U5RhythmLesson2BeijingOperaObjectives■Topractiseusinggeneralknowledgetothinkofpossibleanswersbeforelistening.■Topractisegettingthegeneralideawhenlisteningforthefirsttime.■Topractiseidentifyingkeywordstolistenfor.■Topractiseaskingfor,givingandrefusingpermission.ResourcesusedCassettePossibleproblems■StudentsmaybeunfamiliarwiththetopicBeijingOperaandmayfindithardtounderstandtheinterview.■SomestudentsmightfeellessconfidentintalkingaboutBeijingOperainEnglish.BackgroundBeijingoperaisconsideredasanationaltreasureinChina,andhasahistorydatingbackmorethan200years.Inthe55thyearofthereignofEmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty(1790),thefourbigHuibanoperaTroupesenteredthecapital.GraduallytheycombinedwiththeKunquOpera,YiyangOpera,HanjuOperaandLuantan,whichwerepartofBeijing’stheareticalcircleofthetime.Throughaperiodofmorethanhalfacenturythesevariouskindsofoperacombined,integratedandevolvedintothepresentBeijingopera.Today,BeijingOperaisthelargestandmostinfluentialkindofoperainChinaanditsrichnessofrepertoire,greatnumberofartists,avidaudiences,andprofoundinfluenceareincomparableinChina.Routesthroughthematerial■Ifyouareshortoftime,omitExercise9anddoExercise1and8briefly.■Ifyouhavetwolessons,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise4.LanguagePower:pages68?C69.Mini-Grammar:4.ListeningBeforeyoustartExercise1■Inpairs,studentslookatthephotographsandguessthepossibleanswerstothequestions,usingtheirbackgroundknowledge.用心爱心专心■Checktheanswerswiththeclass.■AskstudentsmoreaboutBeijingOpera:HowmanyBeijingOperasdoyouknow?WhatdoyouthinkofBeijingOpera?Canyounamesomefamousactorsandactresses?DoyouthinkpeopleenjoywatchingBeijingOpera?Whyorwhynot?...Answers1a2a3b4sheng―maleroles;dan―femaleroles;jing―maleroleswithbrightlypaintedfaces;chou―clownrolesExercise2■Inpairs,studentslookatthepicturescarefullyandmakeguesseswherethecharactersare.Remindstudentsthatthecostumestheywearandthestagedesignswillbeofgreathelp.■Studentsdothematchinginpairs.■Checktheanswersasaclass.AnswersPicture1She’sonahorse.Picture2TheyareintheirnewbedroomPicture3She’sinacarriage.Picture4Theyareinacity.Exercise3■Studentsstudythewordsandthedefinitionsinpairsandguessthepossibledefinitionforeachwordorphrase.■Checktheanswersasaclassandmakesurestudentsunderstandallthenewwords.Answersa)costumeb)combinec)treasured)acrobaticse)mask1treasure2costume3acrobatics4combine5maskListentolearnExercise4■ReadthroughtheStrategieswiththeclassandseeiftheyknowhowtouseanyoftheseStrategiesalready.■Inpairs,studentsreadthequestionsandtrytopredicttheanswersusingbackgroundknowledgeaboutBeijingOpera.■Studentsthenexchangeideastofindoutiftheyhavethesamepredictions.Iftheyhavemadedifferentpredictions,askstudentstojustifytheiropinions.■Studentslistentothecassetteandgetthegeneralidea.Playthecassettewithoutpausingthefirsttime.Andaskthemtomakenotesifpossible.■Whenreplayingthecassette,pauseitaftereachsectiontogivestudentstimetochecktheiranswers.用心爱心专心Possibleanswers1Acting,talking,singing,music,dancingandacrobatics.2Onopen-airstagesinmarkets,streets,teahousesoroutsidetemples.3Becauseatthebeginning,BeijingOperawasperformedmostlyonopen-airstages,themusichadtobeplayedloudlyandtheperformershadtosingwithsharpvoices.4Becausewithbrightcolor,theaudiencecanseetheactorsandactressesmoreclearly.TapescriptSection1Presenter:WelcometoWhat'sYourRhythm.Intoday'sprogramme,...
