Revision of Unit 1,1. Many people were g_ enough to donate enough money to the people in the disaster regions. 2. The play is an a_ of a short novel. 4. He was v_ about his looks, spending hours in the gym. 5. Prisoners reported being regularly a_ by their guards. 6. Keep a c_ tongue in your head! Dont speak rudely.,enerous,daptation,ain,bused,ivil,8.Parts of this school are in d_ need of repair. 9.Mother Teresa, who won the Nobel Prize, has earned her r_ for kind help to the poor people in India. 10.The population in u_ area is getting larger, with more people trying to move to the city. 11.Jack was not allowed to leave the city until he paid off his d_. 12.The government put up a large m_ to Lu Xun in front of the new library.,esperate,eputation,rban,ebts,onument,Unit 2,The universal language,Reading : Turandot in Beijing,Teaching aims：,1.To help students appreciate an opera review. 2.To improve students skills in reading a review of an opera.,the famous director, Zhang Yimou,1.Have you seen any of Zhang Yimous films?,2.What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?,Lead-in,Curse of the golden flower,Raise the Red Lantern,Films directed by Zhang Yimou,The opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics,Directed by Zhang Yimou,an opera named Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou, set/performed in the Forbidden City,The Forbidden City,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.,Today we will read a review of the opera Turandot.,Whats a review?,Prediction What do you expect to read in a review of an opera?,background information characters plot opinion ,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 with some _. 2. Talk about _-the characters and the plot. 3.The review can give some _ _about the opera such as the actors names. 4. Finally _- lots of words that _.,brief background information,the story,other,important information,a comment,describe feelings,structure,The passage can be divided into four parts. Part 1(Para _) Part 2(Para _) Part 3(Para _) Part 4(Para _),Background information,The story,Other information about the opera,Comment,1-2,3-7,8,9,Part 1. Background information: (Para1-2) Turandot is a world-famous _ written by _, an _. It was performed in _ _.,opera,Giacomo Puccini,the Forbidden City,in Beijing,Detailed Reading,Italian,da:k:m: put:ni (意大利歌剧作曲家),Brainstorming,Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot?,Because you could almost feel the history-Turandot is a story which happened in the Forbidden. L9, L14,?,Part 2. The story: (Para3-7),1.Main characters:,Turandot: Calaf ka:la:f卡拉夫 : Liu柳儿:,2.The plot,a _ and _ Chinese _ (L13),a _ who falls in love with Turandot (L22),a young _of Calafs father who loves Calaf (L24),stubborn,cruel,princess,prince,slave,Read the plot of the story(Para3-7)and answer the following questions.,1. What has Turandots father promised her?,2. What happens to the prince who cannot answer the princesss riddles?,3. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?,4. What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?,1. What has Turandots father promised her?,He has promised to allow Turandot to choose her own husband. L15,2. What happens to the prince who cannot answer the princesss riddles?,He is killed. L19,3. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunrise?,She will not have to marry him, but can have him killed. L30,4. What does Liu do to protect Calaf and his father?,Liu claims that she alone knows Calafs name, but resists telling Tuandot. L32-33,Lets try to describe the plot!,The story _ _ the _ love _ of the three main _ Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu _ Calaf, but Calaf has _ _ _ _ Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to _ _, she says that anyone who wants to _ her must _ three _. If the one cannot _ it, he will be _. But Calaf _ to answer the three questions.,takes on,triangle,classic,characters,loves/adores,fallen in love with,get married,marry,solve,riddles,make,killed,manages,At last, Calaf wins Turandots _. The prince and princess _ in marriage.,affection/love,unite,Exercise C2: How familiar are you with the story of Turandot? Put the events of Part C2 on page 20 in the correct order.,Answers:,5 4 7 2 1 8 3 6,Director Conductor,Zhang Yimou,Zubin Mehta zu:bin meit (born in _),Part 3. Other important i