Module 10

Lao She Teahouse

She wanted to see some Beijing Opera.

Unit 1

main interest

offeragree

almostimpossible

whisperspecial

adj. 主要的；最大的 n. 兴趣；爱好 v. 提议； ( 主动 ) 给

予 v. 同意 adv. 几乎 adj. 不可能的 v. & n. 低语；耳语 adj. 特别的；特殊的

Words and expressions

话剧《茶馆》Lao She Teahouse

Lao She Teahouse

Inside of Lao She Teahouse

Beijing Opera Show

Talk about these questions:

1. Who is Lao She?2. What do you know about Lao She?3. What works of Lao She have you read?4. Have you ever heard about his play Teahouse?5. What do you think people can do in Lao She Teahouse?

老舍

Where do you think Lingling and Sally went, and why?

Beijing Opera play teahouse

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Listen and number the sentences as you hear them.

a. “All right, you can come with us.”b. “ Would you like us to take you to Lao She Teahouse?”c. “I’d like to go to the teahouse again one day.”d. “Can we come and see the teahouse?”e. “Let’s stay longer.” “OK.”f. “We’re only going to stay for some tea.”

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Listen again and check the sentences.

1. Sally wanted to see some Beijing Opera so her parents took her there.2. Lingling likes Beijing Opera, too.3. Sally understood Beijing Opera very well.4. Teahouse is Lao She’s play.

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Choose the best answer for each sentence.

1. Sally and _____ went to Lao She Teahouse last night.

A. Tony B. Lingling C. Betty

2. Sally’s main interest is _______.

A. music B. maths C. English

3. Sally ______ understand Beijing Opera.

A. didn’t B. could C. almost didn’t

4. — How long did they stay?

— They stayed for _____.

A. 3 hours B. 2 hours C. 1 hour

5. Lao She was a(n) ________.

A. actor B. waiter C. writer

Language points

Language points

1. Sally’s main interest is music. 萨莉的主要兴趣是音乐。interest 作名词时，意为“ 兴趣，趣味”。take (an) interest in…对……发生兴趣places of great interest 名胜interested 和 interesting 是形容词。

interested 意为“感兴趣的”，但一般不单独使用，常用于短语。 be interested in “ 对……感兴趣”。I’m interested in English.我对英语感兴趣。interesting 意为“有趣的”，在句子中可以作表语，亦可作定语。This is an interesting book.这是一本有趣的书。

2. So my parents offered to take us there. 因此，我的父母主动带我们去那里。

① offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 给某人提供某物The old man offered me a nice room.这位老人给我提供了一个不错的房间。

② offer to do sth 提出要做某事She offered to buy a colour TV.她提出要买一台彩电。

3. So my parents agreed to take us. 因此我父母同意带我们去。 agree to 的用法： ① to 作为动词不定式符号，其后跟动 词原形，作“同意（答应）做…… ”解； My mother agreed to buy a new pen for

me. 母亲答应给我买支新钢笔。

② to 作介词，其后跟表示“计划，条件，建议”之类的名词或代词。They have agreed to our plan.

他们已同意我们的计划。

True (T) or False (F).

1. Sally, her parents and Lingling

went to Lao She Teahouse last night.

2. Sally didn’t want to see Beijing Opera.

3. Lingling wanted to see the teahouse.

4. Sally understood Beijing Opera well.

5. They had a good time.

6. Betty knows Lao She very well.

Answer the questions.

1. What does Sally like to do?

2. Why did Sally want to go to Lao She Teahouse?

3. Why did Lingling want to go to the Teahouse?

She likes to listen to music.

To see some Beijing Opera.

To see the Teahouse.

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4. How much did Sally understand?

5. Why do you think they decided to stay for two hours?

6. What does Sally want to do next time?

7. Have Betty and Tony ever heard of Lao She?

Not very much.

Because it was interesting.

To understand more.

They’ve never heard of him.

Match the sentences in Activity 2 with these sentences.

1. She offered to take us there.2. They planned to stay for some tea.3. They decided to stay longer.4. We wanted to see the teahouse.5. I hope to go there again one day.6. My parents agreed to take us.

agree decide hope offer plan want

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你能总结出它们的用法吗 ?

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Answer the questions. Use the words in the box.

1 Did they plan to stay for two hours?

2 What is Lao She most famous for?

3 Did Sally find the opera easy to understand?

4 What’s Sally’s interest?

especially impossible main only

No, they only planned to have some tea.

He’s especially famous for Teahouse.

No, she found it impossible to understand.Her main interest is music.

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Speaking

Make true sentences for you.

1. I have decided to ________ next week.

2. They offered to _____ for me.

3. My hope is to _________ one day.

4. My parents agreed to ____________

on Saturday.

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do sports

cook

be a singer

go for a walk

I hope to ______________________ bagsone day.

design the most beautiful

I wanted to ________________________ _______________.

sit in the balloon and travel all over the world

My parents offered to _____________________. buy a VCD player for us

They agreed to ____________________. look after these pandas

live with kinds of animals and make friends with themMy hope is to _______________________________________________.

I have decided to ____________________. learn to play the guitar

Think of an event in your life and describe it.

I wanted to…

My parents offered to…

They agreed to…

I hope to …

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课堂小测试课堂小测试

一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. She asked me ______ (wait) for her at the cinema.2. I enjoy ________ (listen) to the radio in the evening.3. It is not easy _______ (learn) a foreign language.4. He agreed _____ (get) someone to help

us.

to wait

listening

to learn

to get

5. I told him _________ (not play) in the street.6. Would you like ______ (come) with me? 7. Your task is ______ (find) the cost of the hotel. 8. Should I ___ (go) home now?9. I’m glad _____ (see) you again.10. He needs ______ (buy) a new bike.

not to play

to come

to find

go

to see

to buy

1. Did you have a good time last Sunday? （改为同义句） Did you ______ _______ last Sunday?2. Lao She wrote Teahouse. He became famous. （合并为一句） Lao She ____ _______ ___ Teahouse.

二、按要求进行句式转换。二、按要求进行句式转换。

enjoy yourself

was famous for

3. It is possible for us to finish the work in three hours. （改为否定句） It __ __________ for us to finish the work in three hours.4. Tourists need to wear warm clothes in winter. （改为否定句） Tourists _____ ____ to wear warm clothes in winter.

is impossible

don’t need

HomeworkHomeworkFinish Exercise 1 on page 148.