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Unit2Theuniversallanguage

Unit2Theuniversallanguage

Wordsandexpressions

（1）

Teachingaims:

Makethestudentsknowtheusageofsomeimportantwordsandphrases

Teachingprocedures:

1.universaladj.全体的，一致的；普通的，一般的

universallyadv.university大学gotouniversity

universen.theuniverse宇宙

eg：

1）Therewasuniversalagreementastowhoshouldbecomechairman._________

2）Thisisasubjectofuniversalinterest.___________

2.castvt投，抛；选派角色；投射（光，影）向...投以（实现、笑容等）（cast，cast）

Eg：

1）Thefishermancasttheirnetsintothesea.v.抛

2）Thedirectorbegantocastactorsforthemoviev.选派角色

3）Thedirectorcastmeasamadscientist.→Iwascastasamadscientistinthefilm.

4）Shecastaglanceinhisdirection.

5）Thetwoworldwascastashadowoverthepeopleallovertheworld.在...中投下了阴影

归纳：

castsbas...________________________

Sbbecastas______________________

castaglance_______________________

castashadowover_________________

3.condemnvt.判刑，宣判；指责，谴责（blame）condemnationn

eg:

1）Therebelshadbeencondemnedtodeath.

→Therebelshadbeensentencedtodeath.

2）Thejudgecondemned/sentencedthethieftosixmonths’imprisonment.

→Thethiefwascondemned/sentencedtosixmonths’imprisonmentbythejudge.

3）Themeatwascondemnedasunfittoeat.

4）Sheknowthatsocietywouldcondemnherforabandoningherchild.

5）Hisbadlegcondemnedhimtoawheelchair.

6）Hiswascondemnedtospendtherestofthefootballseasononthebench.

归纳：

condemnsbtosth___________________

condemn...as_____________________

condemnsbfor_____________________

condemnsbtosth___________________

condemnsbtodosth_________________

4.darev.敢于，胆敢；auxv.敢，竟敢

dare既可用作情态动词也可作为行为动词。

作为行为动词时，有人称和数的变化，可用于肯定句，否定句或疑问句。

构成否定句或疑问句时要用助动词do，does，did

做情态动词时，没有人称和数的变化（dare的过去式dared）直接接动词原形，只用于否定句和疑问句。

构成否定句和疑问句时不用助动词。

另外，dare作为情态动词时，还可用于条件句中，过去式为dared；作为行为动词时，dare用于疑问句或否定句，后面的to也可省略，Idaresay.“我想，大概”

eg:

1）She’sverystrict–wedon’tdare（to）sayawordunlesssheaskedusto.

2）Wouldyoudare（to）doaparachutejump.

3）Hedarenotdoit.

4）Ifyoudarespeaktomelikethatagain,youwillbepunished.

5）HowdareyousayIamaliar?

ex:

Thelittleboy______outinthedarkatnight.

A.daresnottogoB.darenotgoC.daresnotgoD.doesnotdaregoing

5.disturbv.disturbingadj.令人不安的，引起恐慌的

disturbedadj.心理不正常的，精神失常的

disturbancen.造成干扰的事

eg：

1）Theytookthephoneoffthehook,sonocallswoulddisturbthem.

2）ThencamethedisturbingnewsthatDollybecameseriouslyill.

3）Thenoiseofthetrafficisacontinualdisturbance.

6.seizevt.逮捕，捉拿；抓住，捉住；夺取，攻占

eg：

1）Thepolicemanseizedthethiefbythecollar.

2）Themanwouldprobablyseizehimbythewristandtaketherazoraway.

3）Seizethechance,otherwiseyou’llregretit.

4）Theyseizedtheairportinasurpriseattack.

5）Heseizedon/upontheexcusetogetoutofchoirpractice.

归纳：

seizethechance_______________

seizeon/upontheexcuse____________

7.demand.n/v.要求，需要demandingadj.费力的，要求过高的

eg：

1）Idemandtoknowwhat’sgoingon./Anndemandedtobetoldeverything.

2）Allthesequestionsdemandcarefulanddetailedstudy.

3）Protesterswentonhungerstriketodemandthatallpoliticalprisonersbefreed.

4）Herbooksareingreatdemandatthemoment.

5）Fordhaveincreasedproductioninordertomeetdemand.

归纳：

demandtodo________________

demandsth_______________

demandthat...（should）do...__________

beingreatdemand____________

meetdemand__________________

8.unitev.联合，团结；统一unitedadj.团结的，联合的

eg：

1）Wewilluniteinfightingcrime.

2）Sheunitesbusinessskillswithacharmingpersonality.

→Ifherbusinessskillscanbeunitedwithyourcharmingpersonality,sheissuretosucceed.

归纳：

uniteindoingsth______________________

uniteAwithB→AisunitedwithB_________________

Ex：

1）Thegovernment’ss______________attitudewasablocktofurthertalks.

2）Hewillbegenerousandm_________tothosewhoareweakerthanhimself.

3）Themeatwasc___________asunfitforhumanconsumption.

4）zhed_______notshowthathewaspleased.

5）Thed___________newsmadepeoplepresentatthemeetingd______________.

6）Theoldareveryw__________tojoininwiththeyoung,soonaddressingtheyarenatually___________tobeassociatedwiththeword“old”.

7）Likeamanfallinginlovewithhissweetheart__________________,everythingisright.

8）Therocketatthisspeedd______greatpower.

9）Gills_________myhandandshookitheartily.

Unit2TurandotinBeijing

ReadingComprehension

Teachingaims:

Makethestudentslearnsomethingaboutanopera

Helpthestudentstoappreciatethebeautyanopera

Step1:

Lead-in

HaveyouseenanyofZhangYimou’sfilms?

Doyoulikethem?

Whyorwhynot?

Step2:

ReadingComprehension

1.skimming

Readthereviewquicklyandanswerthequestions.

1）WhatisTurandot?

2）WhatdecisiondoesCalafmakewhenhefirstseesTurandot?

3）Whathappensattheendofthestory?

2.scanning

1）finishtheexerciseofC2

2）motiplechoice

1WhoistheconductoroftheoperaTurandot?

A.ZhangYimouB.GiacomoPucciniC.Zubin,Mehta.D.KristjanJohannsson

②WhowroteTurandotandwhenwasitwritten?

A.GiacomoPuccini,between1920and1924.

B.GiacomoPuccini’sformerstudent,in1924.

C.ZubinMehta,inthe1990s.

D.SharonSweet,inthe1990s

2ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatPuccini_______.

A.feltagreataffectionforEastAsia

B.producedeightoperasbeforehedied

C.wroteMadamButterflylaterthanTurandot

D.hadagoodknowledgeoftheChinesehistory

3Howdoesthewriterthinkoftheopera?

A.TerribleB.MovingC.BoringD.Amazing

Step3:

Afterreading

1.consolidation

TurandotinBeijing

The

（1）______oftheopera

◇Turandotdeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustsolveherthreeriddles.

◇Calafanswersthethreeriddleswithoutmaking

（2）_________,makingTurandotveryangry,soCalafpromisesthatifshecanguesshisname（3）_______sunrise,shewon’thavetomarryhim.

◇TurandotforcesCalaf’sfatherandLiutotellherCalaf’sname.To_______thefather,Liukillsherself.

◇Intheend,theprinceandprincessget（5）_______.

Otherimportantinformation

Writers

PucciniwroteTurandottowardstheendofhislifebuthisdeathledtothefinalscene（6）_________completedbyoneofhisformerstudents.

Director

ZhangYimou

（7）___________

ZubinMehta,asuperbconductor,whowasborninIndia

Actorsandactresses

◇SharonSweet-Turandot;BarbaraHendricks–Liu;KristjanJohannsson–Calaf

◇Othersingersandmusiciansfrom（8）________andChina

A（An）（9）__________ontheopera

Theproductionisamazingwiththe（10）________oftheverybestofWesternandChinesetalents.

2.ReadingStradegy

①Readingthereadingstrategyandfindoutwhatthereviewwilltellus.

1）_____________________________________________________________

2）______________________________________________________________

3）______________________________________________________________

②Readareviewofanopera

Inthelate1960s,a23-year-oldhigh-schooldropoutfoundedatheatre（演出团） troupe inPittsburgh'sHillDistrict,the main blackneighbourhoodwherehehadgrownup.Hetooktowriting.Oneofhisearliestworkswasaplaysetina smallofficeinwhichlittlehappened:

abunchofguystradestoriesandtalkabouttheworld. Atsomepoint,however,itbecameevidentthattheplaywright'scharactersaretalkingabouttheworldsomuchashe,AugustWilson,doingwhatgreatwritersdo:

buildingaworldthroughhischaracters'words.

Revisedovertwodecades,thatworkbecame“Jitney”,partofaseriesoftenplays,eachsetinadifferentdecadeofthe20thcenturyandallexceptonesetintheHillDistrict.Humourofeverydayspeech,andthewayhischaractersexpressthemselvesthroughlanguageprovidedapleasureunmatchedontheAmericanstage.TheideathattheplaystellthestoryofblackAmericans’experienceistrue,butitsoundstoohigh-minded（高尚的）.

RadioGolf isthecycle'sfinalchapter.Itissetinthecentury'slastdecade,andWilsondiedsoonaftercompletingit.Its mostimportantcharacter,HarmondWilks,isspecialamongWilson’scharacters:

heismiddle-class,politicallyambitiousandatruebelieverintheAmericanlegalandpoliticalsystems.Theplayiscontrarytohissoul.

Ontheonehand,HarmondWilksandhisbusinesspartner,RooseveltHickswanttobringtheHillDistrictbackbybuildinganapartmentandretailcomplex（零售综合楼）onthesiteofsomeabandonedrowhouses.Ontheotherhand,therearetwoolderneighbourhoodguys:

OldJoe,whohasaclaimononeofthehousesWilkswantstopulldown,andSterlingJohnson,astreet-smart handyman.（做零活的人）,Thisisabattlefortheblackcommunityinthelate20thcentury:

astruggleforblackunity.

Obviously,thisplaymaybeWilson'sweakest:

thelinesbetweengoodandevilaretoo naked（无掩饰的）, andtheopinionthateconomicdevelopmenthasbeenregrettableforblackAmericansissimplyuntrue.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggivesaudiencesgreatpleasure?

A.ThethemeofWilson’splays

B.Theliveperformance.

C.HumourinWilson’sworks.

D.TheadaptationofWilson’sworks.

2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that_____.

A.RadioGolfisabouthowWilksbecomesapolitician

B.WilsondiedwithRadioGolfunfinished

C.RadioGolfisthebestoftheseries

D.RadioGolfissetinthe1990s

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoRadioGolf?

A.DisappointedB.SupportiveC.CuriouD.Sceptical

Step4:

Homework

1.finishtheexerciseofthispart

2.readthetextagainandunderlinetheimportantphrases

Unit2TurandotinBeijing

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