课件39张PPT。Unit 2It describes the changes in Chinese society.Module 5Lao She Teahouse1. To be able to understand the sequence of events
2.To learn some key words and useful expressions
3.To be able to understand the main idea of a passage with the help of the paragraph headings and photosObjectives:Words:
show common describe society college novel magic namePhrases:
take place
give a wonderful welcome to…
was born in…
send toPatterns:
The story of Teahouse takes place in Beijing.
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays.Let’s watch a video to get a brief introduction about Lao She.one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th centuryborn in Beijingwent to a Teacher’s School to learn to teach1924-1929: taught Chinese at a college in Londonwrite many plays in his lifehis most famous work: Teahouse Lao She
(1899—1966)Lao She and his family membersLao SheHere are some photos about Lao She.Lao She was writing.Lao She was in a teahouse.Lao She’s home in BeijingLao She’s home in LondonWork in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about Lao She.1. What do you know about Lao She?
2. What are his most famous books and plays?
3. What’s special about Lao She’s teahouse?1He is a great writer in China.Rickshaw Boy(《骆驼祥子》) and Teahouse.You can enjoy Beijing opera, traditional music or magic shows there.Lao She’s famous play — TeahouseTeahouse?is a play in three acts, set in a teahouse called “Yu Tai” in Beijing from 1898 until the eve of the 1949 revolution. First published in 1957, the play is a social and cultural commentary(评论) on the problems, culture, and changes within China during the early twentieth century. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. Lao She Teahouse
The story of Teahouse
Lao She 1
2
321. When did Lao She write Teahouse?
2. When does the story take place?
3. What is the story’s main idea?
He wrote Teahouse in 1957.It takes place from the end of 19th century to the middle of the 20th century.It describes the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.Task 1Read Passage 1 about the play Teahouse and answer the following questions.Read Passage 2 about Lao She’s lifetime and then complete the timeline.Task 2______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1957
1924
1918
1913
1899wrote Teahouse
left home and went to England
finished school and became the head teacher of a primary school went to a teacher’s schoolborn in BeijingLao SheRead Passage 3 about Lao She Teahouse and try to retell it with the help of the key words.Task 3 at Lao She Teahousedrink teagive a warm welcome to everyone eat delicious Beijing foodenjoy the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic showsLanguage points1. Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays.
《茶馆》是老舍最著名的剧作之一。One of us must go.
我们之中要走一个人。
Physics is one of the most difficult subjects.
物理是最难的学科之一。one of +名词复数,表“……中的一个”。还可以在名词复数前加最高级,即:
one of +形容词最高级+名词复数3Mr. Wang is like a bee. He is one of ___________ (busy) teachers in our school. the busiest2. 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.
这部剧作有三幕,展示了中国普通百姓十九世纪末到二十世纪中期的生活。century n. 世纪,常用表达:
XX世纪 the XXth century
XX世纪初 at the beginnning of the -th
century
XX世纪中叶 in the middle of the -th century
XX世纪末 at the end of the -th century
世纪之交 at the turn of the century3. … was named “the People’s Artist”,…
(他)被誉为“人民艺术家”。Wang Bo was named as captain of our football team.
王波被任命为我们足球队的队长。name在这里是动词,表示“命名”; name作动词还可以表示“任命”。例如:4. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse.
如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或魔术,你都能去老舍茶馆欣赏表演。if为连词,意为“如果”,引导条件状语从句。在复合句中,如果主句使用将来时,则if引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时。如:If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will go to the park.
如果明天不下雨,我们将去公园。________ we don’t save water, we will have no water to drink one day.
A. Where B. When
C. Although D. IfD5. Lao She Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from all over the world.
老舍茶馆热烈欢迎来自世界各地的人们。We gave the American teacher a warm welcome at the party.
我们在聚会上热情地欢迎美国老师
(的到来)。give (sb.) a … welcome (to…) 意为“对(某人)表示……欢迎”,其中 welcome是名词。 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.commonsocietycenturywritersifmagicComplete the passage with the words in the box.4century common if magic society writersWritingAnswer the questions in the table about Teahouse.It shows the lives of common people in China.In BeijingFrom the end of 19th century to the middle of the 20th centuryIt tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.5Write 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.6The 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.Now join the sentences. Write a passage about Teahouse.Tips:
1. Join the sentences with “and”, “but”, “so”, “because”, etc.
2. Pay attention to the capital letters.
3. When you finish the writing, please check punctuation, spelling and grammar.Possible answer:
The story of Teahouse takes place in a teahouse in Beijing. It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later. The main idea of the play is the changes in Chinese society over this time. We learn about the life of the teahouse owner Wang Lifa and his customers and the changes to their lives in the first half of the 20th century. It is an interesting play because it shows the lives of common people in China. Lao She wrote the play in 1957. He is a very famous Chinese writer and many people think he is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.Write a passage about your favourite play or film. Use Activity 5 and 6 to help you.7Possible answer:Star WarsGeorge Lucas in the futurea war between good and bad people a lot of famous actors& exciting music in the spacePossible answer
My favourite film is Star
Wars. It takes place in the
future when people travel
into space from earth to
other planets. The main
idea of the film is a war between good and bad people; so in many ways it is quite a traditional story. Some dangerous things happen, but in the end the good people win. There are a lot of famous actors in the film and the music is also very exciting. George Lucas wrote Star Wars in 1977, but million of people like to watch it.1. from…to…
2. was born in
3. give a warm welcome to…
4. Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays.
5. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing.Important sentencesNow 2 mins to test your spelling.Speling Bee1. English-Chinese
college novel magic society twentieth common head teacher
2. Chinese-English
展示,显示 描写,描述
给……取名/命名 如果,若When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. It’s difficult for _________ (普通的) people to fly into space.
2. Can you _________ (描述) to the policeman how this accident happened?
3. Liu Qian is good at doing _________ (魔术).
4. Tony’s father works in a _________ (学院) in Beijing.commondescribemagiccollegeⅡ. 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
if; society; begin; novel; act
1. I didn’t see the __________ of the film because I got to the cinema late.
2. Mary’s mother likes reading Qiong Yao’s love _________.
3. We won’t have a picnic in the park
__________ it is rainy tomorrow.
4. — How many ________ does this play have?
— Three.
5. In modern ________, travel is more and more popular.beginningnovels ifactssocietyⅢ. 用适当的介词或副词填空完成句子。
1. How much do you know _______ Beijing Opera?
2. The boy is too young. His mother must
look ________ him at home.
3. The film is ______ 6:30 pm ______ 8:10 pm.
4. Mike’s parents sent him ______ the best school to study last year.
5. This is a new book ________ Han Han.aboutafter from totobyHomework1. Role play one act of Teahouse.
2. Preview the use of infinitives as objectives.
3. Search for some information about western theatre.