2. Reading : Turandot in Beijing

3. Teaching aims ： 1.To help students appreciate an opera review. 2.To improve students’ skills in reading a review of an opera.

4. 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

5. Curse of the golden flower Raise the Red Lantern Films directed by Zhang Yimou

6. The opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics Directed by Zhang Yimou

7. Turandot in Beijing

8. an opera named Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou, set/performed in the Forbidden City The Forbidden City

9. 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?

10. 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 information the story other important information a comment describe feelings

11. 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

12. Part 1. Background information: (Para1-2) Turandot is a world-famous __________ written by _______________, an ________. It was performed in ___________________ ___________. opera Giacomo Puccini the Forbidden City in Beijing Detailed Reading Italian ['d ʒ a:k ɔ :m ɔ : pu't ʃ :ni] ( 意大利歌剧作曲家 )

13. 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

14. 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 loves Calaf (L24) stubborn cruel princess prince slave

15. 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?

16. 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

17. 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. L30 4. 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

18. 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 who wants to ________ her must ________ three ________. If the one cannot _______ it, he will be ________. But Calaf ________ to answer the three questions. takes on triangle classic characters loves/adores fallen in love with get married marrysolve riddles make killed manages

19. At last, Calaf wins Turandot’s _______________. The prince and princess ________ in marriage. affection/love unite

20. 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:

21. Director Conductor Zhang Yimou Zubin Mehta [ ' zu:bin' meitə] (born in ______) Part 3. Other important information (Para8) Actors and actresses: India Turandot Liu the USA Calaf --Barbara Hendricks [‘ba:brə ' hendriks] (from ________) --Sharon Sweet [‘ ʃ ærən ' swi:t] (from _________) --Kristjan Johannsson(from__________) ' jə ʊ hænsn][‘krisd ʒ n Iceland the USA

22. * 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 L52 amazing L55

23. What makes the production amazing? The bringing together of a group of people from many countries, the music and the grand setting. L53-55

24. Post-reading: Task-based reading (English Weekly) Suggested answers: 1.unable 2.angry 3.kills 4.married 5.death 6.conductor 7.Director 8.Cast 9.comment 10.combined

25. 1. Recite the new words in the text. 2. Find the important words and expressions in Reading.