Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety. (2)

1、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. Whats special about Lao Shes Teahouse?Lao She (1899-1966) was one of the most renowned (有名的，享有声誉的有名的，享有声誉的) contemporary (当代的，现代的当代的，现代的) Chinese writers, famous for his novels

2、 and plays. His works have been translated into over 20 foreign languages.customer n. 顾客顾客Lao Shes Teahouseact n. (戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的)一幕一幕show v. 展示；显示展示；显示 n. 演出；表演演出；表演magic adj. 魔术的魔术的; 戏法的戏法的college n. 大学；学院大学；学院novel n. (长篇长篇) 小说小说actshowcommontwentiethdescribe societyn. (戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的

3、)一幕一幕v. 展示；显示展示；显示 n. 演出；表演演出；表演adj. 普通的；一般的普通的；一般的num. 第二十第二十v. 描写；描述描写；描述n. 社会社会head teachercollege novel nameifmagic校长校长n. 大学；学院大学；学院n. (长篇长篇)小说小说v. 给给.取名；给取名；给.命名命名conj. 如果；若如果；若adj. 魔术的；戏法的魔术的；戏法的Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.a) Lao She Teahouseb) The story of Teah

4、ousec) Lao She1. _2. _3. _b c a Complete the timeline with information about Lao She.1957 _1924 _1918 _ _ _1913 _1899 born in Beijing wrote Teahouseleft home and went to Englandfinished the teachers school and became a head teacher of a primary schoolwent to a teachers school Lao SheRead again and f

5、ill in the blanks.Something about TeahouseLao She wrote it in (1) _. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and (2) _ in Beijing.Something about Lao SheHe was born in Beijing in 1899. He studied in a(n) (3) _ from 1913 to 1918.From 1924 to 1929, he taught(4) _ at a college in London. He was one of the g

6、reatest Chinese writers of the (5) _ century.1957the customers of his teahouseteachers schoolChinese twentieth Lao She TeahouseYou can enjoy the Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6) _ at the teahouse.magic shows1. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China 整个剧本共有三幕整个剧本共

7、有三幕, 向观众展示了中国向观众展示了中国普通老百姓的生活状况。普通老百姓的生活状况。 act既可以作名词既可以作名词, 也可以作动词。作名也可以作动词。作名词时词时, 可以表示可以表示“(戏剧、歌剧等的戏剧、歌剧等的)一一幕幕”; 作动词时作动词时, 可以表示可以表示“扮演扮演; 演演出出”。e.g. The story has five _. 这个故事有五幕。这个故事有五幕。 In this play Tony _ an old man. 在这部剧里，托尼扮演一个老人。在这部剧里，托尼扮演一个老人。actsacted2. If you like the Beijing Opera, tra

8、ditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. if作连词，意为作连词，意为“如果，若如果，若”，可引导，可引导条条 件状语从句。在件状语从句。在if引导的条件状语从句引导的条件状语从句 中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句用中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句用 一般现在时表示将来。一般现在时表示将来。如：如： I will go to the park if it is sunny tomorrow. 3. and was named “the Peoples Artist”. (他他)被誉为被誉为“人民艺术家人民艺

9、术家”。 name在这里是动词在这里是动词, 表示表示“命名命名”; name还有还有“任命任命”的意思。的意思。 e.g. Jack _ as captain of our football team. 杰克被任命为我们足球队的队长。杰克被任命为我们足球队的队长。was named4. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自世界各地的老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人人们。们。give (sb.) a warm welcome 意为意为“对对(某某人人)表示热烈

10、的欢迎表示热烈的欢迎”。welcome在此处作名词。在此处作名词。e.g. 我们会给予外国朋友们热烈的欢我们会给予外国朋友们热烈的欢 迎。迎。 We will _ the foreign friends _ _ _.give a arm welcomeComplete the passage with the words in the box.century common if magic society writers Lao Shes play, Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa and the cha

11、nges of the lives of (1) _ people in Chinesecommon(2) _ in the first half of the twentieth (3) _. Lao She went to a teachers school in Beijing, taught in London and later returned to China. He is one of Chinas greatest (4) _. Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5) _ you like the Beijing Opera, trad

12、itional music or (6) _ shows.societycenturywritersifmagicComplete the table.TeahouseYour favourite play or filmWhere does the story take place?In Beijing.When does the story take place?What is the storys main idea?Why is it good?It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years lat

13、er.It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.It shows the lives of common people in China.Write 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. The story starts at . and finishes It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.It is a good play beca