Unit2theuniversallanguageReading1课件（牛津版选修8）.ppt

Reading(1);To help students appreciate an opera review. To improve students’ skills in reading a review of an opera. ;the famous director, Zhang Yimou;The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics;Raise The Red Lantern;Curse of the golden flower The movie starred some of the best actors in China, for example, Chou Runfa, Gong Li and Jay Chou. Or we can also say that Zhang Yimo cast these great stars in this movie. ;PredictionWhat do you expect to read in a review of an opera?;Skimming for the gist;Reading aloud ;Scanning for the details;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.;Reading again;Follow up