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Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
Lao She (1899-1966) was one of the greatest Chinese writers, he is famous for his novels and plays. His works have been translated into over 20 foreign languages..
some of Lao She’s works(著作)
《Camel Xiangzi》
《The Yellow Storm》
《Teahouse》
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays .
The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China.
It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing.
《Teahouse》
Lao She Teahouse today
act
show
common
twentieth
describe
society
Words and expressions
n. (戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的)一幕
v. 展示;显示
n. 演出;表演
adj. 普通的;一般的
num. 第二十 (序数词)
v. 描写;描述
n. 社会
head teacher
college
novel
name
if
magic
校长
n. 大学;学院
n. (长篇)小说
v. 给......取名;给......命名
conj. 如果;若
adj. 魔术的;戏法的
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a) Lao She Teahouse
b) The story of Teahouse
c) Lao She
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
Reading practise
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays . He wrote it in 1957.
The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century.
It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing.
It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years around the beginning of the twentieth century.
1. The story of Teahouse
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to England . He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays , novels and short stories about people’s lives , and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.
2. Lao She
At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows , you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
3. Lao She Teahouse
Details Reading
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions:
1. When did Lao She write Teahouse?
He wrote Teahouse in 1957.
2. What does the play Teahouse show?
It shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century.
3. Where did the story happen?
In Beijing.
Lao She's mother sent him to a teacher's school
Lao She became a head teacher of a primary school
Lao She left home and went to England
The year Lao She was born
in 1924.
in 1899.
in 1918.
in 1913.
Details Reading
Read Para.2 and match the time with 1 to 4.
Para3:Fill in the blanks.
At Lao She Teahouse today,_________ can drink tea and eat _______ Beijing food.______ you like the Beijing Opera,_________ music or magic shows, you can _____them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm ______ to everyone ______ all over the world.
customers
delicious
If
traditional
enjoy
welcome
from
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Lao She’s play, Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa and the changes of the lives of (1) ___________ people in Chinese
common
century common if magic
society writers
(2) ________ in the first half of the twentieth (3) ________.
Lao She went to a teacher’s school in Beijing, taught in London and later returned to China. He is one of China’s greatest (4) ________.
Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5) ______ you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6) _______ shows.
society
century
writers
if
magic
Language points
1. Teahouse is one of Lao She's most famous plays.
本句中one of Lao She’s most famous plays
“one of +最高级+可数名词复数形式”的结构,意为”最....的....之一。
eg. London Zoo is one of the most famous zoos in the world.
Physics is one of the most difficult subjects.
2. The play has three acts and shows the lives of
common people in China from the end of the
nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth
century.
这部剧作有三幕,展示了中国普通百姓从
十九世纪末到二十世纪中期的生活。
century n. 世纪,常用表达:
19世纪 the 19th century (1800)
19世纪初 at the beginnning of the 19th century(1810)
19世纪中叶 in the middle of the 19th century(1850)
19世纪末 at the end of the 19th century(1890)
世纪之交 at the turn of the century
3. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the
customers of his teahouse in Beijing.
它讲述王利发和他的北京茶馆里的顾客的故事。
4. He taught Chinese at a college in London
and returned to China five years later.
tell sb. sth. = tell sth to sb.
teach sb. sth. = teach sth. to sb.
5. … was named “the People’s Artist”,
(他)被誉为“人民艺术家”。was named…
表示“被命名为…”(一般过去时的被动语态)
name作动词还可以表示“任命”。例如:
Wang Bo was named as captain of our football team.
王波被任命为我们足球队的队长。
He was named as our class monitor.
他被任命为我们班的班长。
6. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse.
如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或是魔术表演,你可以在这家茶馆里欣赏到它们。
if引导的条件状语从句中,如果主句是一般将来时,从
句用一般现在时,遵循“主将从现”原则。
If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will visit the Great Wall.
7. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
老舍茶馆热烈欢迎来自世界各地的人们。
give a warm welcome to sb. (n.) “对(某人)表示……欢迎”
welcome to Tianjin China (v.) “欢迎来到中国天津”
a welcome guess. (adj.) “一个受欢迎的客人”
give a welcome to sb. = give sb. a welcome
当我们表达“给某人某物”时就出现了两个动作的承受着,一个是人,一个是物。
人是间接宾语,物是直接宾语。
teach sb. sth. = teach sth. to sb.
give a welcome to sb. = give sb. a welcome
tell sb. sth. = tell sth to sb.
双宾语
注意:接双宾语的动词很多,常见的有:
give sb. sth.
pass sb. sth.
show sb. sth.
send sb. sth.
lend sb. sth.
teach sb. sth.
tell sb. sth.
bring sb.sth.
write sb. sth.
sell sb. sth.
= give sth. to sb.
= pass sth. to sb.
= show sth. to sb.
= send sth. to sb.
= lend sth. to sb.
= teach sth. to sb.
= tell sth. to sb.
= bring sth. to sb.
= write sth. to sb.
= sell sth. to sb.
单独记忆:
buy sb. sth. = buy sth. for sb.
cook sb sth. = cook sth. for sb.
make sb. sth. = make sth. for sb.
provide sb. with sth. =provide sth. for sb.
My mother made a birthday cake for me
on my birthday.
My father bought a computer for me
yesterday.
1. Read the passage ,remember and recite
the key points of this lesson.
2. Write a passage about your favorite play
or film.
Homework
Goodbye!
Thanks for listening
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