M8U2Reading《Turandot-in-Beijing》概要1.ppt

Zhenjiang Experimental High School 高二英语备课组 M8U2 Reading Turandot in Beijing A _______ written by _________, who is a journalist for a ______ music magazine. review Jane Jones UK  the background information The writer: The main characters of the story: The place where the story happened: Italian composer Giacomo Puccini Turandot Calaf Liu in Beijing’s Forbidden City Sharon Sweet Barbara Hendricks Kristjan Johannsson Turandot Calaf Liu The plot of Turandot: Main characters: Turandot- a _____ _____ Calaf- a ______ Liu- Calaf’s father’s _____ ______ Plot:the classic ______ ______ of the three main characters; Calaf has _______ ____ ___ ____ Turandot; Turandot does not want to get _______; She declares anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three ______ or _____. Chinese princess prince young slave love triangle fallen in love with married riddles die Three riddles 1.What is born each night and dies each dawn? 2. What flickers (闪烁) red and warm like a flame, but not fire? 3. What is like ice, but burns like fire? Hope, blood Turandot 1. Puccini wrote Turandot towards the end of his life. 2. Madam Butterfly is also set in China. 3. Turandot was performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing only once. 4. Liu grabs a sword and kills Turandot. 5. The opera finishes with a beautifully-sung duet. 1. The writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot, because _____. A. it was a palace B. it was beautiful C. she felt that she could almost feel the history D. the actors liked it 2. If the prince could not answer the princess’ riddles, he would be _______ A. killed B. condemned C. become her servant D. back home Consolidation 3. If Turandot can guess Calaf’s n