M6U1ReadingUnit1《Laughterisgoodforyou》Project1•PuttingonaplayLead-in:•HaveyoueverseendramaseitheronTVorinatheatre?•Doyouenjoyseeingdramas?•Haveyouimaginedactingindramas?Today,youwillhaveachancetoexperiencedramas!Welcometoourdramaclass!Fivestudentsareperformingtheplay“Theinvisiblebench”.Readtheplayquickly,andanswerthefollowingquestions.•Isthereabenchinthecourtyard?•Whatdoestheword“invisible”mean?•Isthisacomedy?Whyorwhynot?•Whatdoyouthinktheplaywrightwantstotellus?Yes.Actorsusebodylanguagetoperformtheplay.Itisinthephysicalstyleofstand-upcomedy.Besidesthephysicalstyle,therearefourmaintypesofstand-upcomedy.Theyareobservational,prop,physicalandimpressionist.theend“Theimportantpapers!”•Howmanycharactersarethereintheplay?•Whodoyouthinkisthemaincharacter/herointheplay?•WhatdoestheKingactuallywant?•Whyaretheothersunabletounderstandhim?Three.TheKing,theQueen,andtheservant.TheKing.Toiletpaper.Becausehewasakingandhesaysthathewantsimportantpapers.Theotherswouldmistakethemforsomeofficialdocuments.•Inwhatstyleofstand-upcomedyisthisplay?•Howdoestheplaywrightmaketheplayfunny?Itisinthestyleofprop.Actorsusetheprop---toiletpaperandsomeotherpaperstoperformtheplay.Theplaywrightusesaplayuponwords---importantpaperandtoiletpaper---tomakepeoplelaugh.That’stheendofthetwoplays!Let’sdosomeexercises.Usefulexpressions:•asif•crossinganduncrossinglegs•mind•wanderover•musthavedone•YourMajesty•astackof•glareatFillintheblanks:1.Wearesittingonan_______bench.2._____ifIsitdown?3.Mikestandsupand__________tothemiddleofthestage.4.I_____________(forget)totellyou.5.The_______groupfelldowntotheground.invisiblewanderoverentiremusthavedonemindinvisibleentirewandersovermusthaveforgottenMind6.TheKingraisesoneeyebrowandlooks_________attheservant.7.Servantenters___________official-lookingpapers.8.Theservantbowsand_________.9._________tobringthemtotheKing.10.Queentearsapagefromherbookand_____it_____theKing.meaningfullydashoutastackofofferitisone’sdutytodosth.meaningfullyoffersIt’syourdutydashesoutwithastackoftoHomework:1.DoPartD1andD2onpage103inworkbook.2.Prepareforyourpresentation.