Words used in play scripts Word Power Words used in play scripts

words used in performing

In your opinion, in order to put on a performance, what preparations should be made? What do you know about performing? 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? 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

Read the words and phrases. cast director lines script stage direction acts scenes one-act plays

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.

Actor’s lines and stage directions. 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 scenery curtains actors stage props costume

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

Part D Idioms about smiling & laughing to laugh one’s head off to smile on someone ...... 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、appearance a 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

3.Recite all the useful expressions related to performing. 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 related to performing.