课件29张PPT。Reading(1)
Book8 Unit 2Turandot in BeijingReading strategyThe passage is an ____________ of __________ which was staged in _______________.opera reviewTurandotthe Forbidden CityPredictionWhat do you expect to read in a review of an opera?background information
characters
plot
opinion
…What is an opera?歌剧是一门西方舞台表演艺术,简单而言就是主要或完全以歌唱和音乐来交代和表达剧情的戏剧(是唱出来而不是说出来的戏剧)。歌剧在16世纪末,即1600年前后才出现在意大利的佛罗伦萨,它源自古希腊戏剧的剧场音乐。歌剧的演出和戏剧的所需一样,都要凭借剧场的典型元素,如背景、戏服以及表演等。 Ten famous operas in the world世界十大歌剧包括:
《浮士德》、《乡村骑士》、《卡门》、《图兰朵》、《阿依达》、《茶花女》、《弄臣》、《托斯卡》、《奥赛罗》、
《蝴蝶夫人》和《艺术家的生涯》。Skimming1. What is Turandot?
2.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot?
3.What happens at the end of the story?
1. What is Turandot?
A: It is an opera that tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.2.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot?
He decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.
3.What happens at the end of the story?
At the end of the story, Calaf and Turandot unite in marrage.Reading aloud The passage can be divided into four parts. Find out the main idea of each part.
Part 1(Para _____) Background information
Part 2(Para _____) The plot
Part 3(Para _____) Other information
Part 4(Para _____) Evaluation12--789
M8U2 Reading
Turandot in Beijing第一道谜语:在黑暗中,幻影如彩虹飞舞,这幻影是人人梦寐以求的,它为了在每个人心中苏醒,便在每一个晚上诞生,在清晨死亡。
第二道谜语:像火焰非火焰,失去了生命就会冷却,梦见征服就会复燃,颜色如夕阳艳红,声音清晰可闻。
第三道谜题:什么是从火焰中诞生的?却比冰冷的冰还要冷的东西,可以救了你,也可以得到这个国家,一切如你所愿,呼唤火的冰。
HopeBloodTurandotPart One: Read the first part and choose the correct answers:
Who wrote Turandot and when was it written?
A. Giacomo Puccini, in 1924
B. Giacomo Puccini’s former student, in 1924
C. Zubin Mehta, in the 1990s
D. Sharon Sweet, in the 1990s
(2) How does the writer think of the performance?
terrible B. moving
C. boring D. amazingPart Two:Task1 Read the passage and put the events of the story in the correct order.( ) Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles.
( ) However, Liu, the servant girl, is also in love with Prince Calaf.
( ) Princess Turandot tortures Liu, and Liu kills herself.
( ) Prince Calaf arrives and falls in love with the princess.
( ) A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princess’s riddles.
( ) The prince wins the princess’s heart with a kiss.
( ) Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot.
( ) Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says he will not marry her if she can guess his name.54721836Task 2:
1.Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?
2.What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess’s riddles?
3.What has Turandot’s father promised her?
4.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?
5.What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?
Because she could almost feel the history.
2. What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess’s riddles?
He was killed.
3. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
He promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband.4.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?
She will not have to marry him.
5.What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?
Liu claims that she alone knows calaf’s name, but resists telling Turandot. Then she grabs a sword from a guard and kills himself.Now try to retell the storyForbidden CityTurandot , riddlesThe story was happened in the____ ._____ is a _____ and cruel princess. In order to____ marriage, she says that any potential husband must solve three____ if he wants to marry her. Those who cannot answer all three___will be_____ to death.Calaf
fall in love with,
solve, marryLiu, slave,
express --- love for,
unconditional Calaf, a____,_____ at first sight and decides to___ so that he can___. Meanwhile, Liu, a____, ____her love for Calafcorrectly.
be upset by…;
by sunshine
do not have toCalaf managed to _____.Turandot becomes very angry, because she is unwilling to ______. Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can _______ by sunrise, she will not have to________be desperate to,
beat Liugrab a sword
be shocked byTurandot ____ Calaf’s______ and ____, and demands that they ____ or they will be_____. Wanting to _____ the father, Liu claims that she _______, but resists______. Then Liu ________ and _______.After---
kiss, win one’s affection.
say ----aloud, After that, Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful. However, he still _____. Calaf kisses______. He tells her_____ just before the dawn deadline. In the end, the prince and princess_______, and the whole city celebrates their happiness.Zubin MehtaZhang YimouSharon Sweet Kristjan JohannssonBarbara HendricksPart Three:
Question:
Was the opera completed by Puccini himself?
No, it wasn’t. It was finished by his former students, Franco Alfano.
Part Four:
What makes the production amazing?
The bringing together of a group of people from many countries, the music, and the grand setting make the production amazing.
来自许多国家的这群人的联袂演出、音乐以及恢宏的场景显然是这场令人惊叹的演出的重要因素。Step5: Difficult sentences:1.I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccini’s world famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
我目睹了贾科莫普契尼闻名世界的歌剧,图兰朵,在北京紫禁城的首场演出,该歌剧在这里只演八场。
2. Just imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City---there could not be a more awesome setting!
想象一下在紫禁城上演这出歌剧吧---不可能有比这儿更令人叹为观止的场景了。 3. Instead of a stage curtain, there were decorated screens covered with red and gold, and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera.
覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风代替了舞台帷幕,传统的中国鼓被用来宣告歌剧的开场。
The emperor finds the deaths disturbing, and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise.
皇上为死人的事而感到不安,虽然他很想收回这一允诺,但又不能食言。
5. The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot and Liu.
故事随后演绎了发生在卡拉夫、图兰朵和柳儿三人之间的经典三角恋情。
6.Calaf’s father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf, so Turandot seizes Calaf’s father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calaf’s name or they will be beaten.
有人曾看点卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿陪伴着卡拉夫,因此图兰朵把卡拉夫和柳儿抓了起来,强令他们告诉她卡拉夫的名字,否则他们就要遭到毒打。