1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Module 8 Unit 2,The universal language,Reading,Lead-in,Have you ever seen any of Zhang,Yimous,films?Besides films,what else has Zhang,Yimou,directed?,Have you ever seen the Beijing Opera?,Besides the Beijing Opera,have you ever enjoyed other foreign operas
2、Reading strategy:Reading a review,Whats the definition of a review?,A:A review is a report or an essay giving some information as well as some opinion or ideas about a book,performance,a painting or something similar.,Reading strategy:Reading a review of an opera,What should we pay attention to wh
3、ile reading a review of an opera?,1.A review of opera usually starts with some background information.,2.The review can five some important such as the actors names and finally an evaluation.,3.The review may include lots of very descriptive words that reflect feelings.,Fast reading,What is,Turandot
4、A:It is an opera that tells the story,od,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.,Who wrote,Turandot,?,A:,Giacomo,Uccini,wrote the opera.The final scene was comp
5、leted by Franco,Alfano,one of his students,based on Puccinis notes after he died.,Was the performance indoors or outdoors?,A:It was performed outdoors.,Listening and comprehension,1.Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for,Turandot,?,A:Because she felt that she could a
6、lmost feel the history.,2.What kind of person is,Turandot,?,A:She is cold-hearted.,3.What happened to the prince who could not answer the princesss riddles?,A:He was killed.,4.What does,Calaf,say will happen if,Turandot,can guess his name by sunset?,A:She does not have to marry him.,5.What has,Turan
7、dots,father promised her?,A:He promised to allow,Turandot,to choose her own husband.,6.How many times will,Turandot,be staged in the,Fobidden,City?,A:Eight.,7.Who took part in this performance of,Turandot,?,A:,Turandot,was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA,Liu was played by Barbara Hendricks from
8、the USA and,Calaf,was sung by,Kristian,Johannsson,form Iceland.,8.What were the key ingredients for eh production of this opera?,A:The bringing together of the group of people from many countries,the music and the setting.,Word study,splendid,cast,unconditional,drunk,disturbing,recites,affection,com
9、ponents,a.troubling,worrying,b.given a role in a performance,c.fondness,tenderness,warmness,d.Not based on limits or conditions,e.Great,brilliant,very good,f.very excited because of an emotion,g.individual parts,elements,h.says something aloud,such as a list or poem,Language points,1.,witness,n.,a p
10、erson who sees an event happening,especially a crime or an accident,e.g.According to(eye),witnesses,the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.,witness,vt,to see something happen,especially an accident or crime,:,Witness,doing,sth,He arrived home just in time to,witness,his brother being taken
11、away by the police.,2.,setting,n.,the time and the place in which the action of a book,film,play,etc.happens,e.g.The play has its,setting,in a wartime prison.,be set in,e.g.The story,was set in,Britain of the nineteenth century.,3.,take on,a.to accept a particular job or responsibility:,e.g.She,took
12、too much,on,and made herself ill.,b.to employ someone:,e.g.She was,taken on,as a laboratory assistant.,c.to compete against or fight someone:,e.g.The Government,took on,the unions and won.,d.to begin to have a particular quality:,e.g.Her voice,took on,a troubled tone.,Discussion,1.Do you agree that music is an international language?Why or why not?,2.How important do you think music is for people today?,3.Have you been to any musical events or seen any on TV?If you have,what did you think of them?Experiment,






