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1、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 Beijings Forbidden C
2、ity,Sharon Sweet,Barbara Hendricks,Kristjan Johannsson,Turandot,Calaf,Liu,The plot of Turandot:,Main characters: Turandot- a _ _ Calaf- a _ Liu- Calafs fathers _ _ Plot:the classic _ _ of the three main characters; Calaf has _ _ _ _ Turandot; Turandot does not want to get _; She declares anyone who
3、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 fi
4、re?,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.,Practice,1. The
5、 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
6、 servant D. back home,Consolidation,3. If Turandot can guess Calafs name by sunset, _. A. she does not have to marry him B. she has to marry him C. she has to kill him D. she does not have to kill Liu 4. Turandots father promised that she could _. A. control the country B. kill men at will C. choose
7、 her own husband D. marry a weathy man,C2 on page 20:,Answers:,5 4 7 2 1 8 3 6,1紫禁城 L2 2以.为背景 L6 3. 在 末尾 L5 2. 想象做某事 L 8 3. 答应做某事 L15 3被处死 L17 4(向女方)求婚 L18 5不遵守承诺 L21 6不久 L22 7与某人坠入爱河 L22 8初次见面 L22 9雇佣、承担、呈现 L24,the Forbidden City be set in at the end of imagine doing sth promise to do be condemned
8、to death ask for somebodys hand in marriage break ones promise shortly afterwards fall in love with sb at first sight take on,useful phrases,10三角恋爱 L25 11. 不情愿做某事 L 28 11结婚 L29 11. 拒绝做某事 L 33 12因.而训斥某人 L35 13在黎明期限来临之前 L38 14在故事的结尾 L39 15喜结良缘 L40 16死于心脏病 L41 17易接近的 L51 18. 把转变成 L 52 18关键要素 L55,love t
9、riangle be unwilling to do get married resist doing sth scold sb for. before the dawn deadline at the end of the story unite in marriage die of heart attack be accessible to transform into a key component,useful phrases,1. at the end of 2. be set in 3. promise to do 4. imagine doing sth. 5. be conde
10、mned to 6. break ones promise 7. fall in love with 8. at first sight 9.take on 10. be unwilling to 11.resist doing sth. 12.scold sb. for sth 13.be accessible to 14.transform into,Step2 :Language points Task1: phrases,Last night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccinis wo
11、rld famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. (L1) 昨晚，我目睹了贾科莫.普契尼闻名世界的歌剧图兰朵在中国紫禁城的首场演出，该歌剧在这里只演八场。Translation: 1.The house being painted is intended for the kids. 2.The meeting being held now is of importance. 3.Being exposed to the sun for long is bad for your
12、 skin.,Task 2 :朗读下列句子，找出并分析句中非谓语及从句的用法.,同位语,being done 表被动和进行。,2. In order to avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must solve three riddles if he wants to marry her . (L15),为了逃避婚姻，她说任何想成为她丈夫的人如果要娶她，必须猜中三道谜语。,3. However, although he would like to, he cannot break his promise and must a
13、llow Turandot to do as she wishes.(L20) 句中although he would like to是状语从句；后面省略了break his promise，以使行文简洁。如:,I did not want to walk all the way to school, but I had to, because of the flat tyre. 本来我也不想一路走到学校的，可是车胎没气了，我只好走。,虽然他很想收回这允诺，但又不能食言，只能让图兰朵按照自己的意愿行事。,4. Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can gu
14、ess his name by sunrise, she will not have to marry him, but can have him killed. (L29) 见此，卡拉夫说如果她能在太阳升起之前猜出他的名字，她不仅可以不嫁给她，还可以杀了她。,5. Calafs father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf, so Turandot seizes Calafs father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calafs name or they will be beaten.
15、动词demand后接从句时,从句的谓 语动词用should + 动词原形.其中should可以省略。,They demanded that their needs should be satisfied.,有人曾看见卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿陪伴着卡拉夫，因此，图兰朵把卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿抓了起来，要求他们告诉她卡拉夫的名字，否则他们就要遭到毒打。,6.Wanting to protect the father, Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resist telling Turandot. (L32),为了保护卡拉夫的父亲，柳儿宣称只有她知道卡拉夫的名字，但她拒绝告诉图兰朵。,7 When it becomes evident what happened, Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful.( L35) 当一切显而易见时，卡拉夫斥责图兰朵没有慈悲之心。,Step III: Self-assessment,performed 2. who 3. or
