课件22张PPT。The Green RoomWilliam Shakespeare A well-known English poet and playwright during the Renaissance in 16 century1564-1616 step one: lead-inHis masterpiecesTragedies:
Hamlet Othello King Lear Mac Beth
Comedies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice
As you like it Twelfth nightTwelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare,
believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's
entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres
on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck.
Viola (who is disguised as a boy) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who
in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola,
Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar.
The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio.
The students at “The Green Room”summer school come together to produce the play “what you will”, the alternative title of Shakespear's play “Twelth Night”. Do you know the cast list of their play?
Orsino
Viola
Olivia ------Nathan ------Laura
------ Lucy
Can you say some words about settings in a theatre?
1.part of a theatre where the public sit
2.clothes actors wear in a play
3.area near the entrance f a theatre
4.places where actors and musicians practice
5.objects and backgrounds that represent the location of a play
6.part of a theatre where the actors perform
7.area at each side of that the public doesn't see
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auditorium 观众席costumes 戏服foyer 门厅rehearsal room 排练室scenerystagewings 侧厅The “green room” is another place in a theatre. What do you think it is?
A. A room where actors change into their costumes
B. A place where actors can relax
C. A box where some of the audiences sitB
Step Two: Comprehension
1. Why did Laura change clothes on the train home?
2. Who was Lucy thinking about on the train to London on the first day of rehearsals?
3. When was Lucy sure that Nathan was in love with her?
4. Why did Marc and Nathan follow the girls on the train?
5. What did Laura discover when she talked to her parents in Dame Helen’s office?1. Why did Laura change clothes on the train home?
2. Who was Lucy thinking about on the train to London on the first day of rehearsals?
Because her parents thought she was swimming. Nathan3. When was Lucy sure that Nathan was in love with her?
4. Why did Marc and Nathan follow the girls on the train?
5. What did Laura discover when she talked to her parents in Dame Helen’s office?
When she saw Marc's drawing in the coffee shopThey wanted to find out where they lived.They were so interested in acting when they were young.6. Which of these adjectives describe Laura’s feelings as she was waiting outside the theatre for the auditions? Can you explain why?
A) nervous
B) funny
C) guilty
D) sad
E) stupid
because of the auditionlied to her parentsShe was acting nervouslyStep Three: about the characters
Task 1:Choose the correct option
1.Lucy went to the audition because she was _____(jealous/proud)of her friend.
2.Marc went to the audition because __________(he wanted to/ Nathan told him to go.)
3.Lucy thought that Laura’s life was a thousand times ____(better/worse)than hers.
4.In Marc’s dream, everything was made of ________(paper/plastic).
5.Marc ______(wanted/didn’t want) to be an actor.
6.Nathan _______(was/wasn’t) in love with Lucy. √√√√√√
Task 2: Who says the following things? Who do they say them to and when do they say them ?
1.“The person you are in the green room is much more important than the person you are on the stage.”___________________________________
2.“ I think you are amazing ,really, I do. But sometimes I feel as if I don’t exist.”________________________________________________
Dame Helen, to the students before their first performance, in the green room.Nathan, to his dad, when they are talking friendship.3.“I want you to close your eyes and run as fast as you can.”__________________
4.“You are my best friend. I know you better than you know yourself.”___________________
5.“I taught myself.”____________________
Bob, to Nathan, when they are doing warm-up exercises.Laura, to Lucy, when they are discussing about why Lucy went to the audition.Marc, to Bob, when he asks where Marc learn to draw. Step Four: about the plot and theme
Task 1: True or False
1. Nathan is in love with Lucy. ( )
2. Laura lives in Pinewood.( )
3. Twelfth Night and What you will are both titles of the same play.( )
4. Marc’s parents are getting divorced.( )
5. At first, Laura doesn’t realise that Nathan is in love with her.( )
6. Lucy told Dame Helen about Laura’s lies.( )
7. Dame Helen knew Laura’s parents when they were younger.( )FFTFTFTTask 2: Choose the correct answer
1.Which extract from the story is closest in meaning to the Shakespeare quote?
“But sometimes people don’t see what they should see. They only see what they want to see.”( )
A.“If music be the food of love,play on. Give me excess of it.”
B.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”
C.“But love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit.”2.What is method acting?( )
A.A type of acting in which an actor becomes the character they are playing.
B.A type of improvisation when an actor doesn’t use a script.
C.A type of acting exercise in which actors have to trust each other.Task 3: answer the questions
1.In what way do Nathan and Laura change during the story?
2.Do you think the story has a message? If so, what is it?They stop pretending to be other peopleTo be yourself and not pretend to be someone you are not.Step Five: language
Task 1:Complete the sentences using the words below.
fan heart impression make-up set soulmate tragedy
1. When Marc talks to Nathan about Laura,he says, “you 've found a ________.
2. Jacquie is Nathan's dad's number one ________.
3. On the train, Laura put on some _________ and then looked at herself in the mirror.
4. Dame Helen said, “ An audition is lke meeting someone for the first time. you want to make a good ____________.
5. Nathan knew the whole speech by ________ and everyone applauded when the speech reached the end.
6. The opposite of a comedy is a _____________.
7. Marc had the job of designing the ___________.
soulmatefanmake-upimpressionhearttragedysetTask 2: Read and complete this extract from the story using either the noun or verb forms of “act” or “lie”.
“I don't know how to 1._______”, Marc said .
“Of course you do,” Nathan laughed. “Everyone 2.__________ all the time.”
“I don't ,” Marc said.
“Don't you ever tell 3._________?” Nathan asked. “That's the same as 4.____________”.
“No, I don't 5.__________,” Marc said.
“I don't believe you. You 're ___________!” Nathan laughed.actactsliesactinglielyingStep six: personal response
1.Which of the four friends do you like best? Why?
2.Why do you think the story is called The Green Room?
3. In what way is the plot of Twelfth Night similar to the main plot of the story?They are both about people pretending to be other people and falling in love with the wrong people.Thank you!!!