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The Life of a Geisha
Watch, Listen and Read
Book 1, Unit 6
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Culture Salon Kyoto
京都often called “Japan’s heartland”
considered the mother of culture within Japan
natural scenery
old traditions and culture: temples, shrines, geisha
IT and electronics as key industry
tourism
traditional Japanese crafts
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Culture Salon geisha
芸者 (歌妓)芸( gei) + 者( sha) = art + person / doer
“artist / performing artist”
traditional, female Japanese entertainers
芸子 / geiko, 芸妓 / geigi
whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance
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Culture Salon maiko
麻衣子(舞子 / 舞妓)
apprentice geiko
“dance child”
usually 15 to 20 years old
Their jobs are performing song, dance, and shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument) to visitors at a feast.
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Culture Salon kabuki
歌舞伎(歌舞妓)
歌( ka) + 舞( bu) + 伎 ( ki) = sing + dance + skill
the highly stylized classical Japanese dance-drama
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Culture Salon kimono
着物(和服)着( ki) + 物( mono) = wear + thing
“a thing to wear”
a Japanese traditional garment worn by women, men and children a T-shaped, straight-lined robe with the hem falling to the ankle, and attached collars, and long, wide sleeves
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Culture Salon chado
茶道“tea ceremony” / “way of tea”
a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha ( 抹茶 ), powdered green tea
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Warming up I Old and New
1. D
2. B
3. G
4. A
5. C
6. E
7. F
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Warming up II Becoming a Geisha
(1) apprentice
(2) discipline
(3) retired
(4) strict
(5) master
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Part 1 Word Bank
symbol
discipline
adjust
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Part 1 Watch Part 1
1. a calling
2. her real identity
3. certain parts
4. too old
5. had the face
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Part 1 Watch Again
1. mysterious
2. symbol
3. adjusting
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Part 1 Listen and Repeat
1. As a symbol of female beauty, the geisha fascinates the modern world.
2. Being a geisha is a calling to a traditional way of life.
3. I realized this geisha world is so different from the world I used to know.
4. Once in Kyoto, Umechika had difficulties locating a place to train her.
5. Umeno took one look at Umechika and decided she had the face of a geisha.
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Part 2 Word Bank
entertain
apply
make up make-up
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Part 2 Watch Part 2
1. D
2. C
3. E
4. B
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Part 2 Watch Again
(1) routine
(2) pattern
(3) go through
(4) transform
(5) meaningless
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Part 3 Word Bank
involve
incredible
sacrifice
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Part 3 Watch Part 3
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
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Part 3 Watch Again
1. traditional dances
2. playing musical instruments
3. conversation
4. literature
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Follow-up Watch the Entire Video
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
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Reading Reading Comprehension
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. sacrifice
9. show off
10. beautiful traditions
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Home Listening Listen to the Passage
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. B
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Home Listening Listen Again
(1) traditional
(2) stylized
(3) slowly
(4) unusual
(5) extends into
(6) surrounded
(7) a circle
(8) a master
(9) his replacement
(10) retires
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Home Listening Listen and Repeat
1. Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that involves acting, singing, and dancing.
2. The tradition is 400 years old and the movement of the actors are very stylized.
3. The actors often wear extraordinary and expensive kimonos and their faces are sometimes painted.
4. Part of the stage is a long, narrow raised area that extends into the audience.
5. He specializes in women’s roles and appears on stages all over the world.
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