1、Unit One Laughter is good for youWelcome to our classProject Putting on a play1.What do you know about drama?2.Have you ever seen dramas either on TV or in a theatre?3.Have you ever acted in a drama?Drama means a piece of writing to be performed by actors,a play for theatre,television,radio,etc.4.In
2、 your opinion,in order to put on a drama,what preparations should be made?What steps are needed to prepare a play?(1)Listen to the director(2)Learn lines by heart(3)Find out when the character is on stage.(4)Make a list of which acts and scenes you are in.(5)Dressed in your costume and waiting in th
3、e wings at least one scene before you go on stage.(6)Follow the stage directions.Part ARead part A please,and answer the questions:The invisible bench 1)What kind of comedy does this play use?2)What do you think of the children except Mike?The play mainly uses the physical style of comedy.They are d
4、ishonest,insincere,false/hypocritical 3)At the end of the play,Mike said,“No.I must have forgotten to tell you.What does he mean?4)Is there a bench in the play?He wanted to punish them or make fun of them.No.There isnt any.Part BThe important papersRead part B quickly and answer the questions 1)What
5、 kind of comedy does this play use?2)Who do you think is the main character in the play?3)What does the king actually want?The play uses the style of prop.Actors use the prop-toilet paper and some other papers to perform the play.The kingToilet paper.4)Why are the others unable to understand him?5)H
6、ow does the playwright make the play funny?Because he was a king and he says that he wants important papers.The others would mistake them for some official documents.The playwright uses a play upon words-important paper and toilet paper-to make people laugh.Discussion What do you think each play wan
7、ts to tell us?Play IPlay IISummary The two plays have a similarity.Both the plays tell us a phenomenon in our society.A group of people around us are hypocritical and proud of themselves.They save their faces at all costs,but actually they will suffer from their own actions.The playwrights write the
8、 plays in an ironic way.This kind of play always leads us to thinking,because they always reflect some social problems around us.Act out the two playsLanguage points1.I am sitting on an invisible bench,of course.(line 8)invisibleadj.1)impossible to see:The aircraft is designed to be invisibleto rada
9、r.These bacteria are invisible unless viewed with a microscope.2)before noun describes money that is added to a countrys economy by activities such as the service and financial industries rather than the production of goods in factories:an increase in invisible exportsTourism brings in 40%of the isl
10、ands invisible earnings.(2006上海)You can see the stars on a clear night,but in the daytime they are _.A.unavoidable B.invisible C.inaccessible D.unavailable2 You should join us.Its nice and cosy.(line 18)fortable and pleasant,especially(of a building)because small and warmThis room is nice and cosy i
11、n the winter.He showed me into a cosy little room.3 Mike looks annoyed.(line 25)annoyed adj.angry:I was so annoyed with him for turning up late.He was annoyed at the way she tried to take over the whole meeting.My parents were rather annoyed(that)I hadnt told them about the accident.She was annoyed
12、to discover that her husband had taken her car keys.annoying adj.making you feel annoyed:Its really annoying when a train is late and theres no explanation.Hes got a really annoying laugh.annoy vt.to make someone angry:Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.Im sorry-is my cough annoying y
13、ou?+that It annoys me that she just expects us to help.It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant.4 Mike stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and“sits”down.(line 27)wanders vi.or vt.to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or witho
14、ut any clear purpose or direction:We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.She was found several hours later,wandering the streets,lost.He was here a moment ago but hes wandered off somewhere.5 It got too crowded,so I moved the bench.（line 38)crowd adj.If a place is crowded,it is full of people:By ten oclock the bar was crowded.group noun C a large group of people who have gathered together:A crowd of about 15 000 attended the concert.Homework Review the whole unit after class.
