2. Have you seen any of Zhang Yimou’s films? Do you like them?

3. What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?

1. Who is he?Zhang Yimou.

House of Flying DaggersCurse of the Golden Flower

They are: ①the ‘Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing’, which was shown in Moscow, a performance at the closing ceremony at Athens Olympic Games;

②an outdoor performance of Third Sister Liu in Guilin;

③Turandot in Beijing

The forbidden city

A review is a report or an essay giving some information as well as some opinions or ideas about a book, a performance, a painting or something similar.

-----Read a review of an opera

What should we pay attention to while reading a review of an opera?(3 points)①A review an of opera usually starts with some background information.②The review can give some importantinformation such as the actor’s names andfinally an evaluation.③The review may include lots of verydescriptive words that reflect feelings.

Read the review quickly and answer the three questions. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.

1. What is ‘Turandot’?

2. Who wrote Turandot?

3. Was the performance indoors or outdoors?

1. What is ‘Turandot’?

2. Who wrote Turandot?

3. Was the performance indoors or outdoors?It was performed outdoors.

Turandot is an opera that tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.

Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene was completed by Franco Alfano, one of his students, based on Puccini’s notes after he died.

Read the review again for important information.Main characters

of the storyTurandot:___ ________ _________Calaf:____ ______；Liu: _____ ______ ______ _______

Setting _______ _________ ___________

Plot

The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three maincharacters Turandot, Calaf and Liu.Liu loves _____, but Calaf has _____ _____ _____with______. Because Turandotdoes not want to get married, she________ that anyone whowants to marry her must _______her ______ _________.If the one cannot answer these questions, he _____ ____ ___.

Director ___________________________

Conductor Zubin Mehta, an ___________ _________ conductor bornin____________

Actors andactresses

Sharon Sweet—___; Barbara Hendricks—___;Kristjan Johannsson____;other____and_____from__ and _

可参看 39 期 A1 版 , 篇章结构理解

Main characters

of the story

Turandot--- _ ______ ________Calaf---____ ______；Liu---_______ ______ ______

_______

Setting _______ ________ ________

a Chinese princessa prince

Calaf’s father’s young slave

Beijing’s Forbidden City

Plot

*The story takes on the classic love triangle ofthe three main characters Turandot, Calafand Liu.*Liu loves _____, but Calaf has _____ _____ _____with_________. BecauseTurandot does not want to get married,she________that anyone who wants to marryher must_______her ______ _________.*If the one cannot answer these questions, he_____ ____ _______.

Calaf in love Turandot

fallen

declaresanswer three questions

will be killed

Director _______________

ConductorZubin Mehta, an _______________________ conductor bornin______

Actors andactresses

Sharon Sweet---__________; Barbara Hendricks---________;Kristjan Johannsson---_________;other_______and__________ from________ and _________

Zhang Yimou

India

internationally famous

abroad China

TurandotLiuCalaf

singers musicians

1. Listen to the tape and then doC2 and D on P2o.

C2:Put the events of the story in the correct order.

Keys:C2: 6 3 5 2 1 8 4 7

D: 1.e; 2. b; 3. d; 4. f ; 5. a; 6. h; 7. c; 8. g

2. Reading comprehension.

⑴ Why was Turando upset when Calaf was able to answer her questions?A.Because Turando found her questions were too easy.

B. Because Turando was drunk with power, and she wanted to show her nobleness.

C. Because Turando didn’t hope anyone answer her questions, and then she can avoid marriage. D. Because Calaf was poor, Turando didn’t want to marry him.

C

(2) Which of the following sentences is ‘True’?

A. Turando knew Calaf’s name as Liu told her.

B. Turando’s love for Calaf was unconditional.

C. Calaf said that if Turando could guess his name by sunset, she had to marry him.

D. Calaf solved the riddles and won Turando’s affection at last.

D

(3) What made the production so amazing?

A. the moving plot of the story

B. the splendid setting

C. the very best of Western and Chinese talents in music, staging and directing.

D. the group of people from many countries, the music and the settingD

(4) What can you learn from the passage?

A.Western and Chinese talents’ performance contributes to the spread of Chinese culture.

B. Turando is a cold-hearted princess, so she doesn’t like anyone including Calaf.

C. Turando is drunk with power and she even dares to try and exercise control over her father. D. The opera was directed by the well-known Chinese director, Zhang Yimou.

A

Phrases:

1. 在生命的最后时刻

2. 覆盖着红色和金色的装饰镶板

3. 过后不久4. 第一次见她 第一次见她 , 他就爱上她 .

5. 某人对某人的表达爱意

6. 演绎了一段经典的三角恋情

towards the end of one’s life

decorated panels covered with red and goldshortly afterwards

see her for the first time

The first time he saw her, he fell in love with her.

express love for sb.

take on a classic love triangle

7. 醉心于权术

8. 对…实施控制

9. 一一说出…的答案

10. 因…而不安 / 难过11. 不顾一切的…12. 因…而震惊13. 赢得某人的爱慕14. 陷入沉默15. 为最后的二重唱留下手记

be drunk with power

exercise control over sb.

recite the answers tobe upset about

be desperate to do/forbe shocked by

win one’s affectionfall silent (fall silent/ ill)

leave notes for the final duet

16. 在音乐 , 演义和导演方面的人才

17. 被转变成一个美丽而令人心碎的故事的发生地

18. 令人惊奇的演出的重要组成部分19. 以流利的意大利语演唱20. 盼望收到你的来信

talents in music, staging and directing

be transformed into the location for a beautiful and heartbreaking love story

the key components of the amazing production

look forward to hearing from you.

sing in fluent Italian

1.Read the text again and then finish Part E on P21.

2. Finish Parts A1 and A2 on page108 of the Workbook.