课件TurandotinBeijing.ppt

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,*,M8 Unit2 Reading,Wang yin,Turandot in Beijing,by Jane Jones,Reading strategyThere are four elements of an opera review.,background information,the plot of an opera,other important information,comment,Read the review as quickly as you can and find out related paragraphs according to the four elements.,background information,para,_ to _,the plot of the opera,para_to,_,other important information,para,_,comment,para,_,1,2,3,7,8,9,1 What has,Turandots,father promised her?,2.What decision does,Calaf,make when he first sees,Turandot,?,3.What happens at the end of the story?,He promised to allow,Turandot,to choose,her own husband,Calaf,falls in love with,Turandot,at first sight,and decides to solve the riddles so that,he can marry her.,Calaf,and,Turandot,unite in marriage,Choose the correct choice,1.Which of the following about,Turandot,is true,A.Its a,tradedy,which,has a sad ending.,B.Its a set in Japan.,C.A stage curtain is used in the opera.,D.Its a love story and it has a happy ending.,2.Why didnt Puccini finish the final scene of,Turandot,?,A.He asked one of his former students to finish it.,B.Because of his poor health.,C.He died before he completed it.,D.He wanted to leave room for readers imagination,.,3.What does the writer mean by saying“There could not be a more awesome setting!”?,A.Because the weather was perfect for an outdoor performance.,B.Because she felt that the audience could almost feel the history.,C.There were decorated screens covered with red and gold.,D.Because,Turandot,was born in the forbidden city.,4.When was,Turandot,staged in Beijing?,A.in 1924 B.in the twenty first century,C.in the 1990s D.in 1998,5.How does the writer think of the opera.,A.terrible B.moving,C.boring D.amazing,Scanning for the details,Writer,Main,characters,Setting,Plot,Director,Conductor,Actors and actresses,Giacomo,Puccini,the Forbidden City,Zhang,Yimou,Zubin,Mehta,Sharon Sweet;Barbara Hendricks;,Kristjan,Johannsson,Characters,Turandot,a Chinese princess,Calaf,prince,Liu,Calafs,fathers young slave,Plot,The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters,Turandot,Calaf,and Liu.Liu loves,Calaf,but,Calaf,has fallen in love with,Turandot,.Because,Turandot,does not want to get married,she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three questions.If the one cannot answer these questions,he will be killed.,Read carefully and put the events of the story in the correct order,.,(),Calaf,manages to answer the riddles.,()However,Liu,the slave girl,express her love for,Calaf,(),Turandot,seizes Liu,and Liu kills herself.,(),Calaf,sees the princess 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 angry that,Calaf,says he does not have to marry her if she can guess his name,.,5,4,7,2,1,8,3,6,Turandot,in,Beijingby,Jane Jones,Background information,Turandot,a,world famous opera,was_1_ outdoors in the Forbidden City in Beijing,China last night.,The performance was special with some of the worlds opera singers and many great Chinese musicians_2_.,The opera was written by,Giacomo,Puccini,an Italian between 1920-1924.,About the opera,Turandot,a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess,is _3_ to choose her own husband by her father,though she doesnt want to get _4_ actually.,She says any potential husband must solve three riddles if he wants to marry her.And he will be _5_ if he cant answer the three riddles.She thinks in this way will she _6_ marriage.,Calaf,a prince,falls in love with,Turandot,at first sight and decides to solve the riddles in _7_ of the danger to be killed.,After some the tortuous(,曲折的）,plots,Calaf,and,Turandot,_8_ in marriage.,Other important information,It was_9_ that Puccini died of a heart attack before he completed this scene.,One of Puccinis former student helped complete it.,Comment,The Forbidden City,once only accessible to the,emperor,his,family and senior officials,has been_10_ into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.,participating,allowed,married,killed,avoid,spite,unite,unfortunate,transformed,performed,Reading again,Read the passage and find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the opera.,splendid;greatest;beautifully-sung;excellent;wonderful;amazing,Homework,Finish the exercises on page20 to 21,of your text book.,Thank you for listening!,