高二英语project putting on a play.pptVIP

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Part One Teaching Design 第一部分 教学设计 ● Project Putting on a play I Generalinduction This section is designed to help you learn and use English through doing a project. You are first asked to read the two plays in Part A. You should understand what the two plays are about. Then you are encouragedtoperform one of the two plays. The purpose of this section is to let you use what you have learnt to finish a project by working together. In the course of doing the project, you will discuss what stepsare needed to prepare a play. In order to finish the project, you will discusswhat steps are needed to prepare a play. In order to finish the project, you are expected to learn how to cooperate as a team and how to fulfill eachpartof the work. II Reading Part A 1 Readthe first play andtrytoask the following questions: Isthere a bench in the courtyard? (Actuallyno) What dies the word ‘invisible’ mean? (It means‘can’tbe seen’) Isthis a comedy? Why or why not? (Yes, it is acomedy because it is very funny.) Inthe reading passage ofthis unit, we have learnt that there are four main types of stand-up comedy. Theyare observational, prop, physicalandimpressionist. Inwhat style ofcomedy do you thinkthisone is? ( Itis in the physical style. Actorsuse body language toperform the play.) 2 Readthe second play andanswer the following questions: How many characters are there in the play? Who are they? (Three. The king, the Queen and the servant.) Who do you think isthe maincharacterin the play? (The King.) What does the King actuallywant?(Toilet paper.) Why are the others unable to understand him? (Because he was a king and he says that he wants important papers. The otherswould mistake them for some official documents.) In what style of stand-up comedy is this play? (It is in the style of prop. Actors use the prop — toilet paper and some other papers toperform the play.) How does the playwright make the play funny? (The playwright uses a