Project Putting on a play教案

unit 1  laughter is good for you
part one  teaching design
第一部分  教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)
●  project  putting on a play
i general induction
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 encouraged to perform 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 steps are needed to prepare a play. in order to finish the project, you will discuss what 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 each part of the work.
ii reading
part a
1 read the first play and try to ask the following questions:
  is there a bench in the courtyard? (actually no)
  what dies the word ‘invisible’ mean? (it means ‘can’t be seen’)
  is this a comedy? why or why not? (yes, it is a comedy because it is very funny.)
  in the reading passage of this unit, we have learnt that there are four main types of stand-up comedy. they are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. in what style of comedy do you think this one is? ( it is in the physical style. actors use body language to perform the play.)
2 read the second play and answer 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 is the main character in the play? (the king.)
  what does the king actually want? (toilet paper.)
  why are the others unable to understand him? (because he was a king and he says that he wants important papers. the others would 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 to perform the play.)
  how does the playwright make the play funny? (the playwright uses a play upon words— important paper and toilet paper--- to make people laugh.)
3 let’s do parts b1 and b2 on page 101 in workbook to practice the usages of some words and phrases learnt in this section.
4 please do parts d1 and d2 on page 103 in workbook as your homework. the two exercises will help you be more familiar with the usages of some words, phrases, and patterns learnt in this unit.