Part I Lead-in
1.Warm-up exercise
Look at the following pictures，and answer the following two questions，using as many words as you can.
1)What are they?
2)What characteristics do they have?Share your opinions with your classmates.
2.Language tips in Chinese traditions:
1)Vocabulary
◆ Peking Opera 京剧
◆ sheng (male) 生（角）
◆ dan (young female) 旦（角）
◆ jing (painted face，male) 净（角）
◆ chou (clown，male or female) 丑（角）
◆ Martial Arts 武术
◆ hexagram boxing 太极拳
◆ Green tea 绿茶
◆ Black tea 红茶
◆ Wulong(Oolong)tea 乌龙茶
◆ Scented tea 花茶
◆ Blue and white porcelain 青花瓷
◆ White Body 白胎
◆ traditional Chinese herbal medicine 中药
◆ acupuncture 针灸
◆ manipulation 推拿
◆ lunar calendar 阴历
◆ Chinese Zodiac (The 12 Animal Signs) 十二生肖
2)Sentences
◆ What do you think of Peking Opera?
—Peking Opera is kind of symbol of China.
◆ What repertoire（剧目）did you see?
—The King Says Farewell to His Concubine
◆ Do you enjoy swordsman movie（武侠片）?
—I like the movie Hunag Feihong best
◆ What is this tea called?
—It is called “Tie Guanyin”，belonging to oolong tea.
◆ How many kinds of tea in China?
—There are four kinds of tea：green tea，black tea，oolong tea，and scented tea.
◆ Where did this porcelain produce?
—Jingdezhen.Isn’t it called “the capital of porcelain”？
◆ What are you drinking?Smells bitter!
—This is traditional Chinese herbal medicine.There are ready-prepared pills，called “patent”herbal medicine.
◆ What Chinese animal sign were you born under?
—I was born in the year of the Rat.