The Universal Language课件3.pptVIP

Raise The Red Lantern PredictionWhat do you expect to read in a review of an opera? background information characters plot opinion … Skimming for the gist The passage is an ____________ of __________ which was staged in _______________. Reading aloud  The passage can be divided into four parts. Find out the main idea of each part. Part 1(Para 1) Part 2(Para 2-7) Part 3(Para 8) Part 4(Para 9) Scanning for the details Writer Main characters Setting Plot Director Conductor Actors and actresses Characters Plot The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu. Liu loves Calaf, but Calaf has fallen in love with Turandot. Because Turandot does not want to get married, she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her three questions. If the one cannot answer these questions, he will be killed. Read Paragraphs 4-6 and put the events of the story in the correct order. ( ) Prince Calaf manages to answer the riddles. ( ) However, Liu, the slave girl, expresses her love for Calaf. ( ) Princess Turandot has Liu beaten, and Liu kills herself. ( ) Prince Calaf sees the prince and falls in love with her. ( ) A prince is killed as he cannot answer the princess’s riddles. ( ) The prince wins the princess’s heart with a kiss. ( ) Calaf says he will solve the riddles and marry Turandot. ( ) Princess Turandot is so upset that Prince Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess his name. Reading again Read the passage and find out the words that reflect the writer’s opinion about the opera. splendid; greatest; beautifully-sung; excellent; wonderful; amazing Homework Pair work Suppose one of you have watched Turandot. Your partner is asking you about the basic information about the opera. Make up a dialogue between the two. * * 牛津高中英语 (模块八 ·高二下学期) Reading 1 板块：教学设计—课件 Unit 2 Turandot in Beijing Unit 2 课件描述： To help students appreciate an opera review.