初中英语沪教牛津版（2024）八年级下册（2024）Unit 3 Comics and animationSection 4 Extending and developing competencies

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What traditinal Chinese art frms d yu knw? 2. Have yu seen shadw puppet plays? 3. What d yu think they are like?
Grup discussin
The frerunner f animatinIt is Saturday afternn in a small twn near Xi’an. Wang Weifang and his friends are putting n a play. The audience can hear them, but they cannt see them. This is because they are behind a screen—they are perfrming a shadw puppet play, an art frm n UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The ldest shadw puppet plays in China date back ver 1,000 years. In shadw puppet plays, light and shadws are used t tell a stry n a screen. This art frm is prbably ne f the earliest frms f mving images. It has had a huge influence n mdern film-making and animatin. Hwever, this ancient flk art is at risk f dying ut, s lcal artists are trying t save it.Shadw puppets were first made f paper. Later, peple used leather t make them. That is why they are called piying (i.e. “leather shadws”) in Chinese. One f the advantages f using leather is that the puppets last fr a lng time. The leather is cut in the shape f peple, animals r bjects. Each puppet is painted in different clurs and put n a stick. Sme puppets have mvable parts like arms and legs, r even fingers and eyes.During the shadw puppet play, Wang and his friends stand behind a white screen. The audience sits in frnt f the screen. The screen is lit up, and the puppeteers hld the puppets clse t it s the audience can see the puppets’ shadws clearly. They then mve the puppets arund and d the vices f the different characters. The puppet characters talk and mve arund the screen, just like in an animated film. The audience can’t take their eyes ff the puppets, and they hld their breath at exciting mments. These days, peple seldm attend shadw puppet plays. Hwever, neither Wang nr his friends are prepared t let this traditinal flk art die ut. When they perfrm ancient plays, they add in sme new elements. T the jy f their audience, the puppets can even perfrm mdern dance mves!
Read and predict
What is the article mainly abut?
It is abut the frerunner f animatin—the shadw puppet play.
Tip: We can predict the main idea f an article frm its title, pictures, and the key wrds in each paragraph.
Read the first tw paragraphs and answer the questin.
Why is it called a “shadw puppet play”?
Because the audience cannt see the puppeteers r the puppets. They can nly see the shadws f the puppets.
What mdern art frms has shadw puppet play had a huge influence n?
date back: t have existed since a particular time
Mdern film-making and animatin.
Read the third paragraph and answer the questin.
Hw are shadw puppets made?
Shadw puppets are made f leather. The leather is first cut in different shapes. Each puppet is then painted in different clurs and put n a stick.
advantage: n. a quality that makes smething better r mre useful
Read the furth paragraph and answer the questin.
Hw d the puppeteers perfrm shadw puppet plays?
The puppeteers stand behind a white screen. The screen is lit up, and the puppeteers hld the puppets clse t it t create shadws. Then they mve the puppets arund and d the vices f the different characters.
can’t take ne’s eyes ff: cannt stp lking at smethinghld ne’s breath:wait excitedly fr smething t happen
Read the last paragraph and answer the questins.
Why d the puppeteers add in sme new elements when they perfrm ancient plays?
Because they dn’t want this traditinal flk art t die ut.
element: n.a necessary r typical part f smething
Cmplete the sentences with the wrds and phrases belw. Change the frm if necessary.
held their breath
take my eyes ff
1. What d shadw puppet plays and mdern animatin have in cmmn?
Bth shadw puppet plays and mdern animatin are mving images n a screen.
2. Make a Venn diagram t cmpare shadw puppet plays and mdern animatin.
Shadw Puppet Plays
Mdern Animatin
Grup discussin1. Hw d yu understand the title f the article?2. D yu think shadw puppet plays are ppular amng yung peple? Why r why nt?
Further thinking
Self-assessment
基础作业撰写一篇短文，书面回答问题：Hw are shadw puppet plays perfrmed? What d they have in cmmn with mdern animatin? 拓展作业查找资料，了解中国其他传统艺术（如剪纸、木偶戏）与现代艺术的联系，写一段简短说明。以“Save shadw puppet plays”为题，设计一条宣传语或一幅海报，呼吁人们保护这一传统艺术。
This is because they are behind a screen — they are perfrming a shadw puppet play, an art frm n UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. 该句解释观众看不到表演者的原因；破折号后的内容解释说明他们在做什么；an art frm ... 是 shadw puppet play 的同位语，进一步解释其属性。本句意为：“这是因为他们在一块幕布后面——他们正在表演皮影戏，这是一种被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录的艺术形式。”
The ldest shadw puppet plays in China date back ver 1,000 years. In shadw puppet plays, light and shadws are used t tell a stry n a screen. 第一句中 date back 为句中谓语动词，说明主语皮影戏历史悠久。第二句是被动句，强调光影被用来讲故事这一事实。这两句意为“中国最古老的皮影戏可追溯到 1000 多年前。在皮影戏中，光影被用来在屏幕上讲故事。”date back 追溯到；始于 These ancient ruins date back t the Qin dynasty.
Shadw puppets were first made f paper. Later, peple used leather t make them. That is why they are called piying (i.e. “leather shadws”) in Chinese. 前两句按时间顺序介绍皮影制作材料的变化。第三句中 why 引导表语从句，解释“皮影”名称的由来，括号内内容是对 piying 的解释。本句意为：“皮影最初是用纸做的。后来，人们用皮革来制作它们。这也是它在中文里被称为“皮影”（即“皮革影子”）的原因。”leather /9leðR(r)/ n. 皮革 The artisan explained that the best shadw puppets are made f sft leather frm sheep.
During the shadw puppet play, Wang and his friends stand behind a white screen. The audience sits in frnt f the screen. The screen is lit up, and the puppeteers hld the puppets clse t it s the audience can see the puppets’ shadws clearly. 第一、二句分别描述表演者和观众的位置，behind 和 in frnt f为方位介词短语。第三句由 and 连接两个并列分句，前一分句为被动句说明屏幕被照亮，后一分句中 s 引导目的状语从句，说明表演者将木偶靠近屏幕的目的。本句意为：“在皮影戏表演过程中，王（伟方）和他的朋友们站在一块白色幕布后面，观众则坐在幕布前面。幕布会被照亮，表演者将皮影靠近幕布，好让观众清晰地看到皮影的影子。”
Hwever, neither Wang nr his friends are prepared t let this traditinal flk art die ut. When they perfrm ancient plays, they add in sme new elements. 第一句中 neither ... nr ... 连接两个并列主语，遵循就近原则，be prepared t d sth. 表示准备好做某事，let ... die ut 意为“让……消亡”。第二句中 When 引导时间状语从句，说明添加新元素的时间。本句意为：“然而，王（伟方）和他的朋友们都不愿让这项传统民间艺术就此消失。他们在表演传统剧目时，会加入一些新元素。”neither ... nr ... 既不……也不…… Neither he nr I have seen this kind f shadw puppet befre.element /9elImRnt/ n. 要素；基本部分 The design includes many traditinal Chinese elements.
flk /fRWk/ adj. 民间的；民俗的 Flk tales are ften passed dwn frm ne generatin t the next.flk art 民间艺术 Flk art, such as paper-cutting and embridery, is an imprtant part f ur intangible cultural heritage.
risk /rIsk/ n. 危险；风险 There is a risk f getting lst in the frest if yu dn’t have a map.at risk f 有危险；冒风险 Plar bears are at risk f dying ut due t climate change in their habitats.
breath /breP/ n. 呼吸的空气 She held her breath, waiting fr the judge t annunce the winner.hld ne’s breath 屏住呼吸 Everyne held their breath as the magician perfrmed the trick.
advantage /Rd9vA:ntIdZ/ n. 优点 One advantage f nline learning is that yu can study at yur wn pace.
have an influence n 对……有影响 Fr mdern yuth, scial media has a big influence n their behaviur and pinins.
in the shape f 呈……的形状 The ckies are made in the shape f animals.
take ne’s eyes ff 把视线移开 The interesting game made the kids unable t take their eyes ff the screen.