• jj.swfLet’s enjoy a song about Beijing Opera DO YOU KNOW IT ? Peking opera of China is a national treasure witha history of 200 years. In the 55th year of theQing Dynasty(1790) ,the four big Huiban operaTroupes entered the capital and combined withKunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan in Beijing's thearetical circle of the time.Through a period of more than half a century ofcombination and integration of various kinds ofopera there evolved the present Peking opera,the biggest kind of opera in China. male roles with male roles with brightly painted brightly painted facefaceshengdanjingchoufemale rolesclown rolesmale rolesfour main roles in Beijing opera She is on a horseCan you guess where the characters are? They are in a city The main instrument played in Beijing Opera — Jinghu Mei Lanfang----awell –known Beijing Opera master something that covers one’s facemask the clothes worn in a play or filmcostume movements of one’s body in a skilful wayacrobatics something with special valuetreasure mix two or more thingscombine Use the words to complete the sentences.1. This golden ring is a real________.2. My mother sewed my_________ for the school play.3. I love watching __________ but it looks very difficult!4. The first step in making a cake is to ________ the milk and butter.5. The singer wore a ________ that was made of wood. treasurecostumeacrobaticscombinemask Do you still remember the Do you still remember the that we have learned before?that we have learned before?Listening Listening StrategiesStrategies ☻ ☻ Before listening, read the questions.Before listening, read the questions.☻☻ Use your general knowledge to think of possible answers.Use your general knowledge to think ...