Lesson 2 Beijing Opera
Mar 26, 2015
Lesson 2
Beijing Opera
Peking opera , the best-known
Chinese Opera, was developed
during the Qing dynasty (164
4-1911) . It is a dramatic form
that includes dance, theater,
music, and
Peking Opera
skilled performance. Character
types
depend on vocal styles.
Performers wear dramatic
makeup or masks.
Who is she?
Mei Lanfang
What role do they play
in Beijing Opera?
Sheng
Chou
mask
What do you know about Beijing
Opera? Work in pairs and choose
the right answers.
1. When did Beijing Opera start?
a) the late 18th century
b) the late 19th century
c) the late 20th century
a) the late 18th century
2. How many main roles are there
in Beijing Opera?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12
3. What are eh main instruments
played in Beijing Opera?
a) violin b) jinghu c) drum
d) piano e) sanxian f) guitar
a) 4
b) jinghu
4. Match the main roles with their na
mes.
sheng male roles with brightly
painted face
dan female roles
jing clown roles
chou male roles
Beijing Opera
history
Late 18th century
main roles
Four roles
skills needed
Singing,dancing
acrobatics
Acting,talking
costumes
Bright colours sharp
singing styles
Late 18th century Four roles Acting,talking
Bright colours
singing styles
Match the meanings with the pictures
on P24:
Pic.1 They are in the city.
Pic.2 She is in a carriage.
Pic.3 They are in their new
bedroom.
Pic.4 She is on a horse.
Symbols in Beijing Opera
Match the following words with their
meanings. Then use the words
complete the sentences below.
combine, treasure, mask,
acrobatics, costume
a) the clothes worn in a play or
film
b) mix two or more things
c) something with special
value
d) movements of one’s body in a
skilful way
e) something that covers one’s face
costume
acrobatics
mask
treasure
combine
1.This golden ring is a real
________.
2.My mother sewed my _______ for
the school play.
3.I love watching __________ but it
looks very difficult!
treasure
acrobatics
costume
4. The first step in making a cake
is to _______ the milk and
butter.
5. The singer wore a _______ that
was made of wood.
combine
mask
Listen to the first and second part
of a TV programme. Use the Strat
egies to answer the questions.
1. What skills do Beijing Opera
actors need to have ?
Acting, talking, singing,
music dancing and
acrobatics.
On open-air stages, in markets,
streets, teahouses or temple
courtyards.
2. Where was Beijing Opera
performed at the beginning ?
3.Why does it have very loud music
and a piercing singing style ?
Because at the beginning, Beijing
Opera was performed mostly on
open-air stages.
4. Why do performers wear
brightly coloured costumes?
With bright colour, their costumes are more impressive and the crowd can see them more clearly.
Read and listen to the last part of
the programme. Then answer the
questions.
Read and listen to the last part of
the programme. Then answer the
questions.
1. What does the stage look like
in Beijing Opera?
Very simple.
Because symbolism plays a very
important role in Beijing Opera.
2. How do symbols play an
important role in Beijing Opera?
holding a tassel
walking with a
flag on each side
four generals
and four soldiers
an army of
thousands
riding a
horse
riding in a
carriage
Various body movements can represent
actions.
Listen to two dialogues. What do the
students Li Ming and Zhu Meiling g
et permission for? What do they not
get permission for?
Li Ming –permission to go to Puf
ang’s birthday party/ not permiss
ion to go to the cinema.
Zhu Meiling –permission to hand in
her project next week /not permissi
on to write up the project in Chines
e.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
would, can’t, let, could, OK, know, excuse me, must, everyone’s going, can
You (1)______ my classmate Yang
Pufang.
Well, Pufang’s going to have a birt
hday party this Saturday afternoon.
Is it(2) _____ if I go? The party’s a
special occasion and (3)__________.
know
OK
everyone’s
Informal
Oh, all right…I’ll (4) ____ you go,
but I need you to be back by 8 o’cl
ock the latest. Thanks, Mum. And
I was thinking…(5)_____I go to the
cinema with Pufang on Sunday?
let
can
What about your grandpa and grandm
a? Who ‘s going to help me look after t
hem if you go ?
Oh, Mum. Please let me go to the cine
ma.
You can go to Pufang’s birthday Party
but you (6)____ go to the cinema.can’t
(7) __________, Miss Wang?(8)
_______it be all right if I handed in
my project next week?
OK, you (9) _____give me your
project first thing on Monday
morning.
Would
can
Excuse me
Formal
(10) ______I write up the project in
Chinese? No, I’m afraid you can’t .
You (11) ______use English like all
the other students.
must
Could