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，享有聲譽(yù)的有名的，享有聲譽(yù)的) contemporary (當(dāng)代的，現(xiàn)代的當(dāng)代的，現(xiàn)代的) Chinese writers, famous for his novels

2、 and plays. His works have been translated into over 20 foreign languages.customer n. 顧客顧客Lao Shes Teahouseact n. (戲劇、歌劇或芭蕾舞的戲劇、歌劇或芭蕾舞的)一幕一幕show v. 展示；顯示展示；顯示 n. 演出；表演演出；表演magic adj. 魔術(shù)的魔術(shù)的; 戲法的戲法的college n. 大學(xué)；學(xué)院大學(xué)；學(xué)院novel n. (長篇長篇) 小說小說actshowcommontwentiethdescribe societyn. (戲劇、歌劇或芭蕾舞的戲劇、歌劇或芭蕾舞的

3、)一幕一幕v. 展示；顯示展示；顯示 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. 描寫；描述描寫；描述n. 社會社會head teachercollege novel nameifmagic校長校長n. 大學(xué)；學(xué)院大學(xué)；學(xué)院n. (長篇長篇)小說小說v. 給給.取名；給取名；給.命名命名conj. 如果；若如果；若adj. 魔術(shù)的；戲法的魔術(shù)的；戲法的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 整個劇本共有三幕整個劇本共

7、有三幕, 向觀眾展示了中國向觀眾展示了中國普通老百姓的生活狀況。普通老百姓的生活狀況。 act既可以作名詞既可以作名詞, 也可以作動詞。作名也可以作動詞。作名詞時詞時, 可以表示可以表示“(戲劇、歌劇等的戲劇、歌劇等的)一一幕幕”; 作動詞時作動詞時, 可以表示可以表示“扮演扮演; 演演出出”。e.g. The story has five _. 這個故事有五幕。這個故事有五幕。 In this play Tony _ an old man. 在這部劇里，托尼扮演一個老人。在這部劇里，托尼扮演一個老人。actsacted2. If you like the Beijing Opera, tra

8、ditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. if作連詞，意為作連詞，意為“如果，若如果，若”，可引導(dǎo)，可引導(dǎo)條條 件狀語從句。在件狀語從句。在if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句 中，如果主句用一般將來時，從句用中，如果主句用一般將來時，從句用 一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。如：如： I will go to the park if it is sunny tomorrow. 3. and was named “the Peoples Artist”. (他他)被譽(yù)為被譽(yù)為“人民藝術(shù)家人民藝

9、術(shù)家”。 name在這里是動詞在這里是動詞, 表示表示“命名命名”; name還有還有“任命任命”的意思。的意思。 e.g. Jack _ as captain of our football team. 杰克被任命為我們足球隊(duì)的隊(duì)長。杰克被任命為我們足球隊(duì)的隊(duì)長。was named4. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.老舍茶館熱情地歡迎來自世界各地的老舍茶館熱情地歡迎來自世界各地的人人們。們。give (sb.) a warm welcome 意為意為“對對(某某人人)表示熱烈

10、的歡迎表示熱烈的歡迎”。welcome在此處作名詞。在此處作名詞。e.g. 我們會給予外國朋友們熱烈的歡我們會給予外國朋友們熱烈的歡 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