江苏省常州市西夏墅中学译林牛津版高中英语课件 选修八：UNIT 2 THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE——READING 1.ppt

1、牛津高中英语(模块八 高二下学期)Advance with EnglishReading 1板块：教学设计课件Unit2Turandot in BeijingUnit 2 课件描述：To help students appreciate an opera review.To improve students skills in reading a review of an opera.the famous director,Zhang YimouThe opening ceremony of the 29th OlympicsRaise The Red LanternCurse of the

2、golden flowerThe movie starred some of the best actors in China,for example,Chou Runfa,Gong Li and Jay Chou.Or we can also say that Zhang Yimo cast these great stars in this movie.PredictionWhat do you expect to read in a review of an opera?background informationcharacters plotopinionSkimming for th

3、e gist The passage is an _ of _ which was staged in _.opera reviewTurandotthe Forbidden CityReading aloudThe passage can be divided into four parts.Find out the main idea of each part.Part 1(Para 1)Part 2(Para 2-7)Part 3(Para 8)Part 4(Para 9)Background informationThe plotOther information about the

4、operaEvaluationScanning for the detailsWriterMain charactersSettingPlotDirectorConductorActors and actressesGiacomo Puccinithe Forbidden CityZhang YimouZubin MehtaSharon Sweet;Barbara Hendricks;Kristjan JohannssonCharacters Turandota Chinese princessCalafprinceLiuCalafs fathers young slavePlot The s

5、tory takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot,Calaf and Liu.Liu loves Calaf,but Calafhas fallen in love with Turandot.Because Turandot does not want to get married,she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three questions.If the one cannot answer

6、 these questions,he will be killed.Read Paragraphs 4-6 and put the events of the story in the correct order.()Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles.()However,Liu,the slave girl,expresses her love for Calaf.()Princess Turandot has Liu beaten,and Liu kills herself.()Prince Calaf sees the prince a

7、nd falls in love with her.()A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princesss riddles.()The prince wins the princesss heart with a kiss.()Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot.()Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess

8、his name.53721846Reading again Read the passage and find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the opera.splendid;greatest;beautifully-sung;excellent;wonderful;amazing HomeworkPair work Suppose one of you have watched Turandot.Your partner is asking you about the basic information about the opera.Make up a dialogue between the two.