1、Unit1 Laughter is good for you,Task: Writing to a foreign friend,Lead-in Im dying to go to the theatre to watch a play this Saturday. But my mum insists that I should stay at home. My elder brother leaves me a note, saying that he would help me if I answer some questions,I need to know how many of y
2、ou will go to watch the play this Saturday. Ill have to book the tickets. I want to know why you are so interested in the play. I would like to know how you will go to the theatre.,Skills building 1: identifying priorities,When you are asked to do something, it is important to identify the most impo
3、rtant part of the task. The language used in requests helps you to identify what is most important and what is least important.,1. I need. (_important) The word need tells you that the request which follows is very important.,most,2. I want (_important) The word want tells you that the request is ve
4、ry important, but it is more something they desire than something that is necessary. 3. I would like ( _ important) The use of would like” tells you right away that the request is not too urgent.,Step 1: answering questions,Listen to the tape and label each of the questions with most important , som
5、ewhat inportant , or least important.,somewhat,least,Part Amost important: 1, 2, 3 somewhat important: 5, 6, 7 least important: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,crosstalk,Listen to a talk show to check wrong information in the following sentences.,Part B,1. Crosstalk is a new form of comedy. 2. None of the cross
6、talk performers became famous. 3. For many years, you could turn on the TV at any time and find a crosstalk performance. 4. A crosstalk performance involves talking, imitating, singing and dancing.,an old,Some,radio,telling jokes.,5. Crosstalk can be done by two people only. 6. If you listen to a cr
7、osstalk performance, you will hear part of a story. 7. Crosstalk is sometimes performed in English. 8. You dont need to understand the Chinese language and Chinese culture to enjoy crosstalk.,1 person, 2 persons, and 3,a whole story.,never,must,Part C,Read the article on page 11 and answer the follo
8、wing questions. Who is Ding Guangquan?What has he been doing?Can you name some of his famous foreign students?,He is a well-known master of crosstalk.,He has been teaching crosstalk to foreigners since 1989.,Yes, Da Shan, Mo Dawei and Ka Erluo.,Skills building 2: asking questions orally,When you ask
9、 questions orally, you must remember to use the correct question words. You should also _ the forms of questions you ask. Try not to_ several questions_, using the exact same words. This will help to keep the dialogue _.,vary,ask,in a row,interesting,Do you know? ( used for_)Can you name? ( used whe
10、n the answer is_) Who is/are? ( used when the answer is_),Please tell me (used for_) When did? (used when the answer is_) Please list (used when there are _to the answer),general questions,a proper noun,a person or peoples names,general questions,a date or a period of time,several parts,Step 2. Prac
11、tice .( page 12 ),Ask your partner the questions about the topics in column A using what you just learnt and use the information in column B to answer them.,For example . 1. A: Can you name one of the first crosstalk performers?B: Yes. Such as Zhu Shaowen.,2. A:_ B: Qiongbupa, or poor-but-proud in E
12、nglish.,Do you know what is zhushaowens stage name?,3. A:_B: At Tianqiao, Beijing.,At what place /Where did he perform?,4. A:_B: Hou Baolin.,Who is the most important master of crosstalk?,5. A:_B: Ding Guangquan,Can you name one of Hou Baolins famous students ?,6. A:_B: Ma Sanli.,What is the name of
13、 the person who comes from a famous crosstalk family?,7. A:_B: He died in 2003,When / In which year did Ma Sanli die ?,8. A:_B: Jiang kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun.,Will you please name some famous modern crosstalker?,9. A:_B: Da Shan. He is the most popular foreign crosstalker in China.,Who do you thi
14、nk is a famous foreign crosstalk performer?,Step 3 writing an e-mail,Use the information about crosstalk you have got to write an e-mail to your foreign friend Bill.,You are expected to mention these: What is crosstalk? (traditional art form) When did it start? (Qing Dynasty) Different parts of a cr
15、osstalk(by one person, two persons or even more, involves talking ,imitating, telling jokes and singing ) 4. Some famous crosstalk performers, living or dead. (Zhu Shaowen, HouBaolin, MaSanli, Ding Guangquan,JiangKun,FengGong, Da Shan) 5. others,From : To : Subject:Dear Bill,Glad to hear from you! I
16、ts great you are so interested in Chinese crosstalk and here is some information that may be of some help.Good luck with your report! Dont hesitate to call me if you have more questions. Keep in touch!Yours ,answering the most important questions,answering the somewhat important questions,Dear Bill,
17、 I think I have got enough information to answer your questions about Chinese crosstalk . Crosstalk is a traditional form of Chinese comedy, which began during the Qing Dynasty. It can be done by one person, two persons or even more, and it involves talking ,imitating, telling jokes and singing. You
18、 want to know something about famous crosstalk performers. Zhu Shaowen ,whose stage name was Qiongbupa or “poor but -proud” in English, was one of the first crosstalk artists. Another one I want to mention is MaSanli. He was from a famous crosstalk family, whose grandfather, father and brother were
19、all crosstalk performers. He died in 2003.,There are many well-loved crosstalk performers who are still active in the field of crosstalk, such as Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun. Of courese there are also some famous foreign crosstalk performers such as Da Shan from Canada.You asked where to learn
20、crosstalk and if you need to speak Chinese to enjoy it. Now in Bei Jing a famous crosstalk master Ding Guang quan gives lessons to foreigners.He is one of the most important crosstalk master HouBaolins students. He has been teaching foreigners this unique art form since 1989. But if you want to enjoy it, you must be able to speak Chinese. If you want to know more about crosstalk, just e-mail me .Yours ,Homework,Preview the project,
