Creating a TV drama script Unit6 Task Creating a TV drama script

Introduce your favourite TV programmes.

Objectives To learn to make a outline before writing To learn to create a drama script

Millie is writing a TV drama script for a competition Millie is writing a TV drama script for a competition. Read through the first half of her outline and answer the questions.

Background n. 双胞胎之一 Justin and Luke The twins, , were at home.

Their friend Sarah lived in Hill Building.

The twins received a message from Sarah, who was asking for help.

There were some in Hill Building. burglars n. 入室窃贼

Story Justin and Luke called the police at once. Then they ran there quickly.

The twins saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns in their hands. 枪

minibus The twins were pushed into a minibus.

They tried to use a knife to open the back door of the minibus.

1. Who was the story about? 2. Who lived in Hill Building? 3. Why did Sarah send a message to the twins? The twins, Justin and Luke. Their friend Sarah. She was asking for help. There were some burglars in Hill Building.

4. What did the twins do at once? 5. What did the twins see? 6. What happened to the twins? They called the police. They saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns in their hands. They were pushed into a minbus, but they tried to use a knife to open the back door of the minibus.

Millie is writing the first half of the story. Help her complete it. One day, the twins, Justin and Luke, were (1)________. They received a message. It was from their friend Sarah. She was asking for (2)_____. There were some (3) ________ in Hill Building! at home help burglars

Justin and Luke called the (4) _______ at once Justin and Luke called the (4) _______ at once. Then they (5) _____ to Hill Building quickly. When they arrived there, they saw three men in (6) _______________ coming out of the building with (7) ______ in their hands. police ran police uniforms guns

"They aren’t policemen. They're the burglars," the twins thought. They ran towards the three men and tried to stop them from leaving, but they were pushed into a (8)________. Justin and Luke tried to open the back door of the minibus with a (9)_______. minibus knife

1. The twins saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns in their hands. 这对孪生兄弟看见三个身着警服的男人手中持枪，正从大楼里出来。

with guns in their hands是“with+宾语+宾语补足语” 的复合结构，表示一种伴随状况。 e.g. The teacher came into the classroom with a book under her arm. 老师走进教室，胳膊下面夹着书。

2. They ran towards the three men and tried to stop them from leaving. 他们向那三个男人跑过去试图阻止他们离开。 stop sb from doing sth 表示“阻止某人做某事”。 相当于: prevent sb from doing sth. keep sb from doing sth.

e.g. The government should stop/prevent/keep people from cutting down trees. 政府应该阻止人们砍伐树木。

3. Justin and Luke tried to open the back door of the minibus with a knife. 贾斯汀和卢克试图用一把刀打开面包车的后门。 with意为“用”，引导方式状语。 e.g. My brother mended the car with a special tool. 我哥哥用一种特殊的工具修理好了这辆汽车。

There are___________________ . 2. 我们的英语老师手里拿着几本书走进了教室。 Exercises 有几个入室窃贼正在飞快逃跑。 There are___________________ . 2. 我们的英语老师手里拿着几本书走进了教室。 Our English teacher _______________________________ . 3. 风雨阻止我们到达山顶。 The wind and the rain______________ .   some burglars running away quickly came into the classroom with some books in her/his hand stopped us from getting to the top of the mountain

You are also interested in creating your own TV drama script You are also interested in creating your own TV drama script. Write an outline of your story first. Use the outline in Part A on page 90 as a model. You may also continue Millie's story in Part B.

Tips for creating an interesting story • Catch your readers' attention in the first paragraph. • Make your readers see what your characters are like by their appearance, actions, speeches and thoughts. •Write meaningful dialogues.

• Choose two or more scenes for your story. • Describe what happens, what the characters do and where the turning points are. • Create a conflict to make your story interesting.

1. Create a story according to you’ve learnt above. 2. Review this unit. 3. Preview unit 7.