Unit 4
Understanding ideas教学设计
科目:英语 课题:Understanding ideas 课时:1课时
教学目标与核心素养:
知识目标:学生理解文章,总结文章大意,获取细节信息
能力目标:学生能够梳理文章脉络,通过独立思考和小组合作的方式,完成本节课的练习
情感目标:学生理解中西文化的不同,提高自己的民族自信心和自豪感
教学重难点
教学重点
学生完成相关的阅读任务,从文章中获得关键信息并且进行整合,并且能用第一人称复述王子复仇记这个故事
教学难点
学生可以描述自己最喜欢的艺术形式,并且比较中西戏剧的相同点和不同点
课前准备:多媒体,黑板,粉笔
教学过程:
一、Pre-reading
1. Greeting
2. Leading-in
教师活动:教师播放一段哈姆雷特的视频和中国戏剧的视频,引发学生的兴趣。
Peking Opera
Peking Opera usually combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.
Traditional Chinese musical instruments used in Peking Opera include jinghu, erhu and yueqin.
Facial make-up is very important to the aesthetic of Peking Opera. The colors are rich and depict different characters using color symbolism.
The costumes, often the most recognisable features of Peking Opera, are graceful, elegant, and brilliant in color and design. They tell a character's sex and status at first glance, marking off people from all walks of life, noble or humble, civil or military. Accessories, including helmets and hats, constitute an integral part to bring about dramatic stage effects.
Stages in most Chinese theatres are square platforms exposed to the audience on three sides, even all sides some-times. There are very few props on the stage, and they are mostly used symbolically. The most common ones include tables, sedan chairs, flags, horsewhips and weapons. Most attention is focused on the actors' and actresses' singing and movements.
The basic skills of Peking Opera include dance movements and special acrobatic movements while singing or reciting, which are necessary requirements mastered by all actors and actresses.
Opera in the West
An opera is like a play in which everything is sung instead of being spoken. It incorporates a number of performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The singers who sing and act out the story are on the stage, and the orchestra is in front of the stage but lower down, in the orchestra pit, so that the audience can see the stage.
学生活动:完成活动1
Look at the pictures of two performances and talk about their differences and similarities.
Consider the following:
orchestra
costumes and masks
stage set
performers' movements
2、 While- reading
学生活动:完成活动2。Read the passage and find out what aspects of Peking Opera most impressed the author.
How the characters moved on the stage most impressed the author.
1. Read Paras.1 &2 carefully and answer the questions.
(1) Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
① The author is a high school student with Chinese literature as one of his main subjects.
② Hamlet is a Western masterpiece by Shakespeare.
③ Before the show, the author felt he understood Hamlet very well.
④Peking Opera has more than 2,000 years of history.
FTTF
2. Read Paras.3&4 carefully and answer the questions (partner work).
·What instrument is mainly used in Peking Opera
An instrument with two strings called jinghu.
·What helped to get meanings across to the audience
The music, exaggerated movements and mime.
·To what extent is the stage simple
A decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study.
·What did the author think of the characters' movements
They were simply incredible.
What can we learn from Paragraph 4
A. The characters were performers as well as athletes.
B. Prince Hamlet did a backflip before.
C. The author didn't like the play.
D. The Revenge of Prince Zidan is a success.
Suggested answer: D
3.Read Para. 5 and answer the questions.
(1) The author could easily understand the topic of Hamlet by
A. combining music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect
B. experiencing the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief
C. reading the play a lot of times before watching The Revenge of Prince Zidan
D. watching a screen with Chinese characters
(2)What does "I was on the edge of my seat" mean in Paragraph 5
A. He wanted to leave.
B. He loved the performance.
C. He was sick of the performance.
D. He felt uncomfortable.
Suggested answers:
(1)B
(2)B
· Language Points:
1. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects, I have to!
作为一名高中生,英语文学是我的主要科目之一,我必须了解!
句中 with English literature as one of my main subjects
属于“with+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构,该结构常作原因、条件、时间、方式或者伴随状语,也可作后置定语。with复合结构常见的形式有:
with+宾语+宾语补足语(形容词/副词/介词短语/名词 现在分词 表示主动或者进行 过去分词 表示被动或者完成 动词不定式表示未做)
2. Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town!
看过很多版本的《哈姆雷特》,读了很多遍,在京剧传到城里之前,我(对它)充满了信心!
having seen为非谓语动词作原因状语,see动作发生在be full of之前,故使用having seen,而不是用 seeing。
be full of confidence 充满信心
3. Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.
dating back to 为非谓语动词作伴随状语。
date back to=date from=go back to表示追溯至……
(注意无被动,无进行)
无被动,无进行的短语还有:belong to; consist of
4.The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
当然演员们用汉语演唱,但是伴奏的音乐、夸张的动作以及动作模仿帮助了观众对戏的理解。
get across (to sb.) 解释清楚,传达;(使)被领会
get along/on (well) with 与……相处(融洽);进展(良好)
get down to (doing) sth.开始认真做某事
get through 穿过,通过;完成;(用电话)接通
get over克服;从(疾病或不快中)恢复
get into the habit of 养成……的习惯
get into trouble 陷入困境
三、After-reading
Think & Share
1 Why does the author say "The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes"
2 How could you help a friend from overseas understand Peking Opera
Answer key for Think & Share:
I Because this show combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect. In the author's opinion, this show is perfect and meets all his requirements.
2 I can introduce some knowledge about Peking Opera such as orchestras, costumes and masks, stage set, performers' movements and recommend some excellent plays in Peking Opera to them.
四、Summary
总结本节课所学。
五、Homework
1. Sum up what they learned in class and take notes.
2. Preview the next period.
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