1.as if to do sth 2. make room for 3. for a while 4. go on 5. lead a cosy life 6. thanks for sb

1. 1.as if to do sth 2. make room for 3. for a while 4. go on 5. lead a cosy life 6. thanks for sb 7. look annoyed 8. not at all 9. wander over to … 10. must have done sth 11. get crowded 12. fall down 13. a pile of 好像做某事 给...腾出空间 一会儿 发生，进行 过着舒适的生活 因…感谢某人 看起来生气 一点也不 徘徊到… 肯定做过某事 变得拥挤 摔倒，倒塌 一堆

2. 14. in anger 15. dash out 16. run after 17. at once 18. it is one’s duty to do sth 19. look uncomfortable 20. burst in 21. point to 22. point at 23. point out 24. present sth to sb present sb with sth 25. glare at 生气地 冲出 追赶，追求 立即，马上 做某事是某人的责任 看起来不舒服 闯入 指向 指着 指出 把…递给某人 递给某人某物 怒视

3. 26. hold out 27. a roll of toilet paper 29. run into 伸出，拿出，坚持，呈现 一卷手纸 碰到，偶然遇到

4. Project Putting on a play

5. Basic elements of a play: theme lines • script plot stage directions • director costumes • actors/ actress props vivid performances exaggerated夸张的expressions… • setting/scenery

6. Fast reading (1): The invisible bench five students characters setting in a park theme the invisible bench ? Is there really an invisible bench?

7. Detailed reading (1): The invisible bench 1. Is there a bench in the courtyard? 2. What does the word ‘invisible’ mean? 3. Is this a comedy? Why or why not?

8. Answers : 1.Is there a bench in the courtyard? 2.What does the word ‘invisible’ mean? 3.Is this a comedy? Why or why not? No. It means ‘can’t be seen’. Yes, it is a comedy because it is very funny.

9. Fast reading (2): The important papers The King, the Queen, Servant characters setting in the king’s castle theme the important papers ? What does the King really mean by saying “the important papers”?

10. Detailed reading (2) : The important papers 1. Who do you think is the main character in the play? 2. What does the King actually want? 3. Why are the others unable to understand him?

11. 1.Who do you think is the main character in the play? 2.What does the King actually want? Answers The king. Toilet paper.

12. 3.Why were the others unable to understand him? Because the king expressed his opinion in a roundaboutway and he said that he wanted important papers, the others would mistake them for some official documents.

13. Summary (1): One day, when Tony met Mike in the park, Mike said he was sitting on an i______ bench,then, Tony joined him. They both sat for a w____, and reading a book. Then, Cathy and Paula joined them, too. But Mike looked a_____ and stood up and w______ over to the middle of the stage and sat down. Later, Ann came to them and asked if they were s_____ on an invisible bench. nvisible hile nnoyed andered itting

14. They said yes. But Mike said they didn’t, because he f_____ to tell them that the bench was too c______, so he had moved the bench. In the end, Tony, Paula and Cathy all f____ down. orgot rowded ell

15. Summary (2): as pon Once u___ a time, there w___a very funny story among three people, the King, the Queen and a s_____. One day, as soon as the King entered the c____, he called in a servant and told him he had to have some i________ papers immediately. Soon came back the servant with a p____ of o_____ -looking papers, but s_____ this, the King threw them a__the servant and shouted: “No, no, no, bring my important papers!” ervant astle mportant ile fficial eeing t

16. The servant d_____ out and in a minute re-entered with a newspaper in his hand. This time, to his s______, the King t____ it into halves and cried: “No,y___ fool! I must have my important papers RIGHT NOW!!!” However, like the first and second time, the servant f____ to bring the King what he wanted several times. Even the Queen didn’t know what her husband wanted and just tore a page from her book and o_____ it to the King. ashed urprise ore ou ailed ffered

17. At last, the servant h______ out a roll of toilet paper. He was puzzled whether the King needed it or not. On the contrary, upon getting it, the King ran o______as fast as possible. So can you guess what happened to the King? eld ff

18. Language points

19. as if 1. as if to make room He moved his lips as if to say something. 他的嘴唇动了动好象要说什么似的。

20. make room Can you make room for me? 你能让出点地方给我吗？ The whole village moved away to make room for the construction. 整个村子迁走，给这项建设让地。

21. 2.Mike looks annoyed. (line 25) be/get annoyed at/ about/ by sth. be/get annoyed with sb. We were annoyed at losing the documents. 丢失文件，我们感到很烦恼。 He got very annoyed with me about my carelessness. It is annoying to be interrupted. 被人打断（interrupt）真叫人生气。

22. 3.Mike stands up and wanders over to…(L27) 1).He was wandering about in the forest. 2).The road wanders through the range of hills. 3).We seem to have wandered from the path. 4).He realized his audience’s attention was beginning to wander. 漫游，徘徊 蜿蜒，迂回曲折 偏离正道，离群 (思想)走神，恍惚

23. 4. I must have forgotten to tell you. (line37) 表对过去或已经完成的动作的肯定推测。 其他情态动词如：should,ought to,can, could,may,might也可用于这种结构，但 推测可能性不同。 今天早晨地上湿了，昨晚一定是下雨的 It must have rained last night, for the ground is wet this morning.

24. You can’t have finished the novel so fast. 你不可能这么快就看完了那本小说。 你不该把孩子一个人留在家里的。 You shouldn’t have left your son alone at home.

25. 5. tear the paper in two (line 54) v.(tore , torn) 撕裂，撕开, 使苦恼 He tore the letter into pieces. The baby’s illness tore her heart. n. 眼泪 He burst into tears. tear apart tear at tear down tear into tear oneself away from tear between A and B 拆散 撕扯（对象） 拆毁 撕成（碎片） 忍痛离开

26. 6.Servant burst in,next to Queen…(line64) burst(burst, burst) vi. 突然发生；爆裂，爆破； 1)If you blow that balloon up any more it will burst. 2)Water-pipes often burst in cold weather. burst in 闯进来/猛然把门推开 burst into laughter/tears突然笑/哭起来 burst out laughing/crying

27. Fill in the blank with proper word or phrase. 1) “I don’t believe it!” She ________angrily. 2) He watched the bomb _______ in the air. 3) The aircraft crashed and ___________ flames. burst out bursting burst into

28. 8. He glares at queen. (line 68) glare at怒目而视 stare at盯着看，着重指因惊奇、羡慕 或恐惧而睁大眼睛看 glance at瞥一眼，快速地看一眼 stare at 1) It’s rude to _______ other people. 2) They didn’t fight, but just _______ each other. 3) She ________ his watch, and told me, “You are always late.” glared at glanced at

29. 9. holds out a roll of toilet paper (line 71) hold out 伸出/提出/坚持,不退让/维持 I can’t hold out any longer. I must find a toilet. 坚持 How long can our food hold out? 维持 He held out his hands to express his warm welcome to us. 伸出

30. Hold的多重词义 hold a baby hold power hold a position hold one’s attention hold one’s breath Hold your tongue! hold a meeting The hall can hold 300 people. hold one’s head high Will the rope hold? 抱小孩 掌权 担任要职 吸引住……的注意力 屏住气 住嘴 开会 容纳 趾高气扬 经得住

31. Fill in the blanks with proper forms. response, impress, worthwhile, annoy,cross wander, entire, enthusiasm, humorous, tear worth/worthwhile 1.It is _____________ visiting the museum. 2.Is mother’s leg _______ to the treatment? 3.He is ____ between his work and his family. 4. I was ________ in the street whensomeone called me by name. 5. It is bad manners to sit with your legs_. responding torn wandering crossed

32. response, impress, worthwhile, annoy,cross wander, entire, enthusiasm, humorous, tear impression 6. What’s your ________ of him? 7. The mountain was ______ covered in snow. 8. I don’t see the _____ in his joke. 9. He was very _________ about wild animals. 10. I was ______ because I missed the bus. entirely humor enthusiastic annoyed

33. 重点短语 soon after/before long take on go on to do for a while/moment go on 1. 不久以后 2. 接纳,雇佣，呈现 3. 接下去, 继续 5. 一会儿 6. 发生,进行

34. 7. 一堆文件 8. 冲进 9. 含着眼泪 10. 撕成碎片 a pile of papers dash into in tears tear sth. into pieces

35. 11. 放声大笑起来 12. 突然冲入 13. 对某人怒目而视 14. 瞥了一眼 15. 拿出 16. 一卷手纸 17. 好象要做…… burst into laughter burst in glare at glance at hold out a role of toilet paper as if to do

36. 18. 为某人腾出地方 19. 不可能做过某事 20. 撕成两半 21. 绊到…… 22. 对某人感到恼火 make room for can’t have done tear…in two/half trip over be annoyed with sb.

37. take on sb. 雇用 take on a new look 呈现新面貌 take on a new meaning 具有新的意义 When did you take up basketball? 你什么时候开始打篮球的? (指从事这项运动) take up a post 就职 take up too much space 占据太多空间 take in 吸收(气体);接纳(工作人员等);收集;欺骗 take off 拿开;去掉;(飞机)起飞;脱下(衣帽);成功 take to 开始从事于;喜欢某人;走向 take A for B 把A误认为是B take turns to do sth. 轮流做某事

38. take along 使……一起去，带……一起去 take…as 将……作为……，把……看作 take…for granted 认为……是必然情况,视为当然 take (an) great interest in 对……感兴趣 take the place of 代替;就位 take the risk of 冒……的险 take pains to do 努力做某事 take sth. into account/consideration 加以考虑 take care of 照看，照顾 take sb./sp. by surprise (出人意料地)攻占;撞见 take note of 注意，留心；记下，做笔记

39. hold back 阻止,阻挡/隐瞒,扣住/抑制住 No one can hold back the wheel of history. hold sb. back from doing sth. hold back one’s tears You are holding it back from me. hold on 继续/坚持/抓住……不放/(打电话时)不挂上 The speaker held on for a full hour. Hold on, he is coming. Hold on to the bar on the bus.

40. hold off 不接近,拖延/不使……接近 We hope the rain will hold off till evening. Can you hold off making your decision until next week? hold down限制/压制某人 Please hold the noise down. 请限制音量 The people there were held down by the government in the past. 受到压制

41. comic play prop A person can fall into embarrassment if he expresses his opinions in a roundabout way. People tend to think power or authority means importance or significance. Small things can be considered important ones in special occasions and thus they couldn’t be neglected.