1、新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修高中选择性必修第四册第四册Developing ideasDeveloping ideasActivity Activity 1 1 1.1.Read the introduction to The Blue Bird and answer the questions:1)Do you know the symbolic meaning of the Blue Bird in Chinese and Western cultures?Share your understanding of the meaning with the class.2)Where d
2、o you think the children find the Blue Bird？The Blue Bird is 1908 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Materlinck(1862-1949)，winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.Materlinck wrote many plays,but The Blue Bird was the most popular and has been widely translated and adapted all over the world.
3、Performed n 1921 in Sharghai by Chinese students.it was the first foreign play staged in Cina.The Blue Bird tell the tale of brother and sister,Tyltyl and Myltyl as they are sent by a fairy to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness.The childrens adventure takes them through many magical places before
4、 they at last find the Blue Bird in a most unexpected place.蓝鸟是比利时剧作家莫瑞斯马特林克(1862-1949)1908年创作的戏剧，他于1911年获得诺贝尔文学奖。Materlinck写了很多剧本，但蓝鸟是最受欢迎的，而且一直都是在世界各地被广泛翻译和改编。1921年由中国学生在夏海演出。这是第一部在中国上演的外国戏剧。蓝鸟讲述了一对兄妹Tyltyl和Myltyl被仙女派去寻找幸福的蓝鸟的故事。孩子们的冒险经历了许多神奇的地方，最后他们在一个最意想不到的地方找到了蓝鸟。I.Read the passage carefully an
5、d choose the best answer1.What does“The Happinesses”refer to in Act IV?A.A group of people named“The Happiness”.B.The things which can bring people happiness.C.The people who are living with Tyltyl and Mytyl.D.Fictitious characters in the novel.Activity Activity 2 2 2.Why is Tytyt reluctant to give
6、the Blue Bird to cure his neighbours illness?A.Because the Blue Bird cant cure the girl of her illnes.B.Because Tyltyl is unwilling to help others.C.Because he found the Blue Bird after a lot of hard work and he cherished it very much.D.Because his neighbours illness can t be cured.3.What does the a
7、uthor want to express by making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play?A.Encouraging people to search for happiness.B.Expressing his love for the bird.C.Expressing his sympathy for the bird.D.Showing kindness.Activity 3 Activity 3 Complete the notes with information from the play.ACT SCENE Ch
8、aractersCharactersSettingSettingPlotPlotThe children come to the Palace of Happiness and are welcomed by a troop of Happiness Tyltyl,(Mytyl,)a troop of Happinesses,the(chief)HappinessTyltyl and Mytyl have been searching for the Blue Bird in the Land of Memory,the Palace of Night and the Forest.Now t
9、hey have arrived at the Palace of Happiness.A troop of Happinesses rush into the hall and speak to them.The children come to the palace of Happiness and are welcomed by a troop of Happinesses.The children do not recognise them,but the Happinesses tell them that they are the only things the children
10、know and they are all around them.Tyltyl wonders whether there are happinesses in his home,and at this,all the Happinesses burst out laughing.The Chief of the Happinesses tell him that his home is filled with Happinesses.The Chief introduces himself to Tyltyl as the Happiness of Being Well,and then
11、introduces him to the other Happinesses:of Pure Air,of Loving Ones Parents,of the Blue Sky and of the Forest.Tyltyl just wants to ask the Happinesses one thing:the whereabouts of theBlue Bird.Activity 3 Activity 3 Complete the notes with information from the play.ACT SCENE ACT SCENE CharactersCharac
12、tersSettingSettingPlotPlotThe children return home without finding the Blue Bird Tyltyl,(Mytyl,)Mummy Tyl,the neighbour Berlingot,the little girlUnable to find the Blue Bird anywhere,the children return home.While they are trying to tell their parents about their adventures,their neighbour comes in.
13、She is asking for Tyltyls bird for her sick little girl.(The neighbour Berlingot,a little woman leaning on a stick,enters Tyltyls home.)Berlingot is telling Mummy Tyltyl that Tyltyls bird is the one thing that will cure her sick daughter.Tyltyl then sees that his bird is blue much bluer than when he
14、 left on his adventures.Tyltyl gives his bird to his neighbours daughter.The little girl is delighted,but as Tyltyl goes to take the bird to show the little girl how to feed it,the bird flies away.The little girl lets out a cry of despair.Tyltyl comforts her and turns to the audience.He asks the peo
15、ple in the audience to return the Blue Bird if they see him,for the bird is needed for their future happiness.Learning to learnThe Blue Bird is a typical full-length play,which means it has several acts and each act is composed of several scenes.The whole play depicts actions that take place over a
16、long period of time.Various characters appear in different acts and scenes,and the settings and costumes change accordingly.The running time of a full-length play can last for several hours,even days.Think&Share1.Why cannot Tyltyl recognise any of the Happi-nesses?2.Are there any Happiness in your h
17、ome?What are they?Where else can you find them?3.What does the author want to express by making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play?4.What different life lessons can you learn from the two reading passages in this unit?1 Because he doesnt realise the fact that the Happinesses are all aroun
18、d him in his home.3 By making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play,the author wants to express a simple truth that happiness,just like the Blue Bird,might disappear if we dont cherish it.Activity 4Activity 4Read the summary of The Blue Bird and answer the questions.1 Which paragraph introdu
19、ces the main characters,setting and start of the play?The first paragraph.2 What is the climax of the play?The plays climax of the play happens when Tyltyl discovers the Blue Bird has been there right in his home all the time.What is the theme of the play?The theme of the play is that happiness is n
20、ot found in material objects,but in simple things,such as family life,and acts of friendship and kindness Learning to learnWhen writing a summary of a long story,your purpose is to convey the basic ideas of the original:what is it about and what does the author want to communicate?First,identify the
21、 title and author of the piece.Then use your own words to describe relevant details that lead to the climax of the story.State the central idea of the story but dont give your own opinion of it.A good summary needs to be concise,precise and to the point.新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修高中选择性必修第四册第四册Developing ideas
22、Developing ideas The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maerdinck(1862-1949).winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 191 1.Maeterlinck wrote many plays,but The Blue Bird was the most popular and has been widely translated and adapted all over the world.Performed in 1921 in Sha
23、nghai by Chinese students,it was the first foreign play staged in China.The Blue Bird tells the tale of brother and sister,Tyltyl and Mytyl,as they are sent by a fairy to seardh for the Blue Bird of Happiness.The childrens adventure takes them through many magical places before they at last find the
24、 Blue Bird in a most unexpected place.蓝鸟是比利时剧作家莫里斯马尔丁克(1862-1949)于1908年创作的一部戏剧。191年诺贝尔文学奖得主。梅特林克写了很多剧本，但青鸟是最受欢迎的，在世界各地被广泛翻译和改编。1921年由中国学生在上海演出，是中国第一部外国戏剧。蓝鸟讲述了一对兄妹的故事，他们是狄迪尔和梅迪尔，因为他们被一个仙女派去寻找幸福的蓝鸟。孩子们的冒险经历了许多神奇的地方，最后他们在一个最意想不到的地方找到了蓝鸟。ACT IVTyltyl and Mytyl have been searching for the Blue Bird in t
25、he Land of Memory,the Palace of Night and the Forest.Now,they have arrived at the Palace of Happiness.第四幕狄蒂尔和梅蒂尔一直在寻找青鸟，他们一行已经踏过了记忆之土、夜宫和森林，现在抵达了幸福之园。SCENE I.-The Palace of Happiness.(A troop of HAPPINESSES rush into the ball,singing,There they are!They see us!They dance merrily around the CHILDREN,
26、then the one ubo appears to be the chief goes up to TYLTYL with band outstretched.)第二场幸福之园(一群幸福跑进大厅，唱者:他们来了!他们看见我们了!”并围着孩子们攻快地跳起舞来。而后，一 个头领模样的人走向狄蒂尔，对他伸出了手。)THE HAPPINESS How do you do,Tyltyl?TYLTYL Who are you?THE HAPPINESS Dont you recognise me?TYLTYL (a lttle embarassed)Why,no.I dont remember see
27、ing any of you.幸福:你好，狄蒂尔!狄蒂尔:你是.幸福:你认不出我了吗?狄蒂尔:(有点楹尬)哎呀，是认不出.可我不记得见过你们中的任何一位啊。(AlI the other HAPPINESSES burst out laugbing.)Why,we are the only things you do know!We are always around you!We eat,drink,wake up,breathe and live with you!(其他幸福哄然大笑。)哟，我们正是你唯一了解的东西啊!我们一-直在你周围!我们同你一起吃喝,-起醒来，一起呼吸，一起生活呢!TY
28、LTYL Oh.But I should like to know what your names are.THE HAPPINESS I am the chief of the Happinesses of your home;and all these are the other Happinesses that live there.TYLTYL Then there are Happinesses in my home?狄蒂尔:噢.不过我想知道你们的名字叫什么.幸福:我是你家里幸福的领头人;这些是住在你家的其他幸福狄蒂尔:那么，我家里有很多幸福吗?(AlI the HAPPINESSE
29、S burst out langhing.)THE HAPPINESS You heard him!Are there Happinesses in his home!Why,it is crammed with Happinesses!Let me introduce myself firs:the Happiness of Being Well.I am not the prettiest,but I am the most important.This is the Happiness of Pure Air,who is almost transparent.Here is the H
30、appiness of Loving Ones Parents.Here are the Happiness of the Blue Sky,who,of course,is dressed in blue,and the Happiness of the Forest:you will see him every time you go to the window.(所有的幸福都哄然大笑。)幸福:你们听他在说些什么!他家里是不是有很多幸福?!嘿，幸福多得都要挤不下了!先介绍一下我自己:我是健康幸福，虽不是最漂亮的，但却是最重要的。这个是纯净空气幸福，他几乎是透明的。这个是敬爱父母幸福。这个是
31、蓝天幸福，他自然是身穿蓝衣。这个是森林幸福，你每次走到窗前都能看见他.TYLTYL Excuse me,but do you know where the Blue Bird is?THE HAPPINESS He doesnt know where the Blue Bird is!(AIl the HAPPINESSES OF THE HOME burst oul laugbing)TYLTYL (vexed)No,I do not know.Theres nothing to laugh at.(Fresh bursts of laughter)THE HAPPINESS He does
32、nt know:well,what do you expect?He is no more absurd than the majority of men.狄蒂尔:不好意思，请问你知道青鸟在哪儿吗?幸福:他不知道青鸟在哪儿!(家里所有的幸福哄然大笑。)狄蒂尔:(恼火了)是，我就是不知道。有什么好笑的!(又爆出 一阵笑声。)幸福:他不知道，好吧，还能怎么样呢?他和大多数人一样都不可笑.ACT VI Unable to find the Blue Bird anywhere,the children say goodbye to their magical friends and return h
33、ome.While they are trying to tell their parents about their adventures,their neighbour comes in.Her sick daughter has wanted Tyltys pet bird for a long time,but until now he has been reluctant to give it to her.第六幕 狄蒂尔和梅蒂尔没能找到青鸟，只得同这些神奇的朋友们告别，返回家中。到家后，他们正要和父母讲述自己的奇遇，邻居进来了。邻居生病的女儿想要狄蒂尔的宠物鸟好久了，但直到现在他也
34、不愿意把鸟送人。SCENE II.-The Awakening.(Enter NEIGHBOUR BERLINGOT,a lttle old woman leaning on a stick.)第二场醒来(邻居贝兰戈上场，是一位拄着一根拐杖的矮小的老妇入。)MUMMTTYL How is your lttle gir!?THE NEIGHBOUR Only so-so.She cant get up.But I know what would cure her.MUMMTYTYL Yes,I know;its Tyltys bird.Well,TyltyI,arent you going to
35、 give it at last to that poor ltte thing?狄蒂尔妈妈:你家小姑娘身体怎么样了?邻居:马马虎虎,还起不了床。可我知道什么能治好她。狄蒂尔妈妈:对，我也知道，得用狄蒂尔的鸟。喂，狄蒂尔，这下你总该把_鸟送给那可怜的小姑娘了吧?TYLTYL My bird!Why,hes blue!But its my turtle-dove!But hes much bluer than when I went away!Why,thats the Blue Bird we were looking for!We went so far and he was here al
36、l the time!There,Madame Berlingot,take him to your litle girl.THE NEIGHBOUR Really?Straight away and for nothing?How happy she will be!(Kissing TYLTYL)狄蒂尔:我的鸟!呀，它变成了青色!可它是我的小斑鸠啊!颜色怎么比我离开的时候变得更深了!天啊，它肯定是我们一直在找的青鸟!我们走了那么远，没想到它就在这里!给，贝兰戈太太，快把它带给你的小姑娘吧。邻居:真的?就这样白送给我了?她该多开心啊!(亲吻狄 蒂尔。)(Later,the NEIGHBOUR
37、 enters twitb a lttle girl who carries T YLTYLS dove in her arms.)THE NECHBOUR Do you see the miracle?She can run,she can dance,she can fly!(Pushing the LITTLE GIRL into TYLTYLS arms.)Come along and thank Tyltyl.(After TYLTYL kisses the LITTLE GIRL rather awkwardly,the two children look at eac other
38、 without speaking;tbhen TYLTYL strokes the doves bead.)(后来，邻居牵者一个小姑娘上场。小姑始怀抱者狄蒂尔的班鸠。)邻居:你们看到这个奇迹了吗?她现在能跑能跳，甚至能飞奔呢!(把小姑娘推到狄蒂尔怀里。)快去谢谢狄蒂尔。(狄蒂尔笨拙地亲吻了小姑娘以后，两人对视，什么也没说;随后，狄蒂尔轻抚着班鸠的头。)TYLTYL Is he blue enough?THE LITTLE GIRL Yes,I am so pleased with him.TYLTYL I have seen bluer ones.But those which are qu
39、ite blue,you know,do what you will,you cant catch them.THE LITTLE GIRL That doesnt matter;hes lovely.TYLTYL Has he had anything to eat?I will show you.狄蒂尔:它的青色够深吗?小姑娘:是的，我很喜欢它。狄蒂尔:我还见过更青的鸟，但是你知道的，那些纯青的鸟，真是怎么捉也捉不住。小姑娘:没关系的，这只就很美了。狄蒂尔:它吃过东西了吗?我给你看看它是怎么吃东西的.(He moves to take the bird from the LITTLE GI
40、RLS bands.She resist instinctively;and,in their hesitation,the DOVE escapes and flies away.)THE LTTLE GIRL(with a cry of despair)He is gone!TYLTYL Never mind.Dont cry.I will catch him again.(Stepping to the front of the stage and addressing the audience,)If any of you should find him,would you be so very kind as to give him back to us?We need him for our happiness,later on.(他想从小姑娘手里接过青鸟，小姑娘本能尴拒绝，在争抢的过程中，班 鸠逃掉并飞走了。)小姑娘:(绝望地大贼)它飞走了!狄蒂尔:没关系的，不要哭。我会把它抓回来的。(走到舞 台前，面向观 众致辞。)你们若是有谁找到了它，能请你们把它归还给我们吗?为了以后的幸福，我们需要它。(Adaptation from The Blue Bird by Manorice Maeterlinck)落幕(改编自莫里斯.梅特林克的(青鸟)
