The 1.type/kind of the comedies Physical：Actors use their bodies to perform the play. Prop：Actors use props-toilet paper and some other papers to perform the play. 2.Characters Five students The King，the Queen，the 3.Servant Setting A park The palace Plot Some students 4.pretend to be sitting on an invisible bench and 5.enjoy themselves quite a lot.One of them moves the bench without being noticed，so the others all fall down when the 6.truth/fact is told. The King wants some toilet paper，7.but/while he says that he wants important papers.Because he is the King，the servant 8.mistakes/takes the important papers for some official documents.Finally，the servant understands him and 9.brings him what he wants. Funny point Since the bench can not be 10.seen，nobody knows whether it is there unless someone speaks it out. A play in which such words are used：important papers and toilet paper.

Ⅲ.课文阅读简答

1．What kind of plays are they? Comedy or tragedy?

Both of them are comedy.

2．In the second play，why were the others unable to understand the King?

Because the King expressed his opinion in a roundabout(拐弯抹角的) way and he said that he wanted his important papers；the others would mistake them for some official documents.

重点词汇

1．tears the paper in two把报纸撕成两半

[归纳拓展]

tear v．撕裂，撕碎；n.眼泪

tear...in two把......撕成两半

tear...into pieces把......撕碎

tear at sth.撕扯某物(强调动作)

tear down拆除