牛津高中英语模块8unit2reading课件

TurandotinBeijing,UnitTwo,reading,ZhangYimou.HaveyouseenanyofZhangYimousfilms?Doyoulikethem?Whyorwhynot?,WhatelsehasZhangYimoudirectedbesidesfilms?,TheyaretheBidforthe29thOlympicGamesinBeijing,whichwasshowninMoscow,aperformanceattheclosingceremonyatAthensOlympicGames,anoutdoorperformanceofThirdSisterLiuinGuilinandTurandotinBeijing,theForbiddenCity,Whatsareview?Areviewisareportoranessaygivingsomeinformationaswellassomeopinionorideasaboutabook,performance,apaintingorsomethingsimilar.,Readingstrategy:Readingareviewofanopera,Whatshouldwepayattentiontowhilereadingareviewofanopera?1.Areviewofoperausuallystartswithsomebackgroundinformation.2.Thereviewcangivesomeimportantsuchastheactorsnamesandfinallyanevaluation.3.Thereviewmayincludelotsofverydescriptivewordsthatreflectfeelings.,Listeningforthedetails,WriterMaincharactersSettingPlotDirectorConductorActorsandactresses,GiacomoPuccini,theForbiddenCity,ZhangYimou,ZubinMehta,SharonSweet;BarbaraHendricks;KristjanJohannsson,Characters,TurandotaChineseprincessCalafprinceLiuCalafsfathersyoungslave,PlotThestorytakesontheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandotdoesnotwanttogetmarried,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerherthreequestions.Iftheonecannotanswerthesequestions,hewillbekilled.,CarefulReading,1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?A:Becauseshefeltthatshecouldalmostfeelthehistory.2.WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?A:Sheisstubbornandcruel.3.Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincesssriddles?A:Hewaskilled.,4.WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?A:Shedoesnothavetomarryhim.5.WhathasTurandotsfatherpromisedher?A:HepromisedtoallowTurandottochooseherownhusband.,6.WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?A:TurandotwasplayedbySharonSweetfromtheUSA,LiuwasplayedbyBarbaraHendricksfromtheUSAandCalafwassungbyKristianJohannssonformIceland.7.Whatwerethekeycomponentsfortheproductionofthisopera?A:Thebringingtogetherofthegroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandthesetting.,Consolidation,Itisastoryofacold-heartedChinese(1)p_,namedTurandot.Inordertoavoid(2)m_,shesaysthatany(3)p_husbandmustanswerthree(4)r_correctlyordie.Ahandsomeprince,namedCalaf,fallsinlovewithherandsaysthathewill(5)s_theproblemandmarryher.Butayoungslaveofhisfather,Liu,beginstolovehim,thenthestorytakesonaclassiclove(6)t_featuringprince,princess,andslave,whoseloveforCalafis(7)u_.AlthoughprinceCalafrecitestheanswerstotheTurandotsquestionscorrectly,sheisgreatly(8)u_bythis.Seeingthis,princeCalafsaysthatifshecanguesshisnameby(9)s_,shedoesnothavetomarryhim.PricessTurandotisdesperatetoknowthat,shetorturesLiu,askingforthename.Liukillsherself.Attheendofthestory,princeCa