Unit4StageandScreenUnderstandingideas课件高一英语

Unit4WhenHamletMeetsPekingOperajinghusanxianerhuyueqinshengFactsaboutPekingOpera:1.orchestra

2.costumesandmasks

3.stageset

Jingju,orPeking

Opera,

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an

ancient

performance

art

with

a

history

of

200

years,has

_____kinds

of

roles

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different

identities

andpersonalities.

five

4.characters

thepositivemalerolethepositivefemaleroleasupportingmalerolewithastrikingcharacterasupportingmiddle-agedmalerolewithbeardtheclownoranegativecharacterFactsaboutwesternoperaWilliamShakespeare（1564—1616）isregardedasthegreatestplaywrightofalltime.Hamletisatragedy

writtenbyWilliamShakespeare.PrinceHamlettakesrevengeonhisuncle,Claudius,whohasmurderedtheking,Hamlet’sfather,seizedthethrone（王位）andmarriedHamlet’smother.WhenHAMLETmeetsPEKINGOPERA1IthoughtIknewalotaboutHamlet.AsahighschoolstudentwithEnglishliteratureasoneofmymainsubjects,Ihaveto!Shakespeare’sHamletisprobablythemostimportantplaybythemostimportantwriterinEnglish.Almosteverybodyknows“Tobe,ornottobe”,

right?HavingseenquiteafewproductionsofHamletandreadtheplaymanytimes,Iwasfullofconfidence-untilthePekingOperacametotown!2Datingbacktothe18thcentury,PekingOperahasovertwohundredyearsofhistory.Doesthismeanit’seasierthanaShakespeareplaytounderstand?Tofindouttheanswer,IjusthadtogoandseeTheRevengeofPrinceZidan-thePekingOperaversionofHamlet.Afterreadingthepassage,thinkabouthowmanypartsthisarticleshouldbedividedinto.passagePart1:Para.1-2BeforetheperformancePart2:Para.3-4DuringtheperformancePart3:Para5AftertheperformanceChoosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingit.CarefulreadingReadPara1andPara2carefullyandanswerthequestionsbelow.1.Decideifthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)．(1)TheauthorisahighschoolstudentwithChineseliteratureasoneofhismainsubjects.()(2)HamletisaWesternmasterpiecebyShakespeare.()

(3)Beforetheshow,theauthorfeltheunderstoodHamletverywell.()(4)PekingOperahasmorethan2,000yearsofhistory.()

FFTT2.Inparagraph1,theauthorsay“Iwasfullofconfidence-untilthePekingOperacametotown”.Itmeansthat______.A.HethoughtheknewverywellaboutHamletuntilhesawthePekingOpera.B.HewasconfidentthatHamletisthemostimportantplaybythemostimportantwriter.C.HethoughtthatHamletwasgoodinEnglishthaninthePekingOpera.D.Theauthorhadn’tseenPekingOperabefore.3.WhydidtheauthorgotoseeThe

Revenge

of

Prince

Zidan?A.Tomakesureithasalonghistory.B.ToenjoythePekingOperaversionofHamlet.C.ToconfirmthatPekingOperaiseasiertounderstand.D.TofindoutthedifferencesbetweenHamletanditsPekingOperaversion.ReadPara3andPara4carefullyandtrytoanswerthequestionsafterdiscussingwithyourpartner.1.WhatinstrumentismainlyusedinPekingOpera?___________________________________________________2.Whathelpedtogetmeaningsacrosstotheaudience?____________________________________________________3.Towhatextentisthestagesimple?________________________________________________________________________________________________________Aninstrumentwithtwostringscalledjinghu.Themusic,exaggeratedmovementsandmime.Adecoratedwhiprepresentedahorse,andascreenwithChinesecharacters,astudy.ReadPara5carefullyandtrytoanswerthequestions.Completethechartwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Post-readingTherevengeofprinceZidanBeforetheperformance●1.________________●curious●Hethought2.______________________.●HewonderedifPekingOperaiseasierthanaShakespeareplaytounderstand.Duringtheperformance●3.____________●4.____________________wereamazing.●Thevoice5._______________________.●Thestage6._______________________.●Themovementsofthecharacterswere7._______________.Aftertheperformance●impressed●Hefelt8._______________.FeelingsReasonsconfidentheknewalotaboutHamletsurprisedThecostumesandmasksincrediblethestrongemotionsoflove,anger,fearandgriefintheperformancesoundeduniquewasreallysimpleCompletethetableaccordingtothepassage.Tw