Project(2): Putting on a play教学设计方案

Module6 Unit 1

Laughter is good for you Project

Learning aims:

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Have a good understanding of the two short plays 2.

Use what you learned in this unit to analyze the play 3.

Form groups to discuss and put on one of the plays.

Task 1 : Reading comprehension 1.

Read the script “The invisible bench” and then answer the questions.

(1) How many characters are there in the play? Who are they? --Five. Mike, Tony, Cathy, Paula and Ann. (2)

Is there a bench in the courtyard?

--No. (3) In the play “The invisible bench”, who “moves the bench”

and what happens to the others?

-- Mike moves the bench and Tony, Cathy and Paula fall down. 2.

Ask the students to read the script “The important paper” and then answer the questions (1) How many characters are there in the play? Who are they?

--Three. The king, the queen and the servant. (2) Who do you think is the main character/ hero in the play?

--The king.

(3) What does the King actually want?

--Toilet paper.

3.

Choose the best answer according to the plays.

(1) Why does Jack get up and walk away?

A. Because Ann invites him out.

B. Because he hates sitting with Paula.

C.Because t he bench gets too crowded.

D. Because he finds another comfortable bench.

(2) Which of the following is NOT a thing that the servant brings to the King?

A. A newspaper.

B. A magazine.

C. A page from the book.

D. A pile of official-looking papers.

(3) It can be concluded that the two plays are____________.

A. boring

B. amusing

C. practical

D. strange Task 2.

Discuss in groups the following questions, which will help you to put on a play. And prepare your own performances.

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Which play do you want to put on? Who will play each character? Who will be the director? What kind of scenery will you need? Who will make it? Will you need props(道具)? Who will find them? Will you need costumes（戏服）? Who will make or find them? Where and how often will you practice? 1

Task 3.

Putting on a play Each group perform a play and the judges decide which group’s performance is the best, and who is the best actor, actress and director.

“Academy Awards” of Class 3

Best performance:

Group ______ Best actor:__________________ Best actress:________________ Best director:________________

Task 4.根据课文内容，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

The invisible bench Five students are in the park. Mike thinks the courtyard needs a bench.He finds a place and pretends to sit on (1)

invisible bench. Soon Tony joins him and Mike moves over as if (2)

(make ) room for him. After a while , Cathy enters and Tony invites her to join them. (3)

(think) that it is nice and cosy, Cathy accepts the (4)

(invite). When Paula enters and wants to sit on the same invisible bench, Mike looks

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(annoy). All make room for Paula.Mike thinks it is so crowded (6)_____

he stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and sits down. Just then, Ann enters and she asks (7)_______

they are doing over there.When Mike says he moves the bench without (8)________

(tell)

them,all the others fall down.

The important papers The King, the Queen and their servant are in the King’s castle. The Queen sits in her armchair,(9)

(read) something. The King asks the servant (10)___________

(bring) him his important papers . The servant is （11）

（confuse）about what he should bring to the King. He gives the King all kinds of papers he can think of. The King is very angry, and he shouts at the servant and asks the Queen to tell the servant (12)

he means, but the queen fails to figure out the King’s (13)______

(require). The King becomes more and more (14)

(anxiety) in his armchair.At last, the servant gets the King aroll of toilet paper, (15)

is exactly what the King needs. Task 5. Assignment: Analyzing the plays

1. Is the play “The invisible bench” 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. 2. In which style of comedy is this play, telling jokes, inspired by objects, physical action or doing impression? --Physical. Actors use their bodies to make jokes. 2

3.Why are the others unable to understand the King? --Because he is the king, important papers may mean very important official documents for him. 4. In what style of comedy is the play “The important paper”?

-- Inspired by objects—toilet paper and some other papers 5. How does the playwright make the play funny?

--The playwright uses a play upon words—important papers and toilet paper—to make people laugh.

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