1、M8 Unit 2 Aims:To help students appreciate an opera review.To improve students skills in reading a review of an opera.M8 Unit 2 The universal language Welcome:2.musician,singer,pianistthe famous director,Zhang YimouCan you name some of Zhang Yimous films?What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides fi
2、lms?The opening ceremony of the 29th OlympicsRaise The Red LanternCurse of the 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.ReadingUnit 2Turandot in BeijingWhats a r
3、eview?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.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
4、 with some background information.2.The review can give some important informationsuch as the actors names and finally a comment.3.The review may include lots of words that describe feelings.PredictionWhat do you expect to read in a review of an opera?background informationcharacters plotopinionSkim
5、ming for the gist The passage is an _ of _ which was staged in _.opera reviewTurandotthe Forbidden CityFast Reading 1.what is Turandot?A:Turandot is an opera telling the story of a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess,named Turandot,who lives in the Forbidden city.To avoid marriage,she says that any
6、potential husband must solve three riddles or die.2.What decision does Calaf make when he first sees Turandot?A:Calaf falls in love with Turandot at first sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.3.What happened at the end of the story?A:At the end of the story,Calaf and Turan
7、dot unite in marriage.Reading 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 operaComment1.Line 16.2.Line 22-23.3.Line 24.Development of the storyB
8、eginning of the story1.Yes.2.Very angry.3.Line 29-30.4.Line 31-32.5.No.Line 33-34.Scanning for the detailsWriterMain charactersSettingPlotDirectorConductorActors and actressesGiacomo Puccinithe Forbidden CityZhang YimouZubin MehtaSharon Sweet;Barbara Hendricks;Kristjan JohannssonCharacters Turandota
9、 Chinese princessCalafprinceLiuCalafs fathers young slavePlot The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot,Calaf and Liu.Liu loves Calaf,but Calaf has fallen in love with Turandot.Because Turandot does not want to get married,she declares that anyone who wants t
10、o marry her must answer her three questions.If the one cannot answer these questions,he will be killed.1.The writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot,because _.A.it was a palace B.it was beautifulC.she felt that she could almost feel the historyD.the actors liked it 2.If t
11、he prince could not answer the princess riddles,he would be _A.killed B.condemned C.become her servant D.back home Consolidation3.If Turandot can guess Calafs name by sunset,_.A.she does not have to marry himB.she has to marry him C.she has to kill himD.she does not have to kill Liu4.Turandots fathe
12、r promised that she could _.A.control the country B.kill men at willC.choose her own husbandD.marry a weathy manConsolidation Part E stubborn,merciful,dare,fall in love,demand,unwilling,butterflies,awesomeReading againRead the passage and find out the words that reflect the writers opinion about the
13、 opera.splendid;greatest;beautifully-sung;excellent;wonderful;amazing 形成性检测The world-famous opera,Turandot,is the story of a cold-hearted Chinese(1)p_,named Turandot.In order to avoid(2)m_,she says that any(3)p_ husband must answer three(4)r_ correctly or die.A handsome prince,named Calaf,says that
14、he will(5)s_ the problem and marry her.rincessarriageotentialiddlesolveBut a young slave of his father,Liu,begins to love him,then the story takes on a classic love(6)t_ featuring Calaf,Turandot,and Liu,whose love for Calaf is(7)u_.Although Calaf recitesthe answers to the Turandots questions correct
15、ly,she is greatly(8)u_ by this.Seeing this,Calaf says that she can guess his name by(9)s_,she does not have to him.In order to learn his name,she tortures Liu,asking for the name.Unfortunately,Liu kills herself.But at the end of the story,the prince and Turandot marry and the whole city(10)_ their h
16、appiness.rianglenconditionalpsetunrisecelebratesLanguage points 1.Last night,I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccinis world-famous opera,Turandot,being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing,China翻译此句：_ witness 作动词时常接_和_两种结构做宾补，分别意为_和_；witness还可以作名词，意为_.昨天晚上我去看了贾科莫普切尼
17、闻名世界的歌剧图兰朵，那是在中国北京紫禁城八场演出的首场。witness sb doing witness sth being done看见某人正在做看见某事正在被做目击者，证人 小试牛刀：1)这些年暴力犯罪在不断增多。_ 2)全世界数以万计的人目睹了神州八号被发射升空的场景。_ Recent years have witnessed violent crime growing.Tens of thousands of people witnessed the scene of the launch of ShenZhou.2.Just imagine performing such an o
18、pera in the Forbidden City there could not be a more awesome setting.破折号后面划线部分的中文含义是：_；破折号前面是一个祈使句，imagine 后接_ 做宾语；there could not be a more awesome setting 是用一个形容词比较级与否定词连用表达 _（肯定/否定）的意思。类似的用否定形式表达肯定意义的还有以下结构，试翻译下面的句子：不可能有比这个更好的场景doing肯定 1)I have never seen such a glorious sunrise._ 2)Nothing in my
19、 life shook me so deeply as my first visit to China._我从未看过如此壮观的日出。在我的一生中给我震撼最大的是我第一次到中国的访问。小试牛刀：1)这小说里的故事非常完美。我从来没看过比这个更好的。The story in your novel is prefect.I have never read _.2)孩提时代，我从来没想象自己成年会做老师。_a better one I never imagined being a teacher when I was a child.3.This means that few men would da
20、re to ask for her hand in marriage.句中dare用作_动词，后接_，to既可以保留，也可以省略（一般在否、疑中）。另外，dare也常作_，后接_。小试牛刀：1)没人敢挑战他的权威。_实义to do情态动词do，主要用于否定、疑问、条件从句No one dare challenge his authority.2)戴维不敢和他的老板争辩。_ 3)他不敢将这坏消息告诉他的父亲。_David dared not argue with his boss.He dare not tell his father the bad news.4.The story then
21、takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf,Turandot,and Liu,whose love for Calaf is unconditional.本句话中的take on 的含义是_，除此之外意思还有 _。拓展take back;take down;take in;take off;take over;take up；小试牛刀：他不愿意承担重任。_呈现承担，雇佣，接纳He is unwilling to take on the responsibility.5.The emperor finds the death disturbing
22、.However,although he would like to,he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do as he wishes.翻译此句：_ find the death disturbing是由“_”构成的复合结构，其中_ 做宾补。although he would like to是一个_（句型）。当不定式所表示内容在上下文已经出现，为了避免重复，总是把不定式的动词及其后续部分省略，只保留不定式符号to。皇上觉得死了这么多人令人不安，然而尽管他很想收回承诺，他还是不能食言，只好允许图兰朵做她想做的。find+
23、o+ocdisturbing省略 小试牛刀：1)A cook will be immediately fired if he was found_ in the kitchen.A.smoke B.smoking C.to smoke D.smoked 2)除非你的老师告诉你不要碰任何东西 Dont touch anything _.Bunless your teacher tells you to后续性矫正 1.目睹了世界闻名的歌剧的首场演出_ 2.紫禁城 _ 3.以为背景 _ 4.想象做 _ 5.对绝佳的 _ 6.宣告开始._ 7.逃避婚姻 _ 8.任何想成为她丈夫的人_ 9.猜中三道谜语
24、_ 10.被处以死刑 _ the Forbidden citybe set in imagine doing be perfect forwitness the first performance of the world famous operaannounce the start ofavoid marriageany potential husbandsolve three riddlesbe condemned to death后续性矫正 11.向求婚 _ 12.为死人的事感到不安_ 13.食言_ 14.之后不久 _ 15.爱上 _ 16.初次见面 _ 17.倾诉对某人的爱_ 18.演
25、绎了经典的三角恋情_ 19.对事情的这一转折非常恼火_ 20.在太阳升起前_find the death disturbingbreak his promise shortly afterwards fall in love withask for her hand in marriageat first sight express her love for sbtake on a classic love triangle be angry at the turn of eventsby sunrise 21.拒绝做 _ 22.变得很显然 _ 23.因没有慈悲之心责备某人 _ 24.喜结良缘
26、 _ 25.死于心脏病_ 26.搬上舞台 _ 27.由某人指挥_ 28.某地方只允许某人进入 _ 29.高级官员 _ 30.变成的发生地_ 31.汇聚 _ 32.这场令人惊叹的演出_Become evidentscold sb for not being merciful unite in marriage die of a heart attackresist doingstage the operabe conducted byonly accessible to sbsenior officialsbe transformed into the spot ofbring togetherthe amazing production形成性检测 BABBC DDB
