By Xiaoqi Huang from Guoguang Middle School

Lesson Two

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 opera Troupes entered the capital and combined withKunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan in Beijing's theatrical 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.

DO YOU KNOW IT ？

Mei Lanfang----awell –known Beijing Opera master

Questions:

What have you seen and heard?

What does one Beijing Opera performance need?

Ⅰ. Lead-in: Enjoy Bao Wang Bie Ji by Li Yugang

The main instrument played in Beijing Opera — Jinghu

male roles with male roles with brightly painted brightly painted faceface

sheng

dan

jing

chou

female roles

clown roles

male roles

four main roles in Beijing opera

something that covers one’s face

mask

the clothes worn in a play or film

costume

movements of one’s body in a skilful way

acrobatics

something with special value

treasure

mix two or more things

combine

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.

treasure

costume

acrobatics

combinemask

Do you still remember the Do you still remember the

that we have learned before?that we have learned before?Listening Listening

StrategiesStrategies

Ⅱ. Discovery Listening

☻ Before listening, read the questions.

☻ Use your general knowledge to think of possible answers.

☻ Listen and identify key words to help you answer the questions.

☻ The first time you listen, try to get the general ides and take notes.

☻ The second time you listen, listen carefully and try to note down the answers.

1.Listen to the TV programme for the first time

What are the three questions?

Q1. What is Beijing Opera and when did it start?

Q2. could you tell us something about the style of the music and singing in Beijing Opera?

Q3. Why are the costumes in Beijing Opera are often very bright?

Pair Work

2.Take notes while listening to the TV Programme for the second and third time.

3. To make up the listening material according to the notes.

Self-appraise:

Which part have you done well in and in which part will you need to practise more ?

Assignment:

●Hand in what you have written in this lesson.

1.To practise listening to the TV programme after class.

2. Exercise 5, 1 and 2 on Page 69.

3. To predict the rest of Lesson 2

THANK YOU

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