Reading1Doyouknowthislittleboy?Doyouthinkheishappy?Whathappenedtohim?HeiscalledKevin.HisfamilyplannedtoflytoParisfortheholiday,buttheywokeuplate.Theywereinahurrytogettotheairport,sotheyforgotKevin…Whenhewasathomealone,twobadmenwereplanningtostealfromhishouse.Heusedmanyfunnywaystocatchthem.HomeAloneisa1990AmericanfamilycomedyfilmwrittenandproducedbyJohnHughesanddirectedbyChrisColumbus.HaveyoueverseenthefilmcalledHomeAlone?Canyouimaginewhatmighthappenifyouwereleftalone?Canyoulookafteryourhomeandkeepeverythingcleanandsafe?PleasegothroughtheReadingstrategyandtellmehowtoreadaplay.Let’sseewhathappenedtothisfamily.Readingstrategy1.Arethewordsorspeechinaplayveryformal?2.Arethereanyinstructionsortipsincludedinaplay?3.Doyouthinkyouhavetoreadaplaysilentlyorreadoutloud?No,thewordsorspeechinaplayareveryinformal.Yes,thereare.Readtheplayoutloud.Haveyoueverbeenleftaloneorwithapet?Describethatexperience.Ifnot,canyouimaginewhatmighthappenifyouwereleftalone?Canyoulookafteryourhomeandkeepeverythingcleanandsafe?Readtheplayquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whoarethemaincharactersintheplay?Eric,Daniel,MomandDad.2.Whydotheparentsgetangry?3.Whatreallyhappenedtotheirdog,Spot?Becausethereisgarbageallovertheplace.Spotwasill.1.Theboysdonotexpecttheirparentstocomebacksoearly.2.Spot,thedog,looksfulloflife.3.Daniel’sparentsstillthinkofhimasanadult.TFF4.Ericdoesnotwanttoexplaintotheirparents.5.Theboysdidnotcleanthehousebecausetheywenttotheclinic.6.ThemotherthinksthefathershouldbestricterwithDaniel.FFTReadtheplayagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whataretheboysdoingwhentheirparentscomehome?Theyareplayingwithasoccerball.2.Howdoestheroomlookwhentheparentsarrivehome?3.WhyaretheparentsangrierwithDanielthanwithEric?Theroomisinamess.BecausetheyleftDanielincharge.4.WhatistheemergencythatEricwantstotellhisparentsabout?5.WhatdoesthefatherwanttodowithDaniel?Spotwassickandtheyhadtotakehimtotheclinic.HewantstopunishDaniel.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtotheplay.1.Thispassageisa______.A.newspaperB.noticeC.playD.diaryC2.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.howthefamilymanagetobeongoodtermsB.whytheroomisinamessC.whythereisamisunderstandingbetweentheparentsandsonsD.whathappenstoDanielandEricaftertheirparentsgethomeD3.Whichofthefollowingisthecauseofthequarrel?A.Spotwasseriouslyill.B.Thecouplereturnearlierthanexpected.C.Theboysplayfootballalldaylong.D.Thebrothers’laziness.A4.Ericsayshellotohisparentsinafrightenedvoicebecause_____.A.DadoftenpunisheshimB.heisafraidthatDadwillseethemessyroomandpunishhimC.DadwillbeathimandhisbrotherD.heisalwaystimidB5.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat____.A.childrenoftenhatetheirparentsB.parentsoftenhatetheirparentsC.childrenandparentsoftenhateeachotherD.parentsandchildrenshouldexplaintoeachotherwhensomemisunderstandinghappenDFillintheblanksaccordingtotheplay.Title:HomeAloneActOne☆Theparentsreturnhomefrom_________adayearlierandtheywanttogivethechildrena_______.☆Theroomisina____andthedoglookstiredandhungry,sotheparentsareangrywithDanieland______athim.☆Danieldoesn’tthinkit’shis______andrunsintohisbedroomandslamsthedoor.vacationsurprisemessshoutfault______TwoSceneOneSceneTwo☆Ericthinksit’sbetterto_____totheirparentswhathashappened.explain☆The_____isthattheyusedthemoneytotakethedogtotheclinicsotheyhadnotimetocleanthehouse.truth☆ThemotherthinkstheyarebeingtoohardonDanieland_______askinghimwhathashappened.☆ThefatherwantstopunishDanielbecauseofhis_______.suggestsrudenessActDiscussion1.Howdoyouthinkgoodparentsshouldtreattheirchildren?2.Andhowdoyouthinkchildrenshouldunderstandtheirparents?Homework1.FinishthePartD,EonPage25andA1andA2onpage94.2.Trytowriteashortplayemotionallyinagroupoffourafterclass.
