1. Module 10 Lao She Teahouse Unit 2 It takes place in a teahouse.

2. Lead in Have you read the play Teahouse? What is the play about? When and where did it happen?

3. take place audience customer dynasty lose (lost, lost) 发生 n. 观众 n. 顾客 n. 王朝 v. 失去；失败 Presentation Words and expressions Presentation Words and expressions

4. master twentieth waiter folk acrobatics n. 大师 num. 第二十 n. 男服务员 adj. 民间的 n. 杂技表演

5. 1. Do you know about the play Teahouse? 2. Can you tell us about the story? 3. Do you know where the teahouse is now? 4. What other works of Lao She’s works do you know? Try to answer these questions.

6. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. A. The story of Teahouse B. Lao She Teahouse C. The play Teahouse D. Lao She 2 4 1 3 1

7. Listen to the text and choose the best answer for each sentence. 1. Lao She wrote Teahouse in ____. A. 1952 B. 1956 C. 1957 2. The story takes place in a ______ in old Beijing. A. house B. teahouse C. inn

8. 3. The story starts in 1898 during ______. A. the Qing Dynasty B. the Ming Dynasty C. the Tang Dynasty 4. Lao She was born in Beijing in _____. A. 1819 B. 1899 C. 1898 5. Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the _____ century. A. 20th B. 19th C. 18th

9. 1. It takes place in a teahouse. 它发生在茶馆里。 take place “ 发生 ” 指预先计划或预料中的事情。 happen 也有 “ 发生 ” 之意，但它强调偶然性。 Language Points

10. 2. Finally, it says goodbye to old Beijing and its people. 最后它向老北京及老北京人告别了。 1) it 指 “ 茶馆这部戏 ” ， its 是形容词性物主代词修饰 people 。 2) finally 强调活动的终结。在叙述事情发生的先后时， 通常用 first… ， then… ， finally… finally 的同义词组为 at last/ in the end 。

11. 3. Lao She Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world. 老舍茶馆热烈欢迎来自中国及世界各地朋友的光临。 give a wonderful welcome to… 意为 “ 热烈欢迎 ……” ，其中 welcome 是名词。

12. 4. In the end, the captain falls in love with Maria and marries her. 最后，上尉爱上了玛丽亚并娶了她。 1) fall in love with 爱上，喜欢 2) marry 用作及物动词时，意为 “ 嫁给 ” 、 “ 娶 ” 、 “ 和 …… 结 婚 ” ；用作不及物动词时，意为 “ 结婚 ” ，常用状语修饰。 He married last year. 他去年结婚了。

13. get married 结婚，表示动作 ; be married 结婚，表示状态，常用婚姻状况。 在表达 “ 与某人结婚时 ” 不可使用 marry with sb. ，而要用 marry sb. Bill married Mary in 1997. 比尔在 1997 年娶了玛丽。

14. Fill in the blanks. Teahouse is a famous play. It shows the _________ life in China between 1898 and 1945. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his _________. It asks us to see the teahouse __ the centre of the _____________. audience customers neigbourhood as The story _____ in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It ________ in 1916, and finally, it _______ the audience to the ___ __ the Anti-Japanese War in _____. After the war, Wang ____ the teahouse and he dies. starts continues brings end of 1945 loses

15. In Lao She Teahouse today, _______ bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing ______, ____ music, _________ or _____ shows, you can enjoy them in the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse ____ a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and _____ all over the world. waiters Opera folk acrobatics magic gives from

16. 1. part of a town where people live 2. to start doing something again after stopping 3. fighting between countries 4. to happen 5. a person buying things 6. people watching a play or film audience continue customer neighbourhood take place war 2 take place continue customer audience war neighbourhood Match the words and expressions with their meanings.

17. Read the passage again and complete the sentences. 1. The play shows ___________ life in China between 1898 and 1945. 2. It asks us ______ the teahouse as the centre of the neighbourhood. 3. It says _________ to old Beijing and its people. 4. Then Wang loses ____________. 5 Lao She learned _______ at the Teacher’s School in Beijing. 6 Lao She taught _______ to the English in London. the audience to see goodbye the teahouse to teach Chinese 3

18. Read the passage and find sentences to answer the questions. 1. What’s the name of it? 2. Where does it take place? 3. Who is in it? 4. What’s the story? 5. What is the best part? 6. What’s the writer’s opinion? 4

19. My favourite film is The Sound of Music. It takes place in Austria in 1938. It’s the story of Maria and the von Trapp family. Maria goes to look after the seven children. Their father, Captain von Trapp, tells Maria to make them study hard. However, she takes them out to play. In the end, the captain falls in love with Maria and marries her. Julie Andrews plays Maria. She’s very pretty and she sings beautifully. The best part of the film is the singing. It’s very beautiful and interesting.

20. 1. What’s the name of it? It’s… 2. Where does it take place? 3. Who is in it? 4. What’s the story? 5. What is the best part? 6. What’s the writer’s opinion? 5 Think about the last play or film you saw. Ask and answer these questions.

21. 一、选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空。 show tell sell continue take bring 1. Please don’t forget to ______ your notebook here. 2. I’m glad to _____ you around our school. 3. The shop _____ beautiful clothes. bring show sells Practice

22. 4. After a break they _________ their work. 5. Yesterday my mother _____ me to the zoo. 6. The Sound of Music _____ the story of Maria and the von Trapp family. continued took tells show tell sell continue take bring

23. 二、单项选择。 1. She ___ goodbye to her mother and left home. A. spoke B. said 2. I sat at the table and the waiter ___ a bowl of noodles to me. A. took B. brought

24. 3. Have you learned ___ ? A. to swim B. swim 4. We need ___ more exercise. A. taking B. to take 5. You are too fat! You should eat ___ food and take ___ exercise. A. less; more B. more; less

25. Homework Write a passage about the film or play you like.

26. Where there is no desire, there will be no industry. 哪里没有欲望，哪里就不会有勤奋。