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1、Section Welcome to the unit & Reading,速效提能演练,预习多维感知,Section ,重点难点探究,预习多维感知,Step One：Fast Reading Read the text in the textbook and choose the best answer. ( ) 1Why did Zhang Yimou transform Forbidden City into the location for Turandot? A. Because the weather was perfect for an outdoor performance.,
2、B,BBecause he felt that the audience could almost feel the history. CThere were decorated panels covered with red and gold. DBecause Turandot was born in the Forbidden City.,2What caused Puccini to write Turandot? ( ) AHe was good at taking on a classic love. BHe liked East Asia very much. CHe lived
3、 in East Asia for some time. DHe heard of a heartbreaking love story.,B,3. Which part can you infer is the climax in Turandot? ( ) AA prince being killed for not answering riddles. BThe classic love trangle being taken on. CLius killing herself while being tortured. DA beautifullysung final duet.,D,
4、Step Two：Listening Listen to the tape and choose the best answer. ( ) 1Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? AThe story of Turandot happened in the Forbidden city.,B,BThe story of Turandot is set in old China. CChinese musicians composed the music of Turandot. DOnly for
5、eign actors and singers performed in the opera.,2Who played the part of Turandot? ( ) ASharon Sweet. BBarbara Hendricks. CKristjan Johannsson. DZubin Mehta.,A,3Why does the writer think highly of Turandot being performed in Forbidden City? ( ) ABecause Director Zhang Yimou is good at directing opera
6、s. BBecause the historical story happened in China.,C,CBecause audience can feel the history. DBecause Chinese audience are the best opera viewers.,4What kind of woman is Turandot? ( ) AShe is beautiful and kind. BShe is a cruel woman who loves power. CShe is a woman who always put love above everyt
7、hing else. DShe is a woman who likes riddles.,B,Step Three：Careful Reading Read the text and fill in the blanks. Title：Turandot in Beijing,opera,performed,condition,coldhearted,handsome,affection,riddles,Director,conducted,combined,Step Four：Summary The worldfamous opera, Turandot，is the story of a
8、coldhearted Chinese 1._，named Turandot.In order to avoid 2._， she says that any 3._husband must answer three,princess,marriage,potential,4._correctly or die.A handsome prince，named Calaf, says that he will 5._the problem and marry her.But a young slave of his father, Liu, begins to love him, then th
9、e story takes on a classic love 6._featuring Calaf，,riddles,solve,triangle,Turandot，and Liu, whose love for Calaf is 7._.Although Calaf recites the answers to the Turandots questions correctly, she is greatly 8._by this.Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can guess his name by 9._， she does,uncondit
10、ional,upset,sunrise,not have to marry him.In order to learn his name, she tortures Liu，asking for the name.Unfortunately, Liu kills herself.But at the end of the story，the prince and Turandot unite in marriage，and the whole city 10._their happiness.,celebrates,Step Five：Discussion Discuss music and
11、opera with your partner. Learn something about Chinese opera?,重点难点探究,1Music has been called the universal language because people do not need to speak the same language to understand it. 音乐一直被称为“共同语言”，因为人们不需要说同样的语言来理解它。,品味经典 Gravity，although the weakest known force，is the only universal force. 引力虽然是
12、已知力中最弱的力，它却是唯一普遍存在的力。 I think dad is universal. 我认为“爸爸”在全世界都是通用的。,Climate change and population are two universal problems. 气候变化和人口是世界性的两大问题。 自我探究 universal adj.普遍的，共同的，公认的，宇宙的。,归纳拓展,牛刀小试 翻译句子 (1)We are talking about a universal meaning of the whole human kind. _,我们谈了整个人类的普遍意义。,(2)English is a unive
13、rsal language. _,英语是世界通用的语言。,2Last night，I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccinis worldfamous opera，Turandot，being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing，China. 昨天晚上，我去看了贾科莫普契尼闻名世界的歌剧图兰朵，那是在中国北京紫禁城八场演出的首场。,品味经典 I witnessed a robbery on my way home last night. 昨晚在回家的路上
14、，我目击了一起抢劫案。,He told the police that he was one of the witnesses to the car accident. 他告诉警方他是那起汽车事故的目击者之一。,自我探究 witness vt.&vi. 目睹，目击；作证，说明 n. 目击者，证人(of/to)；证据(to)。,归纳拓展,【助记】,牛刀小试 单项填空 (1)After the murder，the police did a lot of work to find out some clues from the _. Alookerson Bviewers Cpeople Dwit
15、nesses,解析：选D。句意：“谋杀案之后，为了从证人那里发现一些线索，警方做了大量的工作。”witnesses 目击者，证人，符合句意。 lookerson 旁观者；viewers 观看者，观察者；people 人们。,完成句子 (2)Mr.Green was asked to _(充当证人) to the agreement between his two friends.,act as a witness,3Some of the worlds greatest opera singers were cast in this production，and many great Chinese musicians also participated. 几位世界顶级的歌剧演唱家担任角色，许多杰出的中国音乐家也参加了演出。,(1)cast 品味经典 The actor was cast as a scientist in the new film. 在新影片中，那个演员被选派扮演一个科学家。,He was cast as Othello. 他被选
