牛津上海版高一下学期Unit1A trip to the theatre How to

What’s the setting (time and place) of the drama?
• Which city? Paris
• When? A. 1670 B. 1770 C. 1870 D. 1970
• What languages are used in the drama besides English? (See Clip 1)
Symbol
• The use of symbol in drama can be one of the simplest ways. Props(道具) are the easiest to work with because objects in everyday life are symbols in society.
PHANTOM I gave you my music . . . made your song take wing . . . and now, how you've repaid me: denied me and betrayed me . . . He was bound to love you when he heard you sing . . . Christine ... Christine ...
Group work: role play
a story.
Plot
• What is the major conflict? • When does the conflict reach a pcleimaka?x? • How is the conflict overcome?
Guessing game
• Several famous dramas also adapted from books, like the Phantom of the Opera. Guess their names according to their elements.
See Clip 3
• What is the conflict among them?
• Put the stage directions in their right places.
• Remember the intonation to perform later.
Group work: role play
See Clip 2
Accents and dialects are also aspects of the language.
Drama elements
• Character • Setting • Language • Plot Like novels, most dramas have a plot –
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Drama script RAOUL And soon you'll be beside me!
1. Characters 2. Lines 3. Stage directions
CHRISTINE You'll guard me, and you'll guide me . . . (They hurry off. The PHANTOM emerges from behind the statue)
How to Appreciate a Drama
Drama Elements
Can you answer these questions about the Phantom of the Opera?
Who are the main characters in the drama?
• Phantom • Christine • Raoul
Reading: s Stone Script (Excerpt)
Who are the characters in this scene?
• Harry • Uncle Vernon • Hagrid • Dudley • Aunt Petunia