1、unit 2 The universal language,Reading Turandot in Beijing,2019/1/21,3,Beijing opera,2019/1/21,4,Two elements for the opera:,Story & music,Maybe one more factor:,the director,Do you know Zhang Yimou? Whos he?He is a famous Chinese director.,Raise The Red Lantern,What else has Zhang Yimou directed bes
2、ides films?,Turandot in Beijing,A r_ of an opera,review,Reading Turandot in Beijing,As a review of an opera,What is included in the review?,Reading Turandot in Beijing,How is a review of an opera usually organized?,Reading strategy:,Reading a review of an opera,It usually starts with some_.,backgrou
3、nd information,It goes on to_.,talk about the story,Then it gives some other important information such as_.,the actors names,Finally it gives a_. It may include lots of words_.,comment,that describe feelings,the background information,the brief description,other information about the performance,th
4、e writers comments/evaluation,the brief description of the story,the background information of the opera,other information about the performance,Fast-reading : match paragraphs with related information,para.1-2,para. 3-7,para.8,the writers comments,para.9,List the Chinese elements of the performance
5、:,Para 1-2,Main characters of the story: Turandot - a Chinese princess Calaf - a princeLiu - Calafs fathers slave,Turandot,Calaf,Liu,love triangle,The story takes ona classic _,Story-telling,Forbidden City,Turandot , riddles,It is a story of a _ Chinese p_, named Turandot. In order to avoid m_ she s
6、ays that any p_ husband must answer three(4) r_ correctly or die.,Para 3,A handsome p_, named Calaf, _her and says that he will s_ the problem and marry her. But a young slave of his father, Liu, begins to love him, then the story _a classic love t_ featuring prince ,princess, and slave , who expres
7、ses her love for Calaf.,Para 4,Although prince Calaf answers the questions correctly, she is greatly u_ by this. Seeing this, prince Calaf says that if she can guess his name by s_, she does not have to marry him. Pricess Turandot _ Liu and the father, asking for the name. Liu _ telling her and kill
8、s herself.,Para 5-6,Calaf _ the princess for being _but he still love her, so he _ Torandot. At the end of the story, prince Calaf and princess Turandot marry and the whole city c_ their happiness.,Para 7,Two elements for success of the performance:,Special setting: the Forbidden City,The bringing t
9、ogether of so many talents around the world,Para 8-9,Consolidation,It is a 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, falls in love with her and says that he
10、will(5)s_ the problem and marry her. But a young slave of his father, Liu, begins to love him, then the story takes on a classic love(6)t_ featuring prince ,princess,and slave , who expresses her love for Calaf. Although prince Calaf answers the questions correctly, she is greatly (7)u_ by this. See
11、ing this, prince Calaf says that if she can guess his name by(8)s_, she does not have to marry him. Pricess Turandot seizes Liu and the father, asking for the name. Liu resists telling her and kills herself. At the end of the story, prince Calaf and princess Turandot marry and the whole city(9) c_ t
12、heir happiness.,rincess,arriage,otential,iddles,olve,riangle,pset,unrise,elebrates,2019/1/21,22,What dies each dawn but is born each night?What is red and warm, but cools down when you die? What is like ice but burns?,Can you guess the riddles?,What dies each dawn but is born each night?A. hope B. t
13、he moon C. dream What is red and warm, but cools down when you die? A. blood B. fireworks C. sun What is like ice but burns?A. Calaf B Liu C. Turandot,Can you guess the riddles?,Three riddles? The Chinese princess?,(merciless/unmerciful? Liu or Torandot? A kiss solved the problem? Puccini really knew East Asia well?),Homework,Watch Madam Butterfly and write a similar review.,
