Word power: Words used in performing优秀教案范文

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you

4th period

Word power Teaching aims: (1) Learn and master the new words in play scripts. (2) Enlarge the knowledge about expressions of smile and laugh. Important points & difficult points: (1) Talk about drama to learn new words. (2) Remember the new expressions of smile and laugh. Procedure: Step 1 Revision: 1. What are the four types of stand-up? 2. What effect do stand up and other forms of comedy have on us? 3. What do we need while performing? Step 2 Words used in play scripts: Show the students pictures related to acting, asking them to give the names. Step 3 Read and understand

Ask the students to give names to the following descriptions.

1. The person who gives instructions to the actors, cameraman etc. in a film or play.

2. All the people who act in a play or film. 3. The words of a play or performance that an actor learns. 4. The written form of a play or film 5. The instructions and advice given on where to stand on the stage. 6. One of the main parts into which a stage play is divided. 7. Plays which are very short. (keys: director

cast

lines

script

stage direction

acts or scenes

one-act play) Step 4 Further study

1. Complete the exercise of Part C. (1) director actor

(2)lines (3) stage

(4) acts

(5) scenes

(6) wings

(7) lights

(8) stage directions 2. According to Part C, answer this question “What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful?”

*listen to the director

*learn lines by heart *find out when the character he or she is playing on stage *dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time *know the props that are going to be used before going on stage *calm down and be confident when on stage Step 5 Idioms about smiling & laughing

1. to laugh one’s head off-----to laugh very hard The comedy I saw last night made me laugh my head off. 2. to smile on someone---someone is lucky Luck was smiling on me as I passed the driving test. 3. be laughing all the way to the bank---be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort His uncle left him a lot of money, so he was laughing all the way to the bank 4. be laughed out of court---sth is not accepted for people think it is completely stupid We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court.

Homework 1.

Keep in mind all the useful expressions related to drama. 2.

Preview grammar and usage