Unit2

Theuniversallanguage

ReadingCurseoftheGoldenFlowerHouseofFlyingDaggersWhatelsehasZhangYimoudirectedbesidesfilms?

TurandotinBeijingReadingstrategy:

ReadingareviewofanoperaWhatshouldwepayattentiontowhilereadingareviewofanopera?(3points)2.Thereviewcangivesomeimportantinformationsuchastheactor’snamesandfinallyanevaluation.3.Thereviewmayincludelotsofverydescriptivewordsthatreflectfeelings.1.Areviewanofoperausuallystartswithsomebackgroundinformation.1.WhatisTurandot?2.WhowroteTurandot?3.Wastheperformanceindoorsoroutdoors?Fastreading1.WhatisTurandot?A:Itisanoperathattellsthestoryofacold-heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesintheForbiddenCity.Toavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswerthreeriddlescorrectlyordie.2.WhowroteTurandot?A:GiacomoPucciniwrotetheopera. Thefinalscenewascompletedby FrancoAlfano,oneofhisstudents, basedonPuccini’snotesafterhe died.3.Wastheperformanceindoorsoroutdoors?A:Itwasperformedoutdoors.1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?2.WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?3.Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?4.WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunset?5.WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?6.HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheFobiddenCity?7.WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?8.Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?A:Becauseshecouldalmostfeelthehistory.2.WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?A:Sheiscold-hearted.3.Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?A:Hewaskilled.4.WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunset?A:Shedoesnothavetomarryhim.5.WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?A:HepromisedtoallowTurandottochooseherownhusband.6.HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?A:Eight.7.WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?A:TurandotwasplayedbySharonSweetfromtheUSA,LiuwasplayedbyBarbaraHendricksfromtheUSAandCalafwassungbyKristjanJohannssonfromIceland.8.Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?A:Thebringingtogetherofthegroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandthesetting.⑴Whoistheconductoroftheopera“Turando”?ZhangYimouGiacomoPucciniZubin,MethaKristjanJohannsson⑵WhowroteTurandotandwhenwasitwritten?A.GiacomoPuccini,in1924B.GiacomoPuccini’sformerstudent,in1924C.ZubinMehta,inthe1990sD.SharonSweet,inthe1990s⑶WhenwasTurandotstagedinBeijing?A.in1924B.inthetwentyfirstcenturyC.inthe1990sD.in1998⑷Howdoesthewriterthinkoftheopera?A.terrible B.moving C.boring D.amazingGame:Story-makingForbiddenCityTurandot,riddlesbeunabletodo,killCalaffallinlovewith,solve,marryLiu,slave,express---lovefor,unconditionalcorrectly.beupsetby…;bysunshinedonothavetobedesperateto,tortureLiugrabaswordbeshockedbyAfter---kiss,winone’saffection.say----aloud,leave----inone’shandsmarry,celebrateMaincharactersofthestorySettingPlot

Turandot—Calaf—Liu—Beijing’sForbiddenCityThestorytakeson________________________________________________________________________.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandot______________________________,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerher_____________.Iftheonecannotanswerthesequestions,hewill_____________.aChineseprincess；aprince；Calaf’sfather’syoungslavetheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu

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getmarriedthreequestionsbekilledDirectorConductorActorsandactressesZhangYimouZubinMehta,aninternationallyfamousconductorborninIndiaSharonSweet—Turandot;BarbaraHendricks—Liu;KristjanJohannsson—Calaf;othersingersandmusiciansfromabroadandChinaDiscussion:Whatist