ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 9
Панова И.А.
Mark Twain
Сценарий внеклассного мероприятия по произведениям писателя
Участники: Boy 1
Boy 2
Boy 3
Boy 4
Cцена 1: Tom
Becky
Aunt Polly
Billy
Ben
Сцена 2: Tom
Prince
Сцена 3: Girl
Bookseller
Сцена 4: Young Farmer
His Wife
Father
Mother
Сцена 5: Mr. and Mrs. Williams
1. Boy 1: Good day, boy and girls! We are glad to welcome you at our English party. Our school party is devoted to Mark Twain, a famous American writer.
Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, was born in 1835 in the small town of Hannibal on the Mississippi River. He was son of a lawyer.
Little Samuel spend his childhood in his native town. He was a bright, lively boy. He went fishing and swimming to the river and he was the leader in all the boy's games.
Boy 2: Samuel had a lot of friends at school. And when he became a writer he described them in his stories.
When Samuel was eleven years old his father died, leaving his wife and four children with nothing. And the boy had to -leave school and look for a work. He learned the profession of a printer. For some years Samuel worked as a printer for the town newspaper and later for his older brother, who at that time started a small newspaper of his own. The two young men published it themselves. Samuel wrote short humorous stories and printed them in their newspaper.
Boy 3: When Samuel was a boy, he dreamed of becoming a sailor. At the age of 20 he found a job on a ship traveling up and down the Mississippi. Here on a ship he «found» his pen-name «Mark Twain». It was taken from the call of the Mississippi pilots when they measured the depth of the river.
Many steamboats moved up and down the river carrying I all kinds of people — rich and poor, farmers and businessmen, slave owners and slaves. Thus Samuel Clemens saw America passing before his eyes. This work gave him the opportunity to get to know a great deal about life. He worked
as a pilot for more than four years.
Boy 4: Later he used to speak about this time as the happiest period of his life and described it in his book «Life on the Mississippi». Then the young man worked with the gold-miners in California for a year. Here he began to write stories about camp life and sent them to newspapers under the name of Mark Twain.
Mark Twain did not get a good education but he knew the folk songs and tales of the Negroes who lived along the Mississippi River, where he grew up.
2. Стихотворения
When I was Walking Along the Highway...
1. When I was walking along the highway,
I saw above me the endless sky-way,
I saw below me the golden valley,
This land is made for you and me.
2. This land is your land,
This land is my land,
From California to the New York Island,
From the Red-Wood Forest to the Gulfstream Waters.
This land is made for you and me.
3.Ведущий:
Some of Twain’s books are very popular with the children in our country, in other countries of the world and in America.
What books do you know?
Зал отвечает
А сейчас мы окунемся в мир самого популярного произведения Марка Твена.
4. На сцене появляется девочка. Это Бекки. Садится на скамейку.
Boy 1: Oh! It's Becky, I believe. Do you recognize her. (Появляется Том). Oh! Tom is coming. Shh! Let's listen what they are talking about.
Том подходит к скамейке, на которой сидит Бекки, и садится на конец. Том принес рисунок, который прятал в левой руке. Она пытается увидеть рисунок.
Becky: Let me see it. I like this house. It's nice. Draw a man.
Tom: I'll try. (Рисует и дает рисунок девочке).
Becky: It's a handsome man. Now draw me coming along.
(Том продолжает рисовать. Отдает девочке)
Tom: Do you like it?
Becky: It's very nice. I wish I could draw.
Tom: It's easy. I can teach you.
Becky: Oh, will you? When?
Tom: At noon. What's you name?
Becky: Becky Thatcher. Oh, I know yours. It's Tomas Sawyer.
Tom: Yes, that's the name they call me by when they punish me. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?
Becky: Yes.
Том начинает писать что-то и прячет от девочки.
Becky: Tom, let me see what you have written.
Tom: Oh, It's nothing. You'll tell.
Becky: No, I won't. I won't ever tell anybody. Let me see.
Том читает.
Tom: I love you.
Becky: Oh, you bad thing.
Бекки убегает, за ней Том. Выходит тетя Полли.
Aunt Polly: Tom! Tom! Where is that boy? Where are you, Tom?
Выбегает Том
Tom: Here I am.
Aunt Polly: Tom, go and whitewash the fence.
Tom: Oh Auntie. I can't. I'll do it... tomorrow.
Aunt Polly: Whitewash the fence, I say.
Уходит. Том начинает белить забор. Появляется Бен с яблоком в руке.
Ben: What are you doing?
Tom: I am whitewashing the fence. I don't want to do it. Tim wanted, but Aunt Polly didn't let him.
Ben: Tom, do let me. I'll give you my apple.
Бен дает яблоко и начинает белить забор. Появляется Билл).
Billy: Let me do some whitewashing. Ben: No, I won't.
Начинают драться.
Tom: Stop that! Now it's your turn to whitewash, Billy.
Билли работает.
Tom: Now it's your turn to whitewash, Ben.
Бен работает. Идет тетя Полли. Бен и Билли прячутся.
Aunt Polly: Oh, it's all done! You are good boy, Tom. You can work when you want to. Now, you may go and play.
Tom: Hurrah! Let's run to river!
Дети убегают.
5. Song “My love”
6. Boy 2: As Mark Twain said later, many events in «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» really happened, and the characters are from real life. In his books Mark Twain shows the joys and sorrows of children with deep understanding. Do you know, what book is this?
Дети из зала кричат: «The Prince and the Pauper».
Сидит на большом стуле принц, рядом стоит солдат. Подходит нищий Том, солдат отталкивает его.
Soldier: Let out of here.
Prince: How can you do that to the poor lad? Open the gates and let him in. What is your name? Have you parents?
Tom: Tom Canty, sir. I have parents. I also have a grandmother and twin-sisters. I don't love my grandmother. I can't forget her beatings.
Prince: How can she beat you? I shall order to throw her into prison for that.
Tom: My mother is very good to me and twin-sisters are like her.
Prince: I have sisters and cousins too. Do your sisters not let their servants smile either?
Tom: Sir, they have only one dress and no servants.
Prince: I'm going to help them. Soon your sisters have many dresses and servants. Is your life hard or pleasant in Offal Court?
Tom: It's hard when I'm hungry. But it has many good things when I am not hungry. In summer we always swim in river, we fight in the water. When the weather is fine we dance, sing and play in the sand, and we cover each other with it and then jump into the water again.
Prince: It's wonderful I am really to give my crown for a
day like that, me your clothes and put on mine for some
time, so that I can go to Offal Court and have a good time
that.
Они убегают.
7. Ведущий: Ladies and gentlemen! Мы все собрались здесь для того, чтобы окунуться в мир юмора Марка Твена и больше уже не покидать его. Прошу вас соблюдать тишину, т. к. мы уже оказались в городе, где живут герои Марка Твена. Может быть, нам уже строит козни Индеец Джо или Принц хочет пригласить нас в свой дворец? А сейчас мы с вами заглянем в витрину книжного магазина.
Девочка подходит к прилавку с книгами, где стоит Продавец
Girl: Hello! Is this a book-shop?
Book-seller: Yes, it is, and I'm a book-seller. What can I do for you?
Girl: Have you got a book by Mark Twain? I'd like to buy it.
Book-seller: I'm sorry, little girl, but I have no Mark Twain today. I have Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev and others.
Girl: But Mummy says that book-sellers always have Mark Twain's books.
Book-seller: I told you that I have no books by Mark Twain today, little girl.
Girl: But Mummy says that book-sellers always have Mark Twain's books. Here is the money for a book by Mark Twain.
Book-seller: Little girl, I have no books by Mark Twain!
Girl: But Mummy says that...
Book-seller: Go away, little girl!
Girl: But Mummy says...
Book-seller: I tell you, go away, little girl!
8. Ведущий: Итак, мы приблизились к цели нашего путешествия. Сейчас нам предстоит знакомство с населением этого города. Вспомните, пожалуйста, ваши уроки экономики и скажите, кто кормит городское население Америки.
Конечно, фермеры. Давайте вместе с Марком Твеном заглянем на одну из ферм.
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, there lived a young farmer (выходит фермер) with his old father and mother (под руку выходят родители) and his wife (выходит жена). They didn't know anything about many things which we have in our houses today. They were very poor, so once the young man decided to go and look for work. (Ha плече у фермера рюкзак, родные провожают его.) Не was lucky and after a time he came home with rich presents for everybody. (Входят фермер с сумкой и его родственники. Фермер всех обнимает и вытаскивает из сумки подарки.)
Young farmer: Here is a present for you, Mother (дает кошелек). And this is for you, Father (дает шапку). This is for you, my dear wife (дает шелковое платье). AU (All in unison.) Thank you, my dear son! Thank you, my dear son! Thank you, my dear husband!
Mother: Now, let's go and have a dinner.
(Все уходят, коробка остается на столе.)
Входит жена.
Wife: I am so happy! And what else is there in this box? My husband
says he has some more presents for us. ;
(Открывает коробку, достает вещи и вдруг отступает в ужасе.)
Oh, good Heavens! My husband has brought a beautiful girl! He does not love me any more!
(Плачет.)
Входит отец.
Father: Now, now, don't cry. Perhaps you're wrong. Let me have a look at that girl (смотрит в коробку). But there is no girl here at all! It's a man in the box! Not very young, but quite strong and handsome. Stop crying, my dear!
(Успокаивает её.)
(Входит мать.)
Mother: What has happened here? My daughter, why are your eyes so red? Were you crying?
Father: Yes, she was , but for no reason. Our son has brought a handsome old man with him, and our daughter thought it was a girl. Ha - ha - ha!
Mother: A man? What man? Where?
Father: Here, in this box.
Mother: Let me see him (смотрит в коробку). Oh, but it isn't a man! It is an old and a rather ugly woman!
Father: Woman? Let me look again! (Смотрит в коробку.) A man, of course, it's a man!
Mother: Let me see! (Смотрит.) A woman! Do you think I can't tell a man from a woman?
Начинают кричать: ' It's a man!'
'It's a woman!'
Wife: Let me look now!
(Начинает плакать.)
Oh, you are wrong! It's a girl, so young and beautiful! Oh, dear!
(Входит фермер.)
Young farmer: What's all this noise about?
(Они спорят):
A handsome man!
An ugly old woman!
A pretty young girl!
Young farmer: Oh, I see what it is (вытаскивает зеркало). Oh, you silly people! It's a looking glass.
You each saw yourself in it.
It's like a piece of glass
But more valuable for us
We shall need it now and then
For a woman, for a man.
Mother: We must have it here and there.
Father: When we shave or do our hair.
Wife: Man or wife or baby small -Our glass reflects them all!
All: Don't you cry, don't make a fuss. Now we have a looking-glass!
9. Ведущий: А теперь мы с вами посмотрим на жизнь обыкновенных американских горожан глазами великого юмориста.
Декорации:
на окне спущены жалюзи;
стул;
- на столе книга на немецком языке и коробка спичек.
• Mrs. Mr Williams: Mortimer! Mortimer!
(No answer.)
Mortimer! Mortimer! Wake up! Do you hear me? (Suddenly there is a flash of lightning followed tiy a loud crash of thunder. Mrs. M. is frightened, she runs out, quickly disappears behind the screen.)
(Mr. M. enters yawing, stretching and rubbing his eyes.)
Mr. M.: Where are you, Mary?
Mrs. M: Here.
Mr.: What are you doing? What's the matter?
Mrs.: (sobbing). Thunder and lightning! It's so terrible!
Mr.: Storm? Oh, dear! There's nothing to be afraid of, my love, I'll go to bed.
(He goes away.)
Mrs.: Oh, that lightning! Where are you, Mortimer?
Mr.: In bed.
Mrs.: Do you mean to say you are still in that bed?
Mr.; Why, of course!
Mrs.: (reappearing from behind the screen). Get out of it at once. Your bed is a dangerous place in a thunderstorm. You mustn't risk your life.
Mr.: But, my love.
Mrs.: Don't talk to me, Mortimer. You know there is no place as dangerous as a bed in such a thunderstorm as this - all the books say that.
(Mr. Gets up and comes bасk.) Mrs.: Do you hear me, Mortimer?
(He takes a match-box off the table and tries to light a match.)
Mrs.: What are you doing? Lighting a match at such a time as this! Are you quite mad?
Mr.: But.. .the place is as dark as ...
Mrs.: (in terror). Put it out. You know nothing attracts lightning more than a light.
(A crash of thunder is heard. Mrs. M. is terrified and disappears behind the screen. Mr. M. goes to the window.)
Mrs.: Mortimer, where are you now?
Mr.: I'm here, by the window.
Mrs.: Have you lost your mind? Go away from there this moment. Even small children know that it's dangerous to stand near the window in a thunderstorm.
Mr.: Well, I'll get away from it.
(Goes to the door.)
Mrs.: What are you going to do now?
Mr.: Nothing. Just going to the, bathroom to turn on the water. This room is so hot. I want to wash my face and hands.
Mrs.: (bursting into tears). Everybody knows that lightning falls on water more often than on trees or horses. You are mad! You want us to be killed.
Mr.: No, of course I don't, darling.
Mrs.: Please turn off that water. (He does so.) You do such silly things, Mortimer, Come in beside me. We'll be safe here. (He comes and tries to get behind the screen, but there isn't room for 2.)
Mr.:' I can't get in and anyway, it's impossible to breathe in there. (He does over to the wall.)
Mrs.: You're a fool, Mortimer. You're risking your life, and ours too, mine and the children's. Give me that German book on the table. It's got some instruction in it.
(He takes it and goes over to the screen and gives it to her. There is a sudden sound as if a cat had jumped on to the floor.)
Mrs.: What was that, Mortimer?
Mr.: Nothing but the cat.
Mrs.: The cat! Oh please, Mortimer, catch it and shut it up. Do be quick, love, cats are full of electricity.
(So he tries to catch the cat, but hurts his knee, sits down on the chair and begins to rub the knee.)
Mrs.: This book seems to say that the safest thing is to stand on a chair in glasses 1-st. (Again a crash of thunder is heard.) Oh, do hurry, Mortimer, before the lighting strikes you.
(Mr. Gets up unwillingly, goes out of the room and comes back with 4 glasses. He manages to set the chair legs in them.)
Mr.: What am I to do next?
Mrs.: I don't quite understand this German, but I think it says it's dangerous not to ring the church bell during a thunderstorm. Get the large dinner bell.
(He goes out and returns carrying the dinner bell.)
Quick, Mortimer, dear, I do believe we are going to be saved at last.
(Mrs. stands on the chair and begins to ring the bell. Their neighbour enters.)
Neighbour (greatly surprised): What on earth is the matter here?
Mr.: (jumping down from the chair). There is nothing the matter, only a little discomfort because of the thunderstorm. I'm trying to keep off the lightning.
N.: Thunderstorm? Lightning? Why Mr. M., have you lost your mind? It's a beautiful starry night. There has been no storm.
(Mr. Goes to the window.)
Mrs.: (appearing from behind the screen). No thunderstorm? No lightning?
Mr.: I don't understand this! We saw the flashes and heard the thunder!
N.: Thunderstorm, you say! What you heard was cannon. What you saw was the flash. You see, the telegraph brought some news: Garfield is nominated president - and what's the matter? The whole town is delighted, and that's how they expressed themselves.
(Mr. and Mrs. can't utter a word. They stand with their mouths open.)
10. Song “Aura lee”
11. Ведущий: Ну вот мы дождались. К нам пришел сам М. Твен. Что же он нам хочет рассказать.
Mark Twain: Good. Once I went to borrow a book from one of my neighbors. I found him in his sitting-room and told him what I had come for.
«Why, of course», replied the man. «I shall be very glad to let you read the book, but I must ask you to read it here. I never let anyone take my books away from my house».
A fortnight later, the neighbor wanted to borrow my lawn—mower. He found me sitting in my garden and told me what he had come for.
«Why, of course», replied I, «I shall be very glad to let you use the lawn-mower, but I must ask you to use it here. I never let anyone take my lawn-mower away from my garden».
Ведущий:
Давайте покажем М. Твену ,как мы много знаем о его произведениях.
Участникам предлагается конкурс на лучшего знатока произведений М. Твена – названия самых популярных и широко известных произведений можно разделить на отдельные слова и предложить ребятам восстановить названия и дать перевод.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ( Приключения Тома Сойера )
Life on the Mississippi ( Жизнь на Миссисипи)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ( Приключения Гекльберри Финна)
A Connecticut Yankee ai King Arthur's Court ( Янки при дворе короля Артура)
The Prince and the Pauper ( Принц и нищий )
12. Song “Yesterday”
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