Reading 1
Teaching aims:
(1) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about the opera Turandot and the performance of the opera to reinforce their reading comprehension.
(2) Get students to master the reading strategy of how to read a review of an opera and to apply it to their future study.
(3) Stimulate students’ interest in Western operas as well as Chinese operas.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Can you name some of Zhang Yimou’s films?
What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?
the ‘Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing’
a performance at the closing ceremony at Athens Olympic Games
an outdoor performance of Third Sister Liu in Guilin
an outdoor performance of Turandot in Beijing
Have you ever seen or heard of an opera called Turandot?
Step 2 Fast-reading
What is Turandot?
Who wrote Turandot?
Step 3 Reading strategy
How is a review of an opera usually organized?
It usually starts with some background information.
It goes on to talk about the story.
Then it gives some other important information.
Finally it gives an evaluation.
What is a solo, a duet and a chorus?
Step4 Detailed-reading
Read for the structure of the review.
(1). Background information about the opera and the performance. Paras. 1, 3., 7, 8, 9
(2). A brief description of the story. Paras. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Read for the background information of the opera.
(1). The writer:
(2). The main characters of the story: ( C1-2 )
(3). The place where the story happened:
(4). A brief description of the story: ( C2 )
Read for the information about the performance.
(1). The setting: (C1-1; C1-6 )
(2). The director:
(3). The conductor: ( C1-2 )
(4). The main actors and actresses:
(5). The writer’s evaluation: ( C1-8 )
Step 5 Consolidation
Step 6 Homework
课件24张PPT。Reading 1:
Turandot in Beijing
南京市大厂高级中学高二备课组
王华媛 刘勇 Can you name some of Zhang Yimou’s films?
What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films? Lead-in* the ‘Bid for the 29th Olympic Games
in Beijing’ (in 2001)* a performance at the closing ceremony at Athens Olympic Games (in 2004)* an outdoor performance of Third Sister Liu in Yangshuo, Guilin (in 2003)*an outdoor performance of Turandot in Beijing (in 1998)3. Have you ever seen or heard of an opera called Turandot?a poster advertising the perfor-mance of the opera in South KoreaWhat is Turandot?
Who wrote Turandot?Fast-reading:( Paragraph 2 )Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene was completed by Franco Alfano, one of his students, based on Puccini’s notes after he died.How is a review of an opera usually organized?
2. What is a solo, a duet and a chorus?Reading strategy:* It usually starts with some background information.* It goes on to talk about the story.* Then it gives some other important information. * Finally it gives an evaluation.A solo is sung by one person, a duet is sung by two people while a chorus is sung by a group.Detailed-reading: Read for the structure of the review.
Read for the background information of the opera.
Read for the information about the performance.
Read for the writer’s evaluation.
Read for the structure of the review. Detailed-reading: 1. Background information about the opera and the performance. 2. A brief description of the story. Paras. 1, 3, 7, 8, 9Paras. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 The writer:
The main characters of the story:
The place where the story happened:
A brief description of the story: C2 Read for the background information of the opera.Italian composer Giacomo PucciniTurandot ---- a Chinese princess
Calaf ---- a prince
Liu ---- Calaf’s father’s young slavecold-heartedin Beijing’s Forbidden City6-3-5-2-1-8-4-7Giacomo Puccini 贾科莫·普契尼
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini is considered to be one of the greatest operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his lifetime, he wrote many famous operas. His most famous works are La boheme, Tosca and Madam Butterfly. His last opera Turandot was left unfinished, as he died before he could complete the last two scenes. Today, Puccini’s operas are believed to be some of the finest compositions ever written. Many of his most famous operas have been adapted to the cinema, including Madam Butterfly, Turandot and La Boheme.
The setting:
The director:
The conductor:
The main actors and actresses:
Read for the information about
the performance.the setting:
in the Forbidden City in Beijing
Q1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?
Q2. What were used as a stage curtain in the performance?
Q3. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Forbidden City?the director:
the well-known Chinese director Zhang Yimou
Zubin Melta, an internationally famous conductor born in Indiathe conductor:He conducted the New Year’s Concert held in Wiener four times, in 1990, 1995, 1998 and 2007 respectively. Sharon Sweet from the USA
Barbara Hendricks from the USA
Kristjan Johannsson from IcelandThe main actors and actresses:The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents in music, staging and directing.* The performance was splendid. (line 3)Read for the writer’s evaluation:* The opera finishes with a beautifully-sung final duet, which was so moving that the audience fell silent. (line 32-33)* However, in this wonderful production, … (line 47)* … the key components of this amazing production (line 50)Q: What were the key ingredients for the production of this opera?The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.in 1997 in Florence, ItalyThe performance was once put on :in September 1998 in Beijing, Chinain April 2003 in Seoul, South Koreaon May 28th, 2005 in Paris, Franceon June 25th, 2005 in Munich, GermanyPost-reading discussion:Work in groups to talk about a Western or a Chinese opera that you are familiar with.
( the writer; the main characters; the setting and the plot … )
2. Talk about a particular performance of an opera that you’ve ever been to.
( when and where; with whom; the director; the conductor; the actors and actresses; your evaluation…)Homework:Part D on page 20 and part F on page 21.
《创新课时训练》pages 23 Ex. 1 and 2. Thank you!
