Word power: Words used in performing教学创新设计

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Step 1: Brainstorming T: Have you heard of Shakespeare? Can you say out some of his works? S: “Romeo and Julie”, “Merchants of Venice” and so on. T: Have you seen them performed on the stage? S: Yes. /No. T: A piece of writing to be performed by actors in the theatre is called drama. Are you interested in drama? Do you want to learn something more about drama? Today we’ll learn some words used in a drama on the stage. Step 2: Brainstorming and vocabulary learning 1 First, let’s check how much you have known about drama. T: What do we call the person who acts in a play? S: An actor or actress. T: What do we call the person who is in charge of a play? S: A director.

T: what are the words that the actors say called? S: lines T: Where can the lines can be found? S: In a script. T: what is a script made up of? S: Acts and scene. T: What are the words called that tell the actors how to act? S: They are called stage directions. Write these on the blackboard and make sure the students know the meaning of each word.

2 After you have grasped the above words, let’s focus on the picture in part B, which gives you some information related to things on a stage.

3 Let’s focus on the passage in part C, which checks yours’ ability of understanding and using the words you have just learnt. In order to fill in the blanks correctly, you have to understand the passage and the exact meaning of the missing words. You should first complete the exercises individually and then check answers with the class.

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Answers 1 actor

2 director

3 lines

4 cast

5 script

6 stage

7 acts

8 scenes

9 costume

10 wings

11 props

12 light

13 scenery

14 stage directions

Step 3: Vocabulary extension 1

Boys and girls, let’s suppose you are going to perform a drama at the school art festival. Discuss in your group: How you are going to prepare and arrange for the performance. The following words can help you.

A drama

cast script stage others directors,

actors,

actresses theme, lines, stage direction, acts/scenes wings, microphone, curtains, lights,

scenery, set Budge, props, costumes 2 Let’s come to part D. We know in English, there are many useful idioms and saying about laughing and it is good for us to keep some useful idioms in mind. This part will present some to us. Look at the idioms and the sentences below. Then see if you can find any more idioms about smiling or laughing and write sentences using them in the space provided. Sample answers to have the last laugh: to make someone who has criticized or defeated you look stupid by succeeding in something more important or by seeing them fail e.g. They fired her last year, but she had the last laugh because she was taken on by their main rivals at twice the salary.

He laughs best who laughs last. all smiles: becoming happy again especially after feeling sad e.g. When Mary found out about the holiday, she was all smiles.

Step 4: Consolidation exercises. 1 Write out the words according to the English explanations.

1 make somebody laugh or simile

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2 the person in charge of a play

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3 very good of high quality

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4 full of eagerness or interest

____________

5 perform without preparation

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6 take place, happen

____________

7 worried or afraid

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8 unlike anything else

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9 text of a play, film,

____________ 10 instrument that changes sound waves into electrical current used in broadcasting speech, music, etc.

_____________ Answers 1. amuse

2 director

3 excellent

4 enthusiastic

5 improvise

6 occur

7 nervous

8 unique

9 script

10 microphone

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n Part A on page 9 and fill in the blanks with the correct tenses. Then I will ask you to report your answers to the class. You also should give the reasons why you use different tenses in the article. Answers 1. am

2 have been writing

3 am looking

4 is

5 have been imagining

6 is

7 is making

8 has been planning

9 have designed

10 are printing

11 are going

12 is

13 hope

14 opens 2 Now do Part B individually. Pay attention to the time marker in each sentence if there is one. The time marker in the sentence is the key that will help you use the suitable tense.

1 I am performing at the comedy Club tonight. 2 I have been practicing my jokes in front of the mirror for the last three hours. 3 My family is coming to watch my show. 4 I am nervous about the show.

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