1.Haveyoueverhadthekindofexperiencewhenyourparentshadtogoawayandleaveyoualone?2.Canyouimaginewhatmighthappenifyouwereleftalone?HomewithKidsHomeAlone…AplayaboutDanielandEricwhowereleftaloneathome.Whatisaplay?acts;scenesdialogues(differentstylesofspeech)instructionsWhatisaplay?Aplayisapieceofwritingwhichisintendedtobeperformedinatheatre,ontheradioorontelevision,andwhichconsistsofthewordsthatasetofcharacterssay.Aplayusuallyconsistsofseveralacts.Eachactcanhaveseveralscenes.Ifwereadaplay,whatthingsshouldwepayattentionto?GothroughtheReadingstrategyandtellmehowtoreadaplay.1.What’sthecharacteristicsofaplay?2.Doyouknowhowtoreadaplay?I.Thecharacteristicsofaplay:a.Mostplaysareintheformofadialoguetobespokenaloud.b.Writersusedifferentstylesofspeech.Casualspeechisused,sometimeswithincompletesentences.II.Howtoreadaplaya.Toreaditoutloudinsteadofsilentlytobetterunderstandaplay.b.Topayattentiontotheinstructionsortipsincludedinaplay.1.Intheformofa________2.Readthedialogue_______3.Remembertopayattentiontothe___________ReadingaplayReadinganormaltextalouddialogueinstructions1.Whoarethemaincharactersintheplay?2.Whydotheparentsgetangry?3.Whatreallyhappenedtotheirdog,Spot?Eric,Daniel,MumandDad.Theroomwasinamess.Spotwasill.1.Theboysdonotexpecttheirparentstocomebacksoearly.2.Spot,thedog,looksfulloflife.3.Daniel’sparentsstillthinkofhimasanadult.FTFReadthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichonesaretrue(T)andwhichonesarefalse(F)accordingtotheplay.4.Ericdoesnotwanttoexplaintotheirparents.5.Theboysdidnotcleanthehousebecausetheywenttotheclinic.6.ThemotherthinksthefathershouldbestricterwithDaniel.FTF1.Whataretheboysdoingwhentheirparentscomehome?2.Howdoestheroomlookwhentheparentsarrivehome?Theyareplayingwithasoccerball.Theroomisinacompletemess.3.WhyaretheparentsangrierwithDanielthanEric?4.WhatistheemergencythatEricwantstotellhisparentsabout?5.WhatdoesthefatherwanttodowithDaniel?BecausetheyleftDanielincharge.Thedog,Spot,wassickandtheyhadtotakehimtotheclinic.ThefatherwantstopunishDaniel.1.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.WhatMomandDaddidaftertheyreturnedfromvacation.B.WhatDanielandEricdidathome.C.thereasonwhythedogwastiredandhungryD.abigquarrelanAmericanfamilyhadMultiplechoice2.MomandDadleftDanielinchargeathomebecause______.A.hewasanadultB.hewastheyoungestC.theylikedhimverymuchD.theythoughthecouldtakegoodcareofeverythingwhiletheywereaway.3.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thechildrenwereveryexcitedwhentheirparentscamebackadayearlierthanexpected.B.Thechildrendidn’tusethemoneyforthemselves.C.Danielwasleftinchargeathomewhiletheirparentswereaway.D.Ericwantedtotellhisparentswhyhadhappened,butDanielsaidtheydidn’tneedto.4.Themainreasonfortheirquarrelisthat______.A.Danielwastoorude.B.Ericdidn’ttellhisparentswhathadhappenedC.theparentsblamedDanielwithoutgivinghimachancetoexplainD.DanielandEricdidn’tbehavewellathome.Findthemainideaofeachpart.A.DanielandErictalkedaboutthetruth.B.MomandDadwereangrywiththeirchildrenwhentheyreturnedfromvacation.C.TheparentsfeltithardtosettletheirquarrelwithDaniel.ActOneActTwo,SceneTwoActTwo,SceneOneNowformagroupof5students(2girlsand3boys).Eachgrouppreparestheplayfor5minutesandisreadytoperformtheplay.Andtwochartswillhelpyouunderstandcharactersbetter.PerformanceCharactersThingstheydoFeelingsMomandDadEricDanieljustcomingbackfromvacationplayingsoccerathomestayinginanotherroomexciteddisappointedangrysurprisedandfrightenedsorryangryPleasereadActTwocarefullyandfillintheform.CharactersThingstheydoFeelingsDanielEricMomDadexpressinghisangerangrycomfortinghisbrothercalmtalkingaboutthethingsthathappenedtodaysorryandregretfulstubborn(固执)1.DoyouthinkEricandDanielwillexplaintotheirparentswhathashappened?Or,willtheparentsgoandasktheirchildrenwhathashappened?2.Supposedyouwereoneofthetwochildren,whatwouldyoudo?Wouldyoustaysilentorwouldyouofferanexplanationtoyourparents?Whichisabettersolutioninyouropinion?3.Whatcanwelearnfromthisplay?Matchthewords/phrasewithmeanings.Word/phraseMeaningfrightened(line9)starve(line14)fault(line30)afraidbeveryangrymistakeWord/phraseMeaningdeserve(line42)behardon(line51)sigh(line56)earnsomethingbecauseofhowyouactedbestrictwithtakeinandthenletoutalong,deepbreathwhenyouaretiredorsadAnswersD2:1.________2.__________3._____4._______5._______E:1.__________2.___________3.__________4.___________5.__________6.___________7.__________garbagebehaviorrudeteenagertolerateexplanationsupposedcashdefendclinicAnyhowemergencyFurtherdiscussion1.Haveyourparentseveraskedyoutomakeimportantdecisions?2.Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestcauseofproblemsbetweenparentsandteenagers?3.Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyouhaveaproblemwithyourparents?Describewhatqualitiesorpersonalitytheidealparentsshouldpossess.1.Howdoyourparentsusuallydealwithyourwrong-doings?Aretheytooharsh?2.Howdoyouthinkgoodparentsshouldtreattheirchildren?Shouldparentsrespecttheirchildrenandvaluetheiropinions?1.FinishWorkbook,Page94-95.2.Writeashortpassageaboutyouridealparents.Homework