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UNIT 6
Movies and Theatre
Lesson 35
Theatres Are Fun!
Reading for some details.
(1)What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. Danny must become a good actor in the future.
B. Li Ming knew nothing about foreign playwrights and dramas.
C. Danny doesn’t like the Lao She Teahouse in Beijing.
D. Jenny and Danny have never been to the Lao She Teahouse in Beijing.
(2) Which of the following do you think Jenny would agree?
A. every member in her team worked very hard to make this play.
B. Danny is a very good and handsome actor.
C. the Lao She Teahouse in Beijing is an unwelcome tea house.
D. most of William Shakespeare's early plays are tragedies.
A
D
Teahouse
茶馆
Camel Xiangzi
骆驼祥子
Longxu Slum
龙须沟
Can you name some famous playwrights?
Who are they?
v. 说出...的名字
剧作家
Language points
1. We performed a play in class.
我们在班表演了一个戏剧。
①perform v. 表演
There are many performers performing before the lights. Their performance is so perfect!
performer n. 表演者
performance n. 表演;执行;表现
②play n. 戏剧
We performed a play last week, and my sister played a goldfish.
v. 扮演
v. 扮演
v. 玩
Language points
2. Some research was done in order to make the play.
为了演这个戏剧,我们进行了研究。
in order to do 为了做…,表目的
I get up early every day in order not to be late.
He gets up early in order that he can catch the early bus.
in order (not) to do 为了(不)…,表目的
in order that+从句 为了…,引导目的状语从句
=so that
In order to make enough, he works so late.
可用句首或句中
Underline and recite these phrases
1.在某人去...的路上
2. 看起来像
3. 把某物寄给某人
4. 迫不及待做某事
5. 在同时
6. did a good job
7. be well known
on one’s way to...
look like
send sb. sth=send sth. to sb.
can’t wait to do
at the same time
做得好
出名
home, here, there等地点副词前没有to
send-sent-sent
Li Ming: Please do! I can't wait to see them.
Jenny: Everyone in our group did a good job. Some research was done in order to
make the play. We learned about some good plays and famous playwrights!
Li Ming: I know William Shakespeare is a great playwright. I watched his
Hamlet last year.
Jenny: Yes, many famous works in English were written by him.
Li Ming: Are his works all tragedies? I prefer comedies.
Jenny: Actually, his early plays were mainly comedies and historical pieces.But
most of his famous works are tragedies. They are well known around the world.
Li Ming: We have some excellent playwrights and famous plays in China.Cao Yu's
Thunderstorm and Lao She's Teahouse have been on stage for many years —and
still are today.
Danny: Interesting! I would love to go to the teahouse one day.
Jenny: I guess Teahouse is a play, not a place.
Li Ming: You are right, Jenny.But we do have a Lao She Teahouse in Beijing.People
can have tea and watch plays or operas there.
Jenny: What a wonderful theatre! People can enjoy tea and plays at the same time.
Danny: Great! I hope to go to the Teahouse and watch Teahouse.
Language points
3. Many famous works in English were written by him.
很多英文名著是他写的。
①n.著作,作品[C] 常用复数works
Taking care of a baby is hard work.
③v. 工作;劳动;干活
②n. work 工作; 劳动 [U]
work
Her amazing works won lots of prizes.
She works for an engineering company
④v. 运转;运行;起作用;奏效
His phone doesn’t work unless he goes to a high point.
Li Ming:We have some excellent playwrights and famous
plays in China. Cao Yu’s Thunderstorm and Lao
She’s Teahouse have been on stage for many
years—and still are today.
Danny:Interesting! I would love to go to the teahouse one day.
Jenny:I guess Teahouse is a play, not a place.
Li Ming:You are right, Jenny. But we do have a Lao She
Teahouse in Beijing. People can have tea and watch plays or
operas there.
Jenny:What a wonderful theatre! People can enjoy tea
and plays at the same time.
Danny:Great! I hope to go to the Teahouse and watch
Teahouse.
1 Read the lesson and write (T) or false (F).
William Shakespeare is a world-famous playwright. ( )
Shakespeare’s works are all comedies and historical pieces. ( )
Hamlet is a famous comedy. ( )
Teahouse was written by Lao She. ( )
Cao Yu wrote the play Thunderstorm. ( )
In Lao She Teahouse Theatre, you can drink tea while enjoying a play. ( )
T
T
T
T
F
F
After reading
Let's Do It!
Cao Yu
Lao She
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Sunrise
Longxu Slum
Teahouse
Thundersrorm
Camel Xiangzi
Match each play with its playwright.
Cao Yu's Thunderstorm and Lao She's Teahouse have been on stage for many years—and still are today.
曹禺的《雷雨》和老舍的《茶馆》已经在舞台上上演了许多年——至今仍在上演。
on stage意为“在(舞)台上;当众”。
We'll put a play on stage. 我们要上演一出戏。
But we do have a Lao She Teahouse in Beijing.
但在北京我们确实有个老舍茶馆。
do在本句中用作助动词, 起加强语气或者强调谓语的作用。此时常表示“的确;确实”。主语是第三人称单数时,用does;句子是一般过去时时,用did。
You do have a toy car, right?你的确有个玩具车,对吗?
He did finish his homework last night.
昨天晚上他确实完成家庭作业了。
Vocabulary
handsome adj. 好看的;英俊的
playwright n. 剧作家
William Shakespeare 威廉•莎士比亚
(英国诗人、作家)
Hamlet 哈姆雷特
(莎士比亚悲剧剧名及该剧的主人公)
tragedy n. 悲剧
teahouse n. 茶馆
in order to 为了,以便
Structures and Expressions
Let’s do it!
1. Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F).
1. William Shakespeare is a world-famous playwright. ( )
2. Shakespeare’s works are all comedies and historical pieces. ( )
3. Hamlet is a famous comedy. ( )
4. Teahouse was written by Lao She. ( )
5. Cao Yu wrote the play Thunderstorm. ( )
6. In Lao She Teahouse Theatre, you can drink tea while enjoying a play. ( )
T
F
F
T
T
T
Choose one of the above plays and complete the table.
Play Hamlet
Playwright
Type of play
One of the main characters
Famous line To be or not to be—that is the question.
Let's Do It!
Example:
William Shakespeare
tragedy
Hamlet
Unit 6
Lesson 35
1.掌握单词:handsome, playwright, tragedy, teahouse.
掌握短语:
on one’s way to,
can’t wait, in order to, on stage.
2.用英文阐述戏剧表演这一主题,对中西方戏剧文化的对比有更清楚的认识
3.了解更多的电影与戏剧知识,增强对于艺术和生活的热爱之情
课堂总结
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1. Look! The students in Class One are___________(表演) a new play.
2. This is a___________ (历史的) play. Do you like it?
3. She was nervous when she stood on the___________ (舞台).
4. What a___________ (英俊的)boy he is!
5. Cao Yu’s___________ (戏剧) are very famous among us.
6. I prefer___________ (悲剧)to comedies.
一、根据句意及汉语提示写出单词。
performing
historical
stage
handsome
plays
tragedies
当堂检测
1. Preview the dialogue in Lesson 36.
2. Improve your writing about your favourite play or playwright.
Homework
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