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Reading2高二英语备课组Unit2TurandotinBeijingRevision1.Wheredoesthestoryhappen?2.Whoarethemaincharacters?3.HowdoesTurandot’sfatherfindthedeathsofmanymen?4.WhathappenswhenCalafrecitestheanswerstoTurandot’squestionscorrectly?Languagelearning1.Someoftheworld’soperasingerswerecastinthisproduction,andmanygreatChinesemusiciansalsoparticipated.Cast—tochoosewhichpeoplewillactparticularpartsinaplay,filmetc.PeterwasexpectedtobecastalongsideDouglasinthenewfilm.2.HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowroteMadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.besetin—ifafilm,play,storyetc.issetinaparticularplaceorperiod,theactiontakesplacethere.ThenovelissetinFrance.3.Thosewhocannotanswerallthreeriddles,however,willbecondemnedtodeath.becondemnedtodeath—togivesomeoneaseverepunishmentafterdecidingtheyareguiltyofacrimeHewasfoundguiltyandcondemnedtodeath.4.Thismeansthatfewmenwoulddaretoaskforherhandinmarriage.askforone’shandinmarriage—asksb.togetmarriedAftertheyfellinlovewitheachotherfornineyears,JohnaskedforMary’shandinmarriage.5.However,althoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromiseandmustallowTurandottodoasshewishes.breakone’spromise—notkeepone’spromiseThegovernmentfailedtokeepitspromiseoflowertaxes.=Thegovernmentbrokeitspromise.6-7.Shortlyafterwards,anotherprince,Calaf,fallsinlovewithTurandotatfirstsightanddecidestosolvetheriddlessothathecanmarryher.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachotherduringthesecondworldwar.Atfirstsightthesedealsmightnotappeartohavemuchtodowitheachother.8.ThestorythentakesonaclassiclovetrianglebetweenCalaf,TurandotandLiu.takeon—tobegintohaveaparticularquality,appearance,etc.Afteryearsofreformandopening-uppolicy,ourcountry__________________.tookonanewlook9.soTurandotseizesCalaf’sfatherandLiu,anddemandsthattheytellherCalaf’snameortheywillbebeaten.demandthatTheydemandedthatthemilitarygovernmentfreeallpoliticalprisoners.10.Liuclaimsthatshealoneknowsthename,butresiststellingherbecausesheloveshim.Resist—tostopyourselffromhavingsomethingthatyoulikeverymuchcannotresist(doing)somethingShecanneverresistbuyingnewshoes.Itishard/difficult/impossibletoresistsomething.It’shardtoresistaninvitationlikethat.11.CalafscoldsTurandotfornotbeingmoremerciful.scoldsb.fordoingsth.Don’tscoldherforbeingsilly.12.…ithasbeentransformedintothespotforabeautifulandsadlovestory.Transform—tocompletelychangetheappearanceorcharacterofsth.,esp.sothatitisbetterPiecesofTitanicweretransformedintoluxurywatches.Follow-upActivityEnjoyashortvideoofthisoperatoleaveadeepimpressiononit.Homework1.Reviewwhathasbeenlearnedintoday’sclass.2.Finishtherelevantexercisesonyourexercisebooks.