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) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. The actors and actresses acted in a dramatic show this morning. a. danced b. showed c. clapped d. performed 2. The audience hated the antagonist for killing the main character in the story. a. ally b. friend c. enemy d. fighter 3. The proper blocking helps the actors move on the stage with ease. a. playing b. portraying c. positioning d. practicing 4. The climax of the drama is what the audience is waiting for. a. climb b. ending c. biggest d. highlight Page 1
5. The playwright made an interesting twist on the story. a. person who writes plays b. person who acts in plays c. person who directs plays d. person who critiques plays Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 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. The director meets an actor for the play Romeo and Juliet. Director: Here is the (1) for our play. I would like you to review your part very well. Actor: Thank you very much sir. What will be my role in this play? Director: You will portray the role of Romeo in the story. You used to have a villain s role before. I think it s time that you play the role of a (2). Actor: I m very glad to hear that. I promise to act well on (3). Director: Good. I know that you will become a well-known (4) someday. Actor: I m flattered. Thank you very much. Director: Well that s the truth. Anyway, don t be late for our (5) tomorrow, okay? Actor: Yes, sir. Thank you Choices: a. antagonist b. performer c. protagonist d. rehearsal e. stage f. dialogue Page 2
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Unreal Condition IF Clause Not in Appropriate Sentences (5-6 minutes) Unreal Condition means the speaker is speaking of a situation or condition that is not true or real. A present unreal condition uses the past tense in the IF clause and would, could, should, or might in the main clause. Examples : Real Situation : I don t have the strength to perform in front of the audience. If I had the strength to perform in front of an audience, I would audition in this theater. Real Situation: I am a woman so I couldn t play the role of Romeo. If I were a man, I would play the role of Romeo. In past unreal condition, past perfect form is used in the main verb indicating the action hoped to be done. Examples : Pattern: If + subject + had + past participle verb, subject + modal (would, could, should or might) + have + past participle verb Real Situation : I got sick so another actress replaced my role. If I had not gotten sick, I should not have been replaced by another actress. Real Situation: Jean did not memorize her lines well so she couldn t perform well on stage. Unreal Condition: If Jean had memorized her lines well, she could have performed well on stage. Remember: The verb were is always used for unreal conditions whether the noun/pronoun in the IF clause is singular or plural. It is incorrect to say If I was or If he was, instead it should be If I were or If he were. Page 3
Comprehension Check: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words/phrases. If I were a/an, I would. Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. If she had the money, she would the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. a. watch b. watched c. have watched d. have been watching 2. If I a good actress, I would audition for the Miss Saigon play. a. am b. was c. have d. were 3. If I earlier what I wanted to be, I would have been a director. a. realize b. realized c. had realized d. have realized 4. If Mandy had arrived earlier, she my favorite performer. a. have seen b. could see c. could have seen d. could have seeing Page 4
5. If we started the rehearsal earlier, we go home earlier. a. could b. could go c. could have d. could have gone Page 5