Unit2TheUniversalLanguage--Reading[ty](课件)牛津版选修8.ppt

Turandot in Beijing;Zhang Yimou. Have you seen any of ZhangYimou’s films? Do you like them? Why or why not?;They are the ‘Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing’, which was shown in Moscow, a performance at the closing ceremony at Athens Olympic Games, an outdoor performance of Third Sister Liu in Guilin and Turandot in Beijing ;the Forbidden City;;;Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on page 2. ;Main characters of the story; Director;Reading comprehension;⑴ How many performances of Turandot were performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing? A. eight B. seven C. one D. the text doesn’t mention it ;⑵ Who wrote Turandot and when was it written? A. Giacomo Puccini, in 1924 B. Giacomo Puccini’s former student, in 1924 C. Zubin Mehta, in the 1990s D. Sharon Sweet, in the 1990s; ⑶ When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in 1924 B. in the twenty first century C. in the 1990s D. in 1998 ⑷ How does the writer think of the opera? A. terrible B. moving C. boring D. amazing; Listen to the tape and then finish Parts C1 and C2. ; 6 Eight. 7 Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA, Liu was played by Barbara Hendricks from the USA and Calaf was sung by Kristian Johannsson from Iceland. 8 The bringing together of the group of people from many countries, the music and the setting. C2 6 3 5 2 1 8 4 7 ;Parts D and E. ;?;Let’s come to Part F. Work in pairs and share your opinions with each other. ;Born on 22 December 1858 in Lucca, Puccini was one of the greatest Italian composers, some of whose operas, such as Madam Butterfly, Turandot, are still loved by people in different countries. ;Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta is one of the world’s greatest conductors. He began his conductor’s career when he was