Unit 2 The universal language Reading-2020-2021学年牛津译林版高中英语选修八课件

M8U2 The universal language Reading The universal language？ Music has been called 'the universal language' because people do not need to speak the same language to understand it. music Turandot in Beijing Turandot —— a Chinese princess Turandot —— a world-famous opera Turandot in Beijing —— A r______ of an opera review Reading strategy: Reading a review of an opera It usually starts with some________________________. background information It goes on to__________________. talk about the story Then it gives some other important information such as___________________. the actors’ names Finally it gives an____________. It may include lots of words______________________________________ . comment that describe feelings the background information of the opera the brief description of the story other information about the performance the reviewer’s comment How is a review of an opera usually organized? Task 1. Read the review quickly and answer the questions.