Word power Words used in performing

1. Are there any drama clubs at your school? 2. Have you ever acted in a drama? 3. In order to perform, what preparations should be made? 4. What do you know about drama performing? Brainstorming

1. The person who gives instructions to others and in charge of a play. 2. All the people who act in a play or film. 3. The words of a play or performance that an actor learns. director cast lines Give a name to the following accounts.

4. The written form of a play or film. 5. The instructions and advice given on where to stand on the stage. 6. One of the main parts into which a stage play is divided. 7. Plays which are very short. script stage direction acts or scenes one-act plays

props actors actress scenery lights costume

curtains stage director microphone

Discussion If we are going to do a mini drama for the school art festival, what we should prepare and arrange for the performance?

Drama cast director actors actresses stage micro- phone scenery curtainsset lights script theme lines stage direction acts /scenes others budget props costumes

Work in groups. Can you name some famous directors / actors / actresses? Who is your favorite director / actor / actress?

What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful? listen to the director learn lines by heart find out when the character he or she is playing is on stage dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time

know the props that are going to be used before going on stage calm down and be confident when on stage

Fill in the blanks. ( Part C, page 7) (1) director (2) lines (3) stage (4) acts (5) scenes (6) wings (7) lights (8) stage directions

Idioms about smiling and laughing 1. to laugh one’s head off means to laugh very hard e.g. The comedy I saw last night made me laugh my head off.

2. to smile on someone means someone is lucky e.g. Luck was smiling on me as I passed the driving test. Fortune has rarely smiled on me.

3. be laughing all the way to the bank means be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort e.g. His uncle left him a lot of money, so he was laughing all the way to the bank.

4. be laughed out of court means something is not accepted for people think it is completely stupid e.g. We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court.

5. to have the last laugh means to make someone who has criticized or defeated you look stupid by succeeding in something more important or by seeing them fail e.g. They fired her last year, but she had the last laugh because she was taken on by their main rivals at twice the salary.

6. all smiles means becoming happy again especially after feeling sad e.g. When Mary found out about the holiday, she was all smiles.

Homework 1. Keep in mind all the useful expressions related to drama. 2. Preview Grammar and usage.