1、Welcome to our class,Project Putting on a play,Drama,1. What do you know about drama?,Drama means a piece of writing to be performed by actors, a play for theatre, television, radio, etc.,2. Have you ever seen dramas either on TV or in a theatre?,3. Have you ever acted in a drama?,4. In your opinion
2、, in order to put on a drama, what preparations should be made? What steps are needed to prepare a play?,(1) Listen to the director,(2) Learn lines by heart,(3) Find out when the character is on stage.,(5) Dressed in your costume and waiting in the wings at least one scene before you go on stage.,(6
3、) Follow the stage directions.,(4) Make a list of which acts and scenes you are in.,The invisible bench,Read part A please, and answer the questions:,The invisible bench,Part A,1) What kind of comedy does this play use?,The play mainly uses the physical style of comedy.,2) What do you think of the c
4、hildren except Mike?,They are dishonest, insincere, false/ hypocritical.,He wanted to punish them or make fun of them.,No. There isnt any.,3) At the end of the play, Mike said, “No. I must have forgotten to tell you. ” What does he mean?,4) Is there a bench in the play?,Is there a bench in the court
5、yard? What does the word “invisible” mean? Is this a comedy? Why or why not?,Yes. Because actors use body language to perform, which makes the audience laugh with a surprising and amusing ending.,In which style of stand-up is this play?,Physical They use their bodies to make jokes.,If we want to put
6、 on this short play, what should we prepare?,Script Director Actors and actresses Stage (lights, microphones),cast,The important papers,How many characters are there in the play? Who are they?Who is the main character in the play?What does the King actually want?,Three.The king, the queen, the serva
7、nt,The king,Toilet paper,Why are the others unable to understand him? Because the king is being unclear when he says that he wants important papers. The others mistake what he wants for official documents.,How does the playwright make the play funny?,The playwright uses a play upon words- important
8、paper and toilet paper- to make people laugh.,If we want to put on this short play, what should we prepare?,Script Director Actors and actresses Toilet paper & other paper Throne Costumes Stage (lights, microphones, scenery),cast,prop,Discussion,Play I,Play II,What do you think each play wants to te
9、ll us?,Summary,The two plays have a similarity. Both the plays tell us a phenomenon in our society. A group of people around us are hypocritical and proud of themselves. They save their faces at all costs, but actually they will suffer from their own actions. The playwrights write the plays in an ir
10、onic way. This kind of play always leads us to thinking, because they always reflect some social problems around us.,Act out the two plays,Language points,invisibleadj. 1) impossible to see:The aircraft is designed to be invisible toradar.These bacteria are invisible unlessviewed with a microscope.,
11、1. I am sitting on an invisible bench, of course. (line 7),2) before noun describes money that is added to a countrys economy by activities such as the service and financial industries rather than the production of goods in factories:an increase in invisible exports Tourism brings in 40% of the isla
12、nds invisible earnings.,(上海) You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are _. A. unavoidable B. invisible C. inaccessible D. unavailable,2. You should join us. Its nice and cosy. (line 15),cosy adj. comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because small and warm Thi
13、s room is nice and cosy in the winter. He showed me into a cosy little room.,3. Mike looks annoyed. (line 22),annoyed adj. angry: I was so annoyed with him for turning up late. He was annoyed at the way she tried to take over the whole meeting. My parents were rather annoyed (that) I hadnt told them
14、 about the accident. She was annoyed to discover that her husband had taken her car keys.,annoying,adj. making you feel annoyed: Its really annoying when a train is late and theres no explanation. Hes got a really annoying laugh.,annoy,vt. to make someone angry: Tim really annoyed me in the meeting
15、this morning. Im sorry. Is my cough annoying you? + that It annoys me that she just expects us to help. It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant.,4. Mike stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and sits down. (line 24),wanders vi.
16、 or vt. to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction: We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost. He was here a moment ago but hes wandered off somewhere.,5. It got too crowded, so
17、 I moved the bench.（line 34),crowd adj. If a place is crowded, it is full of people. By ten oclock the bar was crowded. group noun C a large group of people who have gathered together: A crowd of about 15,000 attended the concert.,1.You look like you are sitting on an invisible bench. (P14) 分析 1) 句子
18、结构分析：you为主语，look为谓语动词，like you are sitting on an invisible bench为状语。 2) 语言知识分析：like为连词，相当于as if / as though,意为“好像，就像”。,难句解析,词语辨析 look, glance, glare和stare 这四个词都有“看”的含义，一般都作不及物动词，常跟介词at构成动词词组。 look表示将视线集中于某物，仅表示视觉对某个对象的注意。当要表示注意某物时，要用look。如：look at me；look at the blackboard等。, glance的原义为“闪现”，如活动着的反光物
19、体在阳光下闪烁，后来演变为“迅速地看”，即“扫视”。glance at瞥一眼。 glare表示由于羡慕、恐惧、惊讶或无知而“用恐吓、凶狠或愤怒的眼光看”，即“怒目而视”或“瞪着”。如：They glared at me with hate. 他们用仇恨的目光瞪着我。, stare指出于惊讶、愤怒、厌烦、无礼或无知而“长时间地看”、“凝视”。如：staring into the distance 凝视着远方 用look, stare, glare或glance的适当形式填空。 1.They were _ at the animal because it was the first time they had seen this kind of animal.,looking,Homework,Review the whole unit after class.,