(
课件网) Book 2 Unit 4 Stage and screen ———Understanding ideas 1. Get students to know the organization of the passage; 2. Let students get some information of the passage and improve reading ability; 3. Get students to carry forward excellent Chinese traditional culture. Learning aims Contents 01 Lead in 02 Pre-reading 04 Post-reading 03 While-reading 05 Homework 01 Lead-in No matter how dark long , may eventually in the day arrival. Check your preview: To be, or not to be, that is the question. Translate the following sentence and indicate the author. 黑暗无论怎样悠长，白昼总会到来。 A B 生存还是毁灭，这是一个值得考虑的问题。 ———by William Shakespeare 02 Pre-reading 1 Cultural background a) A Brief Introduction to Hamlet Author: William Shakespeare Place: Denmark Content: The play is about Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle (murdered Hamlet’s father, seized his throne, married Hamlet’s mother). 1 Cultural background b) Facts about western opera An opera is like a play in which everything is sung instead of being spoken. It combines a number of the 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(乐池), so that the audience can see the stage. 1 Cultural background c) Facts about Peking Opera Peking Opera is one of the quintessence of China. Beijing Opera has a set of standardized forms of artistic expression in literature, performance, music, stage art and other aspects. The singing style of Beijing Opera is a type of variation, with Erhuang and Xipi as the main voice. The roles of Peking Opera are divided into four categories: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. 2 Make a prediction Predict what the story will be talk about according to the title and pictures in the book. 03 While-reading 1 Fast reading Read the passage for the main idea to check your prediction and answer the question below. Q: What’s the passage mainly talk about Is it similar with what you’ve predicted just now To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet. 1 Fast reading Read the passage for the structure again and conclude how many parts can the text be divided into Before the performance During the performance After the performance Para Para Para When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA The passage is written in order time 3-4 1-2 5 Two clues of the text The order of 1. ： before the performance→ during the performance →after the performance Changes of 2. : 3. →curious→4. →impressed 2 Careful reading a) Read the passage carefully and silently, find the clues of the text and fill in the form below. surprised confident time feelings b) Read Para 1 & 2 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)． (1) The author is a high school student with Chinese ... ...
