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Words used in play Words used in play scriptsscripts

words used in performing

In your opinion, in order to put on a performance,

what preparations should be made?

Are there any drama clubs at your school?

Have you ever acted in a drama? If not, do you

want to act in a drama?

What do you know about performing?

lead-in:

Try to think about words related to performing as many as possible.

Read the passage in PartA, and learn more useful words about performing.

Part A

castdirector

linesscript

stage directionacts

scenesone-act plays

Read the words and phrases.

• Try to answer the following questions as fast as possible.

1. What do we call the person who acts in a play?

2. What do we call the person who is in charge of a play? 3. What is a script made up of?

An actor. An actress.

A director.

Acts and scenes.

4. What will an actor read in a script?

5. What kind of play is called one-act plays?

Actor’s lines and stage directions.

Very short plays.

Part B: More words about performing

actors

propscostume stage

curtains

scenery

(1) director (2) lines (3) stage(4) acts (5) scenes (6)wings (7) lights(8) stage directions

Keys :

Part D Part D

• to laugh one’s head off• to smile on someone......

Idioms aboutsmiling & laughing

Part D

to have the last laugh: to make someone who has criticized or defeated you look stupid by succeeding in something more important or by seeing them fail

eg: They fired her last year, but she had the last laugh because she was taken on by their main rivals at twice the salary.

all smiles: becoming happy again especially after feeling sad.

eg: When Mary found out about the holiday, she was all smiles.

• scenery un. ，指某地总的自然风景或景色，尤指美丽的乡间景色。舞台布景

• view 从某一角度看到的风景• scene 取景 , 大多包括景物中的人及活

动在内。 scene 还可指舞台的场景。场面

• sightseeing 观光 , 游览

• 1.What impressed me most about the movie was the ________ filmed in New York.

• A. scenery B. scene • C. sight D. view • 2.They stood gazing the happy scene of

children playing in the park. 他们站在那里，注视着孩子们在公园里玩耍的场景。

B

it is a common _____ to see Tian'anmen Square filled with people on National Day. A 、 sight B 、 view C 、 scenery D 、 appearancea common sight 随处可见的事 , 司空见惯的事sight n. 视力； 看见； 视野； 景象

A

Homework:1. 同步练习 P 。 8-10

2. 早自习默单词 P 。 75 第一列3.Recite all the useful expressions rel

ated to performing.