Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.
Listen and read
Betty: Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last nigh
Tony: How was it?
Betty: It was great! You know, I wanted to see Beijing
Opera, so Lingling offered to take me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.
Tony: Did you understand the opera?
Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But
the actors and actress were excellent.
Tony: How long did you stay?
Betty: We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the
end, we stayed for three hours.
Tony: Did you enjoyed it?
Betty: Well, it was interesting---that’s the main thing. I
hope to understand more next time.
Tony: Do you often go to see Beijing Opera, Lingling?
Lingling: No, I don’t. I wanted to take Betty to the
teahouse because it’s famous.
Tony: Who is Lao She? Betty: No idea. Ask Lingling.
Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. He’s especially
famous for his play Teahouse.
Offer sth:提供某物
Offer to do sth.(主动)提出做某事
Offer sb. Sth.=offer sth to sb.
(主动)给某人提供某物
in the end 最后
at the end of ... ....的末端 /结尾
by the end of ... 到...为止
hope to do sth. 希望做某事
How long ...? (提问);for+时间.(来回答)
How soon...?(提问);in+时间。(常用将来时)
Plan to do sth.计划做某事。
Take sb. to sp.带某人去某地。
be famous for=be known for ..因... 出名
be famous as=be known as ..作为... 出名
It be adj+ to do sth.做...是..怎样的
Next time .下次
笔记补充:
课时针对练习
单选题
1.- do teenagers need to sleep? -At least eight hours a night.
A. How long B. How many C. How often D. How far
2. , our team won the game!
A. In the end B. by the end C. in the end of D. at the end of
3. I wanted to see the Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered me to Teahouse.
A. took B. takes C. to take D. taking
4. I like places where the weather is sunny and warm . I hope Hawaii next his winter.
A.visits B. visiting C. to visit D. visited
5. Lu Xun a writer in Chain.
A. is famous for B. are famous for C. is famous as A. is known for
正确的形式填空
My grandfather often (have) some tea in that old Teahouse.
7. Zhao Wei and Zhang Ziyi are good (actress) in China.
8. When I got there in a hurry, the play just (finish)。
9. I hope to understand (many) next time.
10. Can you tell me where the post office is? -Sorry, I have no (idea)
三. 根据括号内的词组翻译下面句子。
1他们走了很长时间。最终到达了那个村庄。(in the end)
爸爸同意带我去北京。(take)
对于这位老人来说,京剧很容易明白。(It is +adj+to do sth.)
每天开心-----那是主要的事情。(that is main thing)
15.我不知道汤姆为什么生气。(no idea)
Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
1
Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of twentieth century. It tells us the
story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in
Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over
fifty ears around the beginning of the twentieth century.
2
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to England. He taught
Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories
about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the
twentieth century.
3
At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea
and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at
the teahouse. Lao S