(
课件网) Book2 Unit4 Stage and screen Understanding ideas Learning objectives To summarize the main idea by focusing on key points, and understand the structure of the passage; To understand the detailed information of the changes of the author’s feelings and the reasons behind; To be more confident about our own culture and be more open-minded as well as critical about cultural integration(文化融合). Peking Opera Listen to a piece of music and try to recognize what it is. Pre-reading What do you know about Peking Opera Fancy and colorful costumes Heavy makeup Simple stage with pictures and characters Pre-reading Hamlet is a tragedy (悲剧) written by William Shakespeare. “To be or not to be, that is the questions.” “There’re a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readers’ eyes.” What do you know about Hamlet Pre-reading What will happen when Hamlet meets Peking Opera Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. To prove that Peking Opera is a better way to perform Hamlet. To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera. To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet. To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures. Divide the passage into different parts and summarize the main idea of each part. While-reading: Read for the purpose and main idea. Before the performance Para. 1-2 During the performance Para. 3-4 After the performance Para. 5 // // // How did the author feel Divide the passage into different parts and summarize the main idea of each part. Read carefully and finish activity 4 on page 53. While-reading: Read for feeling and reasons. full of confidence he knew a lot about Hamlet While-reading: Read for feeling and reasons. surprised The costumes and masks sounded really unique was really simple simply incredible While-reading: Read for feeling and reasons. the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance. Why dose the author say “The revenge of prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes” tick all the/sb’s boxes to do exactly the right things or to meet all the requirements to please sb. Because it combines _____, _____, _____, _____ and _____ with explosive effects. music singing drama poetry costume design Post-reading: Think and share When Hamlet meets Peking Opera Western Culture Eastern Culture Compare Combine Integrate Post-reading: Think and share Peking Opera can break down cultural barriers (隔阂) and promotes cultural exchanges. Do you think it is a good idea to use Peking Opera to convey the same themes as western operas Why As a high school student with English literature as one of my main 1_____(subject), I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. 2_____(see) quite a few productions of Hamlet many times, I was full of 3_____(confident) --until the Peking Opera came to town! 4_____(date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has 5___long history. I wonder 6_____it is easier than a Shakespeare ... ...
