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Unit 2 The written word
Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Prereading
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幻灯片 41．Did only Zhong Ziqi understand the music played by Yu
Boya?
2．What happened to Ziqi when Boya came to meet him a
year later?
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幻灯片 5 Yu Boya was a wellachieved musician and a high official in the period of Spring and Autumn. Yu Boya was playing music in a boat that was parking beside a hill at night. However, one of the strings was broken during his playing. Yu Boya said the sudden change of the sound of musical instrument indicated that there must be someone hidden nearby. Then Zhong Ziqi, a woodsman, greeted him from the bank. Yu Boya invited Zhong Ziqi onto the boat; Boya played a piece of music kept on with his mind thinking of high mountains. Ziqi, after listening, said the piece of music was about high mountains. Boya played another piece of music with his mind on flowing water. After Boya stopped, Ziqi said his music was about flowing water.
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幻灯片 6 Because Zhong Ziqi was so good at understanding Boya's playing, Boya and Ziqi became Sworn brothers (义结金兰) and Boya promised to come back to meet Ziqi a year later. The next year, Boya came back to meet Ziqi. However, Ziqi had passed away. Boya played at Ziqi's grave. After his playing, other neighbours at the grave did not understand his music at all. They, regarding the music as entertainment, clapped and laughed. Yu Boya was so sad that he smashed (打碎) his musical instrument on a rock.
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幻灯片 7Ⅰ.What do you think “a universal language” is?
参考答案：
Ⅱ. Can you speak out some kinds of music?
参考答案：
Music －it can be heard and understood
everywhere in the world.
Jazz, Classical, Chinese opera, country
music, Hiphop.
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幻灯片 8A．Pop music B．Chinese opera
C．Rock and roll D．Orchestra
答案：1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A
Ⅲ. Look at the following pictures and decide what kind
of music they belong to.
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幻灯片 9Scan the text and fill in the blanks.
The structure of the text：
Part 1 (Para.1～2): information about the
opera.
Part 2 (Para.3～7)： of Turandot.
Part 3 (Para.8)： about the opera.
Part 4 (Para.9)： .
Background
The story
Other information
Comment
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幻灯片 10Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.
1．How many performances of Turandot were
performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing?
A．Eight. B．Seven.
C．One. D．Two.
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幻灯片 112．Why doesn't the emperor stop Turandot's killings?
A．Because he doesn't want her daughter to marry.
B．Because he dares not control her daughter.
C．Because Turandot has controlled him.
D．Because he cannot break his promise.
3．If Turandot can guess his name by sunrise, Calaf
promises that________．
A．Turandot does not have to marry him
B．he will marry Turandot for sure
C．Turandot can punish him unconditionally
D．he will be at the mercy of Turandot
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幻灯片 124．How does the writer think of the opera?
A．Terrible. B．Moving.
C．Boring. D．Amazing.
答案：1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D
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幻灯片 13Ⅱ.Read the text again and fill in the form below.
opera
performed
stubborn and cruel
at first sight
expresses
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幻灯片 14riddles
unite
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幻灯片 15Director
conducted
combined
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幻灯片 16Fill in the blanks according to the text.
Last night Turandot was in the Forbidden City in Beijing.Turandot is the story of a
and cruel Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in Beijing's Forbidden City.She says any potential husband must solve three riddles or will be
to death.
performed
stubborn
condemned
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幻灯片 17 The story begins when a prince is killed for to solve the riddles. Shortly afterwards, Calaf sees Turandot and
in love with her.Meanwhile, a young of Calaf‘s father, Liu, loves Calaf.Calaf answers the riddles without any mistake, but Turandot is to get married. Calaf says that if she can guess his name by sunrise, she doesn’t have to marry him.Turandot threatens and terrifies Liu; Liu kills . In the end the prince and princess in marriage and the whole city celebrates their happiness. The production the very best of Western and Chinese talents in music, staging and directing.
failing
falls
slave
unwilling
herself
unite
combined
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幻灯片 18Who do you like best, Turandot, Calaf or Liu? Why?
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参考答案：I like Calaf best because he can express his love bravely and even give up his life for the sake of winning love.
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