Lesson 2 Beijing Opera

ObjectivesThe students will be able to:

1. get the general idea and take notes.

2. Identify the key words or phrases to help answer the questions.

3. practise asking for,giving and refusing permission.

Let’s learn some new words according to the pictures

Something that covers one’s face

mask

Let’s get familiar with the masks.

窦尔敦

关公

曹操

张飞

The clothes worn in a play or film

costume

instrument

role

Sheng

京戏知识了解 京剧中的生行指男性角色，分为老生，小生和武生。

老生一般都以唱工为主，也有一种做工老生，专念白和表情见长。另外，有些唱做之外还注重兵器武打的老生， 叫文武老生。

小生指青年角色，又细分为巾生，穷生，官生。

武生指会武艺的人物，分为长靠和短打两种。武生还可分出武老 生，指年纪大的武生。武小生指年轻的武生。

Dan

旦指女性角色，按年龄分为老旦和小旦；按性格分青衣和花 旦；按武功可分为武旦和刀马旦。

老旦指一般老年妇女，唱与念 用真嗓，近似老生，动作比生角带有女性色彩。

花旦代表性格活 泼，天真和泼辣的青年女子，服装以袄裤为主，表演上着重京白 与各种动作。

武旦，顾名思义是指会武艺的女性角色。其表演动 作既要英勇善战，又要婀娜多姿。

京戏知识了解

Jing

净也叫花脸，因为脸上涂抹大量颜色，是性格与相貌有特点的男性角色。用宽音，鼻音和假音演唱，讲究胸腔和颅腔的共鸣，一般多念韵白。净的表演程式是最夸张的，尤其是脸面的化妆，涂上各种图案和花纹。 对于不同人物的脸有各种不同规定的图案。

京戏知识了解

Chouclown

“ 丑”指相貌丑陋的人物，一般在鼻子处沟画一块白，所以 叫“小花脸”。丑主要分为“武丑”，“文丑”和“一般丑”三 种。

武丑是会武艺的丑角，又叫“开口跳”，这是因为要擅长念白 和跳跃之故。

文丑是不会武艺的丑角，常常是滑稽可笑的人物。年老诙谐的人物为“老丑” 。“彩旦” 一般指年龄较轻的，扮相特别夸张的女性丑角。

京戏知识了解

something with special value

treasure

Beijing opera is a national treasure of China.

movements of one’s body in a skillful way.

acrobatics

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.

Use the words to complete the sentences :

treasure

costume

acrobatics

combine

mask

combine, treasure, mask, acrobatics, costume

Predict the answers to the following questions:

1. When did Beijing Opera start?

a) the late 18th century

b) the late 19th century

c) the late 20th century2. How many main roles are there in B

eijing Opera? A. 4 B.8 C. 12

3. What are the main instruments played in Beijing Opera?

a) violin b) jinghu c) drum

d) piano e) sanxian f) guitar

4.Match the main roles with their na

mes.

sheng male roles with brightly

painted face

dan female roles

jing clown roles

chou male roles

Listen to the tape carefully, and try to check the prediction.

1. When did Beijing Opera start?

a) the late 18th century

b) the late 19th century

c) the late 20th century2. How many main roles are there in B

eijing Opera? A. 4 B.8 C. 12

a) the late 18th century

3. What are the main instruments played in Beijing Opera?

a) violin b) jinghu c) drum

d) piano e) sanxian f) guitar

4.Match the main roles with their na

mes.

sheng male roles with brightly

painted face

dan female roles

jing clown roles

chou male roles

Listen to the first and second part of a TV programme, and answer the questions.

1. What skills do Beijing Opera actors need

to have ?2. Where was Beijing Opera performed at the

beginning ?

3.Why does it have very loud music and a sh

arp singing style ?

4. Why do performers wear brightly colored costumes?

Answer the questions1. What skills do Beijing Opera actors need to

have ? Acting, talking, singing, music dancing

and acrobatics.2. Where was Beijing Opera performed at the beginning ?

On open-air stages, in markets, streets,

teahouses or temple courtyards.

Because at the beginning, Beijing Opera

was performed mostly on open-air stages.

4. Why do performers wear brightly colored c

ostumes?

With bright color, their costumes are more impressive and the crowd can see them more clearly.

3.Why does it have very loud music and a sha

rp singing style ?

Listen to the last part of the programme and fill in the blanks:

The stage design of Beijing Opera is usually very _______.

When a lady is riding in a carriage, the performer actually walks _____________________.

Four generals and four soldiers represent _________________.

simple

with a flag on each side

an army of thousands

Listen again and look at the pictures and try to guess where the characters are. Match each statement with a picture.

They are in a city picture 1

She is in a carriage picture2

They are in their picture 3

new bedroom

She is on a horse picture 4

Symbols in Beijing Opera

Lesson 2 Beijing Opera the second period

Listen to two dialogues. What do the students Li Ming and Zhu Meiling get permission for ? What do they not get permission for?

Name permission no permission

Li Ming

Zhu Meiling

Go to Pufang’s birthday party

Go to the cinema

Hand in her project next week

Write up the project in Chinese

Listen again and complete the Function File with these words

Would, can’t , let, could, Ok , know, excuse me , must, everyone’s going, can(x2)

1 You (1)______ my classmate Yang Pufang.

well, Pufang’s going to have a birthday this Saturday afternoon. Is it (2)_______ if I go? The party ‘s a special occasion and(3)______________. Oh, all right…. I’ll (4)________ you go, but I need you to be back by 8 o’clock the latest.Thanks, Mum. And I was thinking…(5)_______ I go to the cimema with Pufang on Sunday?what about your grandpa and grandma? Who’s going to help me look after them if you go?Oh, Mum. Please let me go to the cinema.

know

OKeveryone’s going

let

can

You can go to Pufang ‘s birthday party but you(6) ________go to the cinema.

2.

(7)___________, Miss Wang?

(8)______it be all right if I handed in my project next week?

Ok, you (9)_______ give me your project first thing on Monday morning.

(10)_______ I write up the project in Chinese?

No, I’m afraid you can’t. You(11)_________ use English like all the other students.

can’t

Excuse me

Would

can

Could

must

Play the tape again and ask students what differences there are in the situations and the language.

The first is informal between a mother and son.

The second is formal between a teacher and student.

Asking for permission

1. Is it ok if I go ?

2. Can I go to the cinema with Pufang on Sunday?

1. Would it be all right if I handed in my projct next week?

2. Could I write up the project in Chinese?

informal

formal

Giving permission

1. Oh,all right… I’ll let you go.

2. You can go to Pufang’s birthday party.

1. You can give me your project first thing on Monday morning.

informal

informal

Refusing permission

1. But you can’t go to the cinema. This is my final word.

1. No, I’m afraid you can’t.

informal

formal

Speaking

Imagine you have to ask

for permission in the situations

below.Think of good reasons.And

use the language from the Function

File to make and act out your dialogues.