Unit7Art

Lesson2BeijingOpera

TeachingObjective:

·ToreadandtalkaboutBeijingOpera

·Tolistenforunderstanding

·Torecallinformationpreviouslyheard

·Toexpressanddiscussemotions

Difficultpoints

·Studentsmighthavedifficultyrecallinginformationtheyjustheard.

·Studentsmightnotfeelcomfortableroleplayingwithexpressions.

Process：

Step1：

ActivateandShare

HowwouldyouintroduceBeijingOperatosomeonewhodoesn'tknowaboutit?Whatarethemainroles?Lookatthephotosandchooseadescriptionforeachrole.

·Beforeyoustart,askthestudentsiftheyhavebeentoBeijingOperaandwhattheirexperienceswere.Writetheseexamplesontheboard.

·Readtherubricanddiscussthequestionsasaclass.Ensurethatallstudentsgetachancetoanswerthequestions.

·Instructstudentstoworkindependentlyandmatchthephotoswiththedescriptions.

Step2：

ListenforUnderstanding

Dr.LiuistalkingaboutBeijingOperaonaradioprogramme.Listenandticktheaspectsthatarementioned.

·Askavolunteerstudenttoreadtherubricandthefouraspects.Explainanyunknownterms.

·Instructstudentstoticktheaspectsthatarementionedastheylistentotheradioprogramme.

1.Listenagain.Answerthequestions.

·Explaintostudentsthattheywilllistentotheradioprogrammeoncemore,andthistimetolistenfordetails.

·Previewthequestionswiththestudents.

·Suggestthatstudentsunderlineortakenotesastheylisten.

·Studentsworkindependentlyorinpairstoanswerthequestionsinfullsentences.

2.Listenagainandfindtheanswerstothesequestions.Takenotes.

·ReadaloudtherubricandtheSkillBuilder.Thenreadeachquestion.Explainanydifficultwords.

·Inpairs,studentsdiscusstheanswers.

·Whiletheradioprogrammeisplaying,studentscheckandcompletetheiranswers.

·Discusstheanswersasaclass.

3.Listenagain.ListthekeyphrasesusedbyDr.Liutogivereasons.Then,talkaboutwhetheryoulikeBeijingOpera.Giveyourreasons.

·Readtherubric.RevisetheSkillBuilder.

·Inpairs,studentslistenandtakenoteofthekeyphrasesusedbyDr.Liutogivereasons.

·Reviewtheanswersasaclass.

·Createaclassdiscussiononthestudents'opinionofBeijingOpera.Eachstudentneedstoprovidetheiropinionandsupportwithlogicalreasoning.

4.IntroduceBeijingOperatoagroupofstudentsfromanothercountry.

·Dividestudentsintofivegroups.EachgroupdiscussesoneofthebelowtopicsinrelationtoBeijingOpera:thefourroles,costumesandmasks,soundandsinging,historyandinterestingfeatures.

·Eachgroupselectsonepersontobethescribeandwritedownnotesforthegroup.

·Eachstudentinthegroupdescribesthechosentopic.Thescribecanmindmapthisinformation.

·EachgroupwritesafewcompletesentencesabouttheirtopiconBeijingOperausingthesedescriptions.

·Theclasscanaskquestionsaboutthetopicandmembersfromthegroupcanhelptoanswerthequestions.

Step3：

FocusonFunction:ExpressingEmotions(2)

Ⅰ.ListentoadialogueaboutBeijingOpera.Answerthequestions.

·Readtherubricandquestionsaloudtothestudents.

·Playthedialogue.

·Inpairs,studentsanswerthequestionsinfullsentences.

·Discusstheanswersasaclass.

Ⅱ.Listenandimitate.Whatemotionsdothespeakersexpress?Writesatisfaction,worryorregretafterthesentencesintheTalkBuilder.

·ReadaloudtherubricandtheTalkBuilderboxasaclass.Explainanyunknownterms.

·Tellstudentsthattheywilllistentothedialogueformoredetail.

·Asstudentslistentothedialogue,theyneedtoidentifytheemotionforeachsentenceinthebrackets.

Step4：

Speak

PairWorkActoutadialoguebetweenaChinesestudentandaforeignstudentafterwatchingalocalopera.

·Explaintostudentsthattheywillbewatchingashortlocalopera.Studentsneedtotakenoteoftheroles,costumesandmasks,soundandsinging,historyandinterestingfeatures.Playonlysomepartsofyourpreparedvideo,eitherfromTVorfromonlineresources.

·Dividetheclassintopairs.TellstudentsthattheywillroleplayadialoguebetweenaChinesestudentandaforeignstudent.

·StudentAisrole-playingaChinesestudent,whounderstandsthedifferentelementsofopera.StudentBisrole-playingaforeignstudent,whodoesnotunderstandoperaandasksque