Unit15Integrating skillsstage pantomimedrama( 戏剧 ,话剧 )(舞剧 )( 歌剧 ) opera茅威涛Shaoxing operaPeking operacostumesShakespeare About Shakespeare :莎士比亚 （ 1564 —— 1616 ） 16 世纪英国剧作家、诗人，是欧洲文艺复兴时期人文主义的集大成者。在中国最负盛名。他对十四行诗（ sonnets ）的造诣也很深。“To be or not to be, that is a question.”Macbeth HamletKing LearOthelloFour tragediesFour comediesAs you like itTwelfth NightThe Midsummer Night’s DreamThe Merchant of Venice中国的梁祝Fast reading with the questions:1.Which does Tim prefer, watching plays or playing computer games?2. What happens to the first girl on her way to see her grandmother?3. What happens to the second girl on her way to school?Integrating skillsitemsplaysTV showssimilaritisdifferences1. Both have audience.2. Both are centered on a certain topic.3. Both have characters playing different roles and tell stories.4. Both are based on faces or imagination.1.Audience and actor are in the same theatre.2.Plays sound more true to life.1.Audience can watch them at home.2.They can continue to show day after day.Computer games don’t really tell stories, but they do have a beginning, middle, and end to their action, like plays and TV shows. Life is like theatre, and theatre is like life. Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world is a stage.” If life is like theatre, then we are all actors on its stage. Some of us have big roles to play while others have small roles. But each role is important to the success of the play, just like in the real life. 1. that much: so much 2. act out 把…表演出来 ; 把…付诸行动 3. try doing sth 试验做某事 try to do sth 努力做某事 ; 尽力做某事 4. of one’s own 属于某人自己的 5. come up with 提出； 拿出； 上前来6. give it a tr...
