M8U2 Reading--Turandot in Beijing(vivian)

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Activity 2: The relationship among the characters.
Main characters and the development of the plot mind ____4___ falls in in map
love with her
Part 3: Other information
(Paras.8)
Part 4:
(Paras.9)
Detailed-reading
Task:1 (Para. 3-7)
Activity 1: Reading for the plot
Read the story and discuss Exercise C2 on page 20 in groups,then present .
Task:2 (Para. 1-2；8-9) Analyze the structure of a review of an opera.
w______ riter musicians The plot
ackground The b_________ information
setting
other information
Fast-reading
Read for the outline Part 1: Background information
(Paras.1-2)
Turandot in Beijing
about Turandot.
Part 2:
(Paras.3-7)
The plot of Turandot. about Turandot. The author's comment
three ___3___ riddles a young slave ______2______ Liu
forces her ___5___ her to kill herself
expresses her love for hima cΒιβλιοθήκη assic love triangle
Activity 3: Thinking and infering
Turandot in Beijing
Unit 2 Reading First Period
Learning objectives :
1. Get familiar with the story – Turandot. 2. Give the evaluation and comment.
3. Analyze the structure of a review of an opera.
d______ irector author’s omment c__________
A review of an opera
Activity 1: (Paras. 1-2) Background
information the Forbidden _____ City Setting: in __ __________ Giacomo ________ Puccini’s——a worldWriter: _______ famous opera writer What: Turandot is the story of a princess cruel stubborn Chinese _______. ________and ________
The three riddles? 1.What was born at night , dies at dawn and reborn at night? (not it the sky)
2. What is red as fire , warm as fire but not fire and gets cold when you die?
2. Will Turandot be so cruel in the future? Maybe not. Turandot’s heart grows softer.
What is the hidden theme of the story?
Love ________ can conquer the cruelty. wisdom/mercy/sacrifice…
Choose the correct order for the plot
_____ Calaf manages to answer the three riddles _____ However, Liu, the slave girl, expresses her love for Calaf. _____ Turandot seizes Liu, and Liu kills herself. _____ Calaf sees the princess and falls in love with her. _____ A princess is killed as he cannot answer the princess's riddles. _____ Calaf wins the princess's heart with a kiss. _____ Calf decides that he should solve the riddles and marry Turandot. _____ Princess Turandot is so angry that Calaf says she does not have to marry him if she can guess his name.
blood
3. What was born from fire but colder than ice . (And you can get the whole country if you get that?) Turandot
hope (dream)
1. Does the emperor support Turandot’s bloody trial? No. the emperor finds the death disturbing.