高中英语 Unit3 the meaning of colourTask课件 牛津译林选修9

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Designing Beijing opera masks Unit 3Task 2021/8/11 星期三2Skills building 1: understanding adjectives describing characteristics or personality 2021/8/11 星期三3Do you know how to describe people and things by using some adjectives in English?2021/8/11 星期三4Step 1: getting to know the charact

2、ers1. You will listen to a playwright talking about the different characters in a new opera based on a Western story, and then complete the notes about each characters characteristics.2021/8/11 星期三5A:King Alfred:stubborn, intelligent, powerful, fairThe princess: intelligent, honestThe captain: brave

3、, cool-headed, loyal, trustworthyThe Prime minister: ambitious, dishonestKing George: fierce, violent Answers2021/8/11 星期三62. One of the performers come to you and asks for your advice. He wants to play a role that is the opposite of his last role. Listen to the tape and finish Part B.2021/8/11 星期三7

4、B disloyal; timid; untrustworthy; impulsiveRole I choose for the performer: the captain Answers2021/8/11 星期三8 3. Read a magazine article about the meanings of different colors used in Beijing opera masks in Part C on page 43 and circle the colors according to the personality of the role.C red; purpl

5、e; black Answers2021/8/11 星期三9Skills building 2:putting words in the correct order2021/8/11 星期三10Discussion:1. How to ask the right questions in the right way?2021/8/11 星期三11For reference: When asking a question, it is important to put the words in the sentence in the correct order, otherwise we may

6、 not get the answers we are looking for. 2021/8/11 星期三12Discussion:2. Raise some questions about Beijing opera masks.2021/8/11 星期三13For reference:1. What color is used for a brave and loyal character in Beijing opera masks?2. Is yellow suitable for a trustworthy character? Why or why not?3. If the c

7、haracter has great intelligence and is very stubborn, what colors might we use in a mask? 2021/8/11 星期三14Step 2: informing the performer1. Read the guidelines on page 44 and go through the information listed in the table on page 44 and make sure how to answer the questions.2. Acting: Work in pairs,

8、making a dialogue. One acts as the performer and the other as the director. When conducting the interview, you may refer to the information on pages 42 and 43.2021/8/11 星期三15Sample answersP=Performer D=DirectorP: Good morning, director. Could you spare me a few minutes to answer some questions?D: Su

9、re, I would be glad to. What would you like to know about?P: I wonder what colors you are going to use for my role.D: Well, the colors for you are red, purple and black.P: Why did you choose these colors?2021/8/11 星期三16D: Well, as you know, red is a color for brave and loyal characters; a purple fac

10、e show a calm character and black can show the character is trustworthy.P: I see. What colors are not suitable for this role.D: Colors like white, yellow, reddish purple, blue or green are not suitable for your role. P: Are there any particular reasons?2021/8/11 星期三17D: Sure. In Beijing opera, the m

11、ain color used on the face or mask tells the audience the characters most significant quality. Generally speaking, white suggests dishonesty and betrayal; yellow symbolizes a character that has great intelligence and ambition; reddish purple indicates someone fair and noble; blue shows a moral and s

12、tubborn character and green tells that audience that the character is easily angered and violent. P: Oh, theres so much to see. Can you tell me a typical character that a color may symbolize?2021/8/11 星期三18D: Guan Yu, a general from the Three Kingdoms Period. You know he is famous for being very loy

13、al to his emperor, Liu Bei.P: So he must have a red face.D: Exactly, Cao Cao and Qin Hui should have typical white faces as they are evil characters. For fierce and violent characters like Zhang Fei and Li Kui, we use black face paint.P: That sounds interesting. Thank you very much. I think your exp

14、lanation helps me understand the role much better.D: Youre welcome. 2021/8/11 星期三19For Reference: Face-painting in Beijing operaFace-paintingThe make-up that the Beijing Opera puts on the actors face also has a special characteristic for displaying the character of the specific role. Using particula

15、r colors on the actors face to symbolize their character and quality, role and destiny is not only the major characteristic of Beijing Opera, but also the key to understand the operas plot. 2021/8/11 星期三20Simply speaking, the red painted-face has the commendatory meaning, representing allegiance and

16、 gallantry; The black painted-face is more neutral, representing valor and wise; The blue and the green ones are also neutrality, representing the bold and courageous hero; The yellow and the white painted-faces has the derogatory meaning, representing atrocity and duplicity; The golden and the arge

17、ntite painted-faces are more mystical, representing god or a monster. 2021/8/11 星期三21Skills building 3: recording information2021/8/11 星期三221. Group work: You are to work in groups of four and createa table to introduce your classmates. Thenyour will be required to give a presentationto other group

18、members according to thecategories you have designed.Suggested categories:Name: _; Sex: _;Age: _: Likes: _Dislikes: _ Dream: _ 2021/8/11 星期三23Step 3: recording information about your mask. 1. Read the instructions in Step 3, so you can learn that you are going to record information about why you des

19、igned the mask the way you did. You need to create a table and finish it with the information you have gathered in Steps 1 and 2. 2. Work in small groups to design the record. 2021/8/11 星期三24Language points2021/8/11 星期三251. Beijing opera roles require performers to paint their faces in patterns and

20、colors to help display the dimensions and depth of the characters personality. (P43)1) characternoun C a person, especially when you are describing a particular quality that they have: 人物Shes a curious characterI dont really know what to think of her.There were one or two strange-looking characters

21、hanging around the bar. 2021/8/11 星期三26INFORMAL someone whose behavior is different from most peoples, especially in a way that is interesting or amusing: 性格、个性 Hes quite a character/a real character, is Ted hes seventy now and still riding that motorbike. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _ was seen at its best when he worked with others. (2005上海) A. temper B. appearance C. talent D. character高考链接20