1、Learning Aims After class,you can:1.understand the main idea and the details of the passage;2.grasp the feature and the main aspects of Peking Opera;3.retell a part of the text in your own words according to the clues;4.share your opinions about how to value and spread our national treasure-Peking O
2、pera.When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERATony-an English boy Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.A.To prove that Peking Opera is a better way to perform Hamlet.B.To inform the readers how to perform Hamlet through Peking Opera.C.To share the unique experience of seeing a Peking Opera version
3、 of Hamlet.D.To make a comparison between Eastern and Western cultures.Easily my favorite 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 wasnt sure if the characters were pe
4、rformers or athletes!Everyone was clapping.The most impressive aspect of the performance.Description:Feelings:simply incredible,dazzling,energetic I wondered if.description effect of the performance feelings instruments costumes and masks singing and voices the stage setwith two strings called jingh
5、u brought a completely.at first,but lateramazingreally unqique,so high I was sure that.simplea decorated whip.;a screen with.transformed.into.What other aspects of the performance are mentioned?Whats the effect of such stage set,costumes and masks?What helped the audience understand the meanings?The
6、 performers of course sang in Chinese,but the music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.What Im trying to get across to you is that there simply is no money for the project.Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments,the opera brought
7、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 stage,I was surprised.The costumes and masks were amazing.The performers of course sang in Chines
8、e,but the music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.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 wi
9、th Chinese characters,a study.Using such techniques,the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.This part is written in order of _.time Starting with an orchestra At first,.,but later.Then,sang,get across,voices.And the stage.Easily my favoritepart.Retell the whole process of wat
10、ching the show.However,what was the authors expectation of the performance before seeing it?I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet.I was full of confidence.Reason 1:Reason 2:Reason 3:English literature is one of my main subjects in high school.Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most impo
11、rtant writer in English.I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times before the Peking Opera came to town.A Brief Introduction to Hamlet The Tragedy of Hamlet is written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602.Set in Denmark,the play depicts Prince Hamlet a
12、nd his revenge against his uncle,Claudius,who has murdered Hamlets father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlets mother.To be,or not to be,that is the question.生存还是毁灭，这是一个值得考虑的问题。Although the performers sang in Chinese,I felt the strong emotions of _ _ _ _in the performance and I could easil
13、y _ the theme of Hamlet.If you want to see a performance combing _ _ _ _ _with _,I recommend The Revenge of Prince Zidan to you,which _.love,anger,fear and grief recognisemusic,singing,drama,poetry and costume design explosive effectticks all the right boxes What was the authors general comment of t
14、he peformance?The Revenge of Princess Zidan Before the performance During the performanceAfter the performance Feelings Reasons 1._ curiousHe thought 2_.He wondered if Peking Opera is easier than a Shakespeare play to understand.3._ 4._were amazing.The voices 5 _.The stage 6_.The movements of the ch
15、aracters were 7_.impressed He felt 8_.confident he knew a lot about Hamlet surprisedThe costumes and maskssounded really uniquewas really simplesimply incrediblethe strong emotions of love,anger,fear and grief in the performance Orchestra 管弦乐队costumes and masks performers movementsvoices of characte
16、rs the stage set the English Opera Peking Opera violin,flute,cello,harp.jinghu,erhu,yueqincommon,normal elegant,graceful and brilliant in color and designordinary movements,dance or ballet 芭蕾 dance movements;special acrobatics movements,mimenormal,high or lowunique,high,lowrealistic,luxurious and co
17、mplex simple,symbolic,a whip,a screen.the English Opera VS Peking Opera Discussion 1.Why could Peking Opera bring the author a new view?2.Why do Chinese performers try the kind of performances,like the Peking Opera version of Hamlet?3.What should we do to spread the national treasure of China-Peking Opera and pass it down to later generations?Write a brief summary of the text within 60 words.
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