Beijing opera

Lead in—Something about opera

the audience

a singer

the stage

theconductor

the orchestra

Famous places about operaSydney Opera House Beijing Opera House

The Paris Opera House

Step II- Reading

The first reading

Listen to the tape carefully and find out :

1.When did the story happen?

2.How many main characters are there in the story?

Who are they?

3. What is their relationship?

One hundred years ago

Three.

Raoul The Phantom Christine

The second reading

Read after the tape.

Mark the new words and phrases and guess

their meanings.

Guess the meanings of the words underlined

1. Joe enjoyed feeling the warm sand beneath his feet.

A. behind B. in front of C. under D. above

2. His mother forced him to leave home when was still a child.

A. wished him to B. made him C. begged him to D. encouraged him to

3.The mother kissed her kids goodnight. A. hugged B. put her hand on C. held D. put her lips on

4. Christine agreed to marry Raoul. A. give Raoul a performance B. love Raoul C. tell Raoul he is handsome D. become Raoul’s wife

5. Christine pulled off his mask and saw his face.

A. removed B. covered C. took out D. put out

6.Diana was jealous of me because I did better than her in the exam.

A. feeling happy for B. feeling sad for C. feeling angry with D. feeling surprised at7. She was shocked at his face with yellow eyes and

no nose. A. delighted B. pleased C. surprised D. unhappy8. Christine kissed him and he cried with joy.A. excited B. angrily C. happily D. sadly9.A group of men burst through the door of my room. A. rushed violently B. moved breathlessly C. came calmly D. opened suddenly

The third reading-- Read aloud and do some reading exercisesTell whether these sentences are T or F.

1. The Phantom was born on island on a lake under the Paris Opera House.

2. The Phantom’s mother was cruel to him.

3. At first ,the Phantom was kind to Christine and helped her.

4.Raoul saved Christine from the Phantom.

F

T

T

F

Step III—After reading

Exercises after reading

1. The Phantom’s face was ugly ___. A. because of an accident B. from when he was born C. because of his mother’s cruelty. D. from wearing the mask

2. At first ,Christine could not see the Phantom because_____.

A. he stayed out of her sight B. he was a ghost C. he always wore a mask D. he only came at night

3.The Phantom kidnapped Christine and caught Raoul. These things tell us that the Phantom.

A. lived inside the Opera B. Wanted Christine to be the most popular si

nger C. had a powerful voice D. was a jealous

4.We can guess from paragraph 5 that the Phantom____.

A. was one of the singers in the Opera. B. often talked to people in the Opera House C. was quite handsome D. was really a lonely man

5. Christine gently kissed the Phantom, because she _____.

A. was in love with him B. was forced to C. was excited D. felt sorry for him

6. When Christine kissed the Phantom, it made him____.

A. feel very sad B. disappear C. change his mind D. very angry

Step IV-- Summary One hundred years ago ,There ____ the Phantom ,and he

was so ___ that his mother____ him to leave his home when

he was a ______. He made his home on the island _____ the

Opera House. He had a wonderful voice and loved _____.

Later he ____ in love with Christine Who was a young ___ in

the Opera. But the girl was in ____ with her ________ friend.

The Phantom’s heart _______and he was ______ of their love.

So he __________ Christine and put Raoul in a _____. Finally

Christine found the Phantom was ugly ,she __________ how

lonely his life was. She ______ kissed his face ,at that moment ,

a group of people were ready to ______ him, just then he ___________ and was never seen again.

livedugly forced

child beneath

singingfell singer

love childhoodbroken jealous

kidnapped prisonunderstood

gentlykilled

disappeared

Step V –HomeworkRetell the story in your words

Read the story after class and try to retell the

story in your own word ( at least 10 sentences ). You can discuss in pairs