Unit 4 Understanding ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

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? Look at the pictures of two performances and talk about their differences and similarities. Consider the following: orchestra 管弦乐队 costumes and masks 服装和脸谱 stage set 舞台设计 performers’ movements 演员的动作 Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions. Read the passage and find out what aspects of Peking Opera most impressed the author. How the characters moved on the stage most impressed the author. Brief reading (2) Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 A. The writer experienced Peking Opera. B. The writer was familiar with Shakespeare’s Hamlet. C. The writer was attracted by Peking Opera. D. The history of Peking Opera. E. The writer’s favorite part of the show. (3)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. Paragraph 1 What is the author ’ s subject? Where is “ to be or not to be” from? How did the writer feel until Peking Opera came to town? Paragraph 2 How many years has Peking Opera exist? What is the Peking Opera version of Hamlet? Paragraph 3 Why did the author say “the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears? What helped the audience get meanings in the opera? How many aspects of Peking Opera were mentioned in this paragraph and what were they? careful reading Paragraph 4 What is the author’s favorite part of the show? What did the author think of the characters’ movements? Paragraph 5 What did the writer think of Peking Opera before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan? What emotions did the writer fee