TheSeventhPeriod:Listening,WritingandActingPurpose:Toimprovestudents’listening,writingandactingability.TogetstudentstoknowwhathappenedtoHenryafterScene4.Step1.Listening1.AskstudentstolookthroughtheexercisesofEx1beforelisteningandthenplaythetape.2.AskstudentstothinkofmorethingsHenrymightdowiththebank-note.LetthemtrytomakeupwhatmighthappenafterHenrydothesethings.Step2.Listening,speakingandwritingtask1.AskSstoimaginewhatthesituationinwhichHenrymeetsthewoman(Portia)ofhisdreamswillbelike.Askstudentstodiscussthefollowingquestionswiththeirpartners.(1)IfyouareHenry,whatkindofwomanisofyourdreams?(2)IfyouarethewomanwhatcharactersofHenrywillattractyou?(3)AsHenrybecomesthemanmanypeoplearetalkingabout,whatwillyouthinkofhim?(4)SupposeyouareHenry,whatsortofcomplementsdoyouthinkHenrywouldgivePortia?2.Afterdiscussion,askstudentstolistentothetapetwiceandmakeafewnotestheywillneed.3.AskstudentstoworkinpairsanddiscusseachofthethingsinEx3onP58.4.AskstudentstowritethedialogueforActTwo,Scene3andremindthemtomakethewordssoundbelievable.ThenletsomeSspresenttheirwritingsbeforetheclass.Step3.Writing1.AskstudentstoimaginewhatHenrywilldoafterheleavestherestaurant,ashishairisalittlebittoolong.2.Askstudentstoworkinpairsandsupposetheyarethedirectorsoftheplayandwritetheirownscenesfortheplay.Remindthemtouseatleastthreestagedirectionsintheirscenes.3.Ifnecessary,tellstudentswhatisthestagedirectionandaftertheyfinish,asksomepairstoreadaloudtheirplay.Thenaskthewholeclasstodecidewhichpair’swritingisthebest.Step4.ActingAfterreadingtheplay,asktwoorthreegroupstoperforminfrontoftheclass.Andletotherschoosethebestgroup.ThensupposeajournalistinLondonheardthisunbelievablestory:Amillionaireinragshadamealinarestaurant.Hethoughtitmightmakeanexcellentarticle.Soherushedtothatrestaurantandinterviewedtheowner,thehostessandthewaiter.Letthegroupsactouttheinterview.
