Keys

Keys

◆Lead-in◆

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◆Module 1 Learn to Talk◆

Before You Listen

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While You Listen

1.Listen to a short passage about the history of puppetry and choose the best answer to each question below.

(1)C (2)B (3)B

2.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

(1)societies (2)performance (3)variety (4)development (5)media

(6)audience(7)belief(8)folk(9)tradition(10)influential

After You Listen

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◆Module 2 Learn to Read◆

Passage A War Horse:Why Has It Been Such a Hit?

Before You Read

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While You Read

1.War Horse has scooped best play—and five other accolades—at 2011 Tony Awards in New York.

2.Handspring Puppet Company gives the horses,through their bendy,bamboo frames,an articulated,individual life,so the horses are manually operated.

3.A human's passionate love for a horse.

After You Read

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Reading Comprehension

1.Global understanding

(1)B (2)A

2.Detailed understanding

(1)C (2)A (3)C

3.Questions for critical thinking Open.

Language Practice

1.Look at the list of words and match them to the correct pictures.

(1)A (2)D (3)E (4)F (5)B (6)C

2.Write your own sentences by using the following words or phrases on the underlined space.

(1)This will make up for what he lacked in book knowledge.这就可以补足他们缺的书本知识。

(2)He's written many different kinds of books,but he's first and foremost a poet.

他写过许多不同性质的书,但他基本是位诗人。

(3)I'd really like to tap into the overseas market.我很想探寻海外市场。

(4)The wood had been painted to simulate stone.木头上刷了漆以看起来像块石头。

(5)The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。

3.Choose the words from the box below to complete the following sentences.Each word can be only used once.Change their forms where necessary.

(1)roles (2)playwright (3)performed (4)starred (5)theatre (6)rehearsal

Passage B The Delights and Dilemmas of the One-person Play

Reading Comprehension

1.Global understanding

(1)C (2)A

2.Detailed understanding

(1)F (2)T (3)F (4)F (5)F (6)T

Language Practice

1.Read the following words or definitions and find the words from passage B which can match them.

(1)solo (2)acting (3)feature (4)scene (5)stage

2.Translate the following sentences into English,using the expressions given in brackets.

(1)For good measure,a few details of this famous dramatist were included.

(2)They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of the new play.

(3)This is an example of his work at its best.

(4)They were sympathetic to the actor.

(5)The director persuaded her to give the students a lecture on the theater.

3.Read the following passage about the one-person show and then fill in the blanks by choosing the words from the box below.Each word can only be used once.Change the form where necessary.

(1)solo (2)show (3)features (4)entertainment (5)performers

(6)plot(7)audience(8)active(9)creating(10)directors