译林英语选修8 Unit 2 The universal language Reading课件(共29张PPT)

(共29张PPT)
Unit 2
The universal language
Reading :
Turandot in Beijing
1. What do you do to relax yourself at weekends?
A. play basketball □ B. sleep □
C. listen to favorite music □
D. go shopping □
E.chat with best friends □

Free talk
2.If you have a chance ,will you see an opera ? Let's go!
Opera Appreciation
https://movie.douban.com/trailer/154815/#content
Teaching aims：

1. To help students appreciate an opera review.
2. To improve students’ skills in reading a review of an opera.

A r_____ of an opera

review
Reading Turandot in Beijing
As a review of an opera
What is included in the review?
Reading
Turandot in Beijing
How is a review of an opera usually organized?
Reading strategy:
Reading a review of an opera
It usually starts with some________________________.
background information
It goes on to__________________.
talk about the story
Then it gives some other important information such as___________________.
the actors’ names
Finally it gives a____________. It may include lots of words________________________.
comment
that describe feelings
the background information
the brief description
other information about the performance
the writer’s comments/evaluation

the brief description of the story
the background information of the opera
other information about the performance



Fast-reading : match paragraphs with related information
para.1-2
para. 3-7
para.8
the writer’s comments


para.9

structure of this review by Jane Jones
Part 1 (Para ___ )
Part 2 (Para ___ )
Part 3 (Para _ )
Part 4 (Para _ )
Background information
The story
Other information about the opera
Comment
1-2
3-7
8
9




Part 1. Background information: (Para1-2)
Turandot is a world-famous __________ written by _______________, an ________.


It was performed in ___________________
___________.
opera
Giacomo Puccini
the Forbidden City

in Beijing
Detailed Reading
Italian
['d?a:k?:m?: pu't?:ni] (意大利歌剧作曲家)

Part 2. The story: (Para3-7)


1.Main characters:
Turandot:


Calaf [‘ka:la:f]卡拉夫 :


Liu柳儿:

2.The plot
a ___________ and _____ Chinese
__________ (L13)
a _________ who falls in love with Turandot (L22)
a young _________of Calaf ’s father who loves
Calaf (L24)
stubborn
cruel
princess
prince
slave
Read the plot of the story(Para3-7)and answer
the following 5 questions.
1. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
2. What happens to the prince who fails to
answer Turandot’s riddles?
3. What does Calaf promise to Turandot?

4. What does Turandot threaten Liu to do?
And what does Liu do?
5. Does Turandot finally know Calaf’s name?
How?


1. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
He has promised to allow Turandot to
choose her own husband. L15
2. What happens to the prince who fails to
answer Turandot’s riddles?
He is killed. L19
3. What does Calaf promise to Turandot?
Turandot will not have to marry him,
but can have him killed if she can guess his name by sunrise. L30
4. What does Turandot threaten Liu to do?
And what does Liu do?
Turandot threatens Liu to tell Calaf’s name,
or they will be beaten. To protect the father,
Liu claims that she alone knows Calaf’s
name, but resists telling Tuandot. L32-33
Yes. Calaf tells Turandot his name before
the dawn deadline and be willing to
be killed by her. L38-39

5. Does Turandot finally know Calaf’s name?
How?

Turandot
Calaf
Liu
love triangle
The story takes on
a classic
_____________
Director
Conductor


Zhang Yimou
Zubin Mehta [' zu:bin' meit?]
(born in ______)
Part 3. Other important information (Para8)
Actors and actresses:

India
Turandot
Liu
the USA
Calaf
--Barbara Hendricks[‘ba:br? ' hendriks]
(from ________)

--Sharon Sweet [‘??r?n ' swi:t]
(from _________)
--Kristjan Johannsson(from__________)
' j??h?nsn]
[‘krisd?n
Iceland
the USA
* The performance was_____________. (L3)
* There could not be a more________ setting. (L9)
* The weather was also __________ for a performance outdoors. (L10)
* The production combined the very ______ of Western and Chinese talents. (L45)
Part 4. A general comment (Para9)
splendid
awesome
perfect
* The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a _______conductor. (L46)
best
superb
* L50: They were________
excellent
wonderful L52
amazing L55
This production is …

1. The writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot, because _____.
A. it was a palace
B. it was beautiful
C. she felt that she could almost feel the history
D. the actors liked it
2. If the prince could not answer the princess’ s riddles, he would be _______
A. killed B. condemned
C. become her servant D. back home

Step 5 Consolidation
3. If Turandot can guess Calaf’s name by sunset, _____.
A. she does not have to marry him
B. she has to marry him
C. she has to kill him
D. she does not have to kill Liu
4. Turandot’s father promised that she could _____.
A. control the country
B. kill men at will
C. choose her own husband
D. marry a wealthy man

Main characters
of the story Turandot:___ ________ _________
Calaf:____ ______；
Liu: _____ ______ ______ _______
Setting _______ _________ ___________


Plot *The story t___ o_ the c____ love t____ of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf
andLiu ._Liu______ Calaf,but Calaf has _______ ___ ______ _______Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to _____ _________, she says that anyone who wants to ________ her must ________ three________. If the one cannot _______ it, he will be ________.
But Calaf ________ to answer the three questions.
*At last, Calaf wins Turandot’s_______________.The prince and princess ________ in
marriage.
Director ___________________________
Conductor Zubin Mehta, an ___________ _________ conductor born
in____________
Actors and
actresses Sharon Sweet—___; Barbara Hendricks—___;
Kristjan Johannsson____
Fill in the blanks of the table
Main characters
of the story Turandot--- _ ______ ________
Calaf---____ ______；
Liu---
_______ ______ ______ _______
Setting _______ ________ ________
a Chinese princess
a prince
Calaf’s father’s young slave
Bejing’s Forbidden City




Plot *The story _____ the ____ love ____ of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu.
*Liu _____ Calaf, but Calaf has _____ ___ ____ _____Turandot. Since Turandot does not want to ___________, she says that anyone who wants to ________ her must ______ three________. If the one cannot _______ it, he will ________. But Calaf ________ to answer the three riddles.

*At last, Calaf wins Turandot’s ________.
The prince and princess ________ in marriage.
takes on
classic
triangle
loves
fallen
in
love
with
get married
marry
solve
riddles
make
be killed
manages
loves
unit
2020/5/5
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What dies each dawn but is born each night?

What is red and warm, but cools down when you die?

What is like ice but burns?
Can you guess the riddles?
What dies each dawn but is born each night?
A. hope B. the moon C. dream

What is red and warm, but cools down when
you die?
A. blood B. fireworks C. sun

What is like ice but burns?
A. Calaf B Liu C. Turandot
Can you guess the riddles?



Language points
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——不可能有比这更棒的场景了！
存在句中有“否定词+比较级”结构表达最高级含义，意为“再没有比……更……的了”常用语该结构的否定词有：not, no, never
You person than her for the job. (suitable)
你不可能找到比她更适合的人了。
. 我再同意你不过了。
can’t find a more suitable
I can’t agree with you more.
Homework
Write a review after watching a movie.

Thank you