高中英語(yǔ)Unit3Themeaningofcolour-Task1牛津版選修9

Unit3Themeaningofcolour

Task

DesigningBeijingoperamasks

Skillsbuilding1:understandingadjectivesdescribingcharacteristics

orpersonality.

Inthispart,youwilllearnadjectivesdescribingcharacteristics

orpersonality.

Youareexpectedtoknowtheexact

meaningof

eachofthese

adjectivesandhowtousethemtodescribedifferentpeople.Usesome

adjectivesto

describe

oneofthe

bestfriends

of

yours.Youshouldfocus

onthepositive

aspects

ofcharacteristics

or

personality.

Youcanrefer

totheadjectivesinthefollowingtable.

Adjective

Meaning

Opposite

stubborn

notpreparedtochangeone’smind

easy-going

oropinion

sophisticated

havingalotofexperienceofthe

Na?ve

worldandculturalknowledge

intelligent

veryclever

Unintelligent

dishonest

nothonest

Honest

fair

treatingeveryonethesame

Unfair

impulsive

doingthingswithoutthinking

cool-faired

carefully

fierce

angryandaggressiveinawaythat

Mild

isfrighteningveryunfriendly

loyal

alwaysgivingyoursupportto

Disloyal

somebodyorsomething

ambitious

determinedtobesuccessful

Unambitious

trustworthy

Beingapersonwhomonecanalways

Untrustworthy

trust

crafty

cleveratgetting

whatonewants,

Artless

especiallybybeingdishonest

astute

verycleverandquickatseeing

Stupid

whattodoinasituation

Step1:Gettingtoknowthecharacters:

1.

Youwill

listentoaplaywright

talking

aboutthedifferent

characters

in

anewoperabasedonaWesternstory,

andthencompletethe

notesabout

eachcharacter’scharacteristics.

Tapescript:

Director:

Canyoutellmealittleaboutthestory?

Playwright:

Certainly.It’sastory

of

romance,powerandgoodagainst

evil.

Thereis

anoldking,Alfred,

whowantshisdaughter,

theprincess,

to

get

married.

Hehasbeenadvisedbythe

primeminister

that

sheshould

marryGeorge,thekingofaneighboringcountry.Theprimeministerhas

areasonforsaying

this—hehasbeenpromised

morepowerbyKingGeorge

ifhecanpersuadeKingAlfredtoagreetothemarriage.However,the

princessisinlovewithanotherman,acaptainintheking

’sguard.

Needlesstosay,theprincessdoesnotwanttomarryGeorge.Thestory

showshowlovecanbeanawesomeforce!

Director:

Whatarethecharacterslikeinthisplay?

Playwright:

TheoldkingAlfredisagoodman,buthecanalsobeabit

stubborn—hesometimesdoesn’twanttoacceptgoodadvicefromothers.

Onthe

other

hand,

hecanbequite

intelligent

ashealwaysseemsto

know

whatis

going

on.Asaking,heis

ofcourse

very

powerful

buyalso

fair.

Theprincess

isyoung,

beautiful,

elegant

andintelligent.

Sheloves

her

father

andcompletely

devoted

tohim.Sheis

very

honest.

Shewouldnever

lie,especiallytoherfather,evenifitwouldsuffermisfortunateby

soldierinbattle.Hismenadmireandrespecthimforthisandbecause

heisalwayscool-headed.

Henevershowshisanger.Heis

completely

loyal

toKingAlfred.

Hewouldnever

disobeyanorder,

evenif

hedid

not

agree

withit.Aboveall,heiscompletelytrustworthy.Nowwecometoprime

minister.Heisabletomakepeoplethinkheisagoodperson,butasa

matter

of

fact,

heis

not.

Heisveryambitious

andheis

hungry

for

more

power.Heis

dishonest.

Hewill

lie

andcheat

the

kingif

it

gets

himwhat

hewants,

but

heis

verygoodat

pretending

that

heis

loyal

toKingAlfred.

Finally,

wecometo

KingGeorge.Hedoesnot

really

love

theprincess

but

knowsthatamarriagetoherwillmakehimevenmorepowerful.Hecanbe

fierceandiseasilyangered.Heisalsoviolent.

Director:

Theysoundlikeveryinterestingcharacters.

Playwright:

Thankyou.

2.Listentothetapeagain,andchecktheanswers.

Answers

A:

KingAlfred:

stubborn,intelligent,powerful,fair

Theprincess:

intelligent,honest

Thecaptain:

brave,cool-headed,loyal,trustworthy

ThePrimeminister:ambitious,dishonest

KingGeorge:

fierce,violent

andfinishPartB.

Tapescript:

Performer:Iwanderifyoucouldhelpme.I’vereadthescriptbut

Ican’tdecidewhichcharacterIwanttoplay.I’dreallyliketoplay

arolethatisdifferentfrommylastone.

Director:

Ofcourse.Whydon’tyoutellmeaboutyourlast

role?I’ll

seeifIcanpicksomethingforyouthatisverydifferent.

Performer:

Great!Inthelastopera,Iplayedthepartofaverybad

man.Hewouldonlydothingsforhisowngoodandwasdisloyal

toeveryone.

Hecouldneverbetrusted.Also,heneverthoughtcarefullybeforehe

tookanimportantaction.Ontheotherhand,hewasabitshy.Heneverdaredtoadmithewasmakingmistakes.Nobodylikedorrespectedhim.TheaudiencewouldevenmaketerriblenoiseswhenIcameonstage!

disloyal;timid;untrustworthy;impulsiveRoleIchoosefortheperformer:thecaptain

4.Readamagazinearticleaboutthemeaningsofdifferentcolorsused

inBeijingoperamasksinPartConpage43andcirclethecolorsaccording

tothepersonalityoftherole.

Answers:

Cred;purple;black

Skillsbuilding2:puttingwordsinthecorrectorder

1.Groupwork:

Discussion:Howtoasktherightquestionsintherightway?

Forreference:

Whenaskingaquestion,itisimportanttoputthewordsinthesentence

inthecorrectorder,otherwemaynotgettheanswerswearelookingfor.

Pairwork:RaisesomequestionsaboutBeijingoperamasks.Forreference:

WhatcolorisusedforabraveandloyalcharacterinBeijingopera

masks?

Isyellowsuitableforatrustworthycharacter?Whyorwhynot?

Ifthecharacterhasgreatintelligenceandisverystubborn,what

colorsmightweuseinamask?

Step2:informingtheperformer

1.Readtheguidelinesonpage44andgothroughtheinformationlisted

inthetableonpage44andmakesurehowtoanswerthequestions.

2.Acting:Workinpairs,makingadialogue.Oneactsastheperformer

andtheotherastheotherasthedirector.Whenconductingtheinterview,

youmayrefertotheinformationonpage42and43.

Goodmorning,director.Couldyousparemeafewminutestoanswersomequestions?

D:Sure,Iwouldbegladto.Whatwouldyouliketoknowabout?

Iwonderwhatcolorsyouaregoingtouseformyrole.

Well,thecolorsforyouarered,purpleandblack.

P:Whydidyouchoosethesecolors?

Well,asyouknow,redisacolorforbraveandloyalcharacters;apurplefaceshowacalmcharacterandblackcanshowthecharacter

istrustworthy.

Colorslikewhite,yellow,reddishpurple,blueorgreenarenotsuitableforyourrole.

D:

Sure.

InBeijing

opera,

themaincolor

usedonthe

face

ormasktells

the

audience

the

character’smostsignificant

quality.

Generally

speaking,whitesuggestsdishonestyandbetrayal;yellowsymbolizesa

character

that

has

great

intelligence

andambition;

reddish

purple

indicates

someone

fairandnoble;blue

showsa

moral

and

stubborn

characterandgreentellsthataudiencethatthecharacteriseasilyangeredandviolent.

P:Oh,there’ssomuchtosee.Canyoutellmeatypicalcharacterthatacolormaysymbolize?

D:GuanYu,ageneralfromthatThreeKingdomsPeriod.Youknowheisfamousforbeingveryloyaltohisemperor,LiuBei.

P:Sohemusthavearedface.

D:

Exactly,

CaoCaoandQinHuishould

havetypical

awhite

facesasthey

areevil

characters.

Forfierce

andviolent

characters

like

ZhangFei

and

LiKui,weuseblackfacepaint.

P:

That

soundsinteresting.

Thankyouvery

much.Ithink

yourexplanation

helpsmeunderstandtherolemuchbetter.

D:You’rewelcome.

ForReference:Face-paintinginBeijingopera

Face-painting

–Themake-upthat

theBeijing

Operaputsontheactor's

facealsohasaspecialcharacteristicfordisplayingthecharacterof

the

specific

role.

Using

particular

colors

on

the

actor's

face

to

symbolizetheircharacterandquality,roleanddestinyisnotonlythe

majorcharacteristic

ofBeijing

Opera,

but

alsothe

keytounderstand

the

opera's

plot.

Simply

speaking,

the

red

painted-face

hasthe

commendatory

meaning,representingallegianceandgallantry;Theblackpainted-face

is

moreneutral,

representing

valor

andwise;

Theblue

andthe

greenones

arealso

neutrality,

representingthebold

andcourageoushero;

Theyellow

andthewhitepainted-faceshasthederogatorymeaning,representing

atrocityandduplicity;Thegoldenandtheargentitepainted-facesare

moremystical,representinggodoramonster.

Skillsbuilding3:recordinginformation

Inthispart,youwilllearnhowtousecategoriestorecordlotsofinformation.Readtheguidelinesandthetableatthetopofpage45.

1.Groupwork:Youaretoworkingroupsoffourandcreateatable

tointroduceyourclassmates.Thenyourwillberequiredtogiveapresentationtoothergroupmembersaccordingtothecategoriesyouhavedesigned.

Suggestedcategories:

Name:___________________;

Sex___________________

Age:___________________:

Likes:_________________

Dislikes:__________________

Dream:________________

2.Workingroupstodesignatablefortheinformationaboutthe

designofthefacemask.Eachofyoushouldparticipateinthediscussion

andisresponsibleforapartofthetask.

Step3:recordinginformationaboutyourmask.

YouarerequiredtorecordinformationaboutthedesignedmaskbasedontheinformationyouhavecollectedinSteps1and2.Youareexpectedtopracticetheskillsyouhavelearnedintheperviousparts.

ReadtheinstructionsinStep3,soyoucanlearnthatyouaregoing

torecordinformationaboutwhyyoudesignedthemaskthewayyoudid.YouneedtocreateatableandfinishitwiththeinformationyouhavegatheredinSteps1and2.

Workinsmallgroupstodesigntherecord.

Possibleexample:

Role

Characteris

Colors

inmask

Reason

tics

King

stubborn;

yellow;blue;

Yellow

symbolizes

a

Alfred

intelligent

Reddish

character

that

has

great

;

purple

intelligent.

powerful;

Blue

shows

that

the

fair