Main Topic 8: Entertainment Lesson 50: Theater (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to Theater. 2. Review Unreal Condition IF Clause Not in Appropriate sentences. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. Did the presentation get any good comments from the audience? a. suggestions b. remarks c. rewards d. applauses 2. The lead actor played the role of a poor man. a. male producer b. male entertainer c. male conductor d. male performer 3. The director was exhausted after the rehearsal. a. A person who writes the story of a play b. A person who maintains and keeps the theater clean c. A person who designs the costumes of performers d. A person who supervises several aspects of a production 4. Everybody thought the play was too short. a. a story read on stage b. a song sang on stage c. a dance number on stage d. a drama performed on stage Page 1
5. When are we going to watch the play? a. listen b. see c. join d. glance B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Comments 2. Actor 3. Director 4. Play 5. Watch Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Alvin and Greg visit a theater after a business meeting with their client. The two are having a great time watching a play. Alvin: Finally, we were able to the proposal with our clients. Since we have already closed the deal, we can now relax before our flight back to Tokyo tomorrow morning. Greg: You re right! We re lucky we can watch the play tonight. I ve heard it s their last performance here in Fukuoka. They re moving to Osaka tomorrow to perform there. The officer at the ticket booth told me the actors are. Alvin: I guess so. The play has only started yet I can already tell that this is going to be very good. Greg: Did you know that Tomoko Ikara directed the play? We re going to see her after the performance. Alvin: I didn t know that. I only have good on all the plays she s directed before. Greg: I know. She s really good, right? Alvin: Right. So, let s enjoy this. Choices: a. amazing b. discuss c. impression d. see Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Unreal Condition IF Clause Not in Appropriate sentences (5-6 minutes) General Description: Unreal Conditional IF clause not is used in situations that are unreal or impossible. Unreal Conditional IF clauses are used in different situations given as examples below: Present Unreal Conditionals The first condition refers to an unreal situation in the present time. It is unreal because it is never going to happen or unlikely to be true. But even when it is in the present time, it uses the past tense of the verb in the IF clause and the verb be is always expressed as were whether the subject is singular or plural. Examples: If she were not the director, she would have more free time. (Unreal: She is the director) This is UNREAL or IMPOSSIBLE because she already IS the director. It is a situation that cannot be altered. If the actors weren t good, the audience would get bored. (Unreal: The actors are good) This is UNREAL or IMPOSSIBLE because the actors are already giving a good performance. Past Unreal Conditionals The second condition refers to an unreal situation in the past. It refers to something that did not happen in the past. This type of unreal conditional uses the past perfect tense in the IF clause. Examples: If I had not come with you to the theater, I never would have seen the play. (Unreal: I came to the theater) If he had not met the director, he would not have gotten acting job.. (Unreal: He met the director) Remember: If it is a present unreal conditional, use the past tense. If it is a past unreal condition, use the past perfect tense. Page 4
Comprehension Check: Identify the error and change it to correct the sentence. If Maria was taller, she would get the lead role. Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. If Josh were not, he would surely agree to play the role of a prince. a. busy b. busier c. busiest d. most busy 2. If I had not the production, I would have regretted it. a. saw b. seen c. been seeing d. been seen 3. If the trip bad, I would complain. a. was b. had c. were d. was not Page 5