1、Turandot in Beijing,a review of an opera.,Studying aims ：By the end of this class, we will be able to:,1. know how to read a review of an opera2. grasp the love story Turandot;3. write an outline of a love story,reading strategy,What does a review of an opera contain?,1. background information,2. th
2、e story,3. other important information,4. a comment,Structure of the article,Para 1-2 Para 3-7 Para 8 Para 9,the story,comment,background information,other important information,Read para1,2 and 8 for background information and other important information,Guess who they are,Race to answer the questi
3、ons,Giacomo Puccini,the author of the opera,Read para1,2 and 8 for background information and other important information,Race to answer the questions,Guess who they are,Zubin Mehta,Conductor（指挥）,Zhangyimou,Director,Guess who they are,Read para1,2 and 8 for background information and other important
4、 information,Main cast,Sharon Sweet,Barbara Hendricks,Kristjan Johannsson,Turandot,Calaf,Liu,Read para1,2,8&9 and answer the question.,Q: Why the author says: “there could not be a more awesome setting!”?,Race to answer the questions,A: The story is set in the Forbidden City. You can feel the histor
5、y when you enjoy the opera.,The plot of the story,Beginning,In order to_, Turandot says that whoever can answer _will marry her, or_.,avoid marriage,the three riddles,die,Development,Calaf, _ with Turandot and decides to _at first sight.,falls in love,marry her,Liu, a young _ of Calafs father, also_
6、 Calaf.,slave,loves,?,Race to answer,Climax (高潮）,_dies for Calaf. Calaf _Turandot for her cruelty. But Calaf still loves her and is willing to die for her, which moves her and wins her_.,Liu,love,_ between Calaf, Turandot and Liu appears in this story.,A love triangle,_,scolds,A love triangle,Race t
7、o answer,Calaf and Turandot _ and the whole city _.,Ending,unite in marriage,celebrates their happiness,Race to answer,Try your luck,Details of the story( required task),A,B,C,D,E,F,Details of the story-challenge each other,Rule: Each group can give a question about the story for other groups to rac
8、e to answer. If they fail to answer, the group asking the question present the answer to the whole class.,It is a story of a stubborn and cruel 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 will be (5)c_ to death. A handso
9、me prince, named Calaf, falls in love with her and says that he will(6)s_ the problem and marry her. But a young slave of his father, Liu, loves him, then the story takes on a classic love(7)t_ between prince ,princess, and the slave , whose love for Calaf is unconditional. Although prince Calaf ans
10、wers the three questions correctly, she becomes angry at this turn of events. Seeing this, prince Calaf says that if she can guess his name by(8)s_, she does not have to marry him. Princess Turandot is eager to know that, she forced Liu to tell the name. Liu kills herself. At the end of the story, p
11、rince Calaf and princess Turandot marry and the whole city(9) c_ their happiness.,Consolidation,princess,marriage,potential,riddles,solve,triangle,sunrise,celebrates,condemned,The authors evaluation （评价）,splendid (L3),awesome(L9),perfect(L10),superb(L46),excellent(L50),wonderful(L52),amazing(L55),be
12、st(L45),Read para1,2 8and 9 to find the words describing the authors evaluation( race to answer),Read para1,2,8&9 and answer the question.,Q: What contribute to the success of the opera Turandot in Beijing?,Race to answer the questions,The famous writer, famous conductor, famous director, the worlds
13、 famous opera singers, Chinese musicians, the Forbidden City, and the good weather.,Phrases 1.以为背景 2. 被处死 3.向对方求婚 4. 不久以后 5. 相爱；坠入爱河 6. 初次见面；乍一看 7. 呈现 8. 不愿意做某事 9. 因为责骂某人 10. 把A和B联合起来,be set in,be condemned to death,ask for somebodys hand in marriage,shortly afterwards,fall in love (with sb),at firs
14、t sight,take on,be unwilling to do,scold sb for,combine A and /with B,Step 1. Discuss it with your group members and write down.,Discussion and Writing,Step 2. Read your essay within your team and recommend one to the whole class.,Write an outline of the film “Frozen” in reference to the text.,电影Fro
15、zen是一个关于两个公主的故事. 故事以北欧为背景。她们住在阿伦黛儿王国一个孤独一个善良。安娜和王子汉斯一见钟情要结婚姐姐不同意发生争执。姐姐因为生气魔法失控把王国从夏天变成冬天。为了能让王国恢复夏天，安娜开始冒险之旅上了北山寻找姐姐，途中遇到了善良风趣的小伙子克里斯多夫。不久之后安娜才知道汉斯并不是真爱她而是要处死她的姐姐夺取王国。故事的结局是安娜和克里斯多夫结合,举国欢庆.这个故事似乎表面上呈现了三角恋其实是告诉我们真爱可以帮助你面对和克服困难我认为这部卡通片结合了最好的故事情节，音乐，制作和台词，没有比这个更好的卡通片了。真爱的力量是无穷的，希望每个人都能找到属于自己的真爱。,Outli
16、ne of the film,homework,Go on to finish your writing and we will put up your writing on exhibition board.,Good bye,What are the relationships between the characters in the opera ?,Read para3&4 and answer the question:,Liu,Calaf,Turandot,The king,Calafs father,Q：Why did Liu kills herself?,Read Para 6
17、 answer the question:,To protect the father and help Calaf win Turandots love, she kills herself.,Read para3&4 and answer the question:,Q: To avoid marriage, what a good idea does Turandot come up with?,She demands that any potential husband should solves three riddles or will be condemned to death.
18、,GAIN WITHOUT PAIN!,Read para6 and translate the sentence into Chinese,Calafs father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf, so Turandot seizes Calafs father and liu, and demands that they tell her Calafs name or they will be beaten.(page19,line30-32),有人曾看见卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿陪着卡拉夫， 因此图兰朵吧卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿抓了起来，命令他们说出卡拉夫的名字，否则要靠打他们。,How did Calaf win Turandots love eventually?,Read para7 and answer the question:,He tells her his namejust before the deadline-and says she can kill him.-the princess is moved at last.,
