Unit5Lesson2BeijingOperaTask1Assignment---InternetReading(课前完成)—Howwellyouuseinternettosearchinformation?BeijingoperaisconsideredasanationaltreasureinChina,anddatesbackto(goesbackto)longtimeago.Inthe55thyearofthereignofEmperor(皇帝)QianlongofQingDynasty(1790),thefourbigHuibanoperaTroupes(徽班)enteredthecapital.Gradually,throughaperiodofmorethanhalfacenturyofcombinationofvariouskindsofopera,therecameoutthepresentPekingOpera.Today,BeijingOperaisthelargestandmostinfluentialkindofoperainChinaanditsrichness,greatnumberofartists,avidaudience,andprofoundinfluenceareincomparableinChina.SinceMeiLanfang,thegrandmasterofPekingopera,visitedJapanin1919,Pekingoperahasbecomemoreandmorepopularwithpeopleallovertheworld,andithasmadeanexcellentcontributiontoculturalexchangebetweenChinaandtheWest.PekingOperahouseofBeijinghasbeeninvitedtoperforminU.S.A.,England,France,Germany,Italy(threetimes),Australia,Japan(fourtimes),Brazil,Turkey,Singapore,SouthkoreaandHongkong(fivetimes).TheperformanceshavemadeanoutstandingcontributiontoSino-foreignculturalexchangeandtothepromotionoffriendlyassociationofpeoplesintheworld,andwerehighlyappreciatedbyforeignaudiences.In1993PekingOperaHouseofBeijingasabigPekingoperatroupemadeaperformancevisittoTaiwan,pushingtheculturalexchangetoanewheight.Pekingoperaisacombinationofaction,singing,dialogueandmime,acrobaticfightinganddancingtorepresentastoryordifferentcharactersandtheirfeelingsofgladness,anger,sorrow,happiness,surprise,fearandsadness.InPekingoperatherearefourtypesofroles:sheng,dan,jing,andchou.Thecharactersmaybeloyalortreacherous,beautifulorugly,goodorbad,theirimagesbeingvividlymanifested.Pekingoperaismainlyengagedinfairytalesofprecedingdynasties,importanthistoricalevents,emperors,ministersandgenerals,geniusesandgreatbeauties,fromtheancienttimestoYao,Shun,Yu,theSpringandAutumnPeriod,theWarringStatesPeriodandthedynastiesofQin,Han,Sui,Tang,Song,Yuan,Ming,Qing.ThemelodyofPekingopera,withharmonious(和谐的)rhythmsisgracefulandpleasingtotheears.Themelodymaybeclassifiedinto(分类)twogroups:"Xipi"and"erhong".Thechiefmusicalinstrumentsisjinghu(atwo-stringedbowedinstrumentwithahighregister).ThecostumesinPekingoperaaregraceful,magnificent,elegantandbrilliant,mostofwhicharemadeinhandicraftembroidery(刺绣).Thetypesoffacialmake-upsinPekingoperaarerichandvarious,depictingdifferentcharactersandremarkableimages,thereforetheyarehighlyappreciated.Task2Completethefact-fileaccordingtotheinformationyouget.BeijingOperaFact-file用心爱心专心115号编辑mainrolesrolerolesSearchtheinternetandfindoutthehighlightinformationaboutBeijingOpera.Seewhatinformationinterestyoumost.BeijingOperaHistoryMainRoles主要的角色Master京剧大师&FamousartistsSkillsneedInstruments乐器Melody音律TypesofstoryFacial-make-ups脸谱CostumesPekingOperaHouseInfluenceathomeandabroad影响Lesson18BeijingOperaTypeofthisclass:LISTEN&SPEAKING听说课Objectives教学目标TopractiseusingInternettosearchinformationofBeijingOpera---BackgroundKnowledgeTopractiseusinglisteningstrategies.(getthegeneralidea---keywords)TopractisetalkingaboutBeijingOpera---NationalTreasureinEnglish.用心爱心专心115号编辑BeijingOperaOperaOOOperahistoryskillsneededcostumeinstrumentspaintedfaceDifficultpoints:教学难点StudentsmaybeunfamiliarwiththetopicBeijingOperaandfindithardtounderstandtheTVprogramme.Somestudentsmightfeellessconfidentintalkingabou...