Unit 2 The universal language Reading-牛津译林版高中英语选修八课件(共62张PPT)

牛津译林版高中英语选修八课件 Unit 2 Reading 桂东一中　　李宇平 The article is a review which was published in a UK music magazine of a performance of the opera Turandot in Beijing. Jane Jones, the journalist who wrote the review, gives a brief but clear description of Turandot’s plot, as well as other information about the amazing performance she saw in the Forbidden City. The reading strategy of this unit teaches us students how to read a review of an opera. We are expected to learn this strategy and to apply it to our future study. Reading strategy: reading a review of an opera A review of an opera usually starts with some brief background information, e.g., being performed in the Forbidden City, and it goes on to talk about the story. Then the review can give some other important information such as the actors’ names, and finally a comment ----whether the reviewer thought it was good or bad, e.g., ‘this amazing production’. The review may include lots of words that describe feelings, e.g., ‘sp