外研版（2019） 必修第二册 Unit 4 Stage and screen Understanding ideas 学案

While-reading Task 1: Skim the passage and answer the question. What's the genre of the passage? 1. Exposition 2. Narration 3. Argument/persuasion Task 2: Answer the question. Why did the author mention Hamlet in the first paragraph? Task 3: Compared with the play Hamlet, what aspects of Peking Opera impressed the author? Task 4: Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage. Task 5: Read the last paragraph again and answer: Why does the author say “The Revenge of prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes” ? Task 6:Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage. 1. To prove that Peking Opera is a better way to perform Hamlet. 2. To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera. 3. To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet. 4. To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures. Discussion If you intend to recommend Peking Opera to a friend from overseas, what will you do? How will you help them understand it? U