外研八上M5U2 It describes the changes课件

1. _a_)_T_h_e__s_to_r_y__o_f_T_e_a_h_o_u_s_e_ Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. lt describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.
Reading and vocabulary
1 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about Lao She.
1 What do you know about Lao She? 2 What are his most famous books and plays? 3 What’s special about Lao She’s Teahouse?
London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.
Why is it good? It shows the lives of common people in China.
6 Write sentences about Teahouse with the information in Activity 5. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.
2. ___c_)_L__a_o_S_h_e_________ Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924, Lao She left校ho长me and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in
over fifty years.
A. more than B. less than C. the same number
Read again and fill in the blanks. 1. When does the story take place (发生) ?
It takes place from the end of the __n_in_e_t_e_e_n_t_h_ century to the middle of the t_w__en__ti_e_th_ century.
a head teacher of a primary school 1913 went to a teacher’s school
1899 born in Beijing
4 Complete the passage with the words in the box.
century common if magic society writers
give (sb.) a … welcome 对(某人)表示……欢迎 e.g. 北京热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人们。
Beijing gives a warm welcome to people from all over the world.
Writing
5 Complete the table.
Teahouse
Your favourite play or film
Where does the story take place?
When does the story take place?
What is the story’s main idea?
Why is it good?
Where does the story take place? In Beijing.
Module 5 Lao She 源自eahouseUnit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
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Revision
What can you do in teahouse?
drink
listen
watch
Let’s learn something about Lao She and his Teahouse.
3 Complete the timeline with information about Lao She.
LAO SHE
1957 wrote Teahouse 1924 left home and went to England 1918 finished the teacher’s school and became
Read and choose.
1. Lao She wrote Teahouse in ______.
A. 1957
B. 1958
C. 1959
2. The play has ______ acts.
A. two
B. three
C. four
3. It describes the changes in Chinese society
century common if magic society writers
Lao She went to a teacher’s school in Beijing, taught in London and later returned to China. He is one of China’s greatest (4) _w_r_i_t_er_s__.
name 在这里是动词，表示“命名”。 name 还有“任命”的意思。 e.g.李丽被任命为我们学习小组的组长。
Lili was named as captain of our studying team.
2. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
Lao She’s play, Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa and the changes of the lives of (1) __c_o_m__m__o_n__ people in Chinese (2) _s_o_c_i_et_y__ in the first half of the twentieth (3) _c_e_n_t_u_r_y_.
3. __a_)_L_a_o__S_h_e_T__e_a_h_o_u_s_e_ At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5) __i_f _ you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6) __m_a_g_i_c_ shows.
Language points
1. … and was named “the People’s Artist”.
7 Write a passage about your favourite play or film. Use Activities 5 and 6 to help you.
The story of Teahouse takes place in Beijing.
Now join the sentences. Write a passage about Teahouse.
Possible answers The story starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later. The story tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years. It is a good play because it shows the lives of common people in China.
When does the story take place? It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later.
What is the story’s main idea? It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years.
2. Where does the story take place? It takes place at a _t_e_a_h_o_u_s_e_ in Beijing.
3. What’s the story’s main idea? It tells us the story of ___W__a_n_g_L__if_a___ and the _c_u_s_t_o_m_e_r_s_. It shows us the lives of _c_o_m__m__o_n_ people in China.
2 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a) Lao She Teahouse
1
b) The story of Teahouse
2
c) Lao She
3
Learning to learn
When you read a passage, remember to look at its title, the paragraph headings and the photos if there are any. They will help you understand the main ideas.
New words
act show common twentieth describe
n.（戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的）一幕 v. 展示；显示 n. 演出；表演 adj. 普通的；一般的 num. 第二十 v. 描写；描述
society college
novel name
if magic
n. 社会 n. 大学；学院 n.（长篇）小说 v. 给……取名；给……命名 conj. 如果；若 adj. 魔术的；戏法的