英语外研八年级上册Unit 2

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大学；学院noveln.(长篇)小说customerLaoShe’sTeahouseLaoShe(1899-1966),

Chinesewriter,famousforhisnovelsandplays.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintoover20foreignlanguages.LaoShe’sworksLaoShe’sfamousplay—TeahouseTeashouseP1P2P3Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingswiththeparagraphs.Tips:Payattentiontothefirstsentenceofeachparagraphc)LaoSheb)ThestoryofTeahousea)LaoSheTeahouseP1P2P3SkimmingReadP1FindinformationaboutthestoryofTeahouse.TeahouseisonofLaoshe’smostfamousplays.Hewroteitin1957.TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendofthenineteenthcenturytothemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinBeijing.ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyears.

ScanningWhendidLaoShewriteit?Whatdoesthestoryshow?Whomdoesthestorytellus?Wheredoesthestorytakeplace?Whyisitgood?ReadP1FindinformationaboutthestoryofTeahouse.WhatWhomWhereWhyTeahouseisonofLaoshe’smostfamousplays.Hewroteitin1957.TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendofthenineteenthcenturytothemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinBeijing.ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyears.

ScanningWhenReadPassage2aboutLaoShe’slifetimeandthencompletethetimeline.Task2LaoShewasborninBeijingin1899.Hismothersenthimtoateacher’sschoolin1913.Afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.In1924,LaoShelefthomeandwenttoEngland.HetaughtChineseatacollegeinLondonandreturnedtoChinafiveyearslater.Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeople’slives,andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtist”.LaoSheisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury.LaoShewroteTeahouse.18991913191819241957ReadP2FindinformationaboutLaoShe.ScanningTimelineCompletethetimelinewithinformationaboutLaoShe.1957______________________________1924______________________________1918____________________________________________________________1913______________________________1899borninBeijing

wroteTeahouselefthomeandwenttoEnglandfinishedschoolandbecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschoolwenttoateacher’sschoolLaoSheDetailed-readingReadPassage3aboutLaoSheTeahouseandtrytoretellitwiththehelpofthekeywords.Task3AtLaoSheTeahousetoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBeijingfood.IfyouliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythemattheteahouse.LaoSheTeahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld.WhatcanwedoatLaoSheteahouse?ReadP3FindinformationaboutLaoSheTeahouse.ScanningMainidea

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WhatJacklovesRoseanddiesforher.Itdescribesthetruelove.Itisreallymoving.ExampleCompletethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.centurycommonifmagicsocietywritersLaoShe’splay,Teahouse,hasthreeacts.ItdescribesthelifeofWangLifaandthechangesofthelivesof(1)_________peopleinChinese(2)_______inthefirsthalfofthetwentieth(3)________.commonsocietycenturyLaoShewenttoateacher’sschoolinBeijing,taughtinLondonandlaterreturnedtoChina.HeisoneofChina’sgreatest(4)________.CometoLaoSheTeahouseinBeijing(5)______youliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicor(6)_______shows.writersifmagicCompletethetable.TeahouseYourfavouriteplayorfilmWheredoesthestorytakeplace?InBeijing.Whendoesthestorytakeplace?Whatisthestory’smainidea?Whyisitgood?Itstartsattheendofthe19thcenturyandfinishesover50yearslater.IttellsthechangesinChinesesocietyover50years.ItshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChina.WritesentencesaboutTeahousewiththeinformationinActivity5.UsethepassageinActivity2tohelpyou.WhereWhenWhatWhyThestoryofTeahousetakesplaceinBeijing.Thestorystartsat….andfinishes…ThestorytellsthechangesinChinesesocietyover50years.Itisagoodplaybecause…Nowjointhesentences.WriteapassageaboutTeahouse.Waysofjoiningsentences:“and”,“but”,“so”and“because”etc.ThestoryofTeahousetakesplaceinateahouseinBeijing.Itstartsattheendofthe19thcenturyandfinishesover50yearslater.ThemainideaoftheplayisthechangesinChinesesocietyoverthistime.WelearnaboutthelifeoftheteahouseownerWangLifaandhiscustomersandthechangestotheirlivesinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Itisaninterestingpl