课程内容
《It describes the changes in Chinese society.》
Work in pairs.Ask and answer questions about Lao She.
1.What do you know about Lao She?
2.What are his most famous books and plays?
3.What's special about Lao She's Teahouse?
Lao She's Teahouse
What works of Lao She do you know?
Lao She
(1899-1966)
born in Beijing
go to a Teacher's School,learn to teach
1924-1929:teach Chinese to the English in London
write many plays in his life
his most famous work:Teahouse
one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century
What are the people in the pictures doing?
folk music
Listen and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a)Lao She Teahouse
b)The story of Teahouse
c)Lao She
1.b)The story of Teahouse
2.c)Lao She
3.a)Lao She Teahouse
Read and tell right(√)or wrong(×).
Lao She taught Chinese to the English students in London.×
Lao She wrote many plays. novels and short stories.×
You can enjoy tea,food,Beijing Opera,folk music,acrobatics and
magic shows in the teahouse.√
Read Passage 1 and answer the questions.
About the story of Teahouse:
1.When did Lao She write Teahouse?
He wrote Teahouse in 1957.
2.What is the story about?
It shows the lives of common people in China from
the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th
century.
3.Who is the important person in Teahouse?
Wang Lifa.
Read Passage 2 and answer the questions.
About Lao She:
1.Where was he born?
He was born in Beijing.
2.When was he born?
He was born in 1899.
3.What did he do from 1924 to 1929?
He taught Chinese at a college in London.
4.What was he named?
The People's Artist.
Read Passage 3 and answer the questions.
About Lao She Teahouse:
1.What do customers do in Lao She's Teahouse?
They can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing
food.
2.What can you enjoy at Lao She's Teahouse today?
Beijing Opera,traditional music,or magic shows.
Complete the timeline with information about Lao She.
1957 Wrote Teahouse
1924 left home and went to England
1918 finished school and became the head teacher of a
primary school
1913 Went to a teacher's school
1899 born in Beijing
4.Complete the passage with the words in the box.
country common if magic society writers
Lao She's play,Teahouse,has three acts.It describes the
life of Wang lifa and the changes to lives of common people
in Chinese society in the first half of the twentieth century.
Lao She went to a teacher's school in Beijing,taught in London
and later returned to China.He is one of China's greatest writers.
Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing if you like the Beijing
Opera,traditional music or magic shows.
Language points
1.describe
describe v.描写；描述；形容
The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.
警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。
Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.
语言难以描述那景色之美丽。
It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.
我的快乐难以用语言来形容。
describe sb.to sth.向......描述
Can you describe the thief to me?
你能向我描述那个盗贼的特征吗？
Could you describe the accident to us?
你能把出事的经过向我们叙述一下吗？
2....and was named“the People's Artist”.
be named被誉为，被命名为
The kid was named after his grandfather.
这孩子是以他祖父的名字命名的。
The strait was named after its discoverer.
这个海峡是以它的发现者命名的。
3.If you like the Beijing Opera,traditional music,or
magic shows,you can enjoy them at the teahouse.
注意里面的if从句：如果......
If you come here earlier,you can see the pop star.
如果你来早一点你就能看到歌星了。
4.Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from
all over the world.
give a warm/wonderful welcome to sb.=give sb a warm/wonderful
welcome 热情欢迎
give a cold welcome to sb.=give sb a cold welcome欢迎不热烈，比较
冷淡。
We gave the pop star a warm welcome yesterday.
昨天明星受到了我们的热情欢迎。
He didn't know why his fans give him a cold welcome.
他不知道他的粉丝为什么对他比较冷淡。
Complete the table.
| Teahouse | Your favourite play or film | |
| Where does the story take place? | In Beijing | |
| When does the story take place? | It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later. | |
| What is the story's main idea? | It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years. | |
| Why is it good? | It shows the lives of common people China. |
Write a passage about your favourite play or film.
My favourite film
My favourite film is Snow White.I like Snow White.
It is a story about“A beautiful princess and seven
dwarfs.”The princess is Snow White.She is the fairest
of all.So the queen doesn't like her.She wants to kill
her.But seven dwarfs and the prince save her.Seven dwarfs
are friendly.The prince is brave.At last,they live with
Snow White together.They are happy.What an interesting film!
I like it best.How about you?
How do describe a book/film/TV play?
When does it take place?
Where does it take place？
Who is in it?
What is the story about?
Who is the writer?
Why is it good?
| Name | Titanic |
| Characters | Jack and Rose |
| Time | 1912 |
| Place | On the ship |
| Story | Jack loves Rose and dies for her |
| Writer | James Cameron |
Hello,everyone!Come and watch a film.The name is Titanic.
It's a story of Jack and Rose.It took place on a ship in 1912.
In the story,Jack loves Rose and dies for her.The writer of the
film is James Cameron.It's really great!Don't miss it!
| Name | Harry Porter |
| Characters | Harry and His friends |
| Time | |
| Place | Hogwarts School |
| Story | Harry Porter and his friends fight with the bad people |
| Writer | J.K.Rowling |
| Name | Bao Lian Deng |
| Characters | Chen Xiang & Er langshen |
| Time | Long,long ago |
| Place | The Hua Moutain |
| Story | Chen Xiang saves his mom |
| Writer | Wang Dawei |
当堂达标检测：
一、根据句意及中文提示完成单词。
1.There are a lot of audiences(观众)in the cinema.
2.Lao She wrote many plays(戏剧)in his life.
3.People often drink tea in the teahouse(茶馆).
4.I boutght a new pen yesterday,but I lost(丢失)it this morning.
5.Waiters bring tea to the customers(顾客)in Lao She Teahouse.
二、单项选择
1.I will say__to my parents when I leave for school every day.
A.hello B.goodbye C.sorry
2.He asked me__to the zoo.
A.to go B.go C.going
3.She gave a dress__her daughter.
A.to B.of C.for
4.Lao She __in Beijing in 1899.
A.was born B.is born C.born
5.Great changes have__in my hometown.
A.happen B.happened C.taken place
Homework
Introduce your favourite film.
