(共19张PPT)
unit 4 Presenting ideas
Watch the video clip of a classical Peking Opera – Farewell to My Concubine and answer the questions.
How do you like Peking Opera
What do you think of this performance
Practice
How do you like Peking Opera
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
traditional
high-pitched singing
beautiful costumes/makeup
history over 200 years
the quintessence(精粹) of Chinese culture
attractive
What do you think of the opera Farewell to My Concubine
classical
tragic
beautiful
moving/touching
Mei Lanfang
famous
Title Type
Name
General introduction Performer
Character
Plot
Emotion
Reasons Attraction
significance
Farewell to My Concubine
Peking Opera
Mei Lanfang
the Overlord of Western Chu (XiangYu)
the Overlord of Western Chu (XiangYu) farewelled to his concubine who committed suicide by cutting her throat
moving and tragic
touching plots, high-pitched singing and beautiful makeup
get a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese history
Complete the table and make a list for recommendation.
Prepare a speech of your recommendation. Use the information in the previous activity and the tips and expressions below to help you.
Useful expressions
· We'd like to tell you about a performance of ...
· We highly recommend this performance. It's called...
· You've just got to see...
· It's about.../It's a story of...
· It makes you feel...
Presentation
Peking Opera -- Farewell to My Concubine
Mei Lanfang,
Overlord of Western Chu
Wujiang River
commit suicide
…
Title
We highly recommend this performance. It’s a classical Peking Opera called Farewell to My Concubine. Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years and was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010.
General Introduction
As one of the most famous Peking Opera classic performed by Mei Lanfang, Farewell to My Concubine tells a story that the Overlord of Western Chu (XiangYu) farewelled to his concubine who committed suicide by cutting her throat by the Wujiang River, which describes a moving and tragic circumstance of a hero at the end of his life.
Why you recommend it
This story makes you get interested in Chinese traditional arts. The performance is characterized by touching plots, high-pitched singing and beautiful makeup. You may get a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese history and arts.
Example
Evaluation
Make an evaluation to your work according to the criterion, find out your weaknesses and try to improve.
Criterion
Complete content
Rich expressions
Fluency
Self-evaluation
After this lesson, I can rate my performance: 3(excellent) 2(not bad) 1 (needs improving)
1. I can get a comprehensive understanding of different art performances.
2. I can explain the reasons for recommending a performance.
3. I know how to spread beautiful works of art of different cultures.
Homework
Revise and polish your recommendation for Chinese performance and prepare a talk about an art performance that you are familiar with and recommend it to your class. Organise your talk following the steps below.
· Give the title of the performance.
· Describe the performance in detail.
· Give your reasons of the performance.
Summary of U4
Lesson 1 Starting out &vocabulary
Learn about different types of entertainment
Lesson 2 Understanding ideas & Lesson 3 Using language
Hamlet meets Peking Opera & -ing as adverbial, The Peony Pavilion
Enjoy the combination of Chinese and foreign art forms
Lesson 4 Listening
Music & arts festival
Embrace different kinds of art forms
Lesson 5 Developing ideas
Good Book, Bad Movie
Express views of different art performances
Lesson 6 Writing
A movie review over The Princess Diaries
Make critical judgments on the criteria of good movie
Lesson 7 Presenting ideas
Recommend a good performance and cultivate the awareness of cross-cultural communication.
crosstalk
ballet
documentary
absurd
Reflection on Vocabulary
1.He was crossing the street when a man was driving fast towards him and he narrowly ______________(逃脱) being knocked down.
2.In the early days, Peking _______(歌剧) was performed on open air or in teahouses.
3.American English differs from British English in many ______________(方面).
4.This dictionary is available in electronic ______________(版本)
escaped
Opera
Reflection on Vocabulary
aspects
version
Complete the sentences with the the help of Chinese.
Reflection on Grammar
Reflection on Grammar
1.__________(respond) to the recent news, Mr Watt appealed for calm.
2.As a graduate_________ (major) in the English language, I feel excited to write this letter for the position.
3.Suddenly we heard someone _________(knock) gently on the window.
4.We can hear the children_________ (laugh) in the room at present.
5.By far,there are many problems___________(remain) to be solved.
Responding
majoring
knocking
laughing
remaining
Fill in the blanks and complete the sentences.
Reflection on Grammar
Rewrite the sentences.
1. It rained for five days, which completely ruined our holiday.
→It rained for five days, ________ ________ ________ ________.
2. I find the national flag is being raised.
→I find the national flag ________ ________.
3. When they heard the bad news, they couldn’t help crying.
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4. I don't know how to solve this problem. So I am writing to ask for your advice.
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being raised
completely ruining our holiday
Hearing the bad news, they couldn’t help crying.
Not knowing how to solve this problem, I am writing to ask for your advice.
被动式
结果状语
describe and comment on TV programmes
make arrangements to attend events
write a movie review
discover and analyse connections between different types of entertainment
appreciate and enjoy art forms from different cultures
1. After completing this unit, I can rate my performance 1 (excellent), 2 (good), or 3 (in need of improvement).
reflection
2. I’ve learnt to make use of the following words and expressions:
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3. I still need to improve:
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reflection