Project(1): Putting on a play名师教学视频（文字实录）

Module 6 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Project----- Putting on a play 授课老师：吴晓丹

(1) Analysis of the text The section is designed to help students learn and use English through doing a project. Students are first asked to read the two plays in part A. They should understand what the two plays are about. Then they should perform these two plays out. The purpose of this section is to let students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together. In the course of doing the project, students will discuss what steps are needed to prepare a play. In order to finish the project, they are expected to learn how to cooperate as a team and how to fulfill each part of task.

Project属于探索型实践课，在本单元前面对中西方喜剧形式和戏剧相关词汇了解的基础上，引导学生阅读和分析两个短篇喜剧剧本。之后通过小组讨论，分工合作，交流汇报等形式将英语学习和实践延伸到课堂之外，最后呈现学习任务，培养综合运用语言的能力。本课利用本单元前面所学内容引导学生对两个小喜剧进行理解和分析，为学生课后的表演和制作做好充分的铺垫。

(2) Teaching aims: After this class, students will be able to:

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have a good understanding of the two short plays 2.

use what they learned in this unit to analyze the play 3.

form groups to discuss and prepare their own performances. (3) Teaching methods: 1. Discussion in pairs or in groups. 2. Task-based in-class activities. (4) Teaching procedures:

Step 1 lead in

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Revision Present some picture to the students and ask the students what they are.

-------- Some famous plays. Are you interested in these plays? 2. Now you have a chance to experience plays for yourselves. Step 2 Read the two plays

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The invisible bench (1)

Ask the students to have a very fast reading of the script. And fill in the blanks. characters setting theme

(2) Ask the students to enjoy the video. And after that ask the students to do some exercises. The invisible bench

This is a joke

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an invisible bench. Mike pretends

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(sit) on an invisible bench. Soon Tony joins him and Mike moves over as if

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(make) room for him. After a while Cathy enters. She asks what

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(go) on. Tony invites her to join them.

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(think) that it is nice and cozy, Cathy accepts the

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(invite). She sits on it, too. When Paula enters

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wants to sit on the same bench, mike looks

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(annoy). All make room. Mike stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and sits down. Just then, Ann enters. She asks

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they are doing over there. When Mike says that it is too crowded and he moved the bench but forgot

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(tell) them, all the others fall down.

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The important paper (1)

Ask the students to have a very fast reading of the script. And fill in the blanks. characters setting theme

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Ask the students to enjoy the video. And after that ask the students to do some exercises.

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5 Things brought by servant

King’s reactions

Step 3 Put on the plays

Give the students enough time to prepare for the performance. And ask the students to perform these plays. 在分析了两个短剧之后，让学生充分讨论来选择他们即将演出的短剧，并以小组形式表演戏剧。对学生的表演进行及时的评价。

Step 4 Homework (1). Review the text. (2). Finish the exercises on P101. (3). Fill in the blanks. The important papers

One day, the king looks at his servant

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(serious) and asks him to bring him some very important papers. The servant exits and comes back in

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a pile of official-looking papers and gives them to king. The king throws them at servant in

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(angry). The servant bows, dashes out

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comes back with a newspaper,

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makes the king tear the paper in two. The queen tells the servant that it is his duty

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(bring) the important paper to the king. The king moves around in chair,

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(look) uncomfortable. Queen tears a page

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her book and offers it to king. The king glares at queen.

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(final), the servant comes back in with something behind his back. The king gets his very important paper------

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roll of toilet paper.