Unit5Lesson2BeijingOperaObjectives■Topractiseusinggeneralknowledgetothinkofpossibleanswersbeforelistening
■Topractisegettingthegeneralideawhenlisteningforthefirsttime
■Topractiseidentifyingkeywordstolistenfor
■Topractiseaskingfor,givingandrefusingpermission
ResourcesusedCassettePossibleproblems■StudentsmaybeunfamiliarwiththetopicBeijingOperaandmayfindithardtounderstandtheinterview
■SomestudentsmightfeellessconfidentintalkingaboutBeijingOperainEnglish
BackgroundBeijingoperaisconsideredasanationaltreasureinChina,andhasahistorydatingbackmorethan200years
Inthe55thyearofthereignofEmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty(1790),thefourbigHuibanoperaTroupesenteredthecapital
GraduallytheycombinedwiththeKunquOpera,YiyangOpera,HanjuOperaandLuantan,whichwerepartofBeijing’stheareticalcircleofthetime
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