Transcript 3. What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?

1. Who is he?
Zhang Yimou.
2. Have you seen any of
Zhang Yimou’s films?
Do you like them?
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directed
besides
films?
They are:
①the ‘Bid for the 29th Olympic Games in
Beijing’, which was shown in Moscow, a
performance at the closing ceremony at
Athens Olympic Games;
②an outdoor performance of Third Sister Liu
in Guilin;
③Turandot in Beijing
The forbidden city
-----Read a review of an opera
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.
What should we pay attention to while
reading a review of an opera?(3 points)
①A review an of opera usually starts with some
background information.
②The review can give some important
information such as the actor’s names and
finally an evaluation.
③The review may include lots of very
descriptive words that reflect feelings.
Read the review quickly and answer the
three questions. Just focus on and identify the
information needed to answer these questions.
1. What is ‘Turandot’?
2. Who wrote Turandot?
3. Was the performance indoors or outdoors?
1. What is ‘Turandot’?
Turandot is an opera that tells the story of a
cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot,
who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid marriage,
she says that any potential husband must answer
three riddles correctly or die.
2. Who wrote Turandot?
Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene
was completed by Franco Alfano, one of his
students, based on Puccini’s notes after he died.
3. Was the performance indoors or outdoors?
It was performed outdoors.
可参看39期A1版, 篇章结构理解
Read the review again for important information
Main characters
of the story
Setting
Plot
Director
Turandot:___ ________ _________
Calaf:____ ______；
Liu: _____ ______ ______ _______
_______ _________ ___________
The story takes on the classic love triangle of the three main
characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu.Liu loves _____, but
Calaf has _____ _____ _____with______. Because Turandot
does not want to get married, she________ that anyone who
wants to marry her must _______her ______ _________.
If the one cannot answer these questions, he _____ ____ ___.
___________________________
Conductor
Zubin Mehta, an ___________ _________ conductor born
in____________
Actors and
actresses
Sharon Sweet—___; Barbara Hendricks—___;
Kristjan Johannsson____;other____and_____from__ and _
Main
Turandot--- a_ Chinese
______ ________
princess
characters Calaf---____
______；
a prince
of the story Liu--Calaf’s
father’s______
young _______
slave
_______ ______
Setting
_______
________
Beijing’s________
Forbidden
City
*The story takes on the classic love triangle of
the three main characters Turandot, Calaf
and Liu.
Calaf but Calaf has _____
fallen
*Liu loves _____,
Plot _____
in _____with_________.
love
Turandot Because
Turandot does not want to get married,
she________that
anyone who wants to marry
declares
her must_______her
______
answer
three _________.
questions
*If the one cannot answer these questions, he
_____
will ____
be _______.
killed
Director
_______________
Zhang Yimou
Zubin Mehta, an ______________
internationally
Conductor _________
famous conductor born
in______
India
Sharon Sweet---__________;
Turandot
Actors and Barbara Hendricks---________;
Liu
actresses Kristjan Johannsson---_________;
Calaf
singers
musicians from
other_______and__________
________
abroad and _________
China
1. Listen to the tape and then do
C2 and D on P2o.
C2:Put the events of the story in the
correct order.
Keys:
C2: 6 3 5 2 1 8 4 7
D:
1.e;
5. a;
2. b;
6. h;
3. d;
7. c;
4. f ;
8. g
2. Reading comprehension.
⑴ Why was Turando upset when Calaf was
able to answer her questions?
A.Because Turando found her questions were
too easy.
B. Because Turando was drunk with power,
and she wanted to show her nobleness.
C.
C Because Turando didn’t hope anyone answe
her questions, and then she can avoid marriage
D. Because Calaf was poor, Turando didn’t
want to marry him.
(2) Which of the following sentences is ‘True’?
A. Turando knew Calaf’s name as Liu told her.
B. Turando’s love for Calaf was unconditional.
C. Calaf said that if Turando could guess his
name by sunset, she had to marry him.
D.
D Calaf solved the riddles and won Turando’s
affection at last.
(3) What made the production so amazing?
A. the moving plot of the story
B. the splendid setting
C. the very best of Western and Chinese
talents in music, staging and directing.
D.
D the group of people from many countries,
the music and the setting
(4) What can you learn from the passage?
A.Western and Chinese talents’ performance
A
contributes to the spread of Chinese culture.
B. Turando is a cold-hearted princess, so she
doesn’t like anyone including Calaf.
C. Turando is drunk with power and she even
dares to try and exercise control over her fathe
D. The opera was directed by the well-known
Chinese director, Zhang Yimou.
Phrases:
1.在生命的最后时刻
towards the end of one’s life
2.覆盖着红色和金色的装饰镶板
decorated panels covered with red and gold
3.过后不久 shortly afterwards
4.第一次见她 see her for the first time
第一次见她,他就爱上她.
The first time he saw her, he fell in love with her
5. 某人对某人的表达爱意
express love for sb.
6.演绎了一段经典的三角恋情
take on a classic love triangle
7.醉心于权术 be drunk with power
8.对…实施控制 exercise control over sb.
9.一一说出…的答案
recite the answers to
10.因…而不安/难过be upset about
11.不顾一切的… be desperate to do/for
12.因…而震惊 be shocked by
13.赢得某人的爱慕win one’s affection
14.陷入沉默 fall silent (fall silent/ ill)
15.为最后的二重唱留下手记
leave notes for the final duet
16.在音乐,演义和导演方面的人才
talents in music, staging and directing
17.被转变成一个美丽而令人心碎的故事的发
生地
be transformed into the location for a
beautiful and heartbreaking love story
18.令人惊奇的演出的重要组成部分
the key components of the amazing production
19.以流利的意大利语演唱
sing in fluent Italian
20.盼望收到你的来信
look forward to hearing from you.
1.Read the text again and then finish Part E
on P21.
2. Finish Parts A1 and A2 on page108 of the
Workbook.