英语Unit 4 Stage and screen课前预习ppt课件

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D yu knw these types f entertainment? What are these?
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What ther types f entertainment d yu knw?
D yu knw anything abut Chinese drama r Western drama?
Watch the vide and answer the questins.
What is mentined in the vide?
Peking Opera
Hw much d yu knw abut Peking Opera?
D yu knw Hamlet?
Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Prince Hamlet is called upn by the supernatural t take revenge upn his uncle, Claudius, wh has murdered his brther the king, wh seized the thrne and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mther.
“T be, r nt t be” is the pening phrase spken by Prince Hamlet in play Hamlet. “T be r nt t be” refers t the chice t be made between dying r cntinuing t live.
What happens when Hamlet meets Peking Opera?
What parts will change?
rchestracstumes and masksstage setperfrmers’ mvements
1I thught I knew a lt abut Hamlet. As a high schl student with English literature as ne f my main subjects, I have t! Shakespeare’s Hamlet is prbably the mst imprtant play by the mst imprtant writer in English. Almst everybdy knws “T be, r nt t be”, right? Having seen quite a few prductins f Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full f cnfidence—until the Peking Opera came t twn!
2Dating back t the 18th century, Peking Opera has ver tw hundred years f histry. Des this mean it’s easier than a Shakespeare play t understand? T find ut the answer, I just had t g and see The Revenge f Prince Zidan—the Peking Opera versin f Hamlet.
3Starting with an rchestra playing traditinal Chinese instruments, the pera brught a cmpletely new sund t my Western ears. At first, I thught what I heard was a vilin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with tw strings called jinghu. Then, seeing the main characters cme n stage, I was surprised! The cstumes and masks were amazing.
The perfrmers f curse sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated mvements and mime helped get the meanings acrss t the audience. The vices themselves sunded really unique—sme f the female vices were s high that I was sure they culd break glass!
perfrmance (n.)表演perfrm (v.)表演
sing-sang-sung
And the stage was really simple: a decrated whip represented a hrse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such techniques, the pera had transfrmed a small stage int the whle universe.
4Easily my favurite part f the shw was hw the characters mved n stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet d a backflip befre! That was simply incredible. It was s dazzling and energetic that I wasn’t sure if the characters were perfrmers r athletes! Everyne was clapping.
5Befre experiencing The Revenge f Prince Zidan, I wasn’t sure if I wuld enjy it. But, in fact, I was n the edge f my seat! Feeling the strng emtins f lve, anger, fear and grief in the perfrmance, I culd easily recgnise the theme f Hamlet. S, if yu want t see a shw that cmbines music, singing, drama, petry and cstume design with explsive effect, The Revenge f Prince Zidan ticks all the right bxes!
＝as a matter f fact
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
A. The writer experienced Peking Opera.
B. The writer was familiar with Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
C. The writer was attracted by Peking Opera.
D. The histry f Peking Opera.
E. The writer’s favrite part f the shw.
Divide the passage int 3 parts.
Part1Befre the perfrmance
Part2 During the perfrmance
Part3After the perfrmance
Befre the perfrmance - para______
_______________ curius
He thught he _______________________.He wndered if Peking Opera is easier than a Shakespeare play t understand.
full f cnfidence
knew a lt abut Hamlet
1.Why did he knw a lt abut Hamlet?2.Why did the authr g t see the Revenge f Prince f zidan?
Befre the perfrmance
______________________ by the mst imprtant writer;
had seen quite a few _____________ and ________the play many times.
prductins
main______________________
the mst imprtant play
During the perfrmance - para______
___________
1. ________________________ were amazing.2. The vices ______________________.3. The stage _________________.4. The mvements f the characters were _________________.
The cstumes and masks
sunded really unique
was really simple
simply incredible
After the perfrmance - para____
He felt __________________________________ __________________________________
the strng emtins f lve, anger, fear, and grief in the perfrmance.
What is the writing type f the article?
A. narratin(记叙文)B. expsitin(说明文) C. argumentatin(议论文)
Chse the authr's purpse in writing the passage.
A. T prve that Peking Opera is a better way t perfrm Hamlet.B. T infrm the readers hw t perfrm Hamlet thrugh Peking Opera.C. T share the unique experience f seeing a Peking Opera versin f Hamlet.D. T make a cmparisn between Eastern and Western cultures.
1. Where is the text prbably taken frm?A. a nvel B. an magazine C. an academic D. a travel brchure2. Which ne is NOT the reasn why the authr learnt a lt abut Hamlet?A. He was cnfident abut it.B. English literature is ne f his main subjects.C. Hamlet maybe is the mst imprtant play in English.D. He had seen many prductins f it.
3.Why did the authr g t see The Revenge f Prince Zidan? A. T cnfirm that Peking Opera is easier t understand.B. T make sure it has a lng histry.C. T enjy the Peking Opera versin f Hamlet.D. T find ut the differences between Hamlet and its Peking Opera versin.
4. What can we infer frm Paragraph 2?A. Peking Opera is easy t understand.B. Peking Opera end in the 18th centuryC. The authr was curius abut Peking Opera.D. Peking Opera nly has tw hundred years f histry.
5. What helped the audience better understand The Revenge f Prince Zidan?A. Music, masks and mvements.B. Music, mvements and mime.C. Music, cstumes and mime.D. Music, masks and cstumes.
6. What can we learn frm Paragraph 4?A. The characters f Peking Opera were athletes.B. Prince Hamlet did a backflip befre.C. The authr didn't like the play.D. The Revenge f Prince Zidan is a successful perfrmance.
7. What des "I was n the edge f my seat" mean in Para 5?A. He wanted t leave.B. He lved the perfrmance.C. He was sick f the perfrmance.D. He felt uncmfrtable.
Enjy The Revenge f Prince Zidan
Think & Share
Why d Chinese perfrmers try this kind f perfrmances?
Art has n brders (国界);
spread and develp traditinal Chinese culture;
build a bridge f cultural integratin in the wrld.
Hamelt is a classic English literature, it deserves t be appreciated;
ther examples f cultural integratin(文化融合)
What shuld we d t spread natinal treasure and pass it dwn t later generatin?
Regard English nt nly as a subject, but als a tl t spread Chinese culture;
Enrich ur knlwedge f Chinese culture;
Imprve urselves, wrk harder t build a prsperus and strng China!
Develp a strng sense f natinal pride and cultural cnfidence;