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Drama studies / English course
3rd and 5th semesters

Main topic : Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams.
Aim : Develop your understanding, translating and writing skills.

Method : Reading, watching, analysing and translating drama and critical texts.

Class documents and activities

Script exerpts and commentaries :
  • Text 1, questions, film extract
    and commentary : BRICKversus MAGGIE

  • Text 2, questions, film extract, and video capture
    and commentary : THE UNSAID / INFERNAL MECHANISM

  • Text 3, questions
    and commentary : HOMOPHOBIA / MYTHOLOGY
    with the mythological references
    Watch a performance of text 3.
    Pronunciation worksheet

  • Text 4, questions
    and commentary : TRAGIC IRONY / DYSFUNTIONAL COUPLES
    Pronunciation worksheet

  • Text 5, questions
    and commentary : COAXING STRATEGY / TOXIC LANGUAGE
    Pronunciation worksheet
    Watch the film extract (DVD chapter 14)

  • Text 6, questions and commentary : DRAMA PERFORMANCE / FILM EXTRACT
    Pronunciation worksheet + audiofile
    Watch the video capture of the performance
    Watch the film extract (DVD chapter 17)

  • Text 7
    and commentary : FIRST INTERPRETATION / SECOND INTERPRETATION
    Watch the film extract (DVD chapter 30)

    PHONETICS
    How to pronounce the [a:] sound

  • Lesson 8 : criticism

    Teaser of West End production (director Benedict Andrews)
    Video extract of this performance (script here)

    Video review of this performance

    1. What is their opinion on the script by Williams ?
    2. What about the actors' performances ?
    3. What about the staging ?
    4. What was missing in this performance ?
    5. What about nudity ?
    6. What about Carrie Fox ?

    How to make an Oral presentation of a drama extract.
    How to make an Oral presentation of a film extract.

    PHONETICS
    How to pronounce the [a:] sound / the [i] sound

  • Lesson 9 : revision

    VOCABULARY

    Drama vocabulary list

    Vocabulary exercise 1 and 2.

    GRAMMAR : Grammar revisions

    PHONETICS
    How to pronounce the [a:] sound / the [i] sound / the [u:] sound

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    GRAMMAR :
    Word-stress in English

    Word stress on suffixes 1
    Word stress on suffixes 2
    Word stress on suffixes 3
    Word stress on suffixes 4
    About Tennessee Williams :

  • Read about Tennessee Williams on Wikipedia

  • Watch a documentary about Tennessee Williams

    • More about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof :

  • Watch a short lecture about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Read an analysis about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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