Unit2TheuniversallanguageReading（牛津译林版选修8）.ppt

Module 8 Unit 2 The universal language Reading Turandot in Beijing ;; ;;;;;;2.What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films? ;;3. Have you ever seen or heard of an opera called Turandot?;What is Turandot? Who wrote Turandot?;;Giacomo Puccini 贾科莫·普契尼 one of the greatest operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries his most famous works : Madam Butterfly Turandot ;Homework checking: Retell the story of Turandot ;This passage can be classified as ________. A. an advertisement B. an opera review C. a feature story D. a news report;What is a review? 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. ;How is a review of an opera usually organized? 2. What is a solo, a duet and a chorus?;;Read for the structure of the review.;The writer: The main characters of the story: The place where the story happened: ;A brief description of the story: C2 ;The setting: The director: The conductor: The main actors and actresses: ;the setting: ;the director: ;Zubin Melta, an internationally famous conductor born in India;Sharon Sweet from the USA Barbara Hendricks from the USA Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland;Reading comprehension: This author’s attitude towards the opera is _____. critical B. positive C. ironic D. indifferent;* The performance was splendid. (line 3);;in 1997 in Florence, Italy;;;; Language Focus: （见学案）;;;;Thank you!