Unit 2 Turandot in Beijing

1.Have you seen any of Zhang Yimou’s films? Do you like them? Why or why not? 2.What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?

before watching a film reading a book ………… read a review

1.Background information 2. The story 3. Information about the opera 4. An evaluation the structure of an opera review Turandot is the story of … The story begins when … In the story … At the end of the story … set in … conducted by … directed by … acted by … sung by …

the author is … He is an, wrote Turandot in Giacomo Puccini Italian 1924.

The performance was The singers are all In this and production, the Forbidden City has been transformed into the location for a love story. splendid. excellent. wonderful beautiful amazing

Main characters of the story Turandot—a Chinese princess ； Calaf—a prince ； Liu—Calaf’s father’s young slave

Language points

1.It starred some of the world’s greatest opera singers. (P18) 几位世界顶级歌剧演唱家担当主演。 star a rock/movie/football star Kids wanting to be stars come to Hollywood from all over America. verb 主演 The film was starred by John. Tom Hanks starred in a lot of very good movies. noun [C] 明星

2. In order to avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die. (P18) 为了不出嫁，她说任何想要成为他的丈夫的人 必须猜中三道谜语，否则就要被处死。 avoid verb 避免 e.g. I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays— they’re always so busy. I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.

3. Just imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City —there could not be a better setting! (P18) 想想在紫禁城上演这出歌剧吧 — 不可能有比这 更好的场景了！ 1) imagine verb 想象 Imagine (that) you’re eating an ice cream— try to feel how cold it is. Can you imagine how it feels to be blind? She imagined herself sitting in her favorite armchair back home.

you can’t imagine You can’t imagine what a mess the house was in after the party. 表示惊讶，震惊 She got married at 16! Imagine that! Imagine spending all that money on a coat! imaginable 可想象的 imaginary 想象中的