(ACT ONE, Scene 4 of 1000000 BANK NOTE)

Aims

To learn more about the story by reading the passage ACT ONE, Scene 4 of 1000000 BANK NOTE

To act out this part

To learn to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing

Procedures

I. Warming up

Warm up by listening and reading aloud to the tape recording of ACT ONE, Scene 4 of 1000000 BANK NOTE.

II. Guided reading

1. Reading and acting

Read the play first, and then try to act it out in group.

2. Reading and underlining

Next you are to read carefully and write in your note book all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage.

Collocations from ACT ONE, Scene 4 of 1000000 BANK NOTE

outside a restaurant在餐館外邊, look at the envelop with the letter看著那封信的信封, sit down at the table坐在桌旁, next to…靠近，緊挨著, see sb.’s appearance看某人的外表, take one’s order來等……點菜, a nice big steak一塊大牛排, make… extra thick使……特別厚, cost a tiny bit得多花點兒錢, have a nice tall class of beer要要一大杯啤酒, leave for…朝……走去, eat like a wolf吃東西像頭餓狼，as clever as a wolf像狼一樣機靈，look on sb.’s face (看著服務員臉上的神色), ask for…要……, take a chance抓住機會，冒險, read the bill念賬單, two orders of…兩份……, in a rude manner以粗魯的方式, take care of…照看，照料，照應, a wonderful meal一頓美食, get … out of…從……中得出……, pay the bill付賬, hold… in one’s hands手里拿著……, look at… over one’s shoulders把頭轉向……看, issue a note in the amount of…發行了面值…的鈔票, give attention to…對……注意，關注……, discover… for the first time如夢初醒，第一次發現/覺察到, hit sb.’s arm打某人的手臂, put…in the back of …把……帶到……的后面, change the bank note找不開這張鈔票, dress in an unusual way穿著奇怪, as for…至于說……, thank… from one’s heart從心底里感謝……

3. Listening and writing

Now you are going to do exercises 1 and 2 on page 23 following the article.

4. Reading and learning

Next we are going to read ABOUT MARK TWAIN on page 23. After school you shall write down all the collocations from the passage in your notebook.

Collocations from ABOUT MARK TWAIN

spend one’s boyhood in…在……度過某人的童年, on a river在這條河上, two fathoms deep(深度為兩尋), be equal to相當于，等于, at the age of在……幾歲時, become famous for…因……而出名, become rich from…因……而富有, be popular at public readings在演講上受歡迎, honour sb. for…把某人冠以……榮譽, be filled with…用……填滿

5.Writing a play or drama-Playwriting

Everyone has at least one idea for an episode of their favorite show. Instead of a story about your favorite show, why not turn it into a play for you and your friends! Turn to page 23 and write a play as required. You may read the following for help.

III. Closing down by acting

Hello and Welcome! This is the club for actors and actresses of all ages to come and swap acting ideas, tips, or anything else relating to any type of acting. I hope you will enjoy yourself here!

Actors and actresses from our club are going to act out ACT ONE of 1000000 BANK NOTE.

To learn acting and directing

Let me tell you what is important to your acting, so that, you know how to play the game to win.

Know what story you are telling.

Actor thinks of causes.

Director thinks of results.

In the house of entertainment the actor and director have to serve the audience and work for the author.

Defining Acting

The principles of acting come from all the things you do in life.

The actor has to learn all the acting principles, then the principles have to become subliminal in their acting.

Work on your acting craft in an acting workshop: just know the lines and do the scene. It is really that simple.