高一英语必修第二册Unit4StageandscreenUnderstandingideas课件

Unit 4 Stage and screen Starting out 新标准《英语》高中必修第二册 U n i t Activity 1 ballet concert Sichuan opera Spring Festival Gala drama cross talk Unit 4 Stage and screen Understanding ideas 新标准《英语》高中必修第二册 Activity 1 Look at the pictures of two perfomances and talk about their differences and similarities. Consider the following: • orchestra • costumes and masks • stage set • performers’ movements Activity 2 Read the passage and find out what aspects of Peking Opera most impressed the author. How the characters noved on e stage nost impressed the author. Activity 3 Read the passage and choose the author's purpose in writing it. 1. To prove that Peking Opera is a better way to perform Hamlet. 2. To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera. 3. To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version of Hamlet. 4. To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures. Activity 4 Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage. 1. full of confidence 2. he knew a lot about Hamlet 3. surprised 4. The costumes and masks 5. sounded (really) unique 6. was (really) simple 7. (simply) incredible 8. the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance Think & Share 1. Why does the author say “The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes”? 2. How could you help a friend from overseas understand Peking Opera? When HAMLETmeets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects, I have to! Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows "To be, or not to be", right? Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town! 我本以为自己对于《哈姆雷特》了解得相当多。作为高中生，英 国文学是我的一门主课，《哈姆雷特》是我必学的内容!莎士比亚 的《哈姆雷特》应该是最重要的英语作家创作的最重要的戏剧了。 几乎人人都知道“生存，还是毁灭”，对吗?我看过好几部《哈 姆雷特》的影视作品，这部戏剧我也读过很多遍了，因此(对于了 解《哈姆雷特》这方面)我信心满满一-直到城里来了京剧表演! Dating back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has ower two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's asier than a Shakespeare play to understand? To find out the answer, I just had to go and sce The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. 京剧的起源可追溯到18世纪，距今已有两百多 年历史。这是否意味着京剧比莎士比亚的戏剧 更好懂呢?为了找到答案，我必须去看看《王 子复仇记》--京剧版的《哈姆雷特》。 Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. Then, seeing the main characters come on stags, I was surprised! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience. 戏一开场，是乐队弹奏中国传统乐器，我这个西方人的耳朵 听到了一种全新的声音。起初，我以为我听到的是小提琴的 声音，不过后来我才了解到那是一种有两根弦的乐器,叫作京 胡。然后，看到主要人物登场时，我感到十分惊奇!那些戏服 和脸谱都令人惊艳。当然，演员们的唱词是中文的，但观众 可以借助伴奏、夸张的动作和形体模仿来理解表演内容。 The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. 那些唱腔听起来非常独特一一有的女声音调之高，我觉 得都能震碎玻璃了!舞台的布置非常简单:有装饰的马鞭 就代表马，写有汉字的屏风就代表书房。通过这些方法， 京剧将小小的舞台变成了浩瀚的宇宙。 Fasily my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was simply incredible. It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes! Everyone was dapping. 毫无疑问，演出中我最喜欢的部分是人物在舞台.上的 动作。我可从没见过哈姆雷特王子表演后空翻!这可真 是不可思议!那眼花缭乱的动作充满力量，我都不知道 扮演这些人物的到底是演员还是运动员!大家都使劲儿 鼓掌。 Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes! 在亲身体验《王子复仇记》之前，我不知道自己会不会喜 欢(京剧)。可实际上，我看得超级投入!通过从表.演中感受 到的爱、怒、惧、哀等强烈情感，我很容易就能看出(戏中 体现的)《哈姆雷特》的主题。所以，如果你想要看一场融 合了音乐、演唱、戏剧、诗歌以及惊艳服饰的表演， 《王 子复仇记》再合适不过了!