模塊八 高二下學(xué)期,Unit 2,Turandot in Beijing,Its a review of an opera,By the end of this class, we will be able to 1.learn how to read a review of an opera. 2. Improve reading ability, especially skimming and scanning ability,Learning goals,1. A review of an opera usually starts with some brief background information. 2.It goes on to talk about the story. 3.The review can give some other important information such as the actors names. 4. Finally a comment.It may include lots of words that describe feelings,Reading strategy,Reading a review of an opera,a review of an opera,What should we pay attention to while reading,Go through the text as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the questions in part A,1.What is Turandot,2.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot,3. What happens at the end of the story,Skimming & scanning,1.What is Turandot,Turandot is an opera that tells the story of a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess,named Turandot,who lives in the Forbidden City.To avoid marriage,she says that any potential husband must solve three riddles or die. L13-L18,2.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot,Calaf falls in love with Turandot at first sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her. L22-23,3. What happens at the end of the story,At the end of the story, Calaf and Turandot unite in marriage.L39-L40,Please read after the tape and try to divide the text into four parts. Part 1(Para ) Part 2(Para ) Part 3(Para ) Part 4(Para,Background information,The story,Other information about,Comment,Careful reading,1-2,9,8,3-7,the opera,Lucky,2. What kind of person is Turandot,She is stubborn and cruel,L13,4.What has Turandots father promised her? He has promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband. L15,5.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise? She will not have to marry him, but can have him killed. L29,3. When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in 1924 B. in the twenty first century C. in the 1990s D. in 1998,The performance was_. (L3,There could not be a more _ setting. (L9,splendid,awesome,They were all _. (L50,excellent,6.Please read for the writers comment and try to fill in the blanks,However, in this _ production, (L52,the key components of this_ production (L55,wonderful,amazing,events of Part C2 on page 20,Answers,5 4 7 2 1 8 3 6,7.How familiar are you with the,story of Turandot? Put the,in the correct order,Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and Franco Alfano,the Forbidden City in Beijing,the well-known Chinese director,Zubin Mehta,Sharon Sweet Barbara Hendricks Kristjan Johannsson,8.Fill in the blanks,Zhang Yimou,conductor,Turandot,Calaf,Liu,act as,張藝謀，中國著名電影導(dǎo)演, “第五代導(dǎo)演”的代表人物之一，是北京奧運(yùn)會開幕式、閉幕式總導(dǎo)演，獲得過美國波士頓大學(xué)、耶魯大學(xué)榮譽(yù)博士學(xué)位。其拍攝的電影多次獲得國際電影節(jié)大獎(jiǎng)，是目前中國大陸最具國際影響力的導(dǎo)演,祖賓梅塔（Zubin Mehta，1936.04.29 - ），印度籍猶太人指揮家。身在樂壇40年，獲得無數(shù)殊榮，如尼基什指環(huán)、維也納愛樂樂團(tuán)名譽(yù)指環(huán)、名譽(yù)團(tuán)員、臺拉維夫市名譽(yù)市民以及印度、意大利、法國頒授的勛銜等以及一大學(xué)授予的名譽(yù)音樂博士等,Sharon Sweet,Barbara Hendricks,Kristjan Johannsson,Turandot,Calaf,Liu,Consolidation,Task-based reading,Comment,sight,princess,potential,expresses,keep,unless,celebrates,talents,amazing/wonderful,1. What do you think of the opera? Who do you like best, Turandot , Calaf or Liu? Why ? 2. Do you agree that music is an international language? Why or why not,Discussion,1紫禁城 L2 2以.為背景 L6 3被處死 L17 4(向女方)求婚 L18 5不遵守承諾 L21 6不久 L22 7與某人墜入愛河 L22 8初次見面 L22 9雇傭、承擔(dān)、呈現(xiàn) L24,the Forbidden City be set in be condemned to death ask for somebodys hand in marriage break ones promise shortly afterwards fall in love with sb at first sight take on,useful phrases,10三角戀愛 L25 11結(jié)婚 L29 12因.而訓(xùn)斥某人 L35 13在黎明期限來臨之前 L38 14在故事的結(jié)尾 L39 15喜結(jié)良緣 L40 16死于心臟病 L41 17易接近的 L51 18關(guān)鍵要素 L55,love triangle get married scold sb for. before the dawn deadline at the end of the story unite in marriage die of heart attack be accessible to a key component,useful phrases,Extension,Listening to music can make us calm and peaceful. We can know more about the world through it. Whats more, listening to music is both important and beneficial to our growth. It makes us understand life better. Few things can bring more joy and happiness than music. So keep listening to music, and well achieve beyond ourselves,Homework,Read the text again and again. Try to memorize the language points. 2. Do Parts A1 and A2 on page 107 of the Workbook