《Lesson 2 Beijing Opera》优质课教案下载

《Lesson 2 Beijing Opera》优质课教案下载

Resources used

the Media Cassette

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Possible problems

1.Students may be unfamiliar with the topic Beijing Opera and may find it hard to understand the interview.

2.Some students might feel less confident in talking about Beijing Opera in English.

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Background

Beijing opera is considered as a national treasure in China, and has a history dating back more than 200 years. In the 55th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1790), the four big Huiban opera Troupes entered the capital. Gradually they combined with the Kunqu Opera, Yiyang Opera, Hanju Opera and Luantan, which were part of Beijing’s thearetical circle of the time. Through a period of more than half a century these various kinds of opera combined, integrated and evolved into the present Beijing opera. Today, Beijing Opera is the largest and most influential kind of opera in China and its richness of repertoire, great number of artists, avid audiences, and profound influence are incomparable in China.

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Listening

Before you start

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Warm-up questions

1. How much do you know about Beijing Opera?

2. How many roles are there in Beijing Opera?

3. What musical instruments are used in Beijing Opera?

4. Can you name some famous actors or actresses?

Lead in

1. By looking at pictures, students get to know four main roles of Beijing Opera?

Students get familiar with related vocabulary like mask, costume,combine,treasure and acrobatics, which will be of help in listening.

Listen to learn

Read through the Strategies with the class and see if they know how to use any of these Strategies already.

2.In pairs, students read the questions in Ex.4 and try to predict the answers using background knowledge about Beijing Opera.

3.Students then exchange ideas to find out if they have the same predictions. If they have made different predictions, ask students to justify their opinions.