Pic.1
They are in the city.
Pic.2
She is in a carriage.
Pic.3
They are in their new bedroom.
Pic.4
She is on a horse.
Key words
treasure combine
mask costume acrobatics
2. My mother sewed my _c_o_st_u_m_e______ for the school play. 3.I love watching _a_c_ro_b_a_t_ic_s___ but it looks very difficult!
4.The first step in making a cake is to _c_o_m_b_i_n_e_the milk and butter.
5. The singer wore a __m__a_sk_____ that was made of wood.
Listening
Use the Strategies :Listen & answer the questions. 1. What skills do Beijing Opera actors need to
Four roles Acting,talking Late 18th century
history
main roles skills needed
Singing,dancing
Beijing Opera
acrobatics
costumes
singing styles
Bright colours
sharp
Peking Opera
• Peking opera , the best-known Chinese Opera, is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. It started in the 55th year of the Qing Dynasty(1790). It is a dramatic form that includes dance, theater, music, and skilled performance.
combine
mix two or more things
Use the words to complete the sentences :
combine, treasure, mask, acrobatics, costume
1. This golden ring is a real_t_r_ea_s_u_r_e____.
have? 2. Where was Beijing Opera performed at the
beginning? 3. Why does it have very loud music and a
piercing singing style? 4. Why do performers wear brightly coloured
you can’t. You must
do…
costumes?
The Keys
1. Acting, talking, singing, music, dancing and acrobatics.
2. On open-air stages in markets, streets, teahouses or outside temples.
3. Because they wanted to be heard by the crowd.
Li Ming
Zhu Meiling
to go to
to hand in
Pufang’s
Hale Waihona Puke her projectbirthday party next week
to go to the cinema
to write up the project in Chinese
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
• depend on vocal styles. Performers wear dramatic makeup or masks.
What role do they play in Beijing Opera?
sheng
male roles
dan
female roles
fojinugr main roles in Beijing opera
treasure
something with special value
mask
something that covers one’s face
acrobatics
movements of one’s body in a skilful way
costume
the clothes worn in a play or film
I need you to do/be… 2.You can do… but
3.Please let me do … you can’t do…..
4.Can I do/go ….?
3. Could I do …?
5.You can do … but 4. No, I’m afraid
you can’t do…
What does the stage look like in Beijing Opera?
Very simple. How so symbols play an important role in Beijing Opera? Because symbolism plays a very important role in Beijing Opera.
Listen to two dialogues. What do the students Li Ming and Zhu Meiling get permission for? What do they not get permission for?
permission
not permission
male roles with brightly painted face
chou
clown roles
The main instrument played in Beijing Opera — Jinghu
Symbols in Beijing Opera
Match the meanings with the pictures on P.24:
4. Because with bright color, their costumes are more impressed and the crowd can see them more clearly.
Read and listen to the last part of the programme. Then answer the questions.
would, can’t, let, could, OK, know, excuse me, must, everyone’s going, can
Informal
Formal
1.Is it Ok if I do...? 1. Would it be all
2.I’ll let you do…, but right if I did…?
Beijing Opera
What do you know about Beijing Opera?
Please work in pairs to do Ex.1
Beijing Opera performance at the closing ceremony of Athen 2004 Olympic Games