1、Lesson 2 P12-13新新北师大必修北师大必修Book 3 Unit 7 Art 中国五大戏曲种类中国五大戏曲种类京剧京剧Beijing Opera越剧越剧Yue Opera黄梅戏黄梅戏Huangmei Opera评剧评剧Ping Opera豫剧豫剧Henan OperaDo you know the four main roles in Beijing Opera?sheng (生生) ：the male role which has several subtypes according to the charactersdan (旦旦): the term for female r
2、olesjing (净净): a prominent male character with striking looks and high social positionchou (丑丑): the comedy role, who is usually active and quick How would you introduce Beijing Opera to someone who doesnt know about it? What are the main roles? Look at the photos and choose a description for each r
3、ole.female rolescommon male rolesclown rolesmale roles with brightly painted masks1 Dr. Liu is talking about Beijing Opera on a radio programme. Listen and tick.2main rolesinstrumentsthe unique soundcostumes Listen again. Answer the questions.31. When did Beijing Opera start?2. What forms of perform
4、ance are combined together in Beijing Opera?3. How many roles can be found in Beijing Opera? What are they?4. What are some of the special features of Beijing Opera?It started in the late eighteenth century.It uses acting, talking, singing, music, dancing and acrobatics.There are four roles: Sheng,
5、Dan, Jing. Chou.It has a very unique sound and beautiful costumes. Listen again and find the answers to these questions. Take notes.41. Why is Beijing Opera a national treasure of China?2. Why do performers sing in very high voices?3. Why are the costumes in bright colours?Beijing Opera is a nationa
6、l treasure of China because it uses acting, talking, singing, music, dancing and acrobatics. All of those forms are difficult to master.Performers sing with very high voices because in the early days, it was usually performed on opened-air stages. In order to be heard over the crowds, the music had
7、to be loud and performers had to sing in very high voices.Costumes are in bright colours because in the past, it was often performed on stages that were lit only by oil lamps. The costumes had to have bright and colourful patterns. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to attract the audiences att
8、ention.Skill BuilderUnderstanding Logical RelationshipsLogical relationships usually refer to the inner relationships between/among things, like between causes and effects. While you are listening, listen for key words like why and because. Take note of the reasons. Listen again. List the key phrase
9、s used by Dr. Liu to give reasons. Then, talk about whether you like Beijing Opera. Give your reasons.5I like Beijing Opera very much. Because.Key phrases used by Dr. Liu to give reasons:Yes. Thats why.This is because.In order to be.Otherwise,. Introduce Beijing Opera to a group of students from ano
10、ther country.6The following topics can be used to introduce Beijing Opera.1. the four roles2. costumes and masks3. sound and singing4. history5. interesting features Listen to a dialogue about Beijing Opera. Answer the questions.1. Who went to see Beijing Opera?2. How did the person feel about it?3.
11、 What didnt the person understand?7Lucy went to see Beijing Opera.She felt that it was an excellent show.She didnt understand the part where the main character walks across the stage with a flag on each side of her. Listen and Imitate. What emotions do the speakers express? Write satisfaction, worry
12、 or regret after the sentences in the Talk Builder.8Talk Builder Expressing Emotions (2)1. .so colourful and exciting! ( )2. Im so glad you enjoyed it. ( )3. I was worried because. ( )4. I loved the dancing and the acrobatics. ( )5. The perfromers were so talented! ( )6. But there were quite a few t
13、hings I didnt understand. ( )7. I wish I knew more about them. ( ) satisfaction satisfaction satisfactionsatisfactionworryregretregret Pair Work. Act out a dialogue between a chinese student and a foreign student after watching a local opera.9Student A is role playing a Chinese student, Who understands the different elements of opera.Student B is role playing a foreign student, who doesnt understand opera and asks questions.Each pair should know:Thank you!
