Unit12 课时4 Theme Reading（课件）【趣味课堂】英语新教材仁爱科普版八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕老舍话剧《茶馆》展开，核心涵盖scene、regular等词汇，略读、扫读等阅读策略及作品文化意义。课堂导入通过作者与作品匹配活动，从学生熟悉的中外文学（如《红楼梦》《丑小鸭》）过渡到《茶馆》，搭建新旧知识衔接的学习支架。 其亮点在于整合语言能力与文化意识培养，通过角色分析表（如王利发、常四爷的行为与性格）训练语言表达，结合“文学反映社会”小组讨论深化文化理解，融入听力找短语、角色扮演等任务型活动。分层作业（基础抄写、提高梗概、拓展短文）助力学习能力提升，为教师提供系统教学资源，帮助学生在语言实践中增强文化素养与思维品质。

Exploring Lesson 4 Theme Reading Teahouse—A cultural symbol of Beijing Unit 12 The Wonderland of Literature 1 CONTENTS 目录 Lead in 01 Post-reading 04 Pre-reading 02 Language points 05 While-reading 03 Exercise&Homework 06 2 Lesson Objectives: In this lesson, we will be able to: 1. Learn and use new words: scene, regular, landlord, treasure, weak, mirror, well-known. Understand the main idea of Teahouse and its cultural meaning. 2. Use reading strategies (stop and ask, solve problems, understand) to answer questions. Complete a character chart and role-play a short scene. 3. Discuss how literature mirrors society. Share ideas about cultural symbols of different cities. 3 Lead in Can you match the writers with their works? Journey to the West The Ugly Duckling A Dream of Red Mansions The Old Man and the Sea Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 Hans Christian Andersen 安徒生 Wu Cheng’en 吴承恩 Ernest Miller Hemingwa 海明威 4 Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the writers and their works, and then share your reading experiences. Cao Xueqin (1715-1763) A Dream of Red Mansions Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) The Ugly Duckling Wu Cheng’en (about 1500-about 1582) Journey to the West Ernest Miller Hemingway （1899-1961） The Old Man and the Sea 5 Pre-reading Just now we saw some ____________ (众所周知的) _________ /'treʒə(r)/ of world literature — from Denmark, from America, from ancient China. Now, let’s move our eyes to Beijing in the 20th century. There is also a great work. It uses one small _______ /si:n/ to ________ (反映)a big era(时代;年代). It is ___________. well-known treasures scene mirror Teahouse 6 Pre-reading manager of the teahouse a regular visitor landlord of the teahouse /'reɡjələ(r)/ adj. 常去某地的;有规律的 /'lændlɔ:d/ n. 房东;业主 7 While-reading Activity 2 Read the text and answer the questions about strategy use. 1. What do you want to understand or know? 2. Which strategies can you use? 3. How can the strategies help you? The main idea of the passage and the characters’ actions. Skimming and scanning. Get the key information quickly. 8 While-reading Read the text and underline the characters’ actions. Many cities have their own cultural symbols. It could be a place, a person or a work of literature. For Beijing, the writer Lao She and his play Teahouse show the amazing culture of this ancient city. The story takes place in one scene, the Yu Tai Teahouse, from the late Qing Dynasty to the 1940s. The play includes more than 60 interesting characters from all walks of life. Through them, the readers get to see how modern Chinese society changes. The most important character is Wang Lifa, manager of the teahouse. He gets along well with people and keeps the teahouse running in the changing times. However, life turns too difficult and Wang chooses to end his life. Besides, Master Chang, a regular visitor, and Qin Zhongyi, landlord of the teahouse, are also quite important in the story. Master Chang is a Manchu. He shows great care for others. He even helps out Wang Lifa when he has to make a living by selling vegetables. As for Qin Zhongyi, he dreams of building a better nation by opening factories and banks. In the end, his dream fails. The play came out in the 1950s and it is still popular both at home and abroad. Today, Teahouse is not only one of Laoshe’s best works, but also a treasure in the history of modern Chinese dramas. 9 While-reading Skim the text. Choose the best answer. 1. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. The history of Beijing’s teahouses and how they changed over time. B. The introduction of Lao She’s play Teahouse, including its background, main characters, and cultural value. C. The story of Wang Lifa and how he successfully ran a teahouse in Beijing. D. A comparison between Lao She’s Teahouse and other modern Chinese dramas. 10 While-reading Skim the text. Choose the best answer. 2. What is the structure of this text? A. B. C. 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 11 Scan the text. Answer the following questions. While-reading 1. When does the story of Teahouse happen? 2. How many characters are there in the play? 3. Why does Wang Lifa choose to end his life? 4. What does Qin Zhongyi dream of doing? From late Qing Dynasty to the 1940s. More than 60. Because life becomes too difficult for him. Opening factories and banks to build a better nation. 12 Activity 2 Listen and find the phrases. Many cities have their own cultural symbols. It could be a place, a person or a work of literature. For Beijing, the writer Lao She and his play Teahouse show the amazing culture of this ancient city. The story takes place in one scene, the Yu Tai Teahouse, from the late Qing Dynasty to the 1940s. The play includes more than 60 interesting characters from all walks of life. Through them, the readers get to see how modern Chinese society changes. The most important character is Wang Lifa, manager of the teahouse. He gets along well with people and keeps the teahouse running in the changing times. However, life turns too difficult and Wang chooses to end his life. Besides, Master Chang, a regular visitor, and Qin Zhongyi, landlord of the teahouse, are also quite important in the story. Master Chang is a Manchu. He shows great care for others. He even helps out Wang Lifa when he has to make a living by selling vegetables. As for Qin Zhongyi, he dreams of building a better nation by opening factories and banks. In the end, his dream fails. The play came out in the 1950s and it is still popular both at home and abroad. Today, Teahouse is not only one of Laoshe’s best works, but also a treasure in the history of modern Chinese dramas. take place 发生 来自各行各业 get along well with 与……相处融洽 在时代变迁中 help out 帮助摆脱困境; 帮一把 谋生 dream of (doing) sth.梦想(做)某事 come out 出版;发行;出来;开花 在国内外 13 Activity 3 Pair work. Complete the following chart, and then try to describe the characters in your own words. Characters Identity Characters’ Actions Character Trait Wang Lifa _________ gets along well with people ___________ _____________________ weak Master Chang _________ show __________ for others ___________ helps out _____________ ___________ Qin Zhongyi _________ opens ________and ______ to build a better nation loving his country manager of the teahouse friendly chooses to end his life at last a regular visitor great care caring Wang Lifa helpful landlord of the teahouse factories banks 14 Activity 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given words. scene ancient modern society character treasure 1. The English in Shakespeare’s plays is quite different from _______ English. 2. A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the four __________ Chinese literature classics, has nearly 1,000 characters. 3. Literature, as an art form of language, often mirrors the ___________ and the culture of its time. 4. The ____________ in Harry Potter are well-known to young people around the world. 5. Laoshe’s play, Teahouse, is a wonderful literature __________ not only for China but also for the whole world. 6. It is amazing that the drama has only one __________ but is still so interesting. modern ancient society characters treasure scene 15 Post-reading Work in groups and discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think of the characters in Teahouse? Take the manager of the teahouse — Wang Lifa as an example. He is friendly and kindhearted. But when life turns too difficult to him, he chooses to end his life. This shows he is weak. However, other characters like Master Chang show kindness and care, and Qin Zhongyi shows patriotism and dreams. Together, they show the different faces of ordinary people in a changing society. 16 Post-reading Work in groups and discuss the following questions. 2. What can we learn from the story of Teahouse? Literature mirrors society. Life is hard but people have different dreams. Teahouse is a treasure of Chinese culture. 17 Role-play Choose one of your familiar scenes in Teahouse and act it out with your partner. It’s true that Chinese people love tea! Tea is China’s national drink. Waiter: Welcome to our tea house. Please take a seat ... Customer: ... 18 Key phrases 1. 来自各行各业夫 ______________________ 2. 在时代变迁中 ______________________ 3. 帮助摆脱困境；帮一把 _______________ 4. 谋生 __________________ 5. 出版; 发行; 出来; 开花 ________________ 6. 在国内外 _______________________ from all walks of life in the changing times help out make a living come out at home and abroad 19 Activity 2 Language points 1. The play includes more than 60 interesting characters from all walks of life. 这部话剧塑造了60多个来自各行各业的有趣角色。 from all walks of life 意为“来自各行各业；来自不同社会阶层”, 通常修饰人，强调人群的多样性。 e.g. The charity helps people from all walks of life. 这个慈善机构帮助各行各业的人。 The festival attracts people from all walks of life. 这个节日吸引了来自不同社会阶层的人。 【即时练习】我们收到了很多来自社会各界的捐赠。 We received a lot of donations ______________________. from all walks of life 20 Activity 2 Language points 2. He gets along well with people and keeps the teahouse running in the changing times. 他与人相处融洽，并在时代变迁中维持着茶馆的运营。 run v.“管理；经营” e.g. My parents run a small restaurant. 我父母经营着一家小餐馆。 归纳：run作动词时的其他意思 链接：run的相关短语 run after sb. 追逐；追赶；追求某人 run away (from) 逃跑；逃离 run out of sth. 用完，耗尽(供应品) run into sb. 碰见；偶然遇见 run around with sb. = run with sb. 与(某人)厮混；互相往来 拓展：run还可作名词，意为“跑；跑步的时间(或距离) / 一段时光;一系列 e.g. Let's go for a run. 我们去跑步吧。a run of good luck 一连串的好运 【即时练习】这台新机器比旧的那台运行得更顺畅。 The new machine _______ more smoothly than the old one. runs 21 Activity 2 Language points 3. The play came out in the 1950s and it is still popular both at home and abroad. 这部话剧于20世纪50年代问世，至今仍在国内外广受欢迎。 1) come out“出版;发行;发表”,常用于书籍,电影,音乐等作品的发行和推出。 e.g. His new book came out last month and many people love it. 他的新书上个月出版了，很多人喜欢。 拓展：come out的其他意思 e.g. The rain stopped and the sun came out. 雨停后太阳出来了。 The daffodils came out early this year. 水仙花今年开得早。 The full story came out at the trial. 案情始末在审判时真相大白。 Her best qualities come out in a crisis. 她的优秀品质在危难之际显示了出来。 22 Activity 2 Language points 3. The play came out in the 1950s and it is still popular both at home and abroad. 这部话剧于20世纪50年代问世，至今仍在国内外广受欢迎。 2) at home and abroad “国内外”,常在句中作状语,可置于句末或动词后。 e.g. Chinese food is popular at home and abroad. 中餐在国内外都很受欢迎。 【即时练习】 1) — Do you know ________ the new book will ________? — Next month. A. what; go out B. when; go out C. when; come out D. why; come out 2) 在这次活动中，我们可以选择自己最喜欢的中外著作，如 《傅雷家书》、《小王子》等。 In this activity, we can choose our favorite works ____________________, such as “Fu Lei’s Letters”, “The Little Prince”, and so on. C at home and abroad 23 Activity 4 Language points 4. It is amazing that the drama has only one scene but is still so interesting. 令人大为惊奇的是，这部戏剧虽然只有一个场景，但却仍然如此有趣。 这是一个由主语从句充当主语的复合句。主语从句常由连词 (that、whether)、连接代词、连接副词等引导。为了避免主语过长，尤其是陈述句作主语从句时，通常用it作句子的形式主语，位于句首，而将主语从句移至句末。 e.g. It's amazing that she can speak 5 languages. 她会说5种语言真是令人惊奇。 【即时练习】To learn English well is very important for us. (改为同义句) _____ is very inportant for us ____________ English well. It to learn 24 Exercises I. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空(有一项多余)。 1. Lao She’s play Teahouse is a literature __________ in the history of modern Chinese dramas. 2. Master Chang is a __________ visitor of the Yu Tai Teahouse. 3. Qin Zhongyi is the __________ of the teahouse. 4. The play has only one __________, but it is very interesting. 5. Wang Lifa is __________ because he chooses to end his life when life turns too difficult. scene regular landlord treasure weak mirror well-known weak regular landlord scene treasure 25 Exercises 1. Literature often __________ (mirror) the society and culture of its time. 2. Teahouse is ______________ (well-known) both at home and abroad. 3. The play includes many ___________ (character) from all walks of life. 4. In the changing times, Wang Lifa keeps the teahouse __________ (run). 5. Qin Zhongyi dreams of __________ (build) a better nation by opening factories and banks. mirrors II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 well-known characters running building 26 Exercises 1. 老舍的话剧《茶馆》是现代中国戏剧史上的瑰宝。 Lao She’s play Teahouse is a ________ in the ________ of modern Chinese dramas. 2. 王利发与人相处融洽。 Wang Lifa ______ ______ well ______ people. 3. 秦仲义梦想通过开工厂和银行来建设一个更好的国家。 Qin Zhongyi _________ _______ building a better nation by _________ factories and banks. 4. 常四爷在别人有困难时经常帮忙。 Master Chang often ______ ______ when others are in trouble. 5. 这部剧在20世纪50年代问世。 The play ______ ______ in the 1950s. III. 完成译句 (每空一词)。 treasure history gets along with dreams of opening helps out came out 27 Summary We learn: key words and phrases about teahouse, such as regular, a regular visitor, owner, scene, all walks of life and so on. 2. to use proper reading strategies for getting the key information about Teahouse. We can: 1. understand the background and the main idea of Teahouse 2. realize the significance of the writer Lao she and his work Teahouse. 28 Homework 1. 基础层：抄写本课 7 个生词 + 3 个重点短语，每个单词造 1 个 简单句子。 2. 提高层：完成 A 层全部任务；用 5~8 句话介绍 Teahouse 的 故事梗概。 3. 拓展层：完成 B 层任务；小短文写作（60 词左右）： A cultural symbol of my hometown，介绍家乡代表文化事物。 29 Thank you! 30 2025 Blues 108410.93 $Activity to read the text and answer the questions about strategy use. Many cities have their own cultural symbols. IT could be a place, a person or a work of literature for beijing. The writer low shu and his play tea house show the amazing culture of this ancient city. The story takes place in one scene, the u. Tit house, from the late chin dynasty to the nineteen forties. The plan includes more than sixty interesting characters from all walks of life. Do them the readers get to see how modern chinese society changes. The most important character is one lif, a manager of the tea house. He gets along well with people and keeps the tea house running in the changing times. However, life turns too difficult and one chooses to end his life besides master john, a regular visitor, and tim Jones, landlord of the tea house, are also quite important in the story. mr. John is a month. He shows great care for others. He even helps out one lifted when he has to make a living by selling vegetables. As for change, joni, he dreams of building a Better nation by opening factories and banks. In the end, his dream fails. The play came out in the nineteen fifties, and IT is still popular both at home and abroad today. Tea house is not only one of those shows best works, but also a treasure in the history of modern chinese dramas.