Цели проведения:
- Приобщение учащихся к пониманию творчества классиков английской и американской литературы через активизацию познавательного интереса учащихся.
- Обобщение знаний английской и американской литературы, приобретенных на уроках английского языка.
- Развитие навыков говорения на английском языке, используя литературный язык английских и американских писателей и поэтов.
- Вовлечение учащихся в творческо-поисковую деятельность для развития и выявления актерских и поэтических способностей.
Форма проведения: заседание литературного клуба.
Наглядность: презентации по теме, выставка книг английских и американских писателей и поэтов, портреты, иллюстрации к произведениям.
Cast:
Lazy Student – lazy, dressed in pajamas, slippers and a nightcap
Romeo and Juliet –“Romeo and Juliet” by W. Shakespeare.
Robinson Crusoe – “The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe” by
D. Defoe.
Hamlet – “Hamlet” by W.Shakespeare.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson – “The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes” by A. Conan Doyle.
Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet – “The Winnie-the Pooh and...”
by A.A. Miln.
Alice and Cheshire Puss – “Alice in Wonderland” by L .Carroll.
Oliver Twist – “The Adventures of Oliver Twist” by Ch. Diсkens.
Tom Sawyer and Mr. Bumble – “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer...” by
M.Twain.
Some classmates of the Lazy Student.
Scene I
Curtain opens. The Lazy Student is sitting on the bed, looking through some books. There are a lot of books around him...
Student.
Oh, teachers, isn`t it annoying
To read books?
Songs, novels – everything`s in English;
It`s difficult just to distinguish.
I pass exams…tomorrow…in the morning…
I can`t remember– it`s so boring!
Who is that Hamlet?
He`s a friend of Desdemona…
His neighbor`s Dr. Watson…
He`s a German…
Well, that`s enough,
Some minutes for sleep
Or I`ll begin to sob or weep.
Come in, my sweetest dreams!!!
He falls asleep and sees a dream...
Two classmates read a poem.
Poem «Leisure» (By W. H. Davies).
1. What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
2. No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty 's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and care.
Scene II
Juliet appears, she stands on the balcony, Romeo is near the stage...
Juliet.
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I`ll no longer be a Capulet.
Romeo (aside). Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
Juliet.
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What`s a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What`s a Montague? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call`d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
Romeo.
I take thee at thy word:
Call me but love, and I`ll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet leave the stage.
Scene III
Enter Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet ...
Eeyore. Good morning. If it is a good morning. Which I doubt.
What`s the matter? Nothing. We can`t all and some of us don`t.
That`s all there is to it. Joy. Song-and-dance. (sings) Umty-tiddly, umty-to.
Enjoy yourself. Do I seem sad? Why should I be sad? It`s my birthday. The happiest day of
the year.My birthday? Of course, it is. Look at all the presents I`ve had. Look at the
birthday cake. Candles and pink sugar. I don`t see them. Joke. Ha-ha! (sings)
Winnie-the-Pooh (WP). Hello, Piglet.
Piglet (P). Hello, Pooh.
WP. What are you trying to do?
P. I was trying to reach a knocker.
WP. Let me do it for you. (knocks) I have just seen Eeyore, and poor
Eeyore was very sad, because it`s his birthday(knocks), and nobody has taken any notice of
it. (knocks again) What a long time whoever lives here is answering this door!
P. But Pooh, it`s your own house!
WP. Oh, so it is. Well, let`s go in. I`m giving this to Eeyore as a
present. What are you going to give?
P. Couldn`t I give it too? From both of us?
WP. No. That would not be a good plan.
P. All right, then, I`ll give him a balloon. I`ve got one. I`ll go and
get it now, shall i?
WP. That, Piglet, is a very good idea. Nobody can be unhappy with a
balloon.
Piglet and Pooh give their presents to Eeyore.
WP and P. Happy birthday, Eeyore!!!
Eeyore. Oh, thank you. I am so happy!(and etc. smth like this)
All the characters are sitting on the stage, the Lazy Student is still sleeping.
Scene IV
Enter Robinson Crusoe ...
Robinson Crusoe (thinking that Piglet is Friday, embraces him and speaks to the audience). I understood him in many things, and let him know I was very well pleased with him. In a little time I began to speak to him, and teach him to speak to me; and, first, I made him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life…
P. (whisper) Oh, my God! He thinks that I am a Friday.
They go out.
Scene V
Hamlet (doesn`t mention anyone on stage) appears:
To be or not to be, that`s the question:
Whether` tis nobler in the mind.
To suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?
To die – to sleep; no more.
And by a sleep to say we end
The heart – ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, `tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish`d. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there`s the rub.
He is sitting down, thoughtful...
Scene V
The characters of "The Adventures of Oliver Twist" are on the stage...
Mr. Bumble. Now Oliver you begin a new life. I`m Mr. Bumble the
manager of the workhouse. Your surname will be…Twist. Well, a nice name, isn`t it?
Oliver. Yes, sir. I like it.
Mr. Bumble. You must know that I`m very, very strict. If anyone in the
workhouse does anything wrong. I hit them with this stick. He shows Oliver a stick
Mr. Bumble. Do you see it?
Oliver. Yes, sir
Mr. B. What, I don`t hear!
Oliver. Yes, sir, I see it.
Mr. B. Well… Every day you`ll get a bowl of soup and a
piece of bread on Sundays. Be a good boy.
Oliver. I will, sir.
Mr. B. What, I don`t hear!
Oliver. I`ll be a good boy, sir.
Mr. B. Go, then, this young man will show you your place.
Oliver is brought to the dining room.
Boy1 Hi, Oliver. Welcome to our hell. Have you got anything to eat?
Oliver. No, I`m hungry myself. We never had enough to eat in another
house and never heard a kind word there. I hoped it would be better here.
Boy2 Better? The soup they serve is mostly
water. We eat bread only once a week and it is so dry that we can break out teeth.
Boy3We are so hungry that decided that someone had ask for more food.
Boy1 If one boy gets more soup we can all get more. Let`s draw lots.
The boys pull sticks
Boy1 Well, you are to do it oliver.
Appears Master of the workhouse
Master(M) Dinner! You, young bastards, dinner!
M. serves the soup, the children swallow the soup at once
Boy3 Go on then Oliver, ask for some more!
Oliver holds out his bowl
Oliver. Please, sir. I want some more.
M. What?!
Oliver. Please, sir, I`m hungry I want some more.
M. hits Oliver with his soup spoon
M. Mr. Bumble. Mr. Bumble!
Mr. B. What`s the matter Master?
M. Oliver Twist wants more soup!
Mr. B. What?! I can`t believe my ears! No one has ever asked for more!
Oliver Twist, you are a bad, ungrateful boy! I`ll lock you in a dark cellar with rats!
Mr. B. takes Oliver away shaking him He puts a notice on the door of the
workhouse.
Mr. B. Do you want a boy to learn a useful job? We will give a 5 pounds
to anyone who takes him.
On his way back Mr. B. meets Mr. Sowerberry, the coffin maker.
Mr. B. Oh, good evening Mr. Sowerberry, do you know anyone who wants a
boy – and 5 pounds?
Mr. S. I think I`ll take him. I need a boy to work in my shop. But I
would Like to look at him.(?)
They go away, but the Lazy Student is still sleeping.
One classmate stands up and reads a poem by R. Burns:
Poem «A red, red rose»
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June.
O, my love is like the melody,
That’s sweetly played in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I,
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till all the seas go dry.
Till all the seas go dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun:
And I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands of the life shall run.
And fare thee well, my only Love
And fare thee well, a while!
And I will come again, my Love,
Though it were ten thousand mile!
Scene VI
Enter Tom Sawyer ...
I
Aunt Polly (A.P.): Tom! (no answer) Tom! (no answer) What`s gone with
that boy, I wonder? You, Tom!
A.P.: Well, if I get hold of you, I`ll…
A.P.: I never did see the beast of that boy!
A.P.: Y-o-u-u Tom!
A.P.: There! I might have thought of that closet. What were you doing in
there?
Tom: Nothing.
A.P.: Nothing! Look at your hands. And look at your mouth. What is that?
Tom: I don`t know, aunt.
A.P.: Well, I know. It`s jam– that`s what it is. Forty times I`ve said
if you didn`t let that jam alone I`d skin you. Give me that switch.
Tom: My! Look behind you, aunt!
A.P.: What a boy1 He has played so many tricks on me! I must make him
work tomorrow, to punish him. It`s hard to make him work Saturdays, when all boys are
having a holiday, but he deserves that!
II
Tom: Jim, I`ll bring the water if you whitewash some fence.
Jim: I can`t, Master Tom. Old Missis, she told me I got to go and
get the water and not stop fooling around with anybody.
Tom: Oh, that`s the way she always talks. Give me the bucket. She won`t
ever know.
Jim: Oh, I can`t, Master Tom. Old Missis, she would take my head off me.
Tom: She! She talks awful, but doesn`t hurt. Jim, I`ll give you a stone.
I`ll give you a white stone.
Tom: White stone, Jim!
Jim: My! That`s a beautiful stone, I tell you! But Master Tom, I`m afraid
of Old Missis…
Tom: And besides, if you agree, I`ll show you my sore toe.
A.P.: You, bad boys! You think you can pull me round your finger! Jim,
rush to the well
Ben: Hi-hi! Here you are!
Ben: Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?
Tom: Why, it`s you, Ben! I didn`t notice.
Ben: Say – I`m going swimming, I am. Don`t you wish you could? But of
course you`d rather work, wouldn`t you? Of course you would!
Tom: What do you call work?
Ben: Why, isn`t that work?
Tom: Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn`t. All I know, is it suits Tom
Sawyer.
Ben: Oh come on, you don`t want to say you like it?
Tom: Like it? Well, I don`t see why I mustn`t like it. Does a boy get a
chance to whitewash a fence every day?
Ben: Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.
Tom: No-no – I think you can`t do it, Ben. Yo9u see, Aunt Polly`s very
serious about this fence – right here in the street, you know.
Ben: No – is that so? Oh come on, now – let me just try.
Tom: Ben, I`d like to, really; but Aunt Polly…What if you whitewash and
anything happens?
Ben: Oh, I`ll be very careful. Now let me try. Say – I`ll give you the
core of my apple.
Tom: Well… No, Ben, I`m afraid…
Tom: I`ll give you all of it!
Billy: What are you doing on such a nice sunny day? Are you working?
Ben: Working? Ha-ha-ha! Does a boy have a chance to whitewash the fence
every day?
Billy: Hmmm… Can I try?
Tom: I`m sorry, Billy. My Aunt Polly is very serious about her fence…I
can`t let everyone whitewash it!
Billy: But what if I give you my kite?
Tom: Hmmm. Ok. Then you are after Ben. Ben, give him the brush.
Joseph:Mmm, Tom! Hello! Can I whitewash your fence?
Tom: Well, I don`t know…
Joseph: What if I give you a dead rat and this orange peel?
Tom: A dead rat? Not bad. Ben, it`s Joseph`s turn now.
Girl:Mmm, Tom! Hello! Can I whitewash your fence?
Tom: I`m sorry, girls are not allowed!
Girl: how many wonderful things you have, Tom! A dead rat, a piece of
blue bottle-glass, a kite, a white
marble, an apple, four pieces of orange-peel…Wow!
Tom: I`m sorry, Girl. I can`t talk to you any more. I must go to my aunt
Polly and show her the fence.
P, P, P, P, … SONG
Little Sawyer had a pocket, E-I-E-I-O
And in that pocket was a kite, E-I-E-I-O
With a rat and kite, orange peels and glass,
White marbles, apples and different treasures
Little Sawyer had that wealth, E-I-E-I-O
All the characters are in the middle of the stage. They are singing the song.
Song «Auld Lang Syne» (one of the most wildly known R .Burns's works)
1. Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup o' kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
2. And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere!
and gie's a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS:
Scene VII
Now we can see Alice and Cheshire Puss on the stage...
Alice: Cheshire Puss, Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,
Alice:I don't much care where
Cat: Then it doesn't matter which way you go,
A: So long as get SOMEWHERE
CC: Oh, you're sure to do that,if you only walklong enough.
A:What sort of people live about here?
CC: In THAT direction, waving its right paw round, lives a Hatter: and in THAT direction, waving the other paw,lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad.
A: But I don't want to go among mad people,
CC:Oh, you can't help that, `we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.
A: How do you know I'm mad?
CC:You must be, or you wouldn't have come here.
CC: Do you play croquet with the Queen to-day?
A: I should like it very much, but I haven't been invited yet.
CC: You'll see me there,
A: Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a
cat! It's the most curious thing I have
ever seen in my life!
All the characters seem frightened, but all of them are singing the song:
Song «Mr. Crocodile»
Never smile at a crocodile.
No, you can`t get friendly with a crocodile.
Don`t be taken in by his welcome grin.
He`s imagining how well you`d fit within his skin.
Never smile at a crocodile.
Never tip your hat and stop to talk awhile.
Don`t be rude!
Never mock(?)
Throw a kiss, not a rock.
Clear the isle.
Never smile at Mr. Crocodile !
Scene VIII
Sherlock Holmes creeps in; kneeling with a magnifying glass. Dr. Watson comes in.
Dr . Watson. Mr. Henry! Mr. Henry Baskerville! Holmes, look. What is it? Is it a hound of Baskervilles? Hurry up, Holmes, and kill it!
S.H. Calm down, Watson. It is not a hound.
Dr. W. But what is it?
S.H. Elementary Watson. It`s a vanishing cat.
Alice. (с револьвером) Stop it!
S.H. Dear Alice, children are not allowed to play with such dangerous things.
S.H. Oh, I see everybody is here. Ok. Let`s begin…
S.H.
My dear sirs, you know, that we were mixed,
Because this student doesn`t like to read.
We are right now in his dreams…
Dr. W.
It isn`t easy as it seems
For Sherlock Holmes to solve this case,
But we will find a proper place
For Piglet, Pooh. It is your book…
Romeo, Juliet come and look:
Your book was written by Shakespeare.
I wish you happiness my dear!
Please Mr. Hamlet follow lovers
And give the readers happy hours.
S.H.
Oh, Mr. Crusoe lost his island!
I hope this book will help to find it…
My little Alice, your book isn`t here,
Take Cheshire`s paw and disappear…
You see, I play the violin and never use the rhyme.
We rushed into your dreams, it is a sign!
The Lazy Student wakes up and all the characters sing a song to the tune of the popular song " My Bonny is Over the Ocean"
Song «Read books, read books»
My books are just standing on bookshelves
That I`m always happy to read.
My favourite`s under my pillow.
The English book is what I need.
Refrain:
Read books, read books,
They were invented to read, to read.
Read books, read books,
English books is what you need.
The book that was written in English
Improves your knowledge as well.
It teaches you lexics and grammar
And how the English words spell.
Refrain.
One of the classmates reads a poem:
Poem «A book»(by Adelaide Love)
A book, I think, is very like
A little golden door,
That takes me into places
Where I`ve never been before.
It leads me into fairyland
Or countries strange and far
And, best of all, the golden door
Always stands ajair.
Curtain.