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1、Module 8 Unit 2 ReadingTurandot in Beijing教学案Lead-in1.Have you ever seen any of Zhang Yimou s films?2. Besides films, what else has Zhang Yimou directed?3. Have you ever seen or have you heard of the opera Turandot?4. If you have seen or heard of it, can you tell us what it is about? Reading strateg
2、y: Reading a review1. How is a review of an opera usually organized?2. What is a solo, a duet and a chorus?Fast reading:1.What is Turandot?2.Who wrote Turandot?3.Was the performance indoors or outdoors?Detailed-reading1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turando
3、t?2. What kind of person is Turandot?3. What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess s riddles?4. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunset?5. What has Turandot s father promised her?6. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Fobidden City?7. Who
4、 took part in this performance of Turandot?8. What were the key ingredients for the production of this opera?True or false:1. Turandot and Madam Butterfly written by Giacomo Puccini are set in China.2. Turandot says that any potential husband must answer three riddles or die in order to choose her o
5、wn husband.3. Many men are killed for not being able to answerTurandot sthree riddles.4. Turandot is married to Calaf only because Calaf solve her riddles correctly.5. Thanks to the music and the setting, the opera is a great success.Read for the background information of the opera.(1). The writer:(
6、2). The main characters of the story:(3). The place where the story happened:Read for the information about the performance.Main characters of the story: 1.Turandot-2.- a prince3.-Actors and actresses: 1.- Turandot2._-_3. _- LiuSetting:Director:Conductor:Plot:Post readingTurandot, a _ opera set in _
7、, was written by an _composer called Giacomo Puccini towards the end of his life. He also wrote_, which is set in _.Jane Jones was lucky enough to _ the first of only eightperformances in _ in Beijing. She wrote a _ after watchingthe opera. In her opinion, the performance was _ and _.The music and t
8、he _ were two of the key _ of the opera.Besides,it _ many Western and Chinese talents. For example, theorchestra was _ by Zubin Mehta, a famous conductor born in_. The well-known Chinese _ Zhang Yimou directed theopera. Some of the world s greatest opera singers as well as many greatChinese _, actor
9、s and singers were cast.Homework:Last night,I w_ the first performance of Turandot, a world-famousopera, which s_ some of the world s great singers. Turandot is thestory of a c_ Chinese princess, named Turandot. In order to avoidm_,she says that any p_ husband must answer three riddlescorrectly or d
10、ie.The story takes on a classic love triangle f_ Calaf,Turandot, and liu,whose love for Calaf is u_. In the story, Turandot is_with power. She even dares to try and e_ control over herfather, the emperor of China, who finds the deaths of so many men d_,but cannot break his promise that he allows his
11、 daughter to choose her own husband.Key: Reading strategy: 1. 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.1. A review of opera usually starts with some background information2. The review can giv
12、e some important information such as the actor and finally an evaluation.3. The review may include lots of very descriptive words that reflect feelings. Fast-reading:1.It is an opera that tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid ma
13、rriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.2.Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene was completed by Franco7. Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA, Liu was played by Barbara Hendricks from the USA and Calaf was sung by Kristian Johann
14、sson form Iceland.8. The bringing together of the group of people from many countries, the music and sthenamessetting.Alfano, one of his students, based on Puccini s notes after he died.3.It was performed outdoorsDetailed-reading:1.Because she felt that she could almost feel the history.2. She is cold-hearted.3. He was killed.4. She does not have to marry him.5. He promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband. 6.Eight.6.7. 8.