Turandot-in-Beijing.ppt

1、Module 8 Unit 2 The universal language Reading Turandot in Beijing,Lead-in 1. Can you name some of his works?,Hero Curse of the Golden Flower Not One Less Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles The Love of the Hawthorn Tree,2.What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?,Lead-in,* a performance at

2、the opening and closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games (in 2008),*an outdoor performance of Turandot in Beijing (in 1998),3. Have you ever seen or heard of an opera called Turandot?,a poster advertising the perfor-mance of the opera in South Korea,What is Turandot? Who wrote Turandot?,Fast-readin

3、g:,Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene was completed by Franco Alfano, one of his students, based on Puccinis notes after he died.,Giacomo Puccini 贾科莫普契尼,Giacomo Puccini 贾科莫普契尼 one of the greatest operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries his most famous works : Madam

4、 Butterfly Turandot,3.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot? 4.What happened at the end of the story ?,Fast-reading:,This passage can be classified as _. A. an advertisement B. an opera review C. a feature story D. a news report,What is a review? A review is a report or an essay

5、giving some information as well as some opinions or ideas about a book, a performance, a painting or something similar.,How is a review of an opera usually organized?,Reading strategy:,* It usually starts with some background information.,* It goes on to talk about the story.,* Then it gives some ot

6、her important information.,* Finally it gives a comment.,Detailed-reading:,Read for the structure of the review. Read for the background information of the opera. Read for the plot of the opera. Read for the information about the performance. Read for the writers comment.,Read for the structure of t

7、he review.,Detailed-reading:,1. Background information about the opera and the performance.,2. A brief description of the story.,Paras. 1, 2, 8, 9,Paras. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,The writer: The main characters of the story: The place where the story happened:,Read for the background information of the opera.,

8、Italian composer Giacomo Puccini,Turandot - a Chinese princess Calaf - a prince Liu - Calafs fathers young slave,cold-hearted,in Beijings Forbidden City,A brief description of the story,Read for the plot of the opera.,Homework checking: Retell the story of Turandot,Turandot was a princess living in

9、Beijings Forbidden City. Her mother had been taken away by devils and tortured to death, so she hated men and wanted to take revenge. When she was old enough to get married, she declared that any potential husband must solve her three riddles or die. As a result, many young men lost their lives. The

10、n another prince fell in love with her at his first sight. Luckily, he solved the riddles. But when seeing the princess was upset, he said that she didnt have to marry him if she could find out his name by sunrise. So Turandot tortured Liu, a slave of Calafsfather who loved Calaf very much. Liu suff

11、ered a lot and killed herself. At last Calaf won Turandots affection with a kiss.,The setting: The director: The conductor: The main actors and actresses:,Read for the information about the performance.,the setting:,in the Forbidden City in Beijing,Q1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden Ci

12、ty is a good setting for Turandot? Q2. What were used as a stage curtain in the performance? Q3. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Forbidden City?,the director:,Zhang Yimou (the well-known Chinese director ),Zubin Melta, an internationally famous conductor born in India,the conductor:,Sh

13、aron Sweet from the USA Barbara Hendricks from the USA Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland,The main actors and actresses:,The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents in music, staging and directing.,Reading comprehension: This authors attitude towards the opera is _. critical B

14、. positive C. ironic D. indifferent,* The performance was splendid. (line 3),Read for the writers evaluation:,* There could not be a more awesome setting. (line 9),* They were all excellent (line 50),* the key components of this amazing production (line 55),Q: What were the key ingredients for the p

15、roduction of this opera?,The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.,Language Focus: （见学案）,Consolidation:,Turandot, a _ opera set in _, was written by an _ composer called Giacomo Puccini tow

16、ards the end of his life. He also wrote _, which is set in _. Jane Jones was lucky enough to _ the first of only eight performances in _ in Beijing. She wrote a _ after watching the opera. In her opinion, the performance was _ and _.,world-famous,China,Italian,Madam Butterfly,Japan,witness,the Forbidden City,review,splendid,amazing,The music and the _ were two of the key _ of the opera. Besides, it _ many Western and Chinese talents. For example, the orchestra was _ by Zubin Mehta, a famous conductor born in _. The well-known Chinese _ Zhang Yimou directed the