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Module 5 Lao She Teahouse
Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
Answer questions about Lao She.
What do you know about Lao She?
2. What are his most famous books and plays?
tips
When you read a passage, remember to look at its title, the paragraph headings and the photos if there are any. They will help you understand the main ideas.
Fast reading: read and match the headings with the paragraphs.
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
b) The story of Teahouse
c) Lao She
a) Lao She’s Teahouse
a) Lao She Teahouse
b) The story of Teahouse
c) Lao She
About the story of Teahouse:
Careful reading: read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. When did Lao She write the story?
B. In the first half of the twentieth century.
A. In 1957.
2. Where does the story take place?
A. At a theatre in Beijing.
B. At a teahouse in Beijing.
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3. The story tells the lives of _______ people,such as Wang Lifa and his .
4. The story _________ the changes in Chinese ______ over 50 years.
common
describes
society
customers
Careful reading: read paragraph 2 and complete the timeline with information about Lao She.
1957
1924
1918
1913
1899
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finished school and became the head teacher of a primary school
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born in Beijing
went to a teacher’s school
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left home and went to England
wrote Teahouse
Work in pairs and think.
1. What did he do from 1924 to 1929?
2. Why was he named the People’s Artist?
He taught Chinese at a college in London.
Because he wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives. His works show the lives of common people in China.
Careful reading:
1. Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
What can you do at Lao SheTeahouse?
A. drink _____
B. eat __________________
C.enjoy________________, ________ music or______ shows.
tea
delicious Beijing food
the Beijing Opera
traditional
magic
1. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse.
2. Translate the sentences
2. Lao She Teahouse gives warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或魔术表演,你可以在这家茶馆里欣赏到。
老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自全世界的每一个人。
The teahouse in nowadays
Nowadays, the teahouse likes a bridge to connect Chinese culture and foreign culture. The foreigners who like Chinese culture can go to the teahouse to feel it.
Discussion
Work in groups and complete the table.
Teahouse
Where does the story take place?
When does the story take place?
Who’s in it?
What is the story’s main idea?
Why is it good?
In Beijing
It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later.
It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.
It shows the lives of common people in China.
Wang Lifa and his customers
How to describe a book / film / TV play?
When does it take place?
Where does it take place?
Who is in it?
What is the story about?
Who is the writer?
Why is it good?
Name Titanic
Characters Jack and Rose
Time 1912
Place On the ship
Story Jack loves Rose and dies for her
Writer James Cameron
Homework: What is your favorite film / book / TV play? Write an article about it.
Choice one:
Name Camel Xiangzi
Characters Xiangzi & Hu Niu
Time In the 1920s
Place Bei Ping
Story Xiangzi’s ups and downs of life
Writer Lao She
Choice two:
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