(共20张PPT)
Stage and Screen
Unit 4
Unit 4
Starting out
Starting out
1. Look at the posters and answer the questions.
What are the types of entertainment
ballet
concert
Spring Festival Gala
Starting out
1. Look at the posters and answer the questions.
What are the types of entertainment
Sichuan opera
modern drama
crosstalk
Starting out
2. Watch a video and answer questions.
(1) What theatres are mentioned in the video
(2) What are the differences between them In what ways are they similar
The Deheyuan Grand Theatre The first Globe Theatre
Differences
Similarities
It is a _____________ theatre built in the _______ Dynasty for ______________. Its three stages represent ___________, ___________ and ___________.
It was built in ________ by a group of________ including ____________. It has a ______ shape and the stage area has three main elements.
Both of the theatres have _____________.
They are both specially designed for _________________.
Starting out
The Deheyuan Grand Theatre The first Globe Theatre
Differences
Similarities
It is a _____________ theatre built in the _______ Dynasty for ______________. Its three stages represent ___________, ___________ and ___________.
It was built in ________ by a group of________ including ____________. It has a ______ shape and the stage area has three main elements.
Both of the theatres have _____________.
They are both specially designed for _________________.
Chinese-style
Qing
the royal family
happiness
prosperity
longevity
London
actors
Shakespeare
round
a long history
better stage effects
The Deheyuan Grand Theatre
德和园大戏楼
The first Globe Theatre
Understanding Ideas
When Hamlet Meets Peking Opera
1.Which literature work
does this sentence come from
2.Who wrote it
To be, or not to be, that’s a question.
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes.
William Shakespeare is regarded as England’s national poet and the greatest playwright of all time.
Opera in the west
Peking Opera
Sheng
Dan
Chou
Jing
Roles in Peking Opera
Brutal
Manly
Masks of Peking Opera
Upright
Loyal
To reflect the personalities
Musical instruments in Peking Opera
Jinghu
yueqin
erhu
sheng
2. Read the passage and find out:
(1) What aspects of Peking Opera
impressed the author
an instrument called Jinghu
costumes and masks
the voices, the stage
how the characters moved on stage...
Understanding ideas
the favorite part
Understanding ideas
(2) In what order is the passage organized
Time order.
Before the performance
During the performance
After the performance
P1-2
P3-4
P5
3. Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage.
full of confidence
he knew a lot about Hamlet
surprised
The costumes and masks
sounded really unique
was really simple
simply incredible
it was worth watching.
4. Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage.
1 To prove that Peking Opera is a better way to perform Hamlet.
2 To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera.
3 To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
4 To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures.
Key expressions
充满信心
追溯到……
演奏中国传统乐器的管弦乐队
夸张的动作
使意思被观众理解
后空翻
紧张兴奋，密切关注表演(seat)
炸裂的效果
满足一切要求
full of confidence
date back to / date from
an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments
exaggerated movements
get the meanings across to the audience
do a backflip
(remain/be) on the edge of one’s seat
explosive effect
tick all the right boxes
