1、高二英語備課組,M8U2 Reading,Learning objectives:,Know some information about the review of Turandot. Develop students speaking, reading skills Improve students team work ability.,Translation,1.僅想想在紫禁城上演這出歌劇吧不可能有比這更好的場景了。 2.來自許多國家的人員聯(lián)袂演出，加上音樂和宏偉的場景，這些顯然是構(gòu)成這一令人驚嘆的演出的關(guān)鍵要素。,1. What happened to the prince who c

2、ould not answer the princesss riddles? He was killed 2. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunset? She does not have to marry him。 3. What has Turandots father promised her? He promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband,Answers to fast reading,Curse of the Go

3、lden Flower,House of Flying Daggers,What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?,M8U2 Reading: Turandot in Beijing,I _ the first of eight performances of Turandot, being performed in _. 2. There were red and gold _ and _ Chinese drums.,Careful reading,Task1: Part 1 Read Para.1-2 and fill in the

4、 blanks.,witnessed,the Forbidden City,screens,traditional,Main idea of part 1(Para.1-2) _ _ of the opera .,background,information,1.What kind of person is Turandot? 2.What has Turandots father promised her? 3.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot canguess his name by sunrise?,Task2: Part 2 Rea

5、d Para.3-7 and answer the questions.,1. What kind of person is Turandot? A: She is stubborn and cruel. (L13) 2. What has Turandots father promised her? A: He promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband. (L15),3.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise? A: Sh

6、e does not have to marry him but can kill him. (L30),Put the events of the story in the correct order.,Answers:,5 4 7 2 1 8 3 6,_ Calaf manages to answer the riddles. _ However, Liu, the slave girl, expresses her love for Calaf. _ Turandot seizes Liu, and Liu kills herself. _ Calaf sees the princess

7、 and falls in love with her. _ A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princesss riddles. _ Calaf wins the princesss heart with a kiss. _ Calaf decides that he should solve the riddles and marry Turandot. _ Princess Turandot is so angry that Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can gu

8、ess his name.,Main idea of part 2 (Para.3-7) The _ of the opera.,plot,(1) Who is the conductor of the opera “Turando”? Zhang Yimou Zubin, Metha Giacomo Puccini Kristjan Johannsson,Task3: Part 3 Read Para. 8 and choose the right answers.,(2) When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in 1924 B. in the t

9、wenty first century C. in the 1990s D. in 1998,Main idea of part3 (Para.8) Other _ about the opera,information,Descriptive words,excellent,Task4: Part4 Read Para.9 and find out some adjectives（形容詞）that express the writers opinion about the opera.,Descriptive words,amazing,beautifully-sung,splendid,m

10、oving,excellent,wonderful,heartbreaking,Find out some adjectives（形容詞）that express the writers opinion about the opera.,awesome,Main idea of part4 (Para.9) The authors_ on the opera,comment,1.Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot? 3.What were the key ingredi

11、ents for the production of this opera?,Reading and comprehension.,Because you could almost feel the history,The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the grand setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.,4 Which of the following about th

12、e play in Beijing is True? A It starts with a Chinese traditional song. B It is the best performance ever in Beijing. C It tells a story about love which happened in China. D It consists of actors from countries except America.,. 5 We can infer from the text that _ A Turandot in Beijing made it to please the audience B Giacomo Puccinis former students attended the play in Beijing C the performance was a success because the composer is quite famous D there were eight performance