A.S.A.P help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi i have a problem i have to finish my homework iin about 2hrs and i need help on these questions......

1.Why are stage directions used in a script??

2.List 3 startegies a person can use to improve listening skills?

3.Explain why a thesis statement is the most importment part of an essay?

4. write two sentences if your own in which you use dashes to indicate long pauses of shifts in thinking...

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP I WILL BE REALLY GRATEFUl