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BeijingOperaUnit7Art1)WhendidBeijingOperastart?A.thelate18th

centuryB.thelate19th

centuryC.thelate20th

century2)HowmanymainrolesarethereinBeijingOpera?A.4B.8C.12Prediction1)WhendidBeijingOperastart?A.thelate18th

centuryB.thelate19th

centuryC.thelate20th

century2)HowmanymainrolesarethereinBeijingOpera?A.4B.8C.12Prediction√√_______________________________________________________1.femaleroles2.commonmaleroles3.maleroleswithbrightlypaintedmasks4.clownroles1423Chooseadescriptionforeachrole.Dr.LiuistalkingaboutBeijingOperaonaradioprogramme.Listenandtick.2mainrolesinstrumentstheuniquesoundcostumesListenagain.Answerthequestions.31.WhendidBeijingOperastart?2.WhatformsofperformancearecombinedtogetherinBeijingOpera?3.HowmanyrolescanbefoundinBeijingOpera?Whatarethey?4.WhataresomeofthespecialfeaturesofBeijingOpera?Itstartedinthelateeighteenthcentury.Itusesacting,talking,singing,music,dancingandacrobatics.Therearefourroles:Sheng,Dan,Jing.Chou.Ithasaveryuniquesoundandbeautifulcostumes.Readthetextandfindtheanswerstothesequestions.Takenotes.41.WhyisBeijingOperaanationaltreasureofChina?2.Whydoperformerssinginveryhighvoices?3.Whyarethecostumesinbrightcolours?BeijingOperaisanationaltreasureofChinabecauseitusesacting,talking,singing,music,dancingandacrobatics.

Allofthoseformsaredifficulttomaster.Performerssingwithveryhighvoicesbecauseintheearlydays,itwasusuallyperformedonopened-airstages.Inordertobeheardoverthecrowds,themusichadtobeloudandperformershadtosinginveryhighvoices.Costumesareinbrightcoloursbecauseinthepast,itwasoftenperformedonstagesthatwerelitonlybyoillamps.

Thecostumeshadtohavebrightandcolourfulpatterns.Otherwise,itwouldhavebeendifficulttoattracttheaudience'sattention.ListentoadialogueaboutBeijingOpera.Answerthequestions.1.WhowenttoseeBeijingOpera?2.Howdidthepersonfeelaboutit?3.Whatdidn'tthepersonunderstand?7LucywenttoseeBeijingOpera.Shefeltthatitwasanexcellentshow.Shedidn'tunderstandthepartwherethemaincharacterwalksacrossthestagewithaflagoneachsideofher.ListenandImitate.Whatemotionsdothespeakersexpress?Writesatisfaction,worryorregretafterthesentencesintheTalkBuilder.8TalkBuilderExpressingEmotions(2)...socolourfulandexciting!()I'msogladyouenjoyedit.()Iwasworriedbecause...()Ilovedthedancingandtheacrobatics.()Theperfromersweresotalented!()ButtherewerequiteafewthingsIdidn'tunderstand.()IwishIknewmoreaboutthem.()

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