actshowcommontwentiethdescriben. （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v. 描写；描述New wordssocietycollegenovelnameifmagicn. 社会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；戏法的外研 · 八年级上册Module 5 Lao She TeahouseUnit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.RevisionWhat can you do in teahouse?drinkdrinklistenlistenwatchwatchLet’s learn something about Lao She and his Teahouse.Reading and vocabularyWork in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about Lao She.11 What do you know about Lao She?2 What are his most famous books and plays?3 What’s special about Lao She’s Teahouse?Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.2a) Lao She Teahouseb) The story of Teahousec) Lao She 123 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.Learning to learnLearning to learn1. ______________________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. lt describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.a) The story of Teahouse2. ____________________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 inc) Lao She 校长London and returned to China five years later. He wr...
