8thperiodProjectTeachingaims:Improvethestudents’abilityofpractice.Importantpoints&difficultpoints:Readthetwopassagesaboutdrama.TeachingProcedures:StepILead-in1.Whatdoyouknowaboutdrama?Dramameansapieceofwritingtobeperformedbyactors,aplayfortheatre,television,radio,etc.2.HaveyoueverseendramaseitheronTVorinatheatre?3.Haveyoueveractedinadrama?4.Inyouropinion,inordertoputonadrama,whatpreparationsshouldbemade?Whatstepsareneededtoprepareaplay?(1)Listentothedirector(2)Learnlinesbyheart(3)Findoutwhenthecharacter(heorsheisplaying)isonstage.(4)Makealistofwhichactsandscenesyouarein.(5)dressedinyourcostumeandwaitinginthewingsatleastonescenebeforeyougoonstage.(6)Followthestagedirections.Welldone!Youallknowhowtoprepareaplay.StepII.Today,youwillhaveachancetoexperiencedramas.Ok.Let’smovetotheprojectsection.Inthissection,you’llreadtwoshortplaysandchooseonetoperform.Inordertofinishtheproject,youareexpectedtolearnhowtocooperateasateamandhowtofulfileachpartofthework.T:Ok.Let’scometothefirstplay:TheinvisiblebenchReaditplease,andthenanswerthequestions:1)Whatkindofcomedydoesthisplayuse?Theplaymainlyusesthephysicalstyleofcomedy.2)WhatdoyouthinkofthechildrenexceptMike?Theyaredishonest,insincere,false/hypocritical3)Attheendoftheplay,Mikesaid,“No.Imusthaveforgottentotellyou.Itgottoocrowded,soImovedthebench.”Whydidhesayso?Hewantedtopunishthemormakefunofthem.4)Isthereabenchintheplay?No.Thereisn’tany.TheimportantpapersReaditquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions?1)Whatkindofcomedydoesthisplayuse?Theplayusesthestyleofprop.Actorsusetheprop----toiletpaperandsomeotherpaperstoperformtheplay.2)Whodoyouthinkisthemaincharacterintheplay?3)Whatdoesthekingactuallywant?4)Whyaretheothersunabletounderstandhim?Becausehewasakingandhesaysthathewantsimportantpapers.Theotherswouldmistakethemforsomeofficialdocuments.5)Howdoestheplaywrightmaketheplayfunny?Theplaywrightusesaplayuponwords----importantpaperandtoiletpaper----tomakepeoplelaugh.StepIIIDiscussion:Dividethestudentsintwo.Discussthequestions:Whatdoyouthinktheplaywrightwantstotellus?TheStudents’answersT:Thetwoplayshaveasimilarity.Thatis,boththeplaywrightstellusaphenomenoninoursociety.Asmallgroupofpeoplearoundusarehypocriticalandproudofthemselves.Theysavetheirfacesatallcosts,butactuallytheywillsufferfromtheirownactions.Theplaywrightswritetheplaysinanironicway.Thiskindofplayalwaysleadsustothinking,becausetheyalwaysreflectsomesocialproblemsaroundus.StepIV.ActoutthetwoplaysStepV.Languagepoints1.Iamsittingonaninvisiblebench,ofcourse.(page14)invisibleadj.1)impossibletosee:Theaircraftisdesignedtobeinvisibletoradar.Thesebacteriaareinvisibleunlessviewedwithamicroscope.2)[beforenoun]describesmoneythatisaddedtoacountry'seconomybyactivitiessuchastheserviceandfinancialindustriesratherthantheproductionofgoodsinfactories:anincreaseininvisibleexportsTourismbringsin40%oftheisland'sinvisibleearnings.相关高考试题Youcanseethestarsonaclearnight,butinthedaytimetheyare________.(2006年上海)AunavoidableBinvisibleCinaccessibleDunavailable答案:B2Youshouldjoinus.It’sniceandcosy.(page14)cosyadj.comfortableandpleasant,especially(ofabuilding)becausesmallandwarm:Thisroomisniceandcosyinthewinter.Heshowedmeintoacosylittleroom.3Mikestandsupandwandersovertothemiddleofthestageand“sits”down.(page14)wandersvi.orvt.towalkaroundslowlyinarelaxedwayorwithoutanyclearpurposeordirection.Wespentthemorningwanderingaroundtheoldpartofthecity.Shewasfoundseveralhourslater,wanderingthestreets,lost.Hewashereamomentagobuthe'swanderedoffsomewhere.4Itgottoocrowded,soImovedthebench.（page14）crowdedadj.Ifaplaceiscrowded,itisfullofpeople.Byteno'clockthebarwascrowded.groupnoun[C]alargegroupofpeoplewhohavegatheredtogether.Acrowdofabout15000attendedtheconcert.Step7Homework:1.Reviewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.2.Reviewthewholeunit.3.Previewthenextunit
