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Reading :
Turandot in Beijing
Teaching aims :
1.To help students appreciate an opera review.
2.To improve students’ skills in reading a review of an opera.
the famous director,
Zhang Yimou
1.Have you seen any of Zhang Yimou’s films?
2.What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?
Lead-in
Curse of the golden
flower
Raise the Red Lantern
Films directed by Zhang Yimou
The opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Turandot in Beijing
an opera named Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou, set/performed in the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City
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.
Today we will read a review of the opera Turandot.
What’s a review?
Reading strategy: Reading a review of an opera
What should we pay attention to while reading a review of an opera?
1. A review of opera usually starts with some ___________________________.
2. Talk about _____________---the characters and the plot.
3.The review can give some ________________________________about the opera such
as the actor’s names. 4. Finally _____________--- lots of words
that _________________.
brief background informationthe story
otherimportant information
a commentdescribe feelings
structure
The passage can be divided into four parts.
Part 1(Para _____)
Part 2(Para _____)
Part 3(Para __)
Part 4(Para __)
Background information
The story
Other information about the opera
Comment
1-2
3-7
8
9
Part 1. Background information: (Para1-2)
Turandot is a world-famous __________ written by _______________, an ________.
It was performed in ___________________
___________.
opera
Giacomo Puccini
the Forbidden Cityin Beijing
Detailed Reading
Italian
['dʒa:kɔ:mɔ: pu'tʃ:ni] ( 意大利歌剧作曲家 )
Brainstorming
Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?
Because you could almost feel the history---Turandot is a story which happened in the Forbidden. L9, L14
Part 2. The story: (Para3-7)
1.Main characters:
Turandot:
Calaf [‘ka:la:f] 卡拉夫 :
Liu 柳儿 :
2.The plot
a ___________ and _____ Chinese __________ (L13)
a _________ who falls in love with Turandot (L22)
a young _________of Calaf’s father who lovesCalaf (L24)
stubborn cruelprincess
prince
slave
Read the plot of the story(Para3-7)and answer the following questions.
1. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
2. What happens to the prince who cannot
answer the princess’s riddles?
3. What does Calaf say will happen if
Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?
4. What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?
1. What has Turandot’s father promised her?
He has promised to allow Turandot to
choose her own husband. L15
2. What happens to the prince who cannot
answer the princess’s riddles?
He is killed. L19
3. 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. L304. What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?
Liu claims that she alone knows Calaf’s name, but resists telling Tuandot. L32-33
Let’s try to describe the plot! The story _______ ____ the ________ love___________ of the three main ___________Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu _______ Calaf,but Calaf has _______ ___ ______ _______Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to _____ _________, she says that anyone whowants to ________ her must ________ three________. If the one cannot _______ it, he will be ________. But Calaf ________ to answer the three questions.
takes ontriangle
classiccharacters
loves/adores
fallen in love with
get marriedmarry solve
riddles makekilled
manages
At last, Calaf wins Turandot’s _______________.The prince and princess ________ inmarriage.
affection/loveunite
Exercise C2: How familiar are you with
the story of Turandot? Put the events of
Part C2 on page 20 in the correct order.
Answers:
Director
Conductor
Zhang Yimou
Zubin Mehta [' zu:bin' meitə]
(born in ______)
Part 3. Other important information (Para8)
Actors and actresses:India
Turandot
Liuthe USA
Calaf
--Barbara Hendricks[‘ba:brə ' hendriks] (from ________)
--Sharon Sweet [‘ʃærən ' swi:t] (from _________)
--Kristjan Johannsson(from__________)' jəʊhænsn][‘krisdʒn
Iceland
the USA
* The performance was_____________. (L3)
* The could not be a more________ setting. (L9)
* The weather was also __________ for a performance outdoors. (L10)
* The production combined the very ______ of Western and Chinese talents. (L45)
Part 4. A general comment (Para9)
splendid
awesome
perfect
* The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a _______conductor. (L46)
best
superb
* L50: They were________excellent
wonderful L52amazing L55
What makes the production amazing? The bringing together of a group of people from many countries, the music and the grand setting. L53-55
Post-reading:
Task-based reading (English Weekly)
Suggested answers:
1.unable2.angry3.kills4.married5.death
6.conductor7.Director8.Cast9.comment10.combined
1. Recite the new words in the text.
2. Find the important words and
expressions in Reading.