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Module5 Lao She Teahouse
初中英语外研版八年级
Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
学习目标
1. 掌握以下单词:act, show, common, twentieth, describe, society, college, novel等。
2.通过阅读文章了解有关老舍生平,他的话剧《茶馆》
以及老舍茶馆。
3. 利用所学知识,就一部戏剧或电影进行写作或表演。
Have you ever been to Lao She Teahouse
Warming-up
Enjoy some pictures
Pen Name
Lao She
Real Name
Shu Qingchun
He wrote many plays and novels.
He was named “the People’s Artist”.
Lao She’s famous play — Teahouse
enjoy some plays
drink tea
see Beijing Opera
eat delicious food
enjoy magic shows
enjoy traditional music
What can people do at the Teahouse
Fast reading
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
Lao She Teahouse
The story of Teahouse
Lao She
When you read a passage, remember to look at its title, the paragraph headings and the photos if there are any. They will help you understand the main idea.
1________________
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.
2_________________
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and
b)
c)
went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.
3_________________
At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
a)
Careful reading
Teahouse
what
who
where
when
1________________
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.
2_________________
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and
b)
c)
where
When
When
Who
Who
what
what
Scanning for the details
went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.
3_________________
At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
a)
Read paragraph1 and check “T” or “F”.
1. Teahouse is one of Bing Xin’s most famous plays. ( )
2. The play has three acts and shows the lives of upper class
in China.( )
3. The story of Teahouse takes places from the end of 18th
century to the middle of 19th century. ( )
4. Teahouse tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his
customers.( )
Task1
F
F
F
T
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1957
1924
1918
1913
1899
his mother sent him to a teacher’s school
born in Beijing
wrote Teahouse
left home and went to England
finished school and became the head
teacher of a primary school
Task2
Complete the timeline with information about Lao She.
Task3
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
century common if magic society writers
Lao She’s play, Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa and the changes to the lives of
(1) _______ people in Chinese (2) ______ in the first half of the twentieth (3) _______.
Lao She went to a teacher’s school in Beijing, taught in London and later returned to China. He is one of China’s greatest (4)_______.
Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5)___ you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6)_____ shows.
common
society
century
writers
if
magic
Post-reading
Read the passage loudly, retell it and show it in class.
5 Complete the table.
Teahouse Your favourite play or film
Where does the story take place
When does the story take place
What is the story’s main idea
Why is it good
It shows the lives of common people in China.
In Beijing.
From the end of 19th century
to the middle of the 20th
century.
It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.
Writing
6 Write sentences about Teahouse with the information in Activity 5. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.
The story of Teahouse takes place in Beijing.
The story starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later.
The story tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.
It is a good play because it shows the lives of common people in China.
Write a passage about your favourite play or film. Use Activity 5 and 6 to help you.
Homework
Read the passage and retell it according to Activity 3 and Activity 5.
Finish your passage about your favourite play or film.