1、2021 Unit 4. Stage and Screen Drama Broadway(drama) The theater district located on or near this street, especially as the center of the professional or commercial theater in the U.S. A street in New York City, famous for its theaters, restaurants, and bright lights. Chinese Crosstalk Show Concert H
2、ollywood/Bollywood(movie) The theater district located on or near this street, especially as thcenter of the professional or commercial theater in the U.S. A street in New York City, famous for its theaters, restaurants, and bright lights. Variety show A show made up of a series of short unrelated p
3、erformances. China saw a problem and then they fixed it. When the COVID-19 hit Wuhan, the city built a quarantine center with 4,000 rooms in ten days. And they barely have used it because they quickly arrested the spread of this disease. While we were stuck at home, searching for toilet paper in bla
4、ck market. We are not losing to China. We lost. Talk show When Hamlet Meets Peking Opera Activity 3.Read the passage and choose the authors 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.
5、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 ma
6、sks 5. sounded (really) unique 6. was (really) simple 7. (simply) incredible 8. the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA I thought I 1._(know) a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects,
7、I have to! Shakespeares Hamlet is 2._(probable) 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 3._(product) of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of 4._(confident) - until the Peking Opera came
8、to town! 5._(date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has ower two hundred years of history. Does this mean its 6._(easy) than a Shakespeare play to understand? To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet. 7._(start) with an o
9、rchestra 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, 8._ later I learnt that it was 9._ instrument with two strings 10._(call) jinghu. Then, 11._(see) the main characters come on stags, I was sur
10、prised! The costumes and masks were 12._(amaze). The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings 13._ to the audience. The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices were so high 14._ I was sure they could break
11、 glass! And the stage was really simple: a decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. 15._(use) such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe. 16._(easy) my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I
12、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 performers or athletes! Everyone was 17._(clap). Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasnt sure 18._ I would enjoy it. But, in fact,
13、 I was on the edge of my seat! 19._(feel) 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 20._(tick) all the right boxes!
