Pre-readingHave you ever been to the Have you ever been to the

theatre?theatre?

Do you know the followingDo you know the following

theatre?theatre?

The Sydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House

The Paris Opera HouseThe Paris Opera House

The Vienna Opera HouseThe Vienna Opera House

The Guangzhou Opera HouseThe Guangzhou Opera House

The British Opera HouseThe British Opera House

William Shakespeare is a very famous

and great writer. He created 2 long

narrative poems, 154 sonnet and 37

plays which including 13 comedies,

10 tragedies, 10 historical plays and

4 romances. His name has been kno

wn to China for more than a hundred

years, and many of his plays have been

widely read among Chinese people.

We should remember him forever.

Do you know Shakespeare and his plays?

How many kinds of plays do you know?

《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（ Romeo and Juliet, 1595 ）《哈姆雷特》（ Hamlet, 1601 ） 《威尼斯商人》（ The Merchant of Venice, 1596 ）《亨利四世（上篇）》（ Henry IV, Part I, 1597 ）《第十二夜》（ Twelfth Night, 1600 ）《奥赛罗》（ Othello, 1604 ）《李尔王》（ King Lear, 1605 ）《麦克白》（ Macbeth, 1606 ）《冬天的故事》（ Winter’s Tale, 1610 ）《暴风雨》（ The Tempest, 1612 ）

Shakespeare

First reading Read the article and tell what’s the main idea of

each paragraph a. What does the theatre look

like now?

b. Why is British theatre well-known?

c. What is far more ancient theatre in China?

d. What is traditional theatres?

paragraph 2

paragraph 1

paragraph 4

paragraph 3

Second reading: answer the question

1 Why is British theatre especially well known

according to the article?

2 What were traditional theatres in the UK

like?

3 What would the audience do in

Shakespeare's time if they liked the play?

Because of Shakespeare and his plays.

Traditional theatres were round and had a stage in the middle.

They threw money onto the stage.

4. What kind of theatre was very popular in

the Tang Dynasty?

5. What does “break a leg” mean according

to the old British theatre tradition?

6. What do British people usually throw on to

the stage after a performance today?

Puppet.

Good luck.

Flowers

Find out the topic sentence

the 1st paragraph

Theatre performances were

very different to modern ones.

______ shows were a very popular kind of theatre during the Tang Dynasty. ________ is a world-famous example of traditional Chinese theatre.

the 3rd paragraph

Puppet

Beijng Opera

5.Where are plays and musicals performed in today’s world?

In hudge buildings .

the 4th paragraph

Third reading Read the article again and complete the table below

Traditional theatres in the UK

Modern theatres

1.They were round and had a

Stage in the _____. There was no _______ above.

4.They are ______ building

and have fantastic special_____.

2.All the actors were _______.

5.Actors have ______ costumes.

3.If it was a good play, the audience threw ________ onto the stage.

6.The audience throw _______ more usually than money, or_____.

Post-reading

throw….onto usual Chinese theatre widespread puppet musical opera

throw….onto usual Chinese theatre widespread puppet musical opera

Retell the passage with help of the words below

in Shakespeare’s time

be different to

roundstageroofactorsmale

Phrases

1.be well known

2.in Shakespeare’s time

3.be different to/from

众所周知的

在莎士比亚的时代

和…不一样

Phrases

4.far more ancient theatre traditions

5.a world-famous example

6.break a leg

7.world-famous

古老得多的戏剧传统

举世闻名的例子

祝你好运

举世闻名的

sentences: 1.Some countries have far more

ancient theatre traditions than Britain.

一些国家有比英国古老得多的戏剧传统。

sentences: 2.It is still common to throw

things onto the stage after a performance in a British theatre.

在英国，表演结束后向舞台扔东西仍然很普遍。

3. It is more usual for people to throw flowers instead of money or vegetables today.

人们不是扔钱或蔬菜而是扔鲜花变得更加普遍。

If 引导的条件状语从句1 So if it rained, everyone would

get very wet.

2 If the audience liked the play,

they threw money onto the

stage.

3 If they didn’t enjoy it. They threw

smelly old vegetables.

1 You __ the glass if you __ it.

A. breaks, don’t hold

B. will break, won’t hold

C. break, will hold

D. will break, don’t hold

2 If you __ your head, you __ a way.

A. Will use, will find B. will use, find

C. use, will find D. use, find

DD

C C

选择最佳答案填空。( )1. ____ he is very young, ____ he knows a lot.

A. Although; but B. Though; so

C. Although; / D. But; /

( )2. I wouldn't like to go, ____ he invited me.

A. so B. and C. or D. though

( )3. ____ he was ill, ____ he went to his office.

A. Though; yet B. Although; but

C. /; so D. Because; so

Although; /

though

Though; yet

( )4. He has many hobbies, ____ fishing,

collecting stamps and climbing.

A. such as B. for example

C. as D. such

( )5. A lot of cities in China have a long

history, ____, Guangzhou is more than 2,200

years old.

A. such as B. for example

C. as D. like

such as

for example

• 1. Disney c the character Mickey Mouse

• 2. In ancient times, all the athletes were

• m .

• 3. He works very s ___, and nobody knows why he does like this.

• 4. This movie is so interesting that it is

• soon w .

• 5. It is u for us to eat three times a day.

reatedreated

aleale

trangelytrangely

idespreadidespread

sualsual

Exercise for wordsExercise for words

• 1. 在莎士比亚时代，戏剧表演和现代大不相同。 _____________________, theatre performances

were very ________________ modern ones.

• 2. 他会打很多种球，比如说篮球。 He can play many kinds of balls,_________, he

can play basketball.

He can play many kinds of balls,

__________basketball.

In Shakespeare’s timeIn Shakespeare’s time

different todifferent to

for examplefor example

such as such as

Exercise for phrasesExercise for phrases

• 3.我的电脑和你的是不同的。 My computer yours.

• 4.他将代替我参加比赛。 He will take part in the competition

___________me.

5.在拥挤的都市里，骑自行车通常比坐汽车方便得多。

A bicycle is usually_____ _____ ________ than a car in a crowded city.

is different to is different to

instead of instead of

far more convenient far more convenient

6. 这婴儿生下来有七磅重。The baby weighed seven pounds ___ ____.

7. 帮他脱掉这双脏靴子 。 Help him to ____ ____ these dirty boots. 

8. 她十分同情这个没手的老人 .

She ____ ___ ___ the old man without hands.

9. 第一次见面， Tom 就爱上了 Kate.

Tom ___ __ ___ ___ Kate when they met

the first time.

fell in love withfell in love with

pull offpull off

at birthat birth

felt sorry forfelt sorry for

10. 他太小了以致于不能上学。 He is ___ young ___ he can’t go to school.

11. 他早起是为了赶上公共汽车。 He gets up early ___ ___he can catch the

bus.

12. 他花五年时间自学英语。 He ____ five years _______ English by

himself.

13. 妈妈让我在她回家前洗好衣服。 Mum __________ me ____ the clothes

before she came back home.

so that

so that

spent learning

made/ let wash