressions

教后记：

After the background’s teaching, students are familiar with the topic of this opera , besides, they are interested in this opera and want to know more about the plot.

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