Transcript Document 7218637

1. Do you agree that parental love is u_________?
unconditional
They always love us and expect for no return.
2. I still remember the time that I was asked to
r______
recite a poem before class.
3. Brought up by his grandmother, Tom felt a
great a_______
affection for her.
4. The director decided not to c______
cast
his new film
with big-bane actors.
5. Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a
________(组成部分） of good health.
component
6. In fact, the achievement of the Chinese
woman’s football team are _____________(辉
煌的）
splendid
7. He was annoyed at the disturbing
__________(恼人的）
news that the company would fire half of its
employees the next year.
drunk
8. He was ___________(沉溺于）with
fame.
Reading Strategy
reading a review of an opera
How is a review of an opera organized?
1. A review of opera usually starts with some
background information.
2.It goes on to talk about the story.
3. The review can give some other important
information such as the actor’s names and
finally an evaluation.
para(1)
Part I：
Some background information about
the opera Turandot.
para(2,4,5,6,7)
Part II：
The plot of the story
Part III：para(3,8,9)
Some other information about the
perfomance
(such as the setting, actors, the
writer’s evaluation, the key to the
success )
Detailed reading (part 1 )
1. Where was the opera performed?
2. Who did the performance star?
3. Who were also cast?
4. Who wrote Turandot?
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.
Giacomo Puccini 贾科莫·普契尼
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini is considered
to be one of the greatest operatic composers of
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his
lifetime, he wrote many famous operas. His most
famous works are La boheme, Tosca and Madam
Butterfly. His last opera Turandot was left
unfinished, as he died before he could complete
the last two scenes. Today, Puccini’s operas are
believed to be some of the finest compositions
ever written. Many of his most famous operas
have been adapted to the cinema, including
Madam Butterfly, Turandot and La Boheme.
Read part 2 and complete the story of Turandot.
Turandot(main
character), a ___
Chinese____, lives
in _____.
Her father, the ___ of
China,was even ___
by Turandot.
In order to___, she
says that whoever
can answer ___will
___, or ____.
Liu, a young ___ of
Calaf’s father, is
also ______with
Calaf.
Calaf,another ___,
answers them and
falls _____.
A classic love ____
between Calaf, Liu
and Turandot
appears in face of
audience.
the setting:
in the Forbidden City in Beijing
Q1. Why does the writer think that the Forbidden
City is a good setting for Turandot?
Q2. What were used as a stage curtain in the
performance?
Q3. How many times will Turandot be staged in
the Forbidden City?
the director:
the well-known Chinese
director Zhang Yimou
the conductor:
Zubin Melta is an
internationally famous
conductor born in India.
He conducted the New Year’s
Concert held in Wiener four
times, in 1990, 1995, 1998 and
2007 respectively.
The main actors and actresses:
• Sharon Sweet from the USA
• Barbara Hendricks from the USA
• Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland
The production combined _______
of Western and Chinese talents in
______________.
the writer’s evaluation:
* The performance was splendid. (line 3)
* The opera finishes with a beautifullysung final duet, which was so moving that
the audience fell silent. (line 32-33)
* However, in this wonderful
production, … (line 47)
* … the key components of this
amazing production (line 50)
The key to the success of the
staged Turandot in China:
The bringing together of this group of
people from many countries, the music,
and the setting are clearly the key
components of this amazing production.
Second period
Revision
world-famousopera set in ________,
Turandot, a ___________
China
Italian composer called
was written by an ________
Giacomo Puccini towards the end of his life. He
Butterfly which is set in ________.
Japan
also wroteMadam
_____________,
The writer was lucky enough to witness
________ the first
of only eight performances in __________________
the Forbidden City
review after watching the
in Beijing. She wrote a ________
opera. In her opinion, the performance was
splendid and amazing
________
________.
The music and thesetting
________ were two of the
componentsof the opera. Besides, it
key __________
combined
________ many Western and Chinese talents.
For example, the orchestra was conducted
________ by
Zubin Mehta, a famous conductor born in
India The well-known Chinese director
________.
________
Zhang Yimou directed the opera. Some of the
world’s greatest opera singers as well as many
great Chinese musicians
________, actors and singers
were also _______.
cast
Turandot
princess the Forbidden City
avoid riddles
princes unable to
Calaf manage to
fall in love
upset guess his name Liu slave in love with
torture kill herself
win affection with
marry celebrate their happiness
In order to avoid marriage, she says that any
potential husband must answer three riddles
correctly or die.
= she says that any potential husband must
order
answer three riddles correctly or die in
____
____
____
that she ___
canavoid marriage.
Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can guess his
name by sunrise, she does not have to marry him.
When Calaf ____
seesthis, he says she has to marry
= _____
him _____ she can guess his name by sunrise.
unless
There could not be a better setting .
= The setting is ____
____one
____
the best
Instead of a stage curtain , there were
decorated panels covered with red and gold.
= There was no stage curtain. Instead
_____, there
were decorated panels ____
_____
which
were covered
with red and gold.
It starred some of the world’s greatest
opera singers. Many great Chinese
musicians, actors and singers were also
cast .
1. It is a film starring Jackie Chan.
The
director wants to star her in his next film.
2. 导演想让她在他的下一部影片中担任主角。
3. John was cast as a college professor.
4. In her lasest film she was cast against her
formal type.
He5.is他对被选派敌人军官角色而厌恶。
tired of being cast as an enemy officer.
The story then takes on a classic love
triangle featuring Calaf , Turandot, and Liu,
whose love for Calaf is unconditional .
The land around the lake took on a different
look.
His voice took on a more serious tone.
She took too much on and made herself ill.
She was taken on as a laboratory assistant.
In the story, Turandot is drunk with
power . She even dares to try and
exercise control over her father , the
emperor of China , who has promised to
allow her to choose her own husband .
The emperor finds the deaths of so many
men disturbing , and although he would
like to , he cannot break his promise .
Then Calaf says his own name aloud ,
leaving his future in Turandot’s hands .
Unfortunately , Puccini died before he
completed this final scene.
An opera company staged the opera in
Beijing in the 1990s , but the performance
I saw was the first time Turandot was
staged inside the Forbidden City .
The Forbidden City is an area where once
only the emperor, his family and officials
were allowed.
The bringing together of this group of
people from many countries , the music ,
and the setting are clearly the key
components of this amazing production .
Last night , I witnessed the first of only
eight performances of Puccini’s worldfamous opera, Turandot, being performed
in the Forbidden City in Beijing , China .
1. Did you really witness the accident
that happened near our school?
2.He told the police that he was a witness
to the car accident.