八上M5Unit2.ppt

act show common twentieth describe society n. (戏剧、歌剧或芭蕾舞的)一幕 v. 展示；显示 n. 演出；表演 adj. 普通的；一般的 num. 第二十 v. 描写；描述 n. 社会 head teacher college novel name if magic 校长 n. 大学；学院 n. (长篇)小说 v. 给......取名；给......命名 conj. 如果；若 adj. 魔术的；戏法的 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. a) Lao She Teahouse b) The story of Teahouse c) Lao She 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ b c a Complete the timeline with information about Lao She. 1957 ______________________________ 1924 ______________________________ 1918 ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 1913 ______________________________ 1899 born in Beijing wrote Teahouse left home and went to England finished the teacher’s school and became a head teacher of a primary school went to a teacher’s school Lao She 1．Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in　China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years. Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “ the People’s Artist”. Lao　She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century. ３．At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse