Pre-reading Have you ever been to the theatre? Do you know the following theatre?

The Sydney Opera House

The Paris Opera House

The Vienna Opera House

The Guangzhou Opera House

The 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 1Why is British theatre especially well known according to the article? 2What were traditional theatres in the UK like? 3What 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 Retell the passage with help of the words below in Shakespeare’s time be different to round stage roof actors male

Phrases 1. 1.be well known 2. 2.in Shakespeare’s time 3. 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. 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 1So if it rained, everyone would get very wet. 2If the audience liked the play, they threw money onto the stage. 3If they didn’t enjoy it. They threw smelly old vegetables.

1You __ 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 2If you __ your head, you __ a way. A. Will use, will find B. will use, find C. use, will find D. use, find D C

选择最佳答案填空。 ( )1. ____ he is very young, ____ he knows a lot. A. Although; butB. Though; so C. Although; / D. But; / ( )2. I wouldn't like to go, ____ he invited me. A. soB. andC. or D. though ( )3. ____ he was ill, ____ he went to his office. A. Though; yetB. 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

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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 time different to for example such as Exercise 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 instead of 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 with pull off at birth felt 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/ letwash