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Unit Four
Stage and screen
As the old saying goes, A minute on the stage takes ten-year practice.
There is an old saying, A minute on the stage takes ten-year practice.
Ski racing
speed skating
competition
Look at the posters and answer the questions.
Which of these types of entertainment are you most familiar with?
What other types of entertainment have you seen?
Which do you like most? Why?
ballet
concert
modern drama
crosstalk
Teleplay/
online drama
Song-and-Dance Duet
What other types of entertainment have you seen?
talk show
Enjoy a video.
What is mentioned in the video?
Peking Opera
How much do you know about Peking Opera?
Costumes in Peking Opera
To tell a character's sex and status
Opera in the west
William Shakespeare is regarded as England’s national poet and the greatest playwright of all time.
Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Prince Hamlet is called upon by the supernatural to take revenge upon his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered his brother the king, who seized the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother.
call upon呼吁;号召
supernatural n.超自然现象
take revenge upon 复仇
throne n.王位;宝座
“To be, or not to be” is the opening phrase spoken by Prince Hamlet in play Hamlet, Act III, Scene I. These are possibly the most famous words in English literature and introduce Hamlet’s meditations upon life – “To be or not to be” refers to the choice to be made between dying or continuing to live.
opening phrase 开篇语
literature n. 文学
meditation n.冥想;沉思
When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA
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Hamlet
Peking Opera
When meets
The Revenge of Prince Zidan
王子复仇记
Unit 4 Stage and screen Understanding ideas
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 betwe