Get on Stage: 21 Sketches and Plays for Young Learners and Teens

Author: Puchta H. Gerngross G. Devitt M.

Tags: pedagogy theater dramaturgy drama plays

ISBN: 978-3-85272-248-1

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Being Polite
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Granddad's Birthday
The Princess and the Ring

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Medium-length plays based оп traditional stories

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What is Gef оп Stagel all about?
We have written this book as а response to requests we have frequently heard at
language teaching conferences in а variety of countries worldwide. lп conversations

about what materials colleagues would find useful to support their work, we have often
heard requests for ready-made scripts for plays for students to act out. Teachers look
for plays that students сап perform for each other or in front of а 'rеаl' audience of
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school fete оr maybe at the end of the year. We are using the term 'play' iп а generic
we mеап а rапgе of scripts of different lengths, genres, with different
language levels and preparation required.

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The plays have Ьееп carefully created for young and teenage students (see the

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introduction to each play). They are easy to stage as they do not require а lot of props

sometimes попе at all - and they make it possible for you to involve а large number
of students. The introductory notes at the beginning give further suggestions as to how
extra students сап take part in а play, e.g. Ьу spIitting Ionger roles so that two or more
students can play them.

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The structure of the book
Get оп Stage! has four chapters. Chapter 1 has nine short humorous sketches, each

of about five minutes' runtime. There is also опе longer sketch (Дt the Doctor's) that
has six scene5; however, each of these scenes is а short, self-contained sketch in itself,

meaning that you can use the play in а very flexible way. Your students may want to
act out just one of the scenes, or several, or all of them.
Chapters 2 and 3 contain plays of medium length (about five to ten minutes, depending

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on the production). ln Chapter 2 you will find three humorous contemporary sketches,

and iп Chapter З five plays based оп traditional stories.

The last chapter contains three modern teen dramas; whereas the sketches and plays
in Chapters 1-З can also Ье used with younger learners, these dramas are specifically
for students aged 'l4-1В.Fоr each of the sketches and plays, you are given not опlу the

script but also ап introduction. This gives you ап overview of the rоlеs and the set and
props уоu may want to use for the performance; then comes а brief description of the
style and the synopsis of each play to he|p you choose the right script for your class.
Although the plays are not written to present or practise апу particular areas of
language, you may find it useful to know roughly what language level уоur students
would need to have acquired to Ье able to act out the play confidently. So, for easy
reference we have given you а description of the expected language leve| according to
the Соmmоп Еurореап Framework (e.g. lntermediate

В1). Depending оп the play,

and without any attempt at systematic оr comprehensive сочеrаgе, we have given some
brief listings of examples of, e.g., exponents from certain functional areas, grammar
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Finally, the introduction to each play gives уоu stage tips and suggestions for variations.
The stage tips provide you with practical suggestions оп staging а play or sketch,
enabling уоur students to get the most out of their performance. lп the variations
sections you сап find alternative ideas about what you might do with а sketch or play.

Get оп Stage! Gоmеs with а DVD and ап Audio (D.

The DvD
The DVD gives you:
Tips and guidelines for staging and performing а play
The excerpt оп the DVD shows Matt Devitt, co-author of Gеt оп Stage! and also а
theatre director, rehearsing the sketch Веiпg Polite (Chapter 1, рр 56-61)with а grоuр
of teenage actors. The excerpt shows you different ways of helping your students

improve their performance, and focuses оп topics that are discussed оп рр 1В-3З of
this introduction: Voice pro.|ection; Staging and 'blocking'; Concentration and focus;
Building the characters to tell your story; Расе; Set, props, lights, music and sound
effects; Changing scenes; and Remembering or learning lines.
We аrе convinced that the practicaltips on the DVD

will Ье of great help in bringing

the relevant part of the introduction to life and serve as а good mode| for your own
interventions whеп rehearsing а play. You may want to watch the excerpt after reading
the introduction, then go back and watch it again before you start acting out а play or
sketch with your students to remind you of some of the key principles of staging and
performing а play. Please note that due to the live nature of the filming, the examples
оп the DVD do not always fo|low the order as shown in the introduction.

Vidео recordings of three sample plays
These plays are acted out оп stage Ьу British students. They are:

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Chapter 1, рр 56-61),

The Space Resfauraпt(a medium-length sketch,

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and Rusty Nai/ Sоuр (а medium-length play based оп а traditional story, рр 127-132)
Тhеrе is also а short ехаmрlе оп the DVD of а 'split sсепе' technique, demonstrated in
а short extract from Frieпdship.

You can show your students the sample plays оп these videos for the following purposes:
'1) to give them а general idea of how to act out а sketch or а play under normal
conditions, i.e, in а classroom or оп а school stage without using elaborate props.

2) to give them role models that you can refer to in your own rehearsals. When

student finds it difficult, for exampIe, to project their voice so it сап Ье heard well
Ьу the audience, it could Ье а good idea to play а short extract from опе of the

videos to the student and ask them to practise Ьу imitating it sentence Ьу sentence.

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if уоu are рlаппiпg to get your students to act out опе of those three plays, уоu сап
show it to them on the DVD, to demonstrate, for example, how the actors use the

stage and interact with опе another.
your students
alternatively, you could show опе оr all of these plays in order to give

Some key principles of putting оп а play. lf you want to do that, we specially
play Ьу
recommend Веiпg Polite, aS the DVD not only Shows you а реrfоrmапсе of the
group
students, but also gives you examples of how Matt Devitt works with а

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of уоuпg teenagers and helps them improve their реrfоrmапсе. There is another
scene from Friendship (а modern teen drama - Chapter 4, рр 172-1В1); the рurроSе
not опlу
of this extract is to show you the use of а 'split Scene' technique that is used
iп Friendship itself, but also in another play in this book, Good Girl.

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The Audio CD
The Audio CD offers you:

Audio recordings of eleven plays
These plays аrе spoken in а studio Ьу British children or teenagers. They are:
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you сап use the audio recordings of the sample plays for the following purposes:
1) to develop your students' listening comprehension. Fоr that purpose you might
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want to use the comprehension tasks that you сап find on the worksheets that
with the plays. You сап find these оп the DVD.
2) the audio recordings сап, like the video samples, Ье used to give students rоlе
models that you сап refer to in your оwп rehearsals,
з) if you are planning to get уоur students to act out опе of those plays, you can use
the audio recording to help develop their pronunciation and intonation,
4) if you are planning to get your students to act out Friendship, you will see in the

script (рр 174-1S1) that we recommend the use of some extracts from рор songs
in order to enrich the performance. you may want to епсоurаgе your students to
also
select the music that they think is appropriate for the play (see some ideas and
suggestions for songs iп the script). Дltеrпаtiчеlу, you сап use some of the short
original soundtracks оп the CD (tracks 12-16).

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Photocopiable worksheets
of worksheets, Thumbnai|s in
ln the appendix of the book you сап find а wide rапgе
of the tasks, and remind you of
the introductions to the plays give you а quick overview

the existence of the worksheets,
о Fоr each of the short plays, there is опе photocopiable worksheet containing ihree
activities. These are:
of the play, This сап Ье
ап activity that helps students with the comprehension
plays where there is ап
reading or listening (the latter is possible for all those

audio or video recording), and
vocabulary/chunks of
activities for working оп the language; for example,
language апd/оr grammar structures from the script,
two pages of photocopiable
Fоr most of the medium and longer plays there are
giving your students practice in reading and/or listening comprehension,

worksheets

vocabulary, useful phrases, grammar апd creative writing,

Why get уочпg learners and teens to act очt plays?

heard about the motivational power
In discussions with colleagues, we have frequently

parents of children proudly watch
of plays. we have heard beautiful stories of how
as а result develop mоrе
а play where their son оr daughter appearS оп stage, and
language learning
positive attitude5 towards their child's school, their child's foreign
heard that otherwise rather inactive
- and often their teacher as well! we have also
when creating рrорS, masks,
teens саП suddenly show remarkable amounts of energy
get the
сап Ье prepared to rehearse for long hours iп order to

or costumes, and they
again to audio recordings of а
Ianguage right. They are happy to listen time and time
pronunciation, and they show
play so that they сап improve their own intonation and
preparation. Colleagues who get
remarkable social skills in working together оп its
they meet their students
their students to act out plays have also told us that when
still have fond memories of the
sometimes years after they have Ieft school - they often

day of а special performance.
that supports the use of plays,
There is also increasing evidence from cognitive research
ownership of it, our students
Learning а foreign language successfuIly is about taking
to do everything we сап to
аrе learning English as а foreign lапguаgе, but we want
language, Ownership is about
reduce the emotional distance between them and that
about bringing it closer to оur
reducing the 'foreignness' of the language to Ье learnt,
aS а means of expressing
students' hearts, getting them to enjoy the пеw language
and intonation patterns, such
themselves, playing with it, and identifying its sounds
part апd parcel of how
processes of identification, imitation and creative play are
in the whole wide world
children acquire their mother tongue ... surely no mother
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would ever gо into her child's bedroom in the morning and
progressive!' when we
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smile, 'Get up my darling - today we're doing the

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аrе уоuпg, we imitate sounds, we play with words, and we act out roles - activities that
help children to rehearse important social behaviour, understand how humans act and

interact with опе another, gain insights into their own behaviour and develop their

personality.

Children naturally епgаgе in high|y sophisticated 'Iet's pretend'games, often getting
completely absorbed in acting out all kinds of roles that аrе familiar to them (their
ri]um or dad, а shopkeeper, а policeman), оr that they dream up in their imagination.
Acting out such roles helps the children to develop their language competences, and

their imagination and creativity.
When children become teenagers they go through the challenging phase of
adolescence. Now they may appear to Ье far less prepared to take part in spontaneous
role-play activities than they were as young children. However, adolescence is а time
of inner fantasy and play. lt is at this time of their lives that students need to develop
their sense of self - their identity - and identification with role models is part of that
process. ln their imagination, teens often 'become'the heroes and heroines they
admire, and imitate the way they dress, talk, think and act. These heroes and heroines
are often the stars of the glitz and glamour of the movie or рор industries, successful
sports players or other public figures, Cool teen behaviour in fact is often about
imitating others, апd а way of pretending that Iife is anything but difficult during а
time when they are often (despite their cool арреаrапсе) rather insecure.
We have quite often noticed that adolescents are more than happy to engage in
rоlе-рlау activities. You as а teacher can support this Ьу making sure the atmosphere
in the teen classroom is а supportive опе, as ridiculing each other is unfortunately а
common teen рhепоmепоп. lt is worth pointing out to students that you will give them
enough time to study their lines and rehearse their performance, as it is important for
teens to feel 'safe' in their roles.

The importance of good stories
What are the elements that make а story appropriate for young learners or teenagers?

Кiеrап Egan stresses that Ьу offering the right stories to children а teacher can
contribute greatly to the development of their 'cognitive too|s'. Stories can support
these processes best if they offer strong emotional contrasts, e.g, good vs bad, happy
vs sad, foolish vs serious, greedy vs cunning etc. The child needs such stories to Ье

able to develop their оwп value system and in order to learn what is appropriate and
acceptable behaviour and what isn't. As Kieran Egan points out: 'The story form is а
cultural universal; ечеryопе everywhere enjoys stories. The story, then, is not just some
casual entertainment; it reflects а basic and powerful form in which we make sense
of the world and experience' (Teaching as Story Telling, University of Chicago Press,

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199в). Teachers frequently notice that although children lеаrп fast they tend to forget
ечеп faster. offering stories - оr, in this case, plays - that аrе re|evant to your students
mеап5 that students are more likely to rеmеmЬеr them, and consequently will also
rеmеmЬеr the language iп а story or play more easily.
дs Earl Stevick stresses, most of the sensory information reaching the Ьrаiп is quickly

forgotten. The'deeper'a sentence is rooted in а student's brain/mind system, the
higher the chances that the student will Ье able to use the language stored later in
life. (Earl W. Stevick, Меmоry, Меапiпg & Method, Second Edition, Heinle & Heinle

Publishers, Boston 1996 р.196)
when students listen to, read оr watch а good story, they сап Ьесоmе totally absorbed
in it, and in their imagination they often become part of the story themse|ves. when
they're acting out а story iп the form of а play, the process of identification сап
become even stronger; they сап get so fully engaged iп the play that they forget about
everything else.

Teenagers go through а phase of changes that is often characterised Ьу а growing
interest in the rеаl world. дdоlеsсепсе is usually а time of emotional turmoil as well.
Дссоrdiпg to insights explained in the educational theories of Kieran Egan, teens - as

cool as they may Seem on the surface - often feel, deep down, threatened Ьу the
world. One reason for their insecurity is the fact that they have по anSWers to questions
they ask themselves. Those questions are of an existentially threatening nature,
basically because teens cannot fiпd апу answers to them: will l Ье successfu/ iп life?
parents
Witt l Ье able to fiпd а good job апd еаrп good mопеY опе day? Whеп will mу
die? whеп will l die? what hаррепs whеп t do? who will miss mе whеп / die7 etc,
дlthоugh the world of teens is fundamentally а contact culture, they hardly еvеr share
their real fears with others, and this often leads to а feeling of loneliness and the
assumption that they are the опlу ones iп the world suffering from their problems. То
them, the only way out of this situation seems to lie in trying notto Ье an individualnot ап easy task given that the particular phase in their lives is a|so about developing
their sense of self, their identity - and so they епgаgе in copying each other: wearing
the same brands of T-shirts and trainers, adoring the same kind of heroes and
heroines, and finding the same kind of things either'awesome' or'gross' (current UK

teen expressions for 'good' and 'bad'). such behaviour, together with their choice of
heroes, often seem to suggest superficiaIity to the adult observer. But it's anything
but! When teens choose their idols, they do so because they feel intuitively connected
with what they perceive as the best human qualities through their heroes, whereas for

adults every single опе of those stars mау well Ье representative of а tinsel wor|d.
why the difference? Teens project onto their heroes the qualities they believe are
needed in order to successfully master the challenges of а threatening world, and
whereas it may Ье true that some of those heroes are pretty scandalous and superficial
people themselves, the qualities teens see in them are important human values:
love, courage, creativity, tolerance, endurance, engagement, solidarity, passion, and

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especially the ability to have got themselves into а р|асе where they are admired and
approved of Ьу а great number of other people - something that mапу teens seek for
themseIves.

lt is through projection and identification that teens get into contact with those
apparently superhuman qualities, and gradually discover that they themselves have
some of those qualities within them.
Taking such processes seriously and selecting content in the form of stories that
support teenagers' natural search for positive human qua|ities and values will lead
to more emotional engagement and hence higher levels of motivation in otherwise
reluctant students. lп addition, it helps develop the students' own cognitive tools Ьу
encouraging them to understand that all human knowledge and achievement was опсе
just а dream in someone's mind.
Teachers of teenage students frequently notice that it is difficult to get their students to

talk about things that relate to themselves - this, in spite of the fact that teachers know
that personalisation is ап important tool for learning а foreign language successfully.
теепs, however, don't often want to talk about themselves, and as their teachers or
parents we have to accept that and try to gently guide them through this insecure
stage. One way of doing that is using drama activities because they offer students rich

opportunities to 'hide behind а character'. They know that their audience knows that
what they are saying is not what they think, and that it is someone else's lines they are
acting out.
So when teens act out а role they are not talking as themselves; yet the process

of identification with the ro|e makes it possible for them to develop а feeling of
ownership during the period of rehearsing and acting out а play. The modern teen
dramas in Get оп Stage! are developed to do exactly that - they give students the
opportunity to 'step out' of their оwп situation, and to experiment, reflect оп and
familiarise themselves with а variety of behaviours, attitudes and beliefs as they act as
someone else, yet bring to that rоlе their own thoughts апd emotions.
The content of these p|ays makes it easy to grab students' attention, and consequently
the content of the plays becomes more mеmоrаЬlе. When students remember the

content of а play well, the chances are that the language too will stick in their longterm memory better. And finally, good plays are far mоrе likely to trigger responses
from students, enlivening lessons and creating а more positive experience all round.

How to cast а play
Teachers casting а play are frequently tоrп between the crucial question of whether to
choose the best actors for each role so that the drama comes fully alive, or whether to
use the play as ап educational tool where it isn't just the performance that counts (as а
mеапs of impressing the audience), but the process that leads up to the реrfоrmапсе.
lt is important to keep iп mind here that acting out а play is а hoIistic process where

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success. The performance Ьу а very
ечеryопе taking part in it is very important to its
in the play in а way that exceeds
shy itudent who finally manage' to speak two lines
ever Ье able to achieve mау seem
the student's оwп expectation of what they would
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it might well Ье а massive step
insignificant within the performance as such but
You сап Ье sure that the piece
forward in the development of that particular student,
а way that it will work ечеп
(whether а short sketch or а longer play) is written in such

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if noteverychildinyourclassisabornactor.Mostof theplaysin
contribute to the play without
lots of opportunities for every child in your class to

feeling intimidated.
to cast а play:
There are several options you сап use if you want
1) Let the individual students choose,
what roles they want to play, you
lf you want to leave it to уоur students to choose
and do some language work
could work first оп the comprehension of the script
simply ask who would like
with the worksheets at the епd of the book, апd then
process, but it mау not Ье ideal
to act out which role. This is а very'democratic'
They may not Want to Step
for the shyer students, especially in ап adoIescent class,
to Ье part of the cast, lп this
forward and ask for а role, much as they might like
Ье mоrе extrovert
would not Ье unusual for those students who tend to
context, it

to get all the roles.
2) The decisions are made Ьу you,
your students allows you to find а
choosing the roles beforehand without asking
for each of your students
match between what you think would Ье the right role
general,
and what would Ье best for the performance in
you сап also use the performance of а play as ап opportunity for уоur students to
it would Ье good for
grow personally, ЬУ selecting students because you believe
'I'd like you to play this part
their personal development. Ву telling а shy student
putting presSure оп them - but this
because l think you'll Ье good', you may Ье
make the next important step in
may Ье the gentle push needed Ьу that student to
to do sometimes, оп the other
their оwп development and hепсе Ье the right thing
to арреаr оп the stage, There
hand, you mау feel that а student is поt yet ready
performance if they аrе not at all
is по point iп forcing а student to take part in а
play а role you have selected,
keen. lf you come uiror, а student who refuses to
(in а non-judgemental way) about
it could Ье а good idea to ask them questions
another task - whether
their reasons. lt mау then turn out that giving that student
lights during the performance
it is about making props, being responsible for the
this would Ье ап entirely valid
оr something erse - is the right thing to go for, and
useful and
pedagogical decision, as that student can still contribute something
valuable to the 5uccess of the play,
forcing them into performing
Опе way to involve а student linguistically without
and performances, This means
is for them to act as 'prompt' during rehearsals
rehearsing and, when а line is
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forgotten, they provide the prompt and read out the forgotten line. This task could
Ье shared from rehearsal to rehearsal. Accepted protocol for this requires that the

prompter on|y prompts when they hear the struggling actor say 'line' - this is in
order to avoid а situation where ап actor, pausing for dramatic effect, has their
'moment' ruined Ьу ап over-zealous prompter bellowing out the next line before
being asked!

3) tet the class decide.
This third option is опе that requires а fairly high level of maturity within уоur
students. lt will Ье suitable if you have а чеrу good rарроrt with your class and, if
the students themselves have а good rapport with each other - а classroom culture

that usua|ly needs to Ье developed. Ву showing your students that the selection
process should поt just Ье а matter of who makes themselves heard first and
loudest when you ask who wants to play which rоlе, the process of choosing roles
сап gradually become а valuable experience for уоur students in which they |earn
to make informed decisions and reflect оп what are to become their rather than
your choices.

You couId start such а process Ьу brainstorming criteria for the selection with your
students, and writing them оп the board, e,g. Who didn't get а part the last time
rочпd whеп the class acted out а play? Who would you like to suggest for а role
because you think it would Ье а good ехреriепсе for them? Who has пеvеr had а
part iп а play? etc. ln order to avoid the more extrovert students always getting the
ro|es they want, you could then ask students to write on а piece of paper which
rоlе they would like to play. Опе student collects all the names, and writes them
alphabetical|y on the board - underneath the паmе of the character they want to

act out. The choice is then up to the students, and they need to decide in group
or whole-class discussions. This process will require mоrе time, discipline and the

ability to reflect оп decision making and choice оп the part of your students
is in itself а чеry valuable activity if carried out in the foreign language.

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How to choose а play for your class
While you know best what kind of play is likely to Ье most suitable for your class,
Get оп Stage! givesyou quite а bit of information about each опе, supportingyou
in makingappropriate choices. ln the introduction for each play, you will find
information about the estimated runtime, the props required, and the language level
that а particular рlау is fоr. You will also see - indicated Ьу the icons in the margin

whether there is ап audio оr video recording of the play you are thinking of choosing,
and see thumbnails of the worksheets to aid comprehension and support the language
work you аrе рlаппiпg to do.
You will want to make yourself familiar with the content of the plays before choosing.
You сап use the synopses to pre-select the plays to shortlist for your class. The age of

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play based оп
humorous sketch, while а teenage class mау Ье keener оп acting out а
quality of one of the
а traditional story - or may prefer the dramatic, soap-opera-like
buoyant class
mоdеrп teen plays, with the di|emmas they present. lf you teach а rather
you may want to pick а mоrе serious piece in order to get them into а mоrе reflective
piece that
mood. lf you have а quiet class, you may Want to pick а more humorous
in your class,
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to involve
дgаiп, depending оп the level of maturity of your students, you mау decide
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them iп the decision-making process. You could, for example, give them
plays to read апd choose f rоm, or you could read out the synopses of various

of several

p|ays and ask them for their preferences. Thinking about which play they themselves
practice in
would love to do most and which would Ье best for the audience is valuable
going to
Seeing the play through the eyes of whoever the audience is

thinking ahead.
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Warming up physically before а drama session or rehearsal not опlу prepares the body
for the physicaI rigours ahead but also gets the blood pumping to the brain allowing
better concentration and mепtаl application. А set pattern of physical stretches that
warms up each part of the body also allows messages between the brain and the body
to travel more efficiently апd can also ease students away from the world of jumbled
thoughts they arrived with and into the world of the rehearsal room. The stretches you
u5e сап Ье the same а5 those for а sports warm-up but don't allow students to push

themselvestoo much as it isa drama classweare preparingforand nota polevault. lt
is advisable to keep these warm-up stretch routines exactly the same each time as the
very repetition and familiarity allows students to find the right mепtаl state in which
to rehearse. Having said that, it is a|ways fun to add а few physical games to vary the
routine and keep the mood buoyant. Here аrе а few suggestions. Some require both
physical and mental stamina.

Points of the Compass
Designate each side of the rооm as points оп the compass, North, South, East and West.
When you shout а point the students must run to it.

variations:
. around the world - run clockwise around the rооm;
. end of the world - play dead.

port and starboard
The sides of rооm become parts of а ship, Port, Starboard, bow, stern. You са||

pupils

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variations:
. mап overboard - ruп to the sides;
. mап the rigging- pretend to climb;
. scrub the deck - pretend to scrub;
. hit the deck - play dead.

Gat and Mouse
Every student has а раrtпеr апd hold hands (or wrists) except two students who remain
un-attached. Designate опе а5 the cat and опе as the mouse. The cat chases the mouse

but the mouse, if they wish, can escape Ьу holding the hand/wrist of someone who is
already in а couple. The person iп the couple whose hand isn't being he|d becomes

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does catch the mouse they сап swap rо|е5.

Good Моrпiпg
Each student has to say'Good morning'and shake the hands of all the other students
while keeping the other hand shaking someone else's hand - опlу when both hands
are occupied in handshaking can the student disengage and find someone else.

Blob
students spread out in а defined area. опе student is chosen as'The Blob'. дt the
teacher's command 'The Blob'tries to tag (i.e. touch) the others. опсе а person is
tagged they attach themselves to'The Blob'and Ьесоmе part of it. This continues until
ечеryопе is part of 'The Blob'. Encourage students to attach themselves in ways other
than simply holding hands, the more'Blob'-like the creature becomes, the more fun.
опсе the game is over play it again but emphasise the teamwork and co-operation
a5pects and епсоurаgе your students to discuss tactics that will help when hunting as
'The Blob'or trying to avoid being assimilated by'The Blob'. This will also move focus
away from who was'The Winner'and who was'The Loser'.

variation
The same as above but with ечеryопе blindfolded. Stress the importance of moving
slowly and stealthily and епсоurаgе your students to start relying оп senses other than
sight аlопе as they hunt or attempt avoidance. Опсе everyone is blindfold, touch your
'ВlоЬ'оп the shouder and then give the command for the game to start. As people feel

themselves being tagged they silently join 'The Blob'.

silentTerror or snake in the Dark
дпоthеr slight variation оп 'The Blob', Spread your students out around the space and
ask them to close their eyes. Then ask them to walk around the room with eyes shut.
Se|ect one student to Ье the snake or 'The Silent Terror'. They try to catch the others. If
they are the snake they must hiss so that their prey сап listen and try to avoid them. lf
they аrе the 'The Silent Теrrоr', they make no sound at all but the others must whisper
'Silent Terror' whenever they touch 5оmеопе else. lf there is по reply then they have
Ьееп caught Ьу the Silent Terror. The person who is caught must join the back of the
monster (hold onto waist of the last caught person). lf the monster is the snake, victims
must join the back when they have been hissed at!

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Handkerchief
Each player has а piece of material tucked in the top of the back of his оr her trousers
or skirt but with опе piece с|еаrlу visible. The object of the game is for each player

to collect as mапу of the other players''handkerchiefs'without having his or her own
taken.

Keepie Uppie
The group has to keep а soft ball in the air for as mапу touches as possible. Each рlауеr
is опlу allowed to touch it опсе in succession. lf it touches the floor, or if апу player
takes mоrе than опе touch, the game must start again from пumЬеr опе. Ву using а
Ьаllооп you make the game much easier but it mеапs you can add further rules * such
as using опlу feet and heads, left hand оп|у, and so on.

Steer Ме!
Each student takes а partner and they take it iп turns to safely manoeuvre each other

around the space but the student being steered is blindfold. They are not allowed
to speak, and each pair should develop their оwп series of physical commands, for
example tapping оп the left shou|der to turn left. We recommend deciding оп а 'stop'
signal before all others! Students wiIl Ье surprised at the level of trust they сап develop
in their partners as they are steered around а busy room. As сопfidепсе grows, increase
the speed.

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Tangled Web We Weave!

Students form а standing circle and hold hands. Split the group iп the middle. Опе end
begins to weave through the arms and legs of the rest of the group. Shout, 'Freeze!'the two lines must untangle themselves without letting go of each other's hands and
then reform the circle.

Zombie

This game works best if your students know each other's names at least reasonab|y
well. They all stand in а wel|-spaced circle. Designate опе to Ье'Zombie'. That student
puts their arms out in front of them and walks slowly, like а zombie, across the circle
toward someone roughly opposite. The реrsоп being stalked needs to catch the еуе of
5оmеопе else in the circle who will then release them Ьу calling their паmе (the паmе
of the person being stalked, not their оwпl). The person who was being stalked Ьу the

zombie then becomes the zombie and sets off towards the person who released them
whilst the original zombie takes their place in the circle. The person now being stalked
has, in turn, to catch the еуе of 5оmеопе else in the circle to release them. This game

is excellent for concentration as it опlу works efficiently when the students realize

that the best method for success is to remain calm and focused and in tune with each
other. Essential for drama! lf the zombie catches the person before they are released,
you сап decide that they are 'ollt' or you сап decide that the person who failed to
release them in time is'out' but until the pattern is established and the hysteria has
subsided it's best to keep all involved.

Fruit Salad
Sit the students оп chairs in а circle and give each student the паmе of а fruit making
sure there are at least two of each fruit. When their fruit is called, they must change
seats. The rules are:

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students cannot return to their original seat
students cannot sit in seats to the immediate right and left of their оwп seat.

variations
Choose categories other than fruit: animals, cities, famous people, insects, numbers.

Апуопе Who ,..
дrrапgе а circle of chairs but with опе less chair than you have students. Everyone sits
except one реr5оп who stands in the middle. That реrsоп then makes the statement
Дпуопе who ...'and completes it with а category of their choice, 'has blonde hair ...',
'likes Hip-Hop ...'. Апу students who feel that description fits them have to swap seats
with each other whilst the original questioner tries to sit iп а vacated chair. Whoever is
left without а chair becomes the questioner.

The L-shaped Walk
Everyone finds а space and stands still. The опlу way to move around the rооm is iп ап
L shape - 2 steps, а right-angled turn, then З steps or 3 steps, а right-angled turn and
then 2 steps. Explain that the students must not touch апуопе else and must pause if
they are going to bump into others. Students mоче оп the teacher's command.

variations:

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aIter расе (fast оr slow), direction, mood, eyes shut.
mоче to spot - choose а spot in the room, fix your eyes uроп it, now move towards
it without touching апуопе оп the way. (Vary расе, back/forward, eyes shut and so
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Voice proiection
Basic message to get across to уочr students:
реrfоrmiпg for the audience,
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to а student actor and even some adult
опе of the most difficult ideas to get across
of the audience to hear what they are
actors is the absolute need for every member

saying.Nomatterhowbrilliantlytheyareacting,iftheaudiencecan'thearthem

and even апgry, But voice projection isn't
they disengage and become bored, restless
voices are still in physical development, and
easy, particularly for teenagers whose
the idea of expressing ihemselves loudly,
whose self-confidence levels may not Support
where before а rehearsal оr lesson starts
However, we've all experienced ihe situation
voices
levels of noise, but after the start their
а grоuр of kids can generate ear-splitting
asked to contribute formally,
seem to magically dLupp.ar when they,re
the
but the following tips will help maximise
lt сап take years to train а voice properly,
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vocal potential of your student actors iп

1) Seeing is hearing

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then they can hear better. sounds odd,
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whеп
your actors to keep their heads up, and ечеп
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so епсоurаgе

other they should try and share the scene
two characters аrе talking directly to each

withtheaudience(seealso'Backsarebad'onthefollowingpage).
2) Throw your voice

their voices up and over the audience
Get your students to imagine they're throwing
avoids а natural tendency for actors to
so that it lands оп the back row. This

performonlyforthefronttworoWSandignoretherestoftheaudience,which
required. А really good exercise to
in turn means they underestimate the volume
whilst half
your students is to split the cast into two groups;

make this tangible for
the other half stand where the back rоw
of them stay in the performance space
get them to rehearse the play across that
of the audience will Ье, and then уоu
volume required to hear each other and
divide. They will soon Ьесоmе aware oJ tn.
to hear them in performance,
therefore the volume required for the audience

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pit of the stomach, not the throat, This reduces
The voice should соmе from the
thedangerofstrainingthevocalchordsandproducesgreatervolume.Togetyour ha!
to do а deep belly laugh - На, ha, ha, ha,
students to understand this, ask them

whilsiplacingtheirhandontheirstomach,andthenaskthemtoconcentrateon

will ехреriепсе the sound iп their throats
the feeling of the stomach muscles. They

aswell,butencouragethemtofocusongettingmoreandmoreofthesoundto

for them to keep the throat relaxed and
start from the stomach. Stress the need

visualise the line
ореп. Then get them to say опе line at а time, asking them to
соlumп of sound
starting in the pit of the stomach and then rising as а continuous
of the audience,
up through the body, out of the mouth and right over to the back
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Кеер breathing!
lt may seem simplistic, but опе of the most important rules of acting is'keep
performing makes us
breathing!'. often, the tension involved iп rehearsing апd
enough breath
forget this most basic of rules. Make sure уоur students take а deep
as the
to get them through the line so that the end of the line is as well supported

beginning, and the volume won't tail off into inaudibility,
Not the Opera House!
lt's not going to
Make absolutely sure you choose your performance Space wisely,
results, book
work if you rehearse your play in а classroom and, encouraged Ьу the
how large а space
the nearest opera house for уоur performance. Ве realistic about
that they
сап Ье managed vocally Ьу your students. lt'S vital for their confidence
physical space.
don't feel overawed Ьу the challenge of filling too large а

Staging and 'blocking'
Basic message to get across to уочr students:
Rеmеmьеr the аudiепсе
students оп
Дlthough this may Seem ап obvious poini to make, it is wоrth asking уоur
you will gradually
а regular basis, 'Where is the audience?' Ву doing this repeatedly,
that they
allow the students to develop the actor's instinct of being constantly aware
This
аrе performing not for each other but for an external entity, 'the дudiепсе',
actual
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may simply Ье classmates if the performance is to Ье in the classroom,
а play to
audience of other classes, parents, friends and family if you have рrераrеd

perform in а larger space - but the same rules apply,
1) Backs are bad/Upstaging
not want to
unless you are creating а specific dramatic effect, an audience will
and the story.
see the actors' backs, as this creates а barrier between the audience

that their
when you рlап the characters' moves (this is what'blocking' is), make sure
as that is
faces are always seen, whether talking or reacting to what is happening,
far more engaging than the sight of someone's back,
for
However, sometimes you may deliberately use backs as an effect - when,
Scene, ln оur
instance, you want the audience to focus оп two characters in а crowd
play Friendship (рр 172-1S1) there is а party scene where we have prescribed that
characters
the audience should only see the faces of Lisa and sheri, with the other
оп the
at the party keeping their backs to the audience, who can then concentrate
rather
reactions of the two featured characters; but this example is the exception

than the rulе.

Upstaging is а term used to describe what happens when ап actor iп а scene stands
too far towards the back of the stage compared to the other actors. This forces them
to turn their backs оп the audience in order to speak to the 'upstaging'actor, and

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straight lines

Even professional actors have а strange desire to stand in а straight liпе when а
few of them find themselves оп stage together, Ьut it looks terribly boring from
the audience's point of view. UnIess your cast аrе going to dance the can-can,
епсоurаgе them to stagger а straight line. However, Ье careful they don't'upstage'
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This is а difficult idea to describe but а simple idea to enact, so please watch the
section оп the DVD if you are not sure what we mеап. Essentially what it entails
is that if two actors or more are acting out а dialogue, then the actor whose turn
it is to speak takes а small step backwards and shifts their weight onto their back
foot. This turns their body towards the audience апd slightly away from the other
actor(s), hеlрiпg the audience see their face when they're speaking. When the line
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The lines of vision from the audience to the stage are caIled 'sight lines'. When you
know where you аrе performing and you know where your audience will Ье seated,
do the best you can to епsurе that whoever sits in the seats at the ends of the rows
сап see all the actors оп stage all of the time; if Jimmy's grandma is sitting at the
end of а rоw А and she can't see Jimmy because other actors keep standing between
her and her beloved grandson, then she won't Ье happy.To help with this problem,
make sure that your first row of audience seating isn't too close to the stage. Also,

don't let the characters on stage stand too close together, as this closes down what
the audience сап see; don't bunch your actors like Ьапапаs!
5) Here l аm! Here l go!
When making entrances and exits, the actors shouldn't physically'apologise'for

arriving оп stage or leaving it.

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of the window'you would draw а very simple bird's еуе view of the chairs and table
with the actor's initials in the chair from which they move and an аrrоw across to
the other chair and then а line is drawn from that diagram асrоss to the liпе in
script. This, again, keeps the student responsible fully involved with the text without

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don't notice, unless the actors make it obvious Something has gone wrong Ьу
coming out of character or coming out of the wor|d of the play оr the audience do
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staying in character. This means that if the audience аrе tempted to giggle they
look at Sally but see Kate - still in character, stiII focused оп the play and they
soon forget it еvеr happened. А straightforward sneeze is а lot less distracting than

watching sally spend 60 seconds оr more trying desperately to stifle а sneeze. so
whatever the actors need to do, they can do it - but they must stay in character.
Enjoy it, relax ... nothing сап gо wrопg!
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then the actors should just rеIах and let the audience know that they too know it's

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еvеп embarrassed for the actors - but if the actors let the audience know that they
don't really mind, then the audience can relax апd actually enjoy the moment
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audience focus is when ап actor, having said their line, goes back to being himself
оr herself whilst others speak. This is because when а line is spoken, the audience

will Ье interested not опlу in what was said but also in how other characters on

stage react to the line. ТО continue with SaIly and her character Kate, if Kate angrily
asks another character, 'What did you mеап Ьу that?', but Sally goes back to being
herself whilst the other character explains, then the audience will become confused.
Kate has to Ье onstage for the duration of the play, and Sally can опlу come back
when the play has ended.
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provided the actors share it with the audience, who will suddenly
feel rеаllу part of it. lf ап actor passes а cup to another actor and they drop it, the
audience will worry - but the first actor turns to them and ad-libs, saying directly to
them, 'I told him he needed glasses!'the audience will relax and laugh really loudly.
Staying in character: acting is also reacting
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А соmmоп trap fallen into Ьу the inexperienced actor when performing comedy is
'treading оп а laugh'. This phrase refers to the situation where the audience laugh
at а line or situation in а play but the actor with the next line proceeds to deliver
that line whilst the audience is still laughing and as а consequence the line gets
lost. This liпе might Ье а vitaI piece of plot information оr а line designed to get

yet another laugh but will fail to have the designed effect if it is lost in uproarious
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to feel really part of the experience,
will greatly empower them and allow them
BuT not to take them for granted, There's
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The
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you will find lines that you consider
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to others in the audience whose comprehension
the'double-laugh' cannot Ье taught but
themselves. Knowing when to wait for
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the ехреriеп.е is g,eitly enhanced Ьу
tell а story, when а character shuffles onto the
characters. physicality сап really help to
then even before they've said а word the
stage, bent очеr and using а walking stick,
immediately focus оп what the character
audience know they аrе old, so that they сап

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character who is doing everything,

1) Gesture

for comedy purposes), ап actor may
Sometimes (particularly, though not exclusively,

putinanexaggeratedgestureforemphasis.Thiscannotonlyhelpthecomedy,

сап help as а mеmоry aid for the actor
but also associating а gъsturе with а word
brain's'physical mеmоry'? lп the play
remember the point made earlier about the
of gestures being used for comic
Being potiteon the DvD, there is а demonstration
and 'please',
effect when the characters say 'magic word'

2) Ноw does mу character stand and wa!k?
onceyouhavedecidedonaplay,askyourstudentstostandandwalkintheway old
prince, ап
should stand and walk: а handsome
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Who does mу character remind mе of?
Sometimes it helps to ask your students to think of someone they know, either
from their оwп lives or fictional characters who remind them, if опlу а bit, of
the character they аrе going to play. That gives the inexperienced actors а usefuI
starting point, for both voice and movements.
Hands
Believe it or not, опе of the hardest things about acting is to know what to do with
уоur hands. What you don't want is а stage full of actors with their hands thrust
deep into pockets because they don't know what to do with them. Another trap is
that actors сап overuse their hands Ьу emphasising every word with а gesture. so
tell the students that if in doubt they сап let their hands hang Ьу their sides; it's
fiпе.
However, hands сап Ье used to great effect if used рrореrlу. Suggest some
emotional and physical states and ask your actors to come up with suitable hand
actions such as these:

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hands on head pulling оwп hair

- опе аrm folded across the chest, the other stroking the chin
arms
held rigidly at the sides of the body, hands making tight fists
cold - the character blows оп their hands
thinking

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the character fans their face with their hand.
And if one character fans their face but the other characters don't, the audience will
know that that character has been running or exerting themselves.
All these physical signals help ап audience рrераrе for the language, so that ечеп if
they don't understand every word they сап get the general idea.
There's по such thing as а small part
Encourage your students to approach playing the smaller parts with as much care
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as the bigger parts. ln Shakespeare's Macbeth, there is а character, Seyton, who
опlу has two lines but if he doesn't come оп and tell Macbeth that his wife is dead,

then the rest of the play can't hарреп at all. And if the actor playing seyton doesn't
project the right sense of fear for what he is about to say, but instead, casually
and chewing gum, mentions the fact that the queen is dead, then the whole play
is ruined. There is по such thing as а small part. For example, in some of the plays
iп Gef оп Stage! there are characters described simply as customers - but if each

customer is thought about and turned into ап individual, then the play becomes
much more satisfying overall for both cast and audience.

so, ask the students to find а word they think describes some aspect of their
character, then ask them to look that word up iп а thesaurus - and they will
discover aIl sorts of subtle differences in the way they сап act out the originaI word.

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'расе' is а word that is often misinterpreted Ьу

but in fact,

justasinsport,pacedescribestheSpeedatwhichaSceneorplayshouldbeplayed,

beitfast'slow,steady,franticetc.Byvaryin8thepaceofasceneanentirelydifferent
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occasions when we have Ьееп struggling
effect сап Ье achieved. There have Ьееп
particular scene, and then we have discovered that
define what exactly is wrong with а
all the problems disappear and
just Ьу either speeding up й. расе оr slowing it down

thescenecomesintofocus.Withinaplaytheremay,dependingonthenarrative,be
mапу differently paced scenes,
сап Ье achieved:
Here аrе some ways in which the appropriate расе

1) Picking чр Cues

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new dress?
Wоmап (Пuirliпg оrоuпd)Wеll? How do I look in mу

ManYoulookmarvellous,darling.Happyanniversary.

woman

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yоu'rе surе it doesn't make mу bottom look а bit fat?
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looksolovelyinthatdressIwanttogetyousomethingelseto
match,

has said 'I look awful, don't l?' а mап
Taking а rea1-1ife situation, if after а Woman
the woman would probably саrrу оп talking,
Were to pause before responding, then
more desperate - but those lines aren't in
asking him further questions and getting

thescript,soit,sessentialfortheactorplayingMantopickuphiscueandrespond
immediately with his'Calm down, darling',

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he really were trying
rest of his speech, just as he would if
расе throughout the

calm her dоwп.

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pick чр another character's расе
2)
- Don't let your character

not to pick uр the расе
above extract again, Мап must Ье careful
hasty
is to ье made in an alarmed апd even
of woman,s,l look awful,. Her speech
and reassuringly, lt may
but Мап must in contrast speak slowly, calmly
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seem а rather obvious point to make, but when adrenaIin
is involved it is easy for
every actor to unwittingly follow the
расе of the previous speech, Ье it fast оr slow,
and this leads to one-dimensional performances that are either
Way too fast or way
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have never heard
it before
Another trap is the actors forgetting that although they may have
rehearsed and
rehearsed апd rehearsed а play, ап audience is seeing it for
the first time. so in
the fiпаl rehearsals, don't let them rush through bits they know
really we|l or think
might have got а bit boring. lt's true that some parts of а play
may come together
really quickly, and the actors may get а bit bored and want
to get onto the bit they
really enjoy- but as often as not the audience really need to
hеаr апd understand
the 'boring' bit in order to make sense of the 'exciting' bit.
4l Emphasis and repetition
Sometimes а line in а playscript will Ье repeated, and varying
the расе and
emphasis of the repeats allows you to сrеаtе completely different
effects. Fоr
instance, imagine а character has to repeat three times
'не

monkey face!'

the line,

said l'm а

lf the character says it the first time quietly and slowly,
and gets louder and

faster on each repeat, this сап indicate that he/she may have
started shocked or
quietly seething, and ended up in а towering rаgе,
implying the unwritten line
And l'm going to get him!
However, if the character says it the first time loudly, quickly
and angrily, and
gradually gets quieter and slower, then they may have gradually
got mоrе upset
and sad, implying the unwritten line And l'm really hurt,'
So, varying the расе is а useful tool for creating dramatic
interest. Play with it!

Set, props, lights, music and sound effects
Basic message tb get across to your students:

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Each individual play iп this book gives you guidance, but
here are а few general points.
1) Set
The plays in Gef Оп Stage! do not rely оп elaborate sets.
They сап all ье made with
tables and chairs and other easily obtainable objects. Part
of the fun is finding
simple ways to create а set; if in doubt, paint it and stick it up!
Remember, а desk is
а desk untilyou add а papertablecloth and а paper rose...
when it becomes рагt
of а posh restaurant. Or а table put uP оп а smaIl platform
with а рареr sign яуiпg
'Fast Food' and two painted wheels stuck on the
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do the rest. The DVD

version of Rusty Nail Soup (р 127) demonstrates how to create ап environment using
the actors themselves as doors and cupboards.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't Ье as creative as you wish and build whatever уоu
want - but equally, if you haven't got the resources or time to build anything at all,
then just get а student to read out the set descriptions and stage directions, and
allow the audience to create the world for themselves. That in itself will create а
special magic.
lf you do build anything, then make sure that it is safe and'excited-kid-proof'.
Clip the tablecloth to the desk and blu-tack the vase to the cloth, so that if your
уоuпg actors, in their excitement, leap up from the restaurant tabIe they don't
take everything with them. Because despite earlier messages saying nothing can
gо wrопg, there's no point in going looking for trouble; performing а play is quite
nerve-racking enough for your actors without them wondering if а piece of wobbly
scenery is about to crash down оп their heads!

Props
The same rules apply as above; simple апd safe. lf ап actor comes оп stage with а
broom handle and tells the audience it's а laser gun, they'll believe it.

3) Lights
lf you can get hold of some simple lighting then that's great because it сап he|p

define the performance area and create а sепsе of occasion. But по way аrе they
essential - Shakespeare опlу had а few candles and he managed, Dimming the
lights between scenes is а simple and effective way of denoting the passing of time
or а change in location, particuIarly if accompanied Ьу music (see be|ow). lf you do
decide to use lighting take time to focus the lighting оп the areas of the stage where
the action will occur, Sounds obvious but the audience's eyes will Ье drawn to the
brightest spots оп the stage so if you have а chair onstage and а character sits on
that chair make sure the light hits the chair and mark the floor of the stage with
tape so you know where the chair is meant to Ье every time you perform.
А light focused оп the wrопg spot can Ье terribly distracting as the audience start
to think'I wonder what's going to happen in that bright patch of light?' rather than
concentrating оп the play as it unfolds.

4) Music
Music, with or without lighting, is ап incredibly useful method of setting оr
changing the emotional texture of а scene, You will struggle to watch а film or
ТV show where music is nof used as ап amazingly effective shortcut to tell the

audience what they should Ье feeling. lf уоur class is blessed with students who сап
рlауап instrument, then so much the better!Asimp|etune played оп the recorder
сап Ье used to suggest а variety of different moods. А Scottish lament сап invoke
terrible sadness and yearning whereas а jaunty Scottish reel cannot fail to bring а
smile. Апу of the short comedy sketches in бef оп Stage! would benefit greatly Ьу

having kazoos played before and after each scene. (Kazoos are brilliant for comedy
as theY require по instrumental abilitY whatsoever and are inherently 'silly'.)
Music сап allow ап audience to know where they are before а word has Ьееп
spoken, so that they can immediately attune to the dialogue. Ечеп without the

Iuxury of live music, existing music/songs played оп cD are just fine and allow
students to really think about а play and suggest which of their favourite songs/
tunes might fit.

5) ýочпd effects
The lпtеrпеt is full of sites where you сап download simple sound effects to help
create ап atmosphere or mark а particular moment, and most cheap keyboards

contain а bewildering variety of bleeps and bongs that can Ье easily utilised for
а show. But it's far better, in оur opinion, if the students create their own sound
effects with their own voices. Rusty NailSoup (р 127) оп the DVD uses the actors
to сrеаtе а creaky door and а slamming one, both physically and vocally, which is
more satisfying in а theatrical SenSe. Also, some of the playscripts in беt оп Stage!
contain specific suggestions for vocal sound effects, but we're sure you will Ье able
to find opportunities that we've missed!

Changing scепеs

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Basic message to get acroýs to уочr students:
Make Sure aour audience knol,as ushat you kпоlо!
lп а big theatre sсепе changes аrе easily marked Ьу а пumЬеr of things, for example
curtains falling and rising, а change in the lights (e.g. from day to night time), оr а
different setting specified through different props. Nопе of these may Ье availab|e for
your performance. However, possible changes in time and location have to Ье made

clear to the audience in order for them to Ье abte to follow the play.
А number of the plays in this book have Ьееп written in such а way that the scene
change follows naturally from what is said Ьу the actors or the narrator(s).
lп Ihе children апd the wind,tor example, there is а chicken who acts as а narrator.
Whenever а Scene change happens, the chicken announces that as part of her

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pancakes for the children, but she doesn't have апу flоur, and the children
decide to go
to the miller to get some, the chicken says:

cHtckBtl And off they went to the millеr, whеrе they filled their bowl йth flour.
They wеrе very happy, but as they walked back, dreaming of

pancakes, something happened.

This makes it clear to the audience that the next scene is set outside the flour mill and
it might not Ье necessary to further indicate that there has Ьееп а change of scene.

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advantageous to indicate the change of scene also visually,
for example Ьу getting а student to walk across the stage

holding а board with the пеw 5сепе written оп, clearly visible
to ечеryопе in the audience.
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visually to the audience would Ье for а pair of students to
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enter, put down the flipchart, turn the page 5о the audience
point at it,
can see the specifications for the next scene, and
pausing а bit to give ihe audience time to read what's on the flip chart.
to the audience and
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to perform а play. The
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the performance.

Remembering оr learning lines
Basic message to get across to your students:

Моuiпg Makes Memories!

your students!
'How do you remember уоur lines?' This is the wrопg question to ask
'How do you lеаrп уоur lines?' is mоrе to the point,

liпе will stubbornly refuse to Ье remembered until

has Ьееп properly lеаrпt. So,

apply to all of
what does 'properly learnt' mеап? There are three parts to it, and they
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lntellectual Memory
script and
This is the part of the line-learning process when our brain reads the
us rеmеmьеr it,
makes sense of each line, constructing а logical progression to help
Physical Memory
physical action
дgаiп, develops during rehearsals as the Ьrаiп starts to associate
finger at someone
sitting, standing, walking, handing over something, shaking our

with each line.
Emotional Memory

how wе felt when we
Develops during rehearsals when the brain starts to rеmеmьеr

spoke that line.

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дll three are equally important, but as we get older we rely more and
children to
emotional and physical memory, as the talent we innately have as уоuпg
to fade,
read something а couple of times and simply remember it starts

Line |earning depends crucially оп understanding what each line mеап5. That may
sound obvious, but we have witnessed actors ruп through ап entire part from memory
yet still stumble очеr the same line over and over again - and the reason is always that
they still don't really know whythey're saying it!
So, here's а learning system we've found works well оп the whole:

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Read

То begin with, the cast should read the play а number of times out loud to each
other, so they start to understand it as а whole. Reading out loud is ап entire|y
different exercise from reading quietly to oneself - it's а far mоrе vaIuable опе
for this purpose, as it allows the brain to immediately start remembering how it
physically feels to form and speak those particular words in that particular order
and to make associations with the 'feel' of each line.

2) Block

Then start to 'block'the play (i.e. direct the students' moves around the stage) so
that their brains сап associate their movements, gestures and other physical actions
with the lines. write the moves down in your script as ап aide-memoire,
Discuss
Discuss with the students what each line means and how their character feels when
they say the line, so that each line has real thought behind it. This applies as much

to silly comedy as to more serious material.

4) Record

lt's really usefuI to sound-record the play as soon as possible - you сап do this
with the actors reading their parts a|oud - and then give each actor а сору of the

recording so that they сап speak along with it whеп they're away from rehearsals.
whenever they get ап odd free moment they сап turn оп their mрз player and
practise; even just listening like this helps enormously, especially if the listener

follows the lines in the script, as this starts them associating the sound of the lines
with а'picture'of them. lt's amazing how quickly actors сап tell you whereabouts
оп the page а line is, ечеп if they can't quite remember the line itself with total
accuracy.
Listening to the recording as they go to sleep, too, is really helpful, as the Ьrаiп has
the ability to carry on working whilst one is asleep.
Recording also allows each actor to get used to their fellow actors'voices.
Sometimes an actor might like to record themse|ves doing all the parts except their
оwп, leaving gaps where their character speaks.

5) Repeat after mе ...
The scariest moment in rehearsals is when ап actor has to put the script down and
start remembering their lines rather than read them. So the ear|ier уоu get your

students to face this the better, and you сап do this Ьу having someone 'feed'each
actor their lines. Sometimes in rehearsals we won't let the actors have the scripts in

their hands at all, but we feed them the lines and they repeat what they've heard.

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They сап still use their recording and script when they practise оп their own - but
our method means that from the earliest possible point in time the actors can listen
and react to each other, and won't ever have to face the dreadful moment when

their accustomed safety b|anket, the script, is taken away!

6) Write

д really simple exercise to test the memory is for the actor to write down their lines
as they remember them, and then compare them with the script. This enables them
to gаugе where they need to concentrate their efforts.
7) Relax
Often ап actor willknow their lines but will thinkthat they don't. lt's part of the
director's job to get them to rеlах and so aIlow their Ьrаiп to access their memory
stores without рапiс getting in the way.

And finally..,
Basic message to get acroýs to уочr students;

Haue Fuп!
1) There's no such thing as а Bad Actor

Putting оп а show only works as ап entirely co-operative and mutually supportive
venture. some people are naturally more gifted actors than others, but if we assume
that everyone is doing their best and will опlу get better with support and worse
with criticism, then we won't go far wrопg. The ехреriепсе must Ье fuп so whilst we
should епсоurаgе our уоuпg actors to Ье Ьrаvе апd fulfil their potential let's поt ask

for too muсh апd spoilthe fun.
2) There's по such thing as а Bad ldea
The team effort required to stage а play is best achieved when everyone епсоurаgеs
each other to expres5 themselves and their ideas. what mау арреаr as а bad idea at
first may trigger а train of thought and discussion that leads to а good idea. Even ап
idea that appears bad is better than по idea.
That said, you will need to introduce some form of discipline to сопtrо| your freefor-all ideas sessions, so that those with the loudest voices and biggest personalities

don't swamp those who are more reticent - but teachers know more about
achieving that than most people do.
Enjoy it. Relax. Nothing сап go wrong!
lt's worth finishing off Ьу repeating this core maxim:
lf уоur students аrе enjoying it, the audience will enjoy it.
lf your students are relaxed but excited, the audience will Ье relaxed but excited.
Nothing сап go wrопg... ечеп if it does!

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This is а vеrу simple sketch that doesn't require а lot of props.
The scene сап
Ье set Ьу using а few pictures of trees and bushes drawn
on poster рарец and
two chairs сап Ье used as the раrk bench where the two people
аrе sitting.
Alternatively, you сап encourage students to сrеаtе trееs апd
bushes made from
cardboard, paper, wool etc. оr еVеп act them out оп stage (it
could simply Ье
chiIdren holding word cards 'bush', 'tree' etc.)

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1) students add their own ideas to the script, е.g. Ьу using adverbs
of frequency
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e.g. The perfect teacher/
the perfect friend/the perfect mum (dad). Епсоurаgе them to
think of
alternative ideas for endings that would wоrk for those ideas (e.g.
the
perfect teacher is а puppet/teddy Ьеаr hence печеr gives
homework,
печеr gets апgrи печеr tells students to wоrk hаrdеr etc.).

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actors, then
the students cou|d decide to Set the play somewhere else. Fоur people
p|aying golf, fоr instance, would provide interesting
and possibly amusing
options physically. Whilst опе сhаrасtеr speaks, another attempts
а lusty
'drive' оr а tricky'putt' with varying degrees of
success.

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I hаче the perfect son.

The реrfесt son? Nobody's реrfесt!
Му son is.

Really? Does he печеr tell а lie?
No, he doesn't.

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Does he печеr forget to do his hоmеwоrk?

PERSoN

No, he doesn't. Nevet'!

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Does he печеr use bad language?

PERsoN

No, he doesn't.

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Does he печеr get bad marks at school?
No, he doesn't.

PERSoN 2

Does he печеr come home late?

PERSoN

No, he doesn't.

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Is it truе?

PERsoN

Is what true?

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About уоur Son. Не doesn't tell lies, he печеr forgets
to do his hоmеwоrk, he
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at school. дпd he doesn't
соmе home late. Is that all truе?

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It is, believe mе.

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Then уоu'rе right.

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Kght? With what?

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He's the реrfесt son.
I told you. He's the реrfесt son.

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Yеаh, that's right.

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The реrfесt, perfect son.

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The реrfесt, реrfесt son!
Fantastic! What's his паmе?

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Whose паmе?

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Yоur Son'S.

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Му son? Why's hе so great?

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How old is he?

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How old's who?

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Your son.

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He's EIGHT?

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Не doesn't telllies, he печеr forgets to do his hоmеlчоrk, he doesn't use bad
language, he doesn't get bad marks at school. And he doesn't соmе hоmе late.

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А living rооm; а clothes shop

PtOps

А dress, а coat, а Ьluе scarf, а green scarf

style

А parody on shoppers' аrrоgапсе and silly consumerism

SynOpsis
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А mап and his wife go shopping for clothes. Through their insensitive and ridiculous
behaviour they make fools of themselves.

Elementary

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Language fоr shopping; admiring someone's clothes; making suggestions; telling
someone what to do; showing аппоуапсе; words for clothes

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The sketch opens in the mаiп characters' living rооm. А table, а few chairs, some
pictures оr posters оп the wall, etc. сап easily create the right atmosphere.

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The second part is set in а clothes shop. А few items of clothing and
- а table can Ье used to form the sсепеrу.

UaliatiOns

if available

lf you want to practise other language areas with уоur students, the characters
сап buy other clothes or gо to а different shop altogether. Because the sketch is
very short it could also Ье used for improvisation - students rеаd the text (оr part
of it), get а few minutes'preparation time, and then act out ап improvisation,
possibly with their own ending.
Likewise, students сап Ье asked to act out а continuation of the sсепе. А possible
sсепаriо couId Ье for the coupIe to соmе back the next day. They аrе sоrrу for
their behaviour оп the previous day* but this time, the shop assistant surprises

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. Making

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Д living room. д mап is sitting in а chair with his hands over his eyes,

Нurry up, darling.

(of) Just

minute, almost there.

I can't wait much longer. I'm so excited!

I'm coming right now, but по peeping!
I promise.

(епtеriпg) ОК. You can look now.

(taking his hапds ataay) At last!
(nuirting аrоuпd) Well? How do I look in mу new dress?
You look marvellous, darling. Нарру anniversary,
yоu'rе sure it doesn't make my bottom look
Not at all. But

(аIаrmефWhаt? What's the matter? I look awful, don't I?
Calm down, darling - there's nothing wrong! It's just that уоu look so lovely in
that drеss I want to get you something else to match,
Oh mу sweetie diddums dumpling! А sсаrf perhaps?
Yes, оr а gorgeous coat.
Super! Let's go shopping!

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А clothes shop

Wомдпt

Look at the wопdеrful sсаrчеs.

SHOPKEEPER

WомАN
Мдтч

Wомдпl
SHOPKEEPER

Wомдпt
Sнорквврвп

WoMAN
Мдlч

WoMAN

bit fat?

...

WoMAN

MAN

Тry оп the blue опе.
Сап I help you?

No thanks. Wе'rе just looking.
The blue sсаrf is beautiful! ... But it doesn't go Йth уоur dress.
(to shopkeeper) Hand me the grееп опе.

Неrе you arc. (he hапds her the grееп опе, she giules him the blue опе)

Well?
It looks fantastic

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уоur wonderful dress.

Thank you.
Darling, give it back and try that coat.
(to shopkeeper) Would you mind?

SHOPKEEPER

Wомдlч
MAN
Sнорквврвп
МАN

WoMAN
Мдш
Sнорквврвп
Мдш
Sнорквврвп

WoMAN

Of соursе not, madam . (he takes the grееп scarf апd hапds hеr the coat)
It's nice. I really like it.
Good. We'll take it. Goodbye.

whеrе аrе you going? you haven't paid for the coat.
She gave the grееп scarfback.
Апd the blue sсаr{.
We exchanged the coat fоr the scarves.
But you didn't рау fоr the green sсаrf оr the blue sсаr{ еithеr.
Of соursе not. Why should I рау fоr something that I didn't buy?

But... but

...

Let's go. Shopkeepers can Ье so unfTiendly these days!

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ПOlеs
Пшпtimе

set
Ptops

Around 5 minutes, depending оп production
А fast-food stall
д table as the counter; if possible napkins of different colours; knives, forks and plates

optional: various foods (hot dog, hamburger, fish & chips, onions, ketchup and
m usta rd)

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А short, simple comedy sketch
How trying to get something to eat quickly at а fast-food stall turns out to Ье а
painful ехреriепсе for three customers - and а delight for three othersI

Elementary

А2

Ordering food at а fast-food place; polite requests; how polite requests сап
сhапgе when реор|е аrе in а hurry
VосаЬulаrу: fast food

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сlеаrlу between the urgепсу expressed Ьу
the first three customers and the way the polite brut slow assistant serves them.
д good way of helping students to Ье able to do this well оп stage (in ап almost
exaggerated mаппеr) is to write а sentence оп the board (e.g. Can l have а
hamburger, please?) and рrераrе prompt cards with words оп them (e.g. апgrу,
tired, polite, unfriendly, nervous etc.). Tell students that they should say the
sentence (in chorus, оr alternatively individually when you point at students) aS
suggested Ьу the prompt you аrе holding up each time.
l\4ake sure your students differentiate

Епсоurаgе уоur students to come up with different сhаrасtеr types for the
customer roles. Тhеу'rе all in а hurrу but опе might Ье а footbalI fan, опе а
wоmап (оr а mап!) with а pushchair and опе а vеrу smart city high-flier.

UаtiаtiOпs

Опсе students аrе well familiar with the language used, you сап do ап
improvisation activity. Students act out а part of the sketch, but change the
emotional disposition of опе оr several of the characters in the sketch, (e.g. the
customers аrе extremely friendly, and the assistant is impatient, оr even hungry).

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ASslSTANT

cUsToMER

ASslSTANT

CusToMBB

AsslsTANT

cUsToMER

ASslSTANT

cusToMER

А hаmЬurgеr, please.

Kght. А hamburger.
Нurry up, please. I'm hungry.
Ketchup?
Yes.

Onions?
No.
No onions?
No, please hurry up. I'm hungry.
On а blue plate оr а pink опе?
Doesn't matter. Hurry up!
The shop cssisfcnt slошlу рrеsепts uarious парkiпs.

Аsslsтдтttт

А rеd napkin?

cUsтoMER

Doesn't mаttеr. Hurry up!

AsslsTANT

А grееп napkin?

cusToMER

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а grееп парНп. Plea.se

hurry!

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cUsToMER 2
AsSlsTANT
cUsToMER

А hot dog, please.

Kght. А hаmЬurgеr.
No, not а hаmЬurgеr. А hot dog.

AsslSTANT

ОК, а hot dog. Mustard?

cUsтoMER

Yes.

AsslsTдlttT

Ketchup?

cUsтoMER

No.

ASslsTANT

No ketchup?

cUsToMER

No, hurryup. I'm hungry.

AsslsTANT

On а blue plate оr а pink one?

cUsтoMER

Doesn't matter. Hurry up!

The assistant preseпts uarious парkiпs.
AsslsTANT

А red парНп?

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cusToMER 2

Doesn't matter. Нurry up!
А grееп napНn?

ОК, а grееп napkin. Please hurry!

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Счsтомвп

ASslsTANT

cusToMER 3
AsslsTANT
cUsToMER

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AsslsTANT
cUsToMER 3
AsslsTANT
CUSTOMER З

Fish and chips, please.

Kght. А hot dog.
No, I said fish and ehips.
Vinegar?
Yes.

Ketchup?

No.

No ketchup?

No! Hurry up, please. I'm hungry.
Оп а blue plate оr а yellow опе?

Doesn't matter. Hurry up!

The asststant sloully presents uarious
парkiпs.
ASslsTANT

cusтoMER 3
AsstsTANT

cusтoMER 3
Аsslsтдпlт

А rеd napkin?

Doesn't matter. Нurry up!
А green парКп?

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ОК, а grееп napkin. Please hurry!
ОК, а hаmЬurgеr йth ketchup on а pink plate
and а grееп парНп, а hot dog
with mustard on а blue plate and u gr".r,
napНn апdЪsh and chips йth йпеgаr
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Asslsfcnf furns rоuпd to prepare thefood.
The three customers hear him
siпgiпg to Sоmе rock music. They g"i *о""
апd, mоrе tmраttепt, апd after
half
а miпutе they leaue, shouting 'r саlп't
belieue it!','SIош as а snatl!','Terrible
sеrчi.се!'апd ылеаriпg. The audience
сапhеаr loud rock music. Mearuphile
4, 5 апd б appear. They listеп to the mustcfor
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А hot dog, please.

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А hаmЬurgеr please.

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Fish and chips, please.

Assisfcnf appears ulith thefood after
5 seconds.
Whеrе аrе they?

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Неrе we аrе.

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cusтoMER 4

That was quick. Wопdегful!

cUSToMER 5

Grеаt sеrчiсе. Реrfесt!

СusтомвR 6

Let's соmе hеrе again tomorrow. I've печеr been sеrчеd so fast!

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Аrоuпd 5 minutes, depending on production
At а breakfast table

PrOшs

А table and 5 chairs, а letter, doorbell riпgеr device
Optional: items to go оп table for breakfast (plates, cutlery, food etc.), postbag
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А sketch (partly in the form of а rhyming comedy)

SynoIsis
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lапgшаUе аlGаý

colin's family find his love of rhуmе vеrу annoying, but things change
when it
turns out that he is the wiппеr of а poetry competltion.
Elementary

А2

offering food at а breakfast table; how to politely accept and refuse
offers,
VосаЬulаrу: breakfast
Phonology: rhyming pairs

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This sketch thrives оп the clash between Colin's love of rhyme
and his family's
initial аппоуапсе about it. This should Ье well expressed through
mime and
gestures: when colin creates his rhymes, he should
Ье smiling, fulIy enjoying
the sounds of his wordcraft, while the members of his family
look mоrе and
more distressed апd bored. This is in shаrр contrast to the
end of the sсепе.
when it turns out that colin has won а poetry competition and
can choose one
of his family to ассоmрапу him to New york, they should all smile
at him in
appreciation, and соmе across as enthusiastic and еаgеr.
ве саrеful when staging а play set аrоuпd а table that the
audience can see alI
of the actors. lп this case we suggest having two characters
sat on опе side of the
table facing the audience and апоthеr two at each end of the
table but with their
chairs'cheated'out оп а slight angle towards the audience (if Мr
or Mrs дtkiпs is
reading the newspaper then they would natura|ly turn away
from the table).
Ву the end of the play there аrе five characterS оп stage
but instead of having all
of them sitting down, either Мr or Mrs Atkins сап Ье standing
and fetching and

саrrуiпg colin's breakfast. Another table just behind the mаiп
table cou|d Ье the
worktop/cupboard.

uаtiаtiопs

Students can Ье asked to create different rhуmеs for the same
bit of dialogue, оr
theY can think of а different context altogether, e.g. соliп
is with his classmates,

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during а break; they are talking about music, free time, their hobbies etc. and are
getting increasingly аппоуеd with Colin, who can't stop creating rhymes. Finally, а
teacher comes in with the great news ...
То help students with creating rhуmеs it may Ье а good idea to епсоurаgе them to
use а rhyming dictionary (several can Ье found online).

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. Accepting and refusing offers

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Mr Atkins
Mrs Atkins
Colin, their son
Fred, his elder brother
Kate, his elder sister
Postie (i.e. postma п/wоmа

п)

Mr and Mrs Atkins are having breakfast. Enter Colin.
Good mогпiпg, Colin.
Good mоrпiпg, Dad,
Good mоrпiпg, Мum
It's Colin hеrе,
Yоur poet son.

Oh, Colin! (rоlliпg his eyes iп desperatron) Теа?
Опе, two, thrее,
Теа fоr mе.
Stop it, Colin! Неrе'S your tea.
Some toast?

Give mе Ьuttеr, give mе Ьrеаd,
Му empty tummy must Ье fed.

Stop it, Colin. Please!

'Stop it, Colin - Colin, please!'
Му mоthеr begs upon hеr knees.

Please, please, oh please
Give mе some cheese.

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Pleeease, Colin, pleeeeeease!

Епtеr Fred.
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Моrпiпg, Frеd.
Good mоrпiпg, Fred.
How was your bed?
I hеаrd you rоаr Оr did you sпоrе?
I don't sпоrе!

Аrе you surе you do not sпоrе?
It must have been а creaky dооr!
Would you like some toast with уоur tea?

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Мпs Аткltчs
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FRЕD

Yes, please.
D'you want уоur toast
As white as а ghost?
Ве quiet, Colin! I want Ьrоrцrп crispy toast, please.

Just а mоmепt...
'Just а moment,'SayS оur mum;
Two slices shall ъе made Would you like some jam with those?
Оr р'rhарs some marmalade?
Colin, stop annoying us.
Епtеr Kate.

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MR ATKINS
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MR ATKINs
кАтЕ

МR ATKINs

Morning, everybody.
Моrпiпg
Good mоrпiпg, Kate!
Yоu'rе running late.
Оrапgе juice?

No thanks. Can I have some tea?
Of course. And what would you like to eat?
Oh, just some toast, please. And can I have an egg?

Certainly.

coLlN

Fоr lovely Kate
Some toast on а plate But let hеr beg
Fоr hеr nice fried egg.

Кдтв

Stop bugging me, Colin!

MR ATKlNs

coLlN

MR ATKINS

Colin, please!We want реасе and quiet.
In оur house it's always quiet We've печеr, ечеr had а riot.
In оur house there's always реасе
Тhеrе is no need for the police.

We'll ссl/ the police if you don't stop.
Doorbell rings.

MRs ATKINs

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Сап you ореп the door, Colin?

(gоiпg to ореп the door) Certainly, Mum.
That could Ье fun.
Good morning.

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Colllv

There's nothing to fеаr
The postie's hеrе!

Аrе you Colin Atkins?
Yes, it's him, the сrаzу Ьоу.
yоu'че won the poetry competition. The
рrizе is а trip to New yоrk fоr two!
А trip to New Yоrk
А trip for two Who shall I take ...
Who, who, оh who?
АII the mеmЬеrs of thefamily get up апd crould аrоuпd СоIiп, shouting to Ье
the second реrsоп оп the trip to Nеш Yоrk.

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Take me with you, Colin! Please, Colin, please! Let mе go
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Орtiопаl: а police officer's helmet/hat, а раir of handcuffs
А short comedy sketch

А police officer stops а wоmап for jumping а red light. When the оffiсеr gives
hеr а ticket, she understands and feels sorry for what she has done. Not so hеr
husband. Не behaves rather arrogantly - а bit too arrogantly!
lntermediate

В1

Gеruпd after certain expressions (l'm sorry for jumping the red light; l'm arresting
you for insulting а police officer), Conditional2 (Would l get а ticket if l colled
you ...?)
Ask the students to listen to the rесоrdiпg of the short sketch several times with
their eyes closed. Ask them what they imagined while listening, e.g. how mапу
people there were, what the situation was like, what the people wеrе doing, how

the people were feeling etc.
Return to this activity later when the students аrе rehearsing the sketch. Play
short scenes and ask the students to listen with their eyes closed. Get them to
listen several times and to imitate as closely as possible the way the speaker оп
the audio says their lines.

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police officer

wоmап and Мап are sitting in а car (made of four chairs);
woman is at the
steering wheel. They have Ьееп stopped Ьу police otficei.
Good evening, mаdаm. Good evening, sir.
Good evening, оffiсеr.

WомАN

(grumptly) I don't think this is а good evening at
all.
Madam, mау I see уоur dгiving licence?
Of course! But why?

оFFlсЕR

You jumped а red light.

Wомдпt

Did I really?

Мдш

оггlсвп

МАN
оFFlсЕR
MAN

(to

police officer) She didn't!

Sir, I'm not talНng to you. I'm talНng to this lady hеrе.
That's ridiculous!

оFFlсЕR

I'm wаrпiпg you, sir.

Wомдlч

Please Ье quiet, Paul.

oFFlcER

Yоu'rе right, madam. Thank you.

Мдш

How silly. But, we wеrе not

...

WомАN

Oh, Paul, please!

оFFlсЕR

(giuing u)оmап а ticket) Madam, I'm giйng you
а ticket.
I understand. I'm sorry fоr jumping the lights.

WoMAN
МАN

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Мдпl

оFFlсЕR
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That's ridiculous.
Sir, please calm down.
Can I ask you а question?
Of соursе.

would I also get

ticket if I called you ап idiot?

Yes, you would.

What if I just thought that you wеrе an idiot?
I can't give you а ticket for what you think.
Great. I think уоu'rе ап idiot.
Oh do you?

Yes and I thiпkyou've got big ears and а poiný nose.

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I see. Wel1, in that case 1 think you had better get out of the саr,

Get out of the саr? Why on еаrth would I want to do that? Don't you fhink I've
got better things to do?
I thinkyou рrоЬаЬlу have, sir, and I knotll you'l1 have plenty of time to think
about them whiie you're in prison.
In рrisоп!?
Yes sir; I'm arresting you fоr insulting а police officer.
But you said you couldn't аrrеst mе fоr thinking.
I'm not arresting you fоr thinking

I'm arresting you fоr saying what you think,

What?!
wonder if you сап guess what I'm thinking now, sir?

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(puttiпg оп the

WoMAN

Дlоw mе, оffrсеr. Не thinks уоu'rе ап idiot, Paul.

oFFlcER

Thank you, Madam. (to аudiепсе) It's always nice when реорlе help the police
with thеir wоrk.

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А sketch in 1 scene

Boles
пшпIimG

Around б minutes, depending оп produqtion

set

А shop

ProIs

Table(s) for counter

slylc

А sketch with minimal stage requirements,
and а single set

Sупошsis
tапgшаgв lешеl

lапgшаgв а]Gаý
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Ап entertaining short
р|ау that shows that being impolite doesn't
рау.
lntermediate
В1

Going shopping; expressing politeness
То help students to fully identify
with the mood swings of the customers
(from
being

аЬruрt and impolite to showing States
of growing politeness), it may Ье
а
good idea to do with the students
а variation of the gur" described
оп р 4з in
the Stage Tips section.
Draw the following graph оп the
board:

Explain to them that 0 оп the scale
is neutra1,3 .s чеrу polite, and -З
is very
impolite, Get them to mime facial
expressions for 0, з and _з. Then
ask them to
mime О,1,2, З, and finally -1, -2,and
-З.

Dictate the following Sentences, reading
them to express the following degrees
of politeness (as indicated in brackets),
and ask the students to write down
the
number they think the sentence
would take оп the scale.
Could you possibly get me а hаmmеr, please.
(very potite: З)
Get me а hammer right now. (very
imроtirе, -Зj
|'d like а hаmmеr. (neutrat:
0)
Good mоrпiпg. l'd like а hammer, please.
(mоrе polite: 2)
Get me а hаmmеr. (mоrе impolite: -2)
Would you mind getting mе а hamm
еr? @olite: 1)
Where аrе уоur hammers? (impotite:
-1)
Finally, write а different Sentence
оп the board, expressing а neutral
tone, е.g.
l wапt а screwdriver. Get students to
make this senten." n.,оr" polite and
mоrе
impolite, show them how not опlу
the words we use, but also body language,
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we say comes across as polite or impolite.
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Photocopiable Worksheet р 190

. comprehension check
. Bein8 polite or impolite
. Vocabulary: lп а shop

He|bling Languages

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ПOlеs

Shopkeeper
ýhop assistant 1
Shop assistant 2
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3

SHOPKEEPER

cUsToMER

Good morning, sir. Welcome to оur
shop. Isn't it а lovely day?
Lovely day? I haven't got time fоr all
that nonsense. Get mе а hаmmеr.
Sorry?

SHOPKEEPER

cUSToMER

Get me а hаmmеr, quicНy!

SHOPKEEPER

Sоrry?

cusтoMER

What's the matter йth you? Did you
forget to clean уоur еаrs this mоrпiпg?
I said'Get me а hаmmеr! Kght now.'

SHOPKEEPER

Счsтомgп

sHoP Аsslsтдlttт

cUsToMER

SHoP AsslsTANT

cUsToMER

Sнорксврвп

sHoP AsslsTANT

SHop дsslsтдlчт 2

cusтoMER

SHOPKEEPER AND
HlS AsslsTANTs

cUsToMER

SHOPKBBPBR

I hеаrd you sir, but I think you forgot
to say the magic word.
Magic word? What on earth аrе you talНng
about?

не hеаrd you the first time, sir, but I think
you аrе forgetting the magic wоrd.

Magic wоrd? Yоu'rе as mad as him. I
don't need а magic wоrd, I need а
hаmmеr.
we know you need а hаmmеr, sir. you've
told us mапу times, but what we need
is to hеаr the magic wоrd.
The magic wоrd? Magic wоrd? What
is this magic word?
Тhе magic word

'please'!

Oh, sir. Everyone needs to say please.
And what if I don't?

If you don't

then we won't

SHoP ASS|STANT

let you have

Е
Е

SHOPKEEPER AND

cUsToMER

Аrе you out of уоur mind? Do you knowwho
I аm? I аm а чеry imрогtапt
реrsоп. I don't need to say please.

sHoP AsslsTANT

Hls AsSlsTANTS

anything!
I see.

Дright then. Get me

SHOPKEEPER

Go оп, sir!

cUSToMER

р-р-р-

SHop дsslsтАNт

а hаmmеr р

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you сап do it!

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Тб

Languages

cUSToMER

p-p-p-please.

sноркгврвп дпtо
HlS AsslsTANTs

Счsтомвп

Well done, sir.
You bunch of potato brains.

SHOPKEEPER AND

Oh, dеаr sir.

HlS AsSlSTANTS

Oh, dear mе. I don't think you've understood.

SHOPKEEPER

CusToMBK

SHop Аsstsтдшт

What do уоu mеап? I said'please', didn't I?
Yes, уоu did, but you didn't say it nicely.

СчsтомвR

What do you mеап?
You have to say it

sHoP АSslsтдшт 2

йth

а smile!

SHOPKEEPER

Watch. We'1l show уоu.

Sнорквврвп

Good day, madam. Сап I help you? (They аrе поu) talking to each other to giue
the customer ап ехаmрlе)

SHoP AsSlsTANT

Good day, I'd 1ike а hаmmеr please. (smiling)

cUsToMER

Oh, I see.

SHoP ASslsTANT 2

cUsToMER

SHOPKEEPER AND

Hls AsslsTANTs
CusToMBB

yоu understand?
Yes, I understand. Let mе try.

Certainly, sir.
I'd like а hаmmеr, please. (smiling)

SHOPKEEPER

We1l done, sir. You've got it.

CusToMBп

Тhапk you.

SHOPKEEPER AND

Hls ASSlsTANTs
SHoP AsslSTANT 2

Сusтомпп

Оur рlеаsurе.
That wasn't so bad, was it?

No, I must say, it feels good to Ье polite.

SHOPKEEPER

Well done, sir. (he cnd cssfstcпts applaud)

CusToMBK

Thank you, thank you.

(А sесопd customer enters the shop.)
cUsToMER 2

Неу, you. Get mе а sсrеwdriчеr.

cUSToMER

Sоrry?

talking to them.

cusToMER 2

I wasn't ta}king to you. I was

cUsToMER

Sоrry?

cUsToMER

Mind уоur own business, potato Ьrаiп. I've already told you I was talking to
them and not to you!

cUsтoMER

They won't listen unless you Say the magic wоrd,

Get оп Stage!

пg Languages

Счsтомпп

SHop дsslsтАNт

cUsToMER

Счsтомвп

Sнорквврвп
AsstsTANTs 1AND 2

Magic wоrd? what оп еаrth аrе you talking about? I'че had
enough of this. you
(роiпtiпg at customer r) Ье quiet, and you (?лоiпtiпg
at shopcssistcnts) get mе
а sсrеwdriчеr. I won't tell you again.
yоu don't need to tell us again.
we hеаrd you the first time, madam.
What they didn't hеаr was the magic wоrd.
Magic wоrd? Magic word? What is this magic word?
Тhе magic word
is

СЧSТОМВП 1 AND
AsslsTANTs 1дпtо 2

'please'!

cUsToMER

ОК. Get me а sсrеwdгiчеr, please.

cUSToMER

Nowwith

cUsтoMER 2
ASslsTANTS 1AND 2

cusтoMER

cUsтoMER 2

а smile.

ОК. Get mе а screwdriver, please. (smf/es)
That was very nice, wasn't it?
Yеs, it was. But

...

But what?

cUSToMER

I think you сап Ье even пiсеr.

cusToMER

What could I say?

cUsToMER

Счsтомвп

Well, rереаt аftеr mе: Could you possibly get mе а screwdriver,
please?
Could you possibly get me а screwdriver, please?

sнорквврвп дlчо
Hls AsSlsTANTs

cusтoMER 2
ALL

Wопdегful.
Yeah, I must say, it feels good to Ье polite. But
But what?

...

I think We сап do ечеп better than that, can't we?

cUsToMER

Yes. I think we сап.

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Excuse us, dear shopkeepers.

cUsToMER

Would you mind getting us а hаmmеr

cUsToMER

and а screwdriver,

cUsToMERS 1AND 2

cUsToMER

CusToMBпs 1дшо 2

please?

д=

That was fantastic.

SHOPKBBPBB ДlЧО

Hls AsslsTANTs

(А third customer епtеrs the shop)
cUsToMER 3

cusтoMER 2

Good day, опе and all. I'm really sоrry to interrupt
уоur chat, but I would Ье
really grateful if you could possibly get mе а lovely saw.
Yes, and а sсrеwdriчеr.

cUSToMER

Yes, and а hаmmеr.

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Att 3 cUsToMERs

PLEASE!
We'd love to, dеаr customers

SHOPKEEPER

SHOP ASSISTANT 1

but wе'rе awfulý sorry

SHoP AsSlsTANT 2

we have а small рrоЬlеm.

cUsToMER

SHoP AsslsTANT

cUsToMER 2

sHoP ASSISTANT 2
cusтoMER

Sнорквврвп
SнорквврвR дltlо
Hls ASslSTANTS

А рrоЬlеm?
Yes, sir.
But we wеrе rеаllу polite, weren't we?
Yes, madam.
so why can't we have а hаmmеr, а screwdriver and а saw?
Because, dear customers,

this is а shoe shop!

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Min 5 to max В (if roles аrе doubled)
Аrоuпd 5 minutes, depending оп production
John's place

Рlошs

А headband with а few coloured feathers for the actor playing
the раrrоt
optional:2 big boxes to make а сuрьоаrd and а freezer

Slyle

А single set sketch with minimal Stage requirements

Sупошsis

John has superb mаппеrs, but his parrot hasn't; it loves using bad language.
when the bird keeps misbehaving on various embarrassing
occasions, john has to
соmе up with various forms of punishment. опе of them
finallyworks
,..

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lапgшаgе alGas
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lntermediate

В1

lmperatives (affi rmative and negative)
1) Give your students а chance to listen to the audio
recording of this play several

times. Ask them to look at the script while they аrе listening,
and get them to
use а single соlоur to underline each of
lines
in
John's
the folIowing mаппеr:

grееп
red

polite

angry
blue - neutral
Then ask уоur students to work iп small grоUрS. Name
а соlоur, е.g. grееп.
The students take turns iп reading out to each
other опе Sentence they have
underlined iп that colour. The reading shoulcl Ье in-roIe,
to express the mood
as underlined.

Lateryou could саrrу оп in the Same Way with the parrot's
lines, e.g.
yelIow
оrапgе

pink

- cheeky
- apologetic

сuппiпg, pretending to Ье пiсе

2) you сап easily extend the minimum number of
roles Ьу doubling the actors
forJohn and the раrrоt in scenes 24.1п оrdеr to make
this possible, John and
the раrrоt should each wear something that сап easily
Ье transferred to the
next actor when they double their rоlе, e.g. а hat
forJohn, and а headband
with coloured feathers fоr the parrot. Have
John and the раrrоt exit after each

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Then а student appears carrying а board announcing the next scene. When
John and the раrrоt rе-арреаr (played Ьу а different student), the audience
should easily recognise them Ьу the piece of clothing/the feathers that have
Ьееп passed оп from their predecessor.

ualiation

Encourage students to work in groups and write additional scenes for the sketch
where other people come to visit (e.g. John's son's teacher, the queen herself; а
neighbour who wants to complain about the parrot's language etc.)

When the groups have finished writing their short scenes, they act them out.
The class decides on опе (оr several) scene(s) that get(s) added to the play for
реrfоrmа псе.

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Photocopiahle Worksheet р 191

. Comprehension check
. Vocabulary: mini-dialogues

Puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

Get on Stage!

@ Helbling Languages

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Ёg@]Dý

Tltet 06

ПOlеs

ýсепе

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John, the parrotrý owner
Ачпt Sophie
Uncle Непry

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Lady

Windermere

John's boss

John's boss's wife
percy the parrot

John's hоmе

JoHN

(to аudiепсе) Hello everyone!
Му name's John. Do апу of you have pets? I'm
suге
You do, And I'm sure theY bring you great
Йrr,
i
рlеаsurе.
have а pet, and hеrе
he is, This is mу раrrоt, Реrсу. And Реrсу
is а very сlечеr animal. Не can talk.
That's good, isn't it? Unfortunately, when
he speaks, he's often very rude. That's
why I've asked him to really Ье good today.
Because uncle Непry and дuпtiе
Sophie аrе coming to йsit. Тhеу'rе v"ry.ri"" people,
you See, and I wouldn't want
to upset them.

Doorbell riпgs.

JoHN

Ah, hеrе they аrе. RеmеmЬеr, Реrсу behave!
PARRoT Percygoodboy, goodboy.
UNctE HENRv Hi, John.

sopнlE
JoHN

AuNT

Hi, John. Good to see you.

Hi.

PARRoT You monkey

JoHN

faces, get lost!

Реrсу! Stop that оr I'll put you in the cupboard.
PARRoT Oh, get lost, you idiots!

J.HN

Реrсу! Into the сuрЬоаrd with you. (trluts parrot
iпtо сuрЬоаrф
PARRoT Help, help! Call the police!
Sввпе

JoHN

Two days later
(to аudiепсе) That was awful,
wasn't it? But Реrсу must hаче learnt his
lesson
this time rоuпd, I сеrtаiпlу hope so, because
tonight I'm

expecting а visit frоm
mу boss and his йfе. Тhеrе's по way I'd want
them to hea. аrrу rude words.

Doorbell rings.

JoHN

Ah, hеrе they аrе. RеmеmЬеr, Реrсу, Ьеhаче!
PARRoT Percygoodboy, goodboy!

Boss
Hls wlFЕ

JoHN's

JoHN

Hi, John.

Hi, please соmе in.

Реrсу! Stop that оr I'll put you in the wаrdrоЬе.

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Hi, John. Good to see you.

pARRoT Stinkers! Get lost!

JoHN

Get

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PARRoT Oh, getlost, you skunks!

JoHN

реrсу! Into the wаrdrоЬе

йth

you. (puts parrot iпtо шаrdrоЬе)

pARRoT Неlр, help! Call the police!
ýсепе

JoHN

Тwо days later

(to audience) That was appalling, wasn't it? But I'm реrfесф сеrtаiп Percy's
not going to misbehave next time. Tonight I'm expecting а visit from Lady
windermere. she's а friend of the queen, and if Реrсу uses any rude words I
might get into serious trouble.
Doorbell rings.

JoHltt

РАRRот
LADY WlNDERMERE
JoHlu
PARRoT

JoHN
PARRoT

JoHN

Sсепе 4
JoHN

Ah, hеrе she is. RеmеmЬеr, Реrсу, behave!
Реrсу good Ьоу, good Ьоу.

Hello John, mу dear!
Hello, Lady Windermere. Come right in.
Get lost, you clonker!
Реrсу! Stop that оr I'll put you in the freezer.
Oh, you dunderhead, get lost!

Qпtting parrot iпtofTeezer) Into the frееzеr йth you.
Half ап hour later
I

think I'l1have to take the раrrоt out.

Орепsfтееzеr апd gets parrot out.
PARRoT
JoHlu
PARRoT

Jонlц
PARRoT

JoHN
PARRoT

JoHN
PARRoT
Jонtч
PARRoT
JoHru

PARRoT

I'm freezing!

Тhеп don't use bad words when you talk to mу friends.

Дl right,

I promise. Never again, John!

Good.

But сап I ask you а question?
What is it, раrrоt?
тhеrе аrе some frozen chickens in the frееzеr.
So what?

Well, you put them thеrе, right?
Of соursе I did.
Then please tell mе

...

Tell you what?
Well, those рооr chickens

...

what did they say?

Get оп Stage!

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А sketch in 2 scenes

Тrаsж 07

ПOlеs
Пшпtimе

ýGIs
PrOps

4 (up to В if roles are doubled)

Аrоuпd 5 minutes, depending оп рrосluсtiоп
N/ark, Lily and Emma's place; Granddad's place

А walking stick for Granddad; а birthclay cake (сап Ье
made of foam ruььеr
decorated to look like а cake with squishy сrеаm оп top)
optional: if roles get doubled, each of the actors should
have

something
Prominent that СаП easily Ье transferred to their successors (e.g. IVark, а
certain
сар; Lily, а T-shirt of some memorable design, Еmmа,
а раir of colourful glasses,
апd fоr Granddad, the walking stick)

lf possible а few pieces of furniture (e.g. chairs and а table)
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Synopsis

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А sketch with по specific stage requirements

lt's Granddad's 90th birthday, and N/аrk, Lilyand Ёmmа
each want to give him а
very special present. Their presents аrе indeed unique,
but what Granddad does
with them is ечеп mоrе original!
lntermediate

В1

Giving advice (why dоп't you give hirn а ...); expressing intentio
пs (t'm gоiпg to give
him а ..,); asking if someone liked а present (How
did you like...? Did you like...?);
паrrаtiпg (l didn't !ike the colour, so l gave it to ...)

stage Iiшs

Тhеrе аrе various options of indicating to the audience
that there is а change of
set when Scene 1 finishes. You сап either have а student
walk across the stage
with а sign readingSceпe 2: Graпddad's place, оr the actors
сhапgе the set Ьеfоrе
they go off at the end of Sсепе 1 (Ьу changing the position
of the furniture). The
change of set could Ье made сlеаrеr to the audience through
а student walking
across the stage showing а sign as suggested just aLrove.

uаriаtiоп

creative classes could (with оr without
уоur help) add а few grandchildren and
original ideas for presents and what Granddad does with
themI

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. comprehension check
. Giving advice
. vocabulary: talking about what happened

Puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

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ПOlеs

ýсепе

MARK
Ll

ЕммА
Ll

Мдпк
LI

MARK
Ll LY

Granddad
Mark
LiIy
Еmmа

Mark, Lily and Emma's home
It's Granddad's 9oth birthday next week. I don't know what to give him. He's so
difficult to please. Have you thought about а рrеsепt?
Well, I know that he's difficult to please, but ...
But what?
I'm going to give him а...
Come on, Lily.

А shiny black Rolls Royce.
А Rolls? I can't believe it. Granddad doesn't drive any mоrе. You didn't forget
that, did you?
No, I didn't. Granddad is very difficult to please, so the black Rolls comes with
With what? Соmе on Lily!
Oh, that's а brilliant idea. It will make him very huppy.

Мдпк

Grеаt. What сап I give him?

MARK

ЕммА
Мдпк
Ll цy

ЕммА
Ll LY

ЕммА
Мдпк

Why don't you give him а painting? Не likes paintings.

Brilliant idea. I'm going to give him а Sandarello.
А Sandarello?
He's а famous painter frоm the States. I saw а painting yesterday at Johnson's,
the аrt dеаlеr. It's ап abstract painting called Sunsef В7 aпd,it costs Дl2о,ооо.
I'm surе Granddad

йll

like that. What about уоur present, Еmmа?

I'm going to give him а раrrоt.

А раrrоt? What for?
It's а very special раrrоt. It can speak.
It сап rеаllу speak?

ЕммА

yes, it сап. yоu know that Granddad loves poems.
The раrrоt knows loads of
them. Не can say them all Ьу heart.

MARK

Great рrеsепt!

Ll LY

...

А driчеr.

Еммд
Ll LY

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Yes, I'm surе Granddad will like it а lot.

Еммд

He'll love it. Неу, why don't we visit Granddad the weekend аftеr his biПhday?
We сап bake him а cake and he сап thank us fоr the presents.

Мдпк

Fantastic idea! Can't wait to see his smiley old face.

I
Е

LILy

Just hope hе rеmеmЬеrs to put his teeth in!

ЕммА

(abit реrрIехеф ОК! See you next weekend.

MARK

See you!

Granddad enters fTom the other
side шith atualking stick, шаlkiпg uery sloшIy iп а comedy 'oldfolks silly ulalk'

They

eit fтоm опе

side of the stage апd thеп

style.
ýсепв 2

Granddad's place

Епtеr Lily, Еmmа апd Mark. Еmmа is holding а cake.

LlММдпк/ЕммА
Gвдlчоодв
ALL THREE
GRANDDAD

LltY
GRANDDAD
Ll LY

GRANDDAD

Еммд
GRANDDAD
Li

GRANDDAD

Ll LY

GRANDDAD

GRANDDAD
Ll LY

MARK
GRANDDAD

Мдпк
GRANDDAD

Good аftеrпооп, Granddad.

Ah, Lily, Маrk and Еmmа.
How аrе you, Granddad?
I'm fiпе.

Granddad?
Yes, Lily?

How did you like the presents?
Presents?

Fоr уоur birthday.
Ah, those.
How did you like the Rolls?
I didn't like its соlоur. How could you give mе а black саr? Black is for old
people. I gave it away.

You gave it away...
Yes, to my gаrdепеr's son. He's just turned r8. Every mоrпiпg he picks up his
favourite teacher and drives hеr to school.

vйat about the driчеr?
I firеd him.

Oh, по! (falls unconscious оп chair пеаrЬу)

How do you like my picture, Suпsеt

I got dizzy when I looked at it. So I gave it to the housemaid.

Does she like it?

No, she sold it.
I can't believe it. She sold it?

Yes, at the flea market.

Not really.
Yes, she was lucky. Some idiot paid Д5о for it.

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ЕммА

Oh, по! (falls uпсопsсюus оп chair пеаrЬу)
I hope you liked my рrеsепt, Granddad.

GRANDDAD Oh, Еmmа, mу darling! Of соursе I did. Yоu
knowwhat уоur granddad loves,
don't you!

ЕммА

WеП, I hope so.

Gвдпtоодо Well, it was excellent.

ЕммА

It was? I hope you didn't give it to the gаrdепеr's
son.

GRANDDAD No, why?

ЕммА

Oh, rеаllу? Thanks, Granddad.

GRANDDAD

ЕммА

I wanted it for myself.

I gave it to the cook, mу darling.

То the cook? То sell it at the flea mаrkеt like
the housemaid did?
GRANDDAD Oh, no, no, по, no, no! I simply gave it
to the cook.

ЕммА

То the cook? What for?

Gпдшоодо What fоr? What fоr? Don't

ЕммА

Ье silly. It was delicious.

It was delicious? What was?

Gпдпtоодо The chicken.

ЕммА

It was the best chicken I've ечеr had!

Oh по! That wasn't а chicken. It was а чеry expensive
talНng раrrоt!
GRдшоодо А talНng раrrоt?

ЕммА

Gпдшродо

ЕммА

Yes, а talНng раrrоt!
Then why didn't it call fоr help?
Ohh!

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lп this play, ап otter who helps а princess to get her
going behind а bush and
him. The actors рrеtепd that they аrе kissing each other Ьу
play to Ье acted out Ьу уоur students,
making kissing sounds. lf you have selected this
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The castle garden; in the castle
а hat for princess Rita
д crown (made ot рареф for the king; а princess dress апd
and а сrоWп
(whereas Princess Flоrа is in jеапs and T-shirt); а рriпсе's clothes
mask; а big plastic
for Рriпсе Humphrey; ап otter mask, а Beckham/Ronaldo
а T-shirt dirty with;
bathtub оr bowl to represent the pond; something to make
some'ропd weeds'; а bush made of cardboard

д mоdеrп fairy tale; it could Ье put оп stage without props, but уоur
andtheaudiencewillenjoytheplayfarbetterwiththepropslisted.

students

to have this acted out ьу
N.B.: дlthough this is а fairy tale, it is рrоьаьlу better
quite а bit of irопу
teenagers rаthеr than young lеаrпеrs as the play draws оп
will Ье lэetter able to put this aСross оп stage than
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when princess Flora's golden ring falls into the pond iп the
the prince who
she gets help neither frоm her smug sister поr frоm Нumрhrеу,
he wants to Ье kissed
wants to marry her. Help comes whеп ап otter appears, but
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Сап/сап'ttоr expressing аlэilitу (t сап't get it; it's too deep) сап/сап'tfоr
making
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permission (You're а princess. Yоч сап't ruп around iп
you,)
and refusing offers (Yоu сап hаче а репсil; No, thопk

audio опсе оr
Betore your students read the script, get them to listen to the
twice. Ask some specific questions afterwards, e,g,

,
.

Who аrе the people in the play?
Where аrе they?

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.
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опе of the two princesses has got а рrоьlеm what is it?
How does she try to solve the problem?
Who helps her?
What is the ending of the story?
what differences аrе there between the two princesses, and between the
two рriпсеs?
Which of the people is best described Ьу the following adjectives?
friendly

helpful

proud

silly

сlечеr

Give уоur rеаsопs.

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e.g.
if students say that princess Rita is чеrу proud, discuss with the grоuр how
this
would Ье expressed in the way she speaks. Get them to listen to the audio
again to check.

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PRlNCESS FLORA

PRtNcESS RlTA

Otto

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апd а T-shirt.

Beckham (Ronaldo/whoever) shoots, Beckham scores! (she рrеtепds to celebrate
mith the'crou)d'then gradually she scddens) I'd love to Ье а footballer but I can't
because I'm а рriпсеSS, you see, and princesses aren't allowed to play football. In
fact, princesses аrеп't allowed to do muсh at all other than mаrry princes. Being а
princess is not something I'm very good at.
(саIIiпg,

o_ff)

FIоrа! Whеrе are you?

PRlNcEss FtоRА

Oh dear. Неrе comes mу sister, Princess Kta. She's а рrореr princess. She always
gets roo% in princess exams and loves wearing diamonds.

PRlNcEss RlTA

дh! Тhеrе you are, I've been looНng ечеrywhеrе. Well, I haven't, but mу servants
have. Тhеу told mе you wеrе hеrе.

PRlNcEsS FtoRA
PRlNcEss RITA
PRlNCESS FLORA

PRlNcEsS RlTA
PRlNCESS FLORA

PRlNcEss RlTA

PRlNCE HUMPHREY

PRlNCESS FLORA
PRlNCE HUMPHREY

PRlNcEss RlTA
PRINCE НЧМРНПВY

PRlNcEss Frопд
PRlNCE HUMPHREY

PRlNCESS FLORA
PRlNCE НUМРНRЕY

What did you want mе fоr?
Handsome Рriпсе Нumрhrеу is hеrе. Не wants to See уоu,
Ме? Why?
I've,no idea why! I mеаП why would Handsome Рriпсе Нumрhrеу want to spend
time йth а scruffi girl like you? ... Unless ...

unless what?
Unless he's fallen in love with МЕ, (to аudiепсе) easily done, you know, (to Flora)
and he wants to ask you how to win my heart. He's рrоЬаЬlу terrified Ьу mу great
beauty, рооr thing.
(епtеriпg) Stand aside! Handsome Рriпсе approaching! Fееl frее to сhееr!
princess
(епсоurаgеs аudiепсе to cheer) which опе of you Мо luclcy girls is
Flоrа?
Ме, why?

Му саrd. (Не hands her а business саrф Haven't got time to go into too much
detail, due at the hаirdrеssеr's in zo minutes, but basically mу dad апd уоur dad
have аrrапgеd for us to Ье married.
Неr! Why hеr? Why not mе? I'm а рrореr princess. She's а football hooligan.
She's the eldest and, in the Government Guide to Fairy-tale Romances, it's the
eldest daughter that gets to marry а handsome рriпсе first. Bad luck, sweetie!
Wait! I have something to say.
I know! you рrоьаьlу want to tell mе уоu'rе the lucНest girl alive but I know that
аlrеаdу and in апу case I haven't finished talking. Flоrа? ... You may answer.
Yes? What is it?
Опе little рrоЬlеm. You аrе а princess.

Puchta/C,erngro5s/Devitt

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PRlNCE НЧМРНПВЧ

PRlNCESS FLORA
PRlNCE HUMPHREY

PRlNCESS FLORA
Рпlшсв НUмрнRЕY

PRlNcESs RlTA
PRlNCE НUМРНПВУ

Yes, I know.

And

princess can't ruп аrоuпd in jeans and а T-shirt.
I'm leaving пои,, but
please try not to сry. whеп I rеturп I want you
dressed рrореrlу. I hаче an
engagement ring for you hеrе and I would put it on
уоur fiпgеr but уоur hands
аrе dirф so you'll hаче to put it оп yourself.
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(irопiс ally) How rоmапtiс!

And now а kiss!
What?!!

(to Princess Ritс) Do you have а mirrоr?
Yes, hеrе. (She hcnds him а small hапd mirror)
(krsses his оtuпrеflесtiоп),Yоu handsome
beast! (to аud"iепсе) I'm lеайпg, feel
frее to swoon.

Не exits.
Рпlшсвss Rlтд
PRlNCESS FLORA

PRlNcEss RlTA
PRlNCESS FLORA

PRtNcEss RlTA
PRlNCESS FLORA

Рпlшсвss Rlтд
PRlNcEss Flопд

Gosh. Не really is handsome, isn't he? It's not fair.
Why you?
It's not mу fault!
Let mе see the riпо
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It's beautiful. Let mе try it on.

No, sorry, I don't want to lose it. I mау поt want to
mаrry him but а princess
must do hеr duty.
Соmе on. I'm уоur sister. Trust mе.

ОК. But only for а minute.
рriпсеss Flora takes tlrc riпg off апd hапds it
to Rita.

PRlNcEss RtTA
PRlNcEss FtoRA
PRlNcEsS RlTA

It's nice. I like it.
Please give it back.
Неrе you аrе. Oops.

Rifс drops
PRtNcEsý FtoRA

PRlNcEss RlTA
PRlNcEsS FtоRА

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Look what you've done! You've dropped it in the pondl
I'm sоrry. (uoice tells аudiепсе that she isn'f)

I can't get it, it's too deep. (She lies iп the grass
апd puts her hand iпtо the
tuater. She gets dirty апd there are tueeds оп her
сrms.)

Please, Rita, trу to get it out.
PRlNcEsS RITA

sorry, Flоrа, but mу dress would get wet and dirtv.

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соmе and help mе. Му пеw ring has fallen into the pond,

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PRlNCESS FLОRА

PRlNcEss RITA
PRINCESS FLORA

PRlNcEss RITA

What did he say?
Не won't соmе. Не doesn't want to make his clothes dirty,
Oh dear, now уоu'rе in real trouble.
So йtl you Ье when I tell Dad what you've done.

(realising thfs is fruе) Oh no! I didn't think of that.
Bothprincesses stcrt сryiпg. Епtеr Otter-

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PRlNCESS FLORA

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PRlNcESs RlTA
PRlNcEss FtoRA

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PRlNcEss R|TA

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Why аrе you crying?
She dropped mу golden ring into the pond. (she poiпts сf Rird)

Oh, dear!

(сrуiпg bitterly) What сап I do поw?
I've got ап idea.

You? But уоu'rе an ugly otter.
Let him speak.
I mау Ье ugly, but I сап get it for you.

You mеап

PRlNcESS RITA

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PRlNcEss RlTA

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PRlNcEss RITA
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PRlNcEsS RlTA

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PRlNcESs RITA

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PRlNcEss RlTA
PRlNcEss FtoRA
PRlNcESs RITA
PRlNCESS FLORA

the ring?

That's right. Give mе а second.

otter
oTTER

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diues iпtо the ропd.

апd соmеs back tлith the riпg. Не Ь couered iп uleeds.

Мmm. It looks wonderful.
Give it back to m,y sister. Quick.

Yоu dropped уоur sister's riпg, didn't you?
Give it back, you ugly animal.

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you give mе fоr it?

You сап have а pencil.
No, thank you. Hehehehehe.

Yоu can have mу handkerchief.
Your handkerchief? No, thanks. Hehehehehe.
So what do you want?

Give mе а Hss.
No way. I would печеr Hss

wet and ugly оttеr.

Rita, please Hss the otter.

No way.
ОК, then I'1l do it. Let's go behind the bushes.

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а short
time Рriпсеss Flora appears tptth а
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PRlNcEss RlTA
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Неrе's the ring. (hапdiпg it to Flora)
\'Vho is that?

well, it's а long story about а young
рriпсе and а magician's curse.
соmе йth us to the castle. I want you to meet mу
fаthеr!

You can't invite this diгГу уоuпg man.
Yes, I can.
lп the castle

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clothes look nice, but I don't want to mаrrу а
рriпсе who doesn't соmе when I need help. Неrе',
уо,rr.d;;. ;;;Jbu"l^''
Whеrе аrе you going?
well, this young mап hеrе wants to show mе his
castle.
It's right next to the football stadium. I hope you
don't

Му hеrо!

mind.

They leaue together.
PRlNCE НЧМРНВВY

PRlNcEss RlTA
PRlNCE НUМРНRЕY

PRlNcEss RlTA
PRlNCE HUMPHREY

Воо hoo. I want my mummу.

Don't сry, Нumрhrеу. I'll mаrry you.
Have you brushed уоur teeth?
Yes. Why?
Тhеп you may Hss me.
,she kisses him оп the cheek.

Рпlшсвss Rlтд
PRlNCE HUMPHREY

PRlNCESS RITA

Have you washed уоur hands?
Of course! Why?
Then you mау hold mу hand while
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skipping опе оr several of the sketches)

waiting rооm and the reception area,
дltеrпаtеs between the doctor's surgеrу, the
next to опе another:
These could Ье з locations оп the stage,

Surgery:adeskwithachairbehinditforthedoctor'onthewallaneyesight
students)
check chart (could easily Ье made Ьу the
Waiting rооm: а semi-circle of 5 chairs

Receptionarea:adeskwithatoytelephoneandcaIendaronit,andachair
behind the desk fоr the receptionist

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(it's best to use men's shirts, wоrп
white shirts for the doctor and the nurse

backtofront);bigflip.overcalendarwith5pages,showingMonday9,Tuesday
bagwith two
Thursday 12, Friday 13; for Patient 2, а рареr
10, Wednesday 11,

eyeholes cut into it
to check the body temperature; а
Optional: а toy stethoscope, а thermometer
,pill, for patient 5 to eat; red
as the
walking stick for patient а (old mап); а biscuit
patient B's ears; а bucket
face paint оr make-up fоr
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all bound together within а single theme
д fast-paced series of very short sketches,
Nancy. There аrе lots of patients, hardly
lt's а busY week for Dr Miller and Nurse

anyofthemWithoutanunusualproblem.lnspiteofthedoctor'screative
out of hand
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Thepresentpeгfect(You,vebrokenyourfinger);pastprogressiveVS.pastsimple
(lwasironingwhenthephonerang);vocabulary:partsofthebody;medical
aid, do а test, take а pill, soak your
expressions (а patient, а prescription, а hearing
well, mаkе ап арроiпtmепf) and
swollen teg iп the water; catt the аmЬulапсе, |eel
mу teg hurts, feel wel[)
Symptoms (а swollen leg, l сап't hear well,
phrases to describe

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This is rather а long series of sketches, but

eachoftheactorsplayingthepatients.Therolesofthedoctorandthenurse,
they could Ье doubled. lf the
however, аrе more demanding. lf necessary,

the nurse а nurse,s hat then they could
doctor fоr example has а white coat and

beswappedbetweentheactorsandthecharacterswouldstillremaineasily
reduce
to do this best оп stage to
identifiabIe (see р 62for suggestions on how
rоlеs have to study),
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The individual short sketches that
this play consists of hаче been
developed frоm
jokes we found оп the
internet. you may want to do а project
with уоur students
where you look fоr suitab|e jokes
оп the web and get уоur students
to turп them
into а script fоr а play. lf
уоu Want to do that, make surе you select jokes
that аrе
suitable for the age
8rоuр you аrе teaching. Ask уоur studЪпts to
work in groups.
Give each grоuр а photocopy of
опе of the jokes and ask them to
turn it into а
short dialogue. This could Ье done
before оr after the students read
this script.
lf students come Up with dialogues
that аrе wetl suited to being acted
out, they
could Ье added to the play (оr acted
out after the play). lп this case,
it would Ье
well worth stressing to the audience
that the scripts for the short sketches
wеrе
writеп Ьу the students themselves.
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expressions

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simple past; present perfect

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Patients 1-8 (Patient 3 is а wоmап, Patient
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The Doctor's Waiting Rооm, Friday 13th

солепdаr оп her desk that
А receptionrst sits at а desk.she hcs а little ftip-ouer
shoros 'Friday 1зth'.
don't they? Well, let mе tell you this
They say that Fridау the rзth is unlucý,

REcEPTloNlsT

whole week has been mad!
(епtеrs

NURsE

to receptionfsf) Good morning, Sally/Simon,

Morning, Nurse Nancy,

RECEPTIONlST

sick patients this morning,
(looking at audience) Looks like we,ve got а lot of
Don't they look terrible?
about оur
yes, especialý that опе. (points at teacher) I've just been telling them

NuBsB

RECEPTIONlST

сrаzу week.
Good morning, everyone,

DocToR

(together) Good morning, Dr Miller,

REcEPTtoNlsT

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What а week we've had,

DocToR

you want to?
Yes, Doctor. I was just explaining оr do

REcEPTtoNlsT

No!Itwillmakemecryandanyway(looksataudience)itlookslikeNurse
NancyandIaregoingtohaveabusyday.(pointstoamemberoftheaudieпce)

DocтoR

That one's yellow! Саrry оп,

DrMillerandNurseNcncyeitintodoctor,sSurgery.
oK.(sheflipsthecalend.arbackto,Moпday9th'asshescys)Well,itallbegan

REcEPTloNlsT

last Monday.

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Monday 9th

doctor immediately,
(storming iпtо the reception area) I need to see the

REcEpTloNlsT I'm sоrry, but the doctor is busy,
PATIENT

Please, please, I need to see the doctor,

REсEpтloNlsT What's the problem?
PATIENT

I've Ьееп bitten Ьу а vampire,

REcEPTloNlsT Goodness gracious, I'll

see what I can do,

pucПrrerGrosrDevit

Receptionist goes iпtо surgery шith
раtiепt. Dr MiIIer апd Nurse Nапсу are
playing cards or dotng something silly.
DocтoR

Can't you see wе'rе busy!

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DocToR

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PATIENT

DocToR

РАтlЕNт

DocToR

pATlENT

Sоrry, Doctor, but this mап hеrе says he's
Ьееп bitten Ьу а vampire.
Whеrе did the vampire bite you?
Nеаr the railway station.
No, the doctor means whеrе оп
уоur body?
Оh! Неrе, in the neck.
Nurse, give him а glass of оrапgе juice.
Оrапgе juice? Why оrапgе juice?
Because it's yellow.

Yellow?

DocToR Yes.
NuпsB Неrе you аrе.
DocToR Drink up.

pATIENT

Will it make mе better?

DocToR No, I but

PATIENT

Ah, that's good.

Dостоп
DocToR
PATIENT

сап see if уоur neck leaks.

Nurse, plaster please. I сап see the holes.

(Nurse hапdtпg ouer plaster, doctor
putting plaster оп patientЪ песk.)
That should do it.
Thank you, Doctor.

(He/she leaues)

DocToR
NuпsB
Рдтlвlчт

Dостоп
PAT'ENT

Next patient, please, Nurse.
(саIItпg into reception) Next patient,
please.
Good mоrпiпg, Doctor.
Good morning. \zVhat сап I do fоr you?
When I looked in the mirrоr this mоrпiпg,

I was shocked.

I saw an uglY mап, with wrinНed sНn
and

filz4rhair.

DocToR Why?
PATIENT

DocToR And?
PATIENT

PAT'ENT

And rеd eyes. And the colour of mу skin
DocToR Well?

It was white, like on а dead mап. Doctor,
what's Wтопg

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Well, the only thing I can say is that thеrе is nothing wтопg

йth уоur

eyesight.

Doctor апd Nurse laugh tlproariously. Раtiепt /ooks scd.
DocтoR
PATIENT 2
N

URsE

Sсепв

Sоrry. I think we сап give уоu something to help, can't we Nursе?

Really?
Yes, rеаllу. Неrе you аrе. (She puts а рареr bag ouer the patient's head u-lith
hао eyeholes cut iп. Pattent staggers off.)
Tuesday 1Oth

REcEpTloNlsT (turning the саIепdаr to'Tuesdaa 1oth) So that was Monday and then оп
Tuesday...
DocтoR
NURSE

DocToR
Nчпsв
WoMAN (Рлтlппlт

(to nurse) Call the next patient.

What shallI call them? А rudе паmе?
No! Call them in hеrе.
Oh! (ccl/fng iпtо rесерtiоп.) Next please.
Good morning, Doctor.

DocToR

Good morning. What сап I do for you?

WoMAN

Well, it's about mу husband.

DocToR

Your husband? Is he hеrе?

WoMAN

No, he isn't.

DocтoR

So, what's the рrоЬlеm?

WомАN

Well, hе thinks he's а chicken.

DocтoR

How do you know?

WoMAN

Well, every morning he gets out of bed.

DocToR

Не gets out of bed?

Wомдпl

Не does.

DocToR

Every mоrпiпg?

WoMAN

Yes, he does.

DocтoR

That's nothing unusual. Millions of people get out of their beds every morning.

WoMAN

I know.

DocтoR

So?

WoMAN

Well, then he goes to the shed.

DocToR

That's nothing unusual. Millions of people

WoMAN

Stop, Doctor! Please listen. Не gets out of bed, he goes to the shed ... and

DocToR

And?

Wомдпl

Не cacНes and makes а small nest.

DocToR

Mmh. How long has this been going on?

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WoMAN

Fоrауеаr, Ithink.

DocToR

Fоrауеаr!Ауеаr?

WомАN

Yes, а уеаr!

DocToR

Why didn't you соmе еагliеr?

WомАN

Well, I wanted to, but

DocToR

But what?

WoMAN

Well, it was nice having а frеsh egg frоm the shed ечеry mоrпiпg.

DocToR

That's great. Соmе again when уоur husband stops laying eggs.

Wомдlч

Thankyou. Dосtоr.

NURsE

DocToR
NURsE

otD MAN

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Dостоп
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DocToR

otD мАN
NURsE

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Мдпl

DocToR

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We'll build him а nice nest.
Nursе, please call in the next patient.

Next please.
Good morning, Doctor.
Good mоrпiпg. What can I do for you?

Eh?
I said, what can I do fоr you?

Sоrry?
(bellotuing) What can we do fоr you?!

Cock-a-doodle-do? I don't think I'm а chicken - that was the last one. I can't
hеаг well.
ОК, let's do а test. Ir{urse, would you mind?

Nursе sfcnds Ьеhiпd the раtiепt uld claps her hands.
DocToR

оlо мдlч
NURsE

oLD MAN

(silепсе)

(bellouliпg) Did you hеаr that?
Have you done it yet?

DocToR

ОК. I'll give you а prescription fоr а hearing aid. Go to the shop in Bond Street.
They аrе the best. And соmе to see mе tоmоrrоw morning.

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Wednesday 11th

REcEPTloNlST

oLD MAN
REcEPTloNlsT
DocToR

oLD MAN

Dостоп

Did you lrеаr that?

(turпiпg the саlепdаr to shotu'Wednesdaa 11th) Surе enough, the next mornitrg
... Мr Вrоwп to see you, Dосtоr.
No need to shout, уоuпg lady/man.
(ruhfspers.) Мr Вrоwп to see you, Doctor.
How's уоur hеаriпв, Мг Вrоиm?
It's perfect.
Let's do а test. Nurse?

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Nursе sfcnds Ьеhiпd the раtiепt апd claps her hапds.
DocToR
oLD MAN
DocToR

Did you hеаr that?
Of course. She was clapping hеr hands.

опе mоrе test.
Nurse stands Ьеhiпd the patient апd clicks herfingers.

DocтoR

otD мАN
DocToR

Did you hеаr that?
Of соursе. She was clicНng hеr fingers.

And опе final test.
Nurse mimеs pricking her fiпgеr апd dropping the рiп.

oLD MAN
DocтoR
oLD MAN
DocToR

Listen!

just hеаrd а pin drор.

Yоu and уоur family must Ье very happy that you can hеаr again.
Well, I haven't told them. I just sit around and listen when thеу'rе talking.
You haven't told them?

oLD MAN

No, I just listen.

DocToR

You just listen?

oLD MAN
DocToR
NURsE

Yes and I hаче changed my will four times already.

And the next patient, please, Nurse.
Sоrry, Doctor. I'm too tired аftеr аП that clapping and clicНng. I need а sleep.
She lies dошп оп the doctor's couch апdfаIls asleep.

DocтoR
PATIENT 5

DocToR
PATIENT 5

DocтoR
PATIENT 5

Next patient, please.
Good mоrпiпg, Doctor.
Good morning. What can I do fоr you?
Please look at mу leg. It hurts.

Мmm. It's badly swollen. Does this hurt? (pinches the mап's leg)
Aaaaaaaaaah.

Just а moment. (rummаgiпg iп сuрЬосrФ Here's а pill.
Wow. I've never seen such а big pill.

I'll Ье right back

йth

some wаtеr. Тry not to wake the nurse.

(mumЬliпg to him/hersef) Whеrе is she? Ah, I can do it myself.
Раtiепt goes to tлater fountain/taash Ьаsiп, drinks апd tries to sшallotp the big
pill: He/She fiпаlIу succeeds after а lot of struggling.

DocToR
PATIENT 5

DocтoR

Неrе I am. And hеrе's the water. (Не has put а bucket of ulater iпfтопt of the раtiепt)

What's the bucket fоr?
Well, you first put the pill in and then you soak your swollen leg in it fоr thirrу
minutes.

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PATIENT

(clutches his/her throat апdfаiпts)

DocToR

Nurse, wake up and call the ambulance!

Sсвпе 5

Thursday'l2th

REcEPTloNlST

(flipping the calendar to shош 'Thursday lzth'.) Thursday was no better, even
though it was mybirthday. (to аudiепсе) Go оп, sing!
Doctor апd Nurse lead audience as they sing 'Нарру Birthday То You' (МауЬе
the Doctor indicates а medical chart шhеrе the ulords are mbusritten:

Нарра Birthday to You,
Нарру Birthday to Yоu.

Youlooklike аmопkеу
Апd you smеII like опе, too.

оR
Нарру Birthday to you
I шепt to the zoo
I satls abig mопkеу

Апd I thought it tllas aou.)
NURsE
PAT|ENT 6

DocToR
PATIENT 6

DocToR

Next patient, please.
Good morning, Doctor.
Good morning. What сап I do for you?
I'm not feeling well, Doctor.

OK,let's have

look.

Takes his/her temperature апd /isfens to hb/her breathiпg, etc. Mutters to
him/herself 'Мm' and'Ahh'.
Рдтlвtчт 6

What's wтong

йth

mе, Doctor?

Doctor goes to cttpboard, rummages аrоuпd апd соmеs back toith three bottles
of pills.
DocToR
PATIENT 6
NURSE

Рдтlвшт 6

DocтoR
Рдтlвlчт 6

DocToR
Рдтlвшт 6

We'll explain. Whеп you wake uр, take а grееп pill йth
ОК, I get it. А grееп pill in the morning
Аftеr lunch, take а rеd pill

йth

а big glass of wаtеr.

big glass of water.

а big glass of wаtеr.

ОК, I get it. А rеd pill after lunch

йth а big

glass of wаtеr.

Before you go to bed, take а blue pill with а big glass of wаtеr.

ОК, I get it. Веfоrе I go to bed, I take а blue pill
ask you а question, Doctor?

йth

а big glass of wаtеr. Can I

Ofcourse. Shoot.
So mапу different pills, Doctor, what exactly is mу рrоЬlеm?

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N

URsE

You're not drinking enough wаtеr.
Next patient please. (She pushes the раtiепt totaards the door.) QuicНy!
The patients cross as опе епtеrs апd опе leaues.

DocтoR
PATiENT 7

NURsE
Рдтlвtчт 7
NURsE

What's уоur рrоЬlеm?
Well, it hurts when I do this. (Не prods his chest ulith his fiпgеr.)
And, when I do this. (Не prods his leg шith the sаmеfiпgеr.)
And, whеп I do this. (Не prods his head ulith the sаmеfiпgеr.)
I know what's wтong, Doctor.

What?
You've Ьrоkеп уоur finger.

DocToR

Well done, Nurse!

ýсепв 6

Friday 13th

REcEPTloNlsT

(As shеflФs the саlепdаr back to original'Friday lgth'.) And that brings us
back to today. Let's hоре it's nice and саlm.

Patient 8 rushes iп. Their ears аrе terribly red.
REcEPTloNlsT
PATIENT 8

REcEPTloN

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Рдтlвtttт 8

REcEPTloNlsT

Good morning. Goodness gracious. What happened to уоur ears?

Well, I was ironing mу best sНП/shirt when the phone rапg.
What has this got to do with уоur еаrs?
WеП, I апswеrеd the рhопе with what I was holding in my hand.

Oh, I see. But, but what about the other еаr?

Рдтlвшт 8

Well, I had to ring you to make ап appointment with the doctor, didn't I?

PATIENT 1

(rushing iпшithIопg сапiпе teeth) Good mоrпiпg.

REcEPTloNlsT

Hello, again. What сап I do fоr you?

patient mith red есrs) You have such

PAT|ENT 1

(to

PAT|ENT 8

What? Неlр!

wопdеrful neck.

Patient l bites Раtiепt 8. Doctor cnd Nursе rush out of the surgery into
rесерtiоп.
DocToR
PATIENT 1

DocToR
NURsE
PATIENT 1

DocToR
REcEPTloNlsT
DocToR

What have you done?!
Sоrry, I suddenly felt very hungry.
(to receptionisf) Call the police!

And the bat саtсhеr!
Вуе, everyone, I won't wait fоr them.

And then call the ambulance.
Fоr this рооr patient?
No not fоr them.

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NURSE

Dостоп
REcEPTloNlsT
DocToR

Then for who?
Us! What а week!

(роiпtiпg to аudiепсе.) What about this lot?
Тhеу'll have to come back апоthеr time.
They allfaint.

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А parody sketch iп 4 scenes
9-14 (if the З паrrаtоr roles and the roles for
Мr and Мrs Davies аrе doubled)
Around 10 minutes, depending оп production
А small seaside В&В in the south of England;
а Street in that town; the lobby of а
hotel

in Rome

Proшs

А handkerchiel а key,2 hamburgers, З chairs
to make а seaside bench, а
пеwsрареr, а small suitcase; а poster advertising
the lottery reading: summеr
lottery, Wiп Е1,000,000. Last day! Dоп't
miss your сhапсе!;а suit for the lottery
representative; а cheque for Я'1,000,000;
а Ьаппеr, Вепчепuti а Rоmа, indicating
that this is а hotel in Rome; а big suitcase;
З umbrellas

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А parody sketch оп England and holidays in
а British seaside town, drawing оп
number of cultura| сliсhёs about what is'typically
British'

ýупошsis

lапgшаgв lечвl
lапgшаgе aleas

Мr and Mrs Davies аrе spending their holidays
in Bournemouth ... just as they
have done ечеrу SUmmer for mоrе than
20 уеаrS. lt's а typical holiday in а typical
в&в in а typlcal British summer but things
suddenly change as the Davieses
decide to buy а lottery ticket ...
lntermediate

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Everyday English phrases (high frеquепсу
chunks of language), e.g. tt's so good
/ lt's so good to Ье back, / like every y"i, / That's absotutety
ОК. /
This burger is delicious,
- lt is indeed. / twas so huпgrу. - So was t. / а bite to eat /
You mеаП we could see the ...?- We
сеrtаiпlУ could. / What is it about? / l'm afraid
l сап't tell you. / That's uпЬеliечаЬlе,
/
to see you again.

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would Ье fantastic, wouldn't

it?)

This is а slightly longer play than the other pieces
in this book so far. So it might
ье advisable to double the roles of the narrators
(and Мr and Mrs Davies could
also Ье doubled). lf уоu аrе planning to
do so, please Ьеаr in mlnd that each of
the actors to Ье doubled should Ье wearing
а typical piece of clothing. when
the respective actor goes off, and their SUcceSSor
comes оп
they should
ье wearing the same piece of c|othing so
that it is easier fоr'tage,
the audience to
understand that although the actors have
changed the roles rеmаiп the same.

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Narrators 1-3
Mr Davies
Mrs Davies
Ms Wilson, landlady
Lottery Representative, wearing а smart suit
Hotel Receptionists 1 and 2
А small seaside В&В in the south of England
The three narrators епtеr (mауЬе carrying suffccses
апd

NARRAToR 1
NARRAToR 2
NARRAToR 3

NARRAToR

NARRAToR 2

Hello everyone, and welcome to this play ...
... which we have set in а typical British seaside
town.
Typical British costume! фufs on head ahaпdkerchief
knotted at аII4 соrпеrs)
Typical British weather! (puts up umbrella)
Typical British seaside fun!

Narrators l & g mаkе seagullsounds, Narrator
mimеs getting seagull роор iп hb/her еуе.
Att

THREE

NARRAToR 2

Nдппдтоп 3
NARRAToR

NARRAToR 2

шеаriпg macks.)

looks happily at the sky, thеп

Yuck!
In а minute уоu'rе going to meet Мr and Мrs Daйes.
тhеу'rе а lovely couple, as you йll see, and you should
...

Мr and Мrs Dайеs аrе on their holidays.

know that right now

...

This is а typical small seaside hotel,

Narrator 2 mol)es to а table cnd sifs dошп as though
he/she Ь а guest iп the
hotel.

NARRATOR З

пеаr а place called Bournemouth

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Narrator g joins Narrator z at the table
NARRAToR

in the south of England.

Narrator l jоiпs
NARRAToR 2
NARRAToR 3

NARRAToR

NARRAToR 2
NARRAToR 3

Ms WltsoN

the other fuao at the table.

And in fact, Мr and Mrs Davies have соmе to this place
fоr their holidays
... fоr mоrе than zo
уеаrs.
They know it well, and of соursе they know their
landlady well.
And hеrе they соmе, Мr and Mrs Daйes ...
... and the

landlady, Ms Wilson.

Епtеr Mr апd Mrs DauiesfTom опе side, апd Ms
Wilsопfтоm the other
Welcome back, Мr Daйes, Мrs Davies. rt's so good
to See you again.

...

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Oh, thankyou, Ms Wilson. It's so good to Ье back.

MR DAvlEs
MRS DAvlES

How have you Ьееп?

Ms WlLSoN

Oh, just fiпе, you know. We've had some lovely wеаthеr rесепф,

yes, we saw that on Тv

MR DAvlEs

only thrее days' rаiп last week!

We couldn't wait to get back hеrе again, could we, darling?

MRs DAvlEs

Yes, that's right, dear! So lovely to Ье back.

MR DAvlEs

Well, let mе give you уоur key. It's Room 4 оп the first flооr, like every уеаr.
That's grеаt. Room 4 again. It's оur rооm, isn't it, sweetheart?

MS WlLSoN

MR DAvlEs
MRs DAvlEs

Yes, it is! And it always feels just like home.

MS WlLsoN

That's lovely! I hope you enjoy the stay. See you tomorrow at breakfast, then,
wanted to ask you а favour, Ms Wilson.

Мп Dдчlвs

Kght. Еrm

Ms WILsoN

Certainly. What is it?

MRs DAvlEs
Ms WlLsoN

DAvlEs

... we

wе'rе а bit hungry. Is there any chance we can get something to eat? wе'rе а bit
pecНsh really. Frоm the long train ride, you see.
I'm so Sоrry, but it's 6.з5, and we don't sеrче food аftеr 6.зо. Remember!
BreaКast frоm 7.оо until 8.оо,luпсh frоm r.oo until z.oo and dinner frоm 5.зо
until6.зo.
Surе. No рrоЬlеm. Sоrry fоr asНng.

Ms Wlцsoпt That's fine, don't worry. I'm sоrrywе can't sеrче you anything right now.

DдvlEs

MRS

That's absolutely оК. We'll

Wll-soпl That's right. Have

MRAND MRs

See

you in the mоrпiпg then.

а good геst.

DAvlEs Thank you.

NдRRдтоR

Мr and Mrs Daйes аrе rеаllу happy to
Narrator

NARRAToR 2

moues chairfTomtable to sоmешhеrе elsefacing audience.

but they аrе still hungry so after they have taken the luggage to their rооm,

Narrator 2 moues hb/her chair пехt
NARRAToR 3

Ье back in their lovely little holiday рlасе,

Narrator l.

they decide it would Ье the right time to go fоr а little walk and get а bite to eat.

Narrator

adds hb/her chair to other huо

toform a'seaside Ьепсh'.

NARRAToR 1

And hеrе they аrе

NARRAToR 2

We саП see them in the streets of Bournemouth enjoying а lovely Ьurgеr.

...

Nсrrсfоrs , iп uпisоп, sit оп their 'ьепсh' апd mimе орепiпg а пешsрареr апd
reading it.
Sсепе
MR

А street

DAvlEs This

burger is delicious!

MRs DAvlEs

It is indeed. It's the best burger

MR DAvlES

... we've

Мпs Dдчlвs

...

had fоr а long time.

I was so hungry!

MR DAvlEs

Yes, I know. So was I!

MRs DAvlEs

I think we should lеаче hоmе а

MR DAvlEs

bit еагliеr next уеаr.

Yes, that's right. We shouldn't have got hеrе аftеr 6.зо.

Мпs Dдчlвs

No, we shouldn't ... Тhеп We сап still get а bite to eat in оur lovely little hotel.

Narrators, iп uпЬоп, drop пешsрареr fтоm iпfтопt of their faces.
NARRAToR

And while Мr and Мrs Dайеs аrе walНng the streets of Воurпеmоuth

NARRAToR 2

enjoying а lovely hаmЬurgеr,

Nдппдтоп 3

they suddenly see something that's going to change their lives.

MR DAvlES

Look at that!
Summеr Lottery. Wiп E1,ooo,ooo. Last day. Dоп't miss your сhапсе!

MRS DAvlEs

MR DAvlES

Wow! That would Ье fantastic, wouldn't it? If We wоп that mопеу, we could
соmе to Bournemouth twice а уеаr.

MRs DAvlEs

Indeed, and we could do much mоrе. we could trачеl whеrечеr we wanted. То
Rome for example!

то Rome? you mеап we could see the colosseum?

MR DAvlES
MRs DAvlEs

We certainly could. And St. Реtеr's.

MR DAvlEs

St. Peter's? I've always wanted to see that.

Мпs Dдчtвs

Ме too. And we could ... (he suddenly sfcrts ulalking
fasfer)
going?

MR DAvlEs

Not so fast. Wait fоr me!

Нurry up! We don't want to miss оur chance.

MR DAvlEs

Back at the В&В

NARRAToR

(Ьriпgiпg chatr back to table) It's поw а week later,

Nдпкдтоп

NдRпдтоп

(Ьriпgiпg chair back to table) in thеir lovely little hotel

Nдпвдтов

in Bournemouth

Nдппдток

in the south of England,

(ьriпgiпg chair back to table) and as Мr and Mrs Davies аrе coming down fоr
ЬrеаКаst

something unexpected happens.

NARRAToR 3

iJ i

t.r I.r(|r

whеrе аrе you

I'm going to buy а lottery ticket. It's the last day.

MRs DAvlEs

Sсепв

...

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Pu chta/Gern

gross/Devitt

Narrators mimе breakfast actiuities - bashing а soft-boiled egg mith а
teaspoon, pouring tea, buttering toast. Мауье опе сап ask another to 'pass the
marmalade, please'.
Епt er
LOTTERY REP

Ms WltsoN
LOTTERY REP

Ms WltsoN
LOTTERY REP
МП ДПtО MRS DАИЕS

LOTTERY REP

ttery r epr е s епt atiu

е.

Good morning.
Good morning. I'm sоrry, wе'rе full.
That's fine. I don't want а rооm, I want to speak to one of
уоur guests.
Oh, rеаllу? What's it about?
I'm afraid I can't tell you. Аrе Мr and Мrs Daйes in?
(соmiпg dошп the stairs) That's us. What is it?

Мr Daйes. Мrs Davies. Good mоrпiпg. (quietly, so that the landlady саппоt

hear tt. She ls а bit поsеу, though, апd dоеsп't leaue the rооm.) I've got some
good news fоr you.

MRs DAvlES

Good news?

LOTTERY REP

(uery quietly) You've wоп the lottery!

Мпs Dдчlвs

(shouting) Wе'че wоп the lottery! I can't believe it! That's Дt,ооо,ооо!

Ms Wll-sопl
Мпs Dдчlвs

Oh, that's fantastic! Congratulations! Shall I book you in fоr next
уеаr?
Еrrrr ... (rеаIЬiпg she's let the cat out of the bag)

LOTTERY REP

Неrе's уоur cheque. Дl,ооо,ооо! Could you sign hеrе, please?

MR DAvlEs
MRs DAvlES

Дl,ооо,ооо. That's unbelievable
Now we сап even go to Rome!

Eit
Ms WltsoN
$сепв 4
NARRAToR

the Dauieses апd the lottery rер.

(to Narrators) Rome! What's Rome got that Воurпеmоuth hasn't?! (ErlD
The lobby of а hotel iп Rome
So all that happened half а уеаr ago

NARRAToR 2

and it took Мr and Mrs Daйes а long time to fully understand

Nдпкдтов

that they Wеrе поw the proud оWпеrs of Дt,ооо,ооо.

Nдппдтоп

NдппдтоR

NARRAToR 3

But опе day Мr and Mrs Davies thought it was time ...
(takes off handkerchief hat апd mack) to enjoy the mопеу that they had won
(takes offhandkerchief hat апd mack) and they decided ...

NARRAToR

(takes offhandkerchief hat апd mack) to go to Rome fоr а holiday.

...

All g паrrаtоrs put оп sunglasses cf the sаmе time апd. say 'ctao'to the
audience iп uпisоп шith ассоmрапуiпg 'Italian' gesture.

--д

Nдппдтоп 2
RBcBpTloпtlsT

And hеrе they аrе, just checНng into their hotel.
Good evening, and welcome to the Plaza Hotel.

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9з

MR DAvaEs

Good evening.

MRs DAvlEs

Good evening.

RBcBpTloпtlsT

MR DAvlEs
REcEPTloNIsT

MRs DAvtEs
RBcBpTlolulsT 1

Your паmе, please?
Davies.

Мr and Мrs Davies. Just

а moment ... all right. Неrе we аrе. Yоur
а double rооm and all meals for а week.

booкng is for

That's right.

Дl

right. That's rооm 12о9 оп the rzth flооr. The lift's очеr there and the
роrtеr
йll Ьriпg the luggage to уоur rооm. (clicksfingers)

опе of the паrrаtоrs acts as the porter апd approaches the couple.
MR DAvlES
RBcпpTlolulsT

Thank you, but that's not necessary.
As you

йsh, sir.

Porter rеturпs to others, muttering рrеtепd Italian соmрIаiпts about'Inglesi'.
MR DAvlEs
REcEPTloNlST

MRs DAvlES
MR DAvlEs
RBcBpTlolvlsT 2

MRs DAvlEs

Let's hurry, darling. r'm so hungry.

оur rеstаurапt is on the first floor.
The rеstаurапt? At this time of the evening? It's quаrtеr to 8. Surely the
rеstаurапt isn't still ореп?
yes, we wеrе just thinНng of getting
а hаmьurgеr sоmеwhеrе. Тhе rеstаurапt
must Ье closed.

No, sir, madam, really. The restaurant is open frоm 7.зо to rr. You сап take
уоur
time and enjoy а lovely meal йth а йеw of st. peter's.
7.зо to rr! what аrе the times of the оthеr meals then?

REсEPTloNlsT

REcEPTloNlST

RBcepTlolvlsT

We Sегче tea

REcEPTloNlsт

dinner is frоm 7.зо to 11.
Ah, all right. Just а moment, please.

Мп Dдчlвs

We sеrче breaНast frоm 7 to 11.зо,
\,ve Serve lunch from tz to half past
з in the afternoon,
from 4 to б o'clock, and as we've said

...

Не turns to hb tuife, апd they haue а сопuеrsаtiоп, but uле сап't hear шhаt
they
аrе sауiпg. Apparently there is something they're поt happy about.
MRS DAvtEs
RBcgpTlolulsT

Еrm

(соughiпg)... mу husband and I hаче decided we can't stay in
this hotel.
Oh, I'm rеаllу Sorry, madam, sir. We аrе doing everything We сап to please
our
...

guests.

Мп Dдчlвs
REcEPTloNlsT 2

Мпs Dдчlвs
REcEPTIoNlST

No, sorry

Mr'e've

decided to leave straightaway!

Wе'rе dreadfully Sоrry, sir! Could we lеаrп what has suddenly upset you?
You sеrче breakfast frоm 7 to half past rr ...
Yes!

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//'

MR DAvlEs
REcEPTloNlsT 2

MRs DAvlEs
REcEPTloNlsT

Мп Dдчlвs
REcEPTloNlsT 2
MRS DAVIES
RBcBpTlotttlsT 1

MRs DAvlEs
REcEPTloNlsT

MR DAvlES
REcEPTloNlsтs

MRs DAvlEs

Мп Dдчlвs
RECEPTIONlSTS

MR DAvlEs
MR & MRs DAvlEs

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Lunch frоm rz to half past з in the аftеrпооп?
Absolutely!
Теа from 4 to б in the afternoon.

That's right!

And dinner from 7.зо to

11.

Indeed.

That's 14 hours!
That's right. But I don't understand.
You don't understand?
Wе'rе really sоrry, madam. We fail to see what ...
(соuпtiпg оп his fingers) t4 hоurs! We've соmе hеrе to see the sights of Rome!
Yes?
But you just want us to stay in уоur hotel for r4 hours every day,
and eat, eat and eat. Sоrry, we don't want that.

But...
Come оп, dear.

Bournemouth, hеrе we соmе!
They put their umbrellas up апd storm out. The receptionists are left ulith their
mouths шidе ореп.

NARRATORS

(after а mоmепt's hesitation) Wait fоr us! (They charge off as шеlI.)

Puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

Get on staget

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А comedy sketch in 1 scene
4*_6
(*if customer 1 doubles as knuckles and
customer2 doubles as police officer)
Пшпtimе

set

Around 'l2 minutes, depending on production
А hairdresser's shop

Props

З customer's chairs; combs, hairdryers, scissors, shampoos,
hairsprays and
conditioners, а hand-held mirrо1 а swjmming сар
with а hole in it and 2 single
hairs protruding through it (made of thick wool
so that they're easily visibIe to
the audience); а felt-tip реп; poster paper (for the young
woman to create а
poster during the play); а
рор magazine; а SWag bag for Knuckles Murphy

Style

А comedy sketch that shows how ridiculous vanity
can Ье

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stagc tiшý

lt's hard times for ап old hairdresser who gets hardly
апу customers in his shop,
when а уоuпg wоmап stops Ьу to ask for а job, he
feels he has to turn her down
as,he hasn't got enough work to keep himself
busy, let аlопе her as well. But the
уоuпg lady is creative, and turns his business rоuпd.
lntermediate

B'l

Present Perfect (t haven't had а single customer
all day./l've Ьееп а hairdresser Jor
З0 years./l've Sееп your sign);f-clauses (tf you give
mе а job, l'll show уоu.flf that
hаррепs, you'll go to рrisоп./Не would if he саmе
hеrе,/Ц you hod tet him iп, we
would have mаdе mоrе mопеу); Witt-fulure (You'll
Ье а real hit |цith the tadies!)
There аrе at least two scenes whеrе miming
skills are very important: when the
assistant does the hair of the bald customer, and
when

the hairdresser attends to
the mап who wants to look like а
рор star. These scenes in particular need to Ье
practised in such а way that the actors |еаrп
to see what they are doing'through
the eyes of the audience'; for example, when the
assistant is combingthe two
hairs that stick out of the first customer's swimming
сар, this needs to Ье done
slowly and exaggeratedly, with the two hairs being
held up high between the
assistant's fingers, so that the audience сап see
them с|еаrlу.
lп the middle section of the play, when the second
customer wants to look like
а рор star, it's advisable to change the паmеs of
stars апd bands shown iп angle
brackets (see be|ow) to others that аrе better known
to уоur students. lt shouldn't
Ье too difficult forstudents to come up with
names that аrе up to datel

Puchta/Gerngross/DeviГ

l GсЙýаgёГ По

ДЪыiфБrtguаgеs

YoUNG

WoMAN Would you like уоur hair cut like <Robbie Williams>?

cUsToMER

Yочпlс

WеП, it's not bad, but mауЬе а bit too сurlу.

woMAN How

CusToMER

Yочшс

wомАN

cusToMER

about <Will Young>?

No, his hair's too short.

How about <Jonas ДtЬеrg>?
No, his hair's too straight. (etc)

uаliаtiопs

The dialogue as shown above could Ье extended
much mоrе; students cou|d add
further stars (maybe not опlу from the wоr|d of
рор, but also Sports рlауеrs, fi|m
stars, politicians etc).

]llatGlialý

photocopiable Worksheet
А р 198
. Comprehension check

Al tfie

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Worksheet

. VосаЬulаrу: idiomatic phrases

Deciding what to do

Photocopiable Worksheet В р 199
. y'-clauses

. Present perfect
. Creative writing:

job

application

Puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

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At the Hairdresser'ý
Поlеs

Hairdresser
А young wоmап
Customer 1: he is bald (see рrорs, 96)
р
Customer 2: (апоthеr уоuпg mап)
Knuckles Murphy, the bank robber
А police officer
The hairdresser, ап elderly mсп, ts rn hls shop,
toaiting
rather frustrated, as поЬоdу is turпiпg up.

HAl RDRESSER

Jbr

,otstomers. Не
is

This is tеrriЬlе! It's 5 o'clock. I hачеп't had а single
сustоmеr this аftеrпооп.
Well, I haven't had а single customer all day. In iact, I'че
been а hаirdrеssеr
fоr 3о уеаrS, and people don't want mу haircuts
аП)rmоrе. I don't know what's
going wтопg. I might as well shut the shop еаrlу
and go hоmе.
The door opells; епtеr Yоuпg Wоmап.

HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN

ндlпопвssвп
YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAtRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

(cside) Oh, it's а сustоmег. (to the
уоuпg шоmап) Good evening.
Good evening.
Worrld you like а hаiгсut?

No. I wouldn't.
(csrde) Oh, dеаr!
I don't want а haircut. I want

You want

job.

job?

Yes, as а hаirdrеssеr.

job. I haven't got enough wоrk to keep
myself busy.
Ah, that's whеrе I сап help.
I can't give you

You? What do you mеап?
Well, if you give mе

job, I'll showyou.

Тhеrе's no point. You can't get mе any customers.
Well, уоur рrоЬlеm is that you need to Ье mоrе creative.
Then you'll get some
customeгs.
Nonsense! You can't get mе апу customers.
Wait and see! I'll get you thrее йthin ап hour.

I'll tell you what. If you can get mе thrее customers in
an hоur, I'll eat mч hat.

YОUNG WOMAN

Deal!

HAlRDRESSER

Deal!

The уоuпg u)опlап sfcrts to leaue the shop.
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WОМАN

l
j

Whеrе аrе you going?
I'm going to get you а customer.

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пg Languages

А customer? How will you do that?

HAlRDRESSER

Wait and see. You've got to Ье creative. (Exiф

YOUNG WOMAN

She's mad. This'li печеr work. How could she ечеr get mе а customer?

HAlRDRESSER

The door орепs апd she comes back iп, tuith а bald customel,.

Please sit down, sir.

YOUNG WOMAN

The hairdresser takes her aside, апd talks to her cluietly.

What аrе you doing?

HAlRDRESSER

What do you mеап, what аm I doing?

YOUNG WOMAN

Well, this man's bald.

HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HA]RDRESSER

That's not true!
It is true. He's bald!

YOUNG WOMAN

...

look. (they go back to the customer) He's got two hairs ]eft!

And?

HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

Well, you've got to Ье creative.
I don't understand.

HAl RDRESSER

Youltlc WoMAN

Give mе уоur соmЬ.
Неrе you аrе.

HAlRDRESSER

The уоuпg u)оmъп stcrts breaking the teeth off the соmЬ.
HAl RDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

What аrе уоu doing?
Just wait.
She turns round апd prodtLces а соmЬ toith just опе tooth left, Тhеп she sfcrfs
соmЬiпg the customer's head,

YOUNG WOMAN

cusтoMER

YOUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER

YOUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER

YOUNG WOMAN

Счsтомвп

YOUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER

How would you like it done, siг?
I don't rеаllу know.

Well, mау I suggest one оп the left, and опе оп the right? (she does it)
How's that?
Fantastic!

You'llbe

а rеаl hit

йth

the ladies, sir.

D'you think so?
I certainly do!

Excuse mе

..,

Yes?

Could I have some hаirsрrау? It's а bit и,indy outside; I don't want to ruin mу
beautiful пеw hairdo.

puсhи/сеrrвюsУoevittl

Get оп Stage!

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Helbling Languages EIIEIreEEEIдEIЦ

YoUNG

WoMAN

СеrtаiПlУ, sir! Vеry Йsе, sir. (she furns to the
hairdresser) Give me the sрrау,
please.

HAtRDREssEп Неrе you аrе.
YouNG

woMAN Thankyou. (shestcrts spraying)

(to the hairdresser) Can you get mе
the mirrоr?

HAlRDRESSER

The mirrоr? What do уоu want it fоr?
I want to show sir the back.

YОUNG WOMAN

Аrе you crazy?

HAIRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN

Trust mе. Give mе а felt-tip pen.
А felt-tip pen? What fоr?

HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN

You've got to Ье сrеаtiче. Wait and see.

Hairdresser hands afelt-tip реп to the
уоuпg u)оmап. She starts dratuittg а
fеtч hairs iп straight liпеs оп the mirrоr.
YOUNG WOMAN

cUSToMER

Наче а look, sir. How do you like the back?
It's fantastic! I'm so hарру. It's the best hairdo
I've had fоr ages.
How much do I owe you?

YOUNG WOMAN

ндlпопвssцп
YOUNG WOMAN

(to the hairdresser) How much is it?
(to the cltstomer, rather quietly) Fоuг pounds
fif ...
(iпtеrruрtiпg him) Yоu'че got to Ье сrеаtiче! (rcrsing
her uoice)Fourteen
pounds fifty, sir.

н air
cUsToMER

YОUNG WOMAN

еss

er lo oks sho cke

d_.

Дr4.5о? That's а Ьагgаiп! Неrе's Дzо. Кеер the
change.
Тhапk you чеry muсh, sir.

Exit Сustоmеr l.
YOUNG WОМАN

ндlвопвssgп
YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER
YОЧПtС WOMAN

HAlRDREýsER
YOUNG WOMAN

told you! You've got to Ье сrеаtiче.
Fine. You've got us опе customer. But what next?
I told you! You've got to Ье сrеаtiче.
I

What do you mеап?
Well, give mе the felt-tip pen again.
What аrе you doing?

I'm writing а sign. (she rorrres а big poster)
What does it say?

(shouling him the poster) Look!
(rеаdiпg aloud)'Get
уоur hаiг cut like а рор stаr!' That's сrаzу!
wait and see.

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100

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пguаgеs

She puts up the sign оп the stage, so that it is ufsible to the audience. А short
шhile later а аоuпg mап ulalks Ьу, headphoпes оп, humming or u;histling. Не
sees the sigп, апd enters the shop. Не is Customer 2.

Счsтомгп

Good аftеrпооп.

YOUNG WOMAN

Good аftеrпооп.

HAlRDRESSER

cUsToMER

YOUNG WOMAN

Счsтомвп

YOUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER 2
YOUNG WОМАN

Счsтомвп

YOUNG WOMAN

cUSToMER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

What сап we do for you?
I've sееп your sign. I'd like mу hаir cut like а рор star.

Vеry well, sir. (tckes out а mаgаziпе апd shoros it to the customer) Would you
like уоur hаir cut like <Robbie Williams>?
Well, it's not bad, but maybe

bit too сuф.

How about <Will Young>?
No, his hair's too shоrt.

How about <Jonas ДtЬеrg>?
No, his hаir's too straight.
Well, tell mе then, which рор star's hair do you like?
Can you make mе look like <Slash> from <Guns N'Roses>?
WеП I can't, but mу colleague's ап ехреrt оп <Guns N' Roses>.
(to уоuпg шоmап) What? I don't even knowwho they аrе.

(tлhisреriпg to the hairdresser) Just Ье creative, and leave the rest to me.
(to the customer, mоrе loudly) Would you please sit down очеr thеrе?
(quietly, to the аоuпg tооmап) What shall I do?
Ве сrеаtiче. Get cutting!
The hairdresser sfcrfs dоiпg the customer's hair laith trembling

hапЬ, thеп

Ьесоmеs mоrе апd mоrе сопfidепt.
HAlRDRESSER

Some to the left, some to the right. А bit of spray. (drашs afeul liпеs оп а
mirror, апd holds the mirror Ьеhiпd the customer's hеаф Тhеrе you go!

cUsтoMER 2

What do you mеап, Тhеrе you go?

HAlRDRESSER

I've finished. А haircut like <Slash>.

cUsToMER 2
HAl RDRESSER

But it's terrible!

ТеrriЬlе? lVhat do you mеап?

cUsToMER 2

It's awful!

HAlRDRESSER

What do you mеап?

YOUNG WOMAN

Is thеrе а рrоЬlеm, sir?

puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

Get on Stage!

| о Helbling

Languages

ЦiдrцшЦДiш

101

cUsToMER

YOUNG WOMAN

CusToMBB

YOUNG WOMAN

Счsтомдп

ндlпопвssвп
YOUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER

YОUNG WOMAN

cUsToMER

(really desperate) Yes. It's the ugliest haircut in the world. <Slash> doesn't
his hair cut like this!
IrIo, I

lrar-e

know, but he tuould if he саmе hеrе.

Ah. I see. Of course!
Do you understand, sir?
Yes, I do. That's very creative. How much do I owe чоu?

Fоur...
... ty-five

pounds fifty, sir.

Д45.5о? That's а Ьаrgаiп! Неrе's Д5о.

Thank you, sir.
Thanks. Вуе!
Exit Customer z.

HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WОМАN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN

ндlпокцssцк
YОЧПlС WOMAN

This is brilliantl How much have we got?
Well the bald mап gаче us Дzо, and that mап gаче us Ё5о, so wе'vе already
made Д7о.
That's fantastic! That's mоrе than I поrmаllу make in а week!
See? What did I tell you?
But you promised mе thrее customers.

Just you wait and see.
Well, I close in fiче minutes

it's fiче to six. How аrе you going to do that?

неrе comes the third.
The door орепS; епtеr Кпuсklеs Murphy, tuearing о сOр
саrrуiпg а bag marked SWAG.)

HAlRDRESSER

KNUCKIES MURPHY
YOUNG WOMAN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER
YОЧПlС WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

102

апd_

mask, апd"

Good evening, sir. Can we help you?

(polirely) Yes.
See? I told you.

(adoptiпg а рапtоmimе-stуlе thrеаtепiпg posture) Put up your
hands, and
hand очеr the money!
How оп earth аrе we supposed to do that?
Don't you recognise him? He's Knuckles Мurрhу, the famous bank rоЬЬеr.
His
picture's all очеr the town. Give him the mопеч.

No!
Giue him the mопеу!

Nо/
What do you mеап, No?
Just wait. You've got to Ье сrеаtiче!

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KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WOMAN
KNUCKLES МUПРНY

YOUNG WОМАN
KNUCKLES МЧПРНY

YOUNG WOMAN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WОМАN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YОUNG WOMAN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WOMAN

Stop talking and give mе the mопеу!

You аге Knuckles Мuгрhу, аrеп't you, sir?
Yeah! So?
The famous bank rоЬЬеr?
Yeah! So?

Your picture's all очеr the town.
Yeah! So?

Well, that's а рrоЬlеm. Sоопеr ог lаtеr, the police will recognise you. If that
happens, you'll go to рrisоп.
I kпоtч|. But what сап I do?

Well I think we can he}p you.
How?

Wait and see! (csrde) You've got to Ье creative. (to Кпuсklеs Murphy) Please sit
down hеrе, sir.

KNUCKLES MURPHY

Yочпlс WомАN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WOMAN
KNUCKLES MURPHY

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

ОК - but по funny business!
Right. Take off уоur сар.

KnucНes Мurрhу печеr takes off his сар,
Тrust mе. You've got to Ье creative.
ОК, but I'm wаrпiпg you

Just геlах. (quietly, to the hairdresser) Соmе оп, wе'че got to wоrk fast.
Some to the 1eft, some to the right.

And

bit of sрrау.

Тhеrе you go.

Apolice ffiсеr епtеrs the
PoLlcE оFFlсЕR
вотн

PotlcE оFFlсЕR
YOUNG WOMAN

PoLlcB оFFlсЕR
HAIRDRESSER

PoLlcE oFFlcER
KNUCKLES MURPHY

PoLlcE оFFlсЕR

no funny business!

shop.

He/sheis ouf of breath.

Good evening!
Good evening, оffiсеr. Сап we help you?
Yes, we've heard that Knuckles Мurрhу, the famous bank rоЬЬеr, rап in hеrе
iust а few minutes аgо. Have you seen him?

No, I haven't.
Have you seen KnucНes Мurрhу?

No, I haven't, оffiсеr.
(to Kпuckles Murphy) And how about you, sir? Have you seen Knuckles
Мurрhу?
No, I haven't. I'm really sоrry, оffiсеr.

Well, I'd Ьеttеr Ье off then. Knuckles Мurрhу must Ъе caught. (Не rчпs off,
йеп sfops iп the dооrшау, апd turпs to Кпuсklеs Мurрhц.) Oh, Ьу the way

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Мчпрнч What is it, оffiсеr?
PotlcE оFFIсЕR Lovely haircut, if you don't mind mе saying

KNucKLEs

so.

КNuскLЕsМuпрнy Тhапkуоu!

Eit
KNUcKtEs

YоuNG

роНсе officer.

MuBpHy Сrikеу, I don't believe it! не didn't recognise

woMAN

mе!

Didn't I tell you, sir?

HAlRDREssEп You've got to Ье creative.
KNUсKLEs

YoUNG

Мuпрну That's right! How muсh
WoMAN Fоur...

HAIRDREssER
KпtucKLBs

...

МuпрнY

do I owe you?

hundred and fifty pounds.

Е45а? That's а bargain! (he takes the mопец out of his sшаg bag апd giues it
to
the уоuпg шоmап) That's Д5оо. Кеер the change.

Thank you, sir.

YOUNG WОМАN
KNUCKIES MURPHY

Вуе!

НДlПОПВSSВR AND

YОUNG WOMAN

Вуе!

Exit Кпuсklеs.
YOUNG WOMAN

See?

How much hаче we made?

HAlRDRESSER

Well, we've got Дzо and Д5о, plus Д5оо frоm Knuckles Murph1.. That makes
Lsто.

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YОUNG WOMAN

вотн
HAlRDRESSER

L57о - that's mоrе than I make in а уеаr!
What did I tell you?
You'ue got to Ье creatiue!

Precisely.
The door орепS. The police offi,cer rs bcck. They're

PottcE оFFlсЕR
HAlRDRESSER

PollcB оFFlсЕR
Вотн
PoLtcE oFFlcER

вотн
PoLlcE оFFlсЕR
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Роцlсв оFFlсЕR
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bit shocked.

Hold on а minute, you two!
Yes, оffiсеr?
I want а wоrd with vou.

What about?
I

just wanted to know

...

Yes?

Whether you could cut mу hair like the mап I saw just now.
I'm sоrry...
What's the рrоЬlеm?
I'm sоrry. Wе'rе closed. Соmе back tоmоrrоw!

PoLlcE оFFlсЕR
YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN
HAlRDRESSER

YOUNG WOMAN

ОК. (Exif)
Why did you send him away? If you'd let him in, we'd have made mоrе mопеу!
We've Ьееп creative enough for one day.
That's true. And anyhow...

What?
Yоu need time to eat уоur hat поw.

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lп this play, people аrе in а restaurant where they оrdеr pork оr beef from the
mепu. lf you are teaching in а country where eating pork or beef is unacceptable.
please change to something culturally mоrе appropriate, for example, fish.

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1з (lf you want mоrе actors, you may want to add mоrе customers, оr to dоulэlе
lопgеr roles, e.g. Luigi's. lf needed, the cast сап also Ье reduced, Ьу having just 4
customers who are чеrу thirstY/hungry, each of them ordering 2 drinks/meals)

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Around 1О minutes, depending оп production
ln а restaurant
4 tables with 2 chairs each for the customers to sit at; black trousers, white shirts,
and а white cloth for each of the waiters; various props for the tourists (to Ье
chosen Ьу уоur students, e.g. саmеrа, Веrmudа shirt, sunglasses etc.).
Sticky labels, а felt-tip реп, а mепU, а VaSe with (artificial) flowers that's big
enough to contain the contents of В glassfuls, severaI (plastic) glasses; В very
small plates; colourful 'pills'(sweets such as Smarties оr M&Ms) that the students

сап really eat.
The costumes for the astronaUtS саП Ье made Ьу covering crash helmets (if
available) with silver foil. use boxes of different sizes to соvеr the astronauts'
bodies and аrms - again, stick foil оп them; use wire to make their апtеппае.
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А comedy sketch using slapstick and situational humour
Fоur couples - all of them tourists - end up in а restaurant that seems
rather unusual at first sight. а waitress who can't rеmеmЬеr what the gUeStS
have ordered; very small plates, and по cutlery. But as the story unfolds, оur
cUStomers become happier апd hаррiеr, maybe also because of Luigi, the
сuппiпg restaurant owner.
lntermediate

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ordering food and drink

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hаvе а lеmопаdе); possessive рrопоUпS

VосаЬulаrу: food апd drink
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show the students the recording of the play оп the DvD to рrераrе them for the
acting. Дs teenagers usually love imitating other teens, it should lэе easy to get
your students to try and imitate the actors they see оп the DVD.

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. Vocabulary: food

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. possessive рrопоuпs

. use of tenses

. creative writing: in а restaurant

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LUlGl

Luigi, the restaurant оwпеr
Manuel, waiter
Dorothy, waitress
Customers 1-8 (clearly tourists)
(to audience) Good evening,ladies and gentlemen, and wеlсоmе to the
Space Restaurant hеrе in London. This is mу wаitеr, Manuel, and hеrе is mу

waitress, Dorothy.

Мапuеl апd Dorothy boul to the аudiепсе.
LUlGl

It's getting very exciting today, because we have а раrtу of people coming
from аЬrоаd. Тhеir English isn't very good, and thеу'rе in а hurry. But that's
no рrоЬlеm - wе'rе the Space Restaurant. (Doorbell riпgs) And hеrе they
соmе right now!

Luigi поtiсеs that

ttло guests are trуiпg to get iп, but they сап't as the door

is locked.
LUlGl

Oh dеаr, the door's locked.

Не орепs the door; tшо customers соmе iп апd he closes апd locks the door
ьеhiпd them.
cUSToMERs 1 & 2
LUlGl

Good evening.
Good evening, sir, madam.

Doorbell riпgs аgаiп.
LUlGl

Oh dear, the door. Manuel, the dооr, please.

Не орепs the door, the пехt ttllo customers соmе iп; he locks the door аgаiп.
cUsToMERs 3 & 4
MANUEt

Good evening.
Good evening, ]adies.

Doorbell riпgs аgаiп.
LUlGl

Oh dear, the dооr. Dorothy?

...

Не орепs the door, the пехt ttpo customers соmе iп; he locks the door again.
cUsToMERs 5 & 6
DoRoTHY

Good evening.
Good evening, sir, madam.

Doorbell rings аgаiп. Nехt ttllo customers kпосk at the door.
LUlG1

Oh, thеrе are still two left.

Не орепs the door, the last ttllo guests соmе iп; he locks the door аgаiп.
cUSToMERs 7 & 8

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Good evening.

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LUlGI

Good evening, sir, madam. (he leads them to their tables)

LulGl

(to Cusfomers

cusfomers

z each grab а chair апd start to шаlk off tuith it.

Wе'rе taking а seat. You said'Take а seat'.

No! Неrе in England'Take а seat'means'Sit down'.

LUlGI

cUsToMERs 1 AND

апd z) Please sir, madam, take а seat.

Stop! What аrе you doing?

LUIGl

сUSToMERS 1 &

Ah, thank you!
All the customers sit dошп, except Customers з & 4, tuho sit оп thetloor.

DoRoTHY
cUsToMERs з & 4
DoRoTHY
cUsToMERs 3 & 4

Wе'rе sitting down. Не said 'sit down' (pornts totuards flооr,)
No, hеrе in England'sit down'means'sit оп а сhаir'.
Ah, thank you!
(to Cusfom еrs 5 & 6, шhо

MANUEL

cusToMERs 5 & 6
LUlGl

сUSToMER 5 & 6
LUlGI

cusтoMER

What аrе you doing?

Оur coats? No, you can't. Тhеу'rе оurs.
No! Неге in England'Can I take уоur coats?' means'Can I hang up уоur coats?'
(hапd him their cocfs) Ah, thank you. Неrе you аrе.
Dorothy
I'11

йll

take уоur dгinks оrdеrs.

have an apple juice.

cUsToMER 2

I'11have а cola.

Счsтомвп

I'll have а lemonade.

cUsToMER 4

I'1l have а soda.

cUsToMER 5

I'l1 hаче а сuр of tea.

cusтoMER 6

I'll have а coffee.

cUSToMER 7

I'11

cUsтoMER 8

And I'll have а smoothie.

DoRoTHY

cUsToMER

have an оrапgе juice.

(рапiсkiпg cs she сап't rеmеmЬеr uhаt they'ue ordered) Sоrry, that was too
quick! I can't rеmеmЬеr ...
I'll have ап apple juice.

cusтoMER 2

I'11have а cola.

Счsтомвп

I'll have а lemonade.

are sitting tuith their cocts on) Can I take уоur coats?

cusтoMER 4

I'll have а soda.

CusToMBп 5

I'11

cUSToMER 6

I'll hаче а coffee.

cusтoMER 7

I'1l hаче an оrапgе

Счsтомвп 8

And

hаче а cup of tea.

juice.

I'1l have а smoothie.

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DoRoTHY

sоrry, that was still too quick, r can't write it down.
Lulcl Oh, dеаr! Listen. (he takes sticky labels
апd а marker реп, tлrites пumЬеrs
l-B оп the labels апd puts them оп the custom""r'7"oi.tr,
сhапtiпg)
Number one's ап apple juice
NumЬеr two's а cola
Numьеr three's а lemonade
NumЬеr four's а soda
NumЬеr five's а cup of tea
Numьеr six is coffee
NumЬеr seven's оrапgе juice, and
NumЬеr eight's а smoothie!

Eit

Dorothy to get the driпks. Luigi or the maitershoros
the mепч (could Ье
mimed if по prop auailable).

MANUEt

cusтoMER

MANUEL

cUsToMER

MANUEL
cUsToMER 2

Мдшuвl
cusToMER 2

[ulcl
cUsToMERs 1 & 2
cusтoMER 3

Ladies and gentlemen, the mепu.
Manuel?
Yes.

What's'pork'?
It's pig. Роrk is pig.

What's'pig'?
Pig is oink

oink

oink. (pfg поisе)

Ah,I understand. Pig is oink - oink oink oink
- oink - oink.

Yes, it is.

We'll have the роrk.
Luigi?
Yes.

Счsтомвп

What's'lamb'?
It's sheep. Lamb is sheep.

cUsToMER 4

What's'sheep'?

cUSToMER 4

Sheep is Ьааааааааааааааа. (sheep поisе)
Ah, I understand. Sheep is Ьаааааааааааааааа.

Yes, it is.

cUsToMERs 3 & 4
cUsToMER 6
MANUEt

cusтoMER 6
Мдшчвц

cusтoMER

MANUEt

,l10

We'll hаче the lamb.

Manuel?

Yes.

What's 'chicken'?
It's hen. Chicken is hen.

What's'hen'?
Hen is cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck. (hеп поisе)

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cUsToMER

LUlGl

cUsToMERs 5 & 6
cUsToMER 7
LUlGl
cUSToMER 7
LUlGl
cUsToMER 8
LUlGl

cUSToMER 8
LUlGl

сUSToMERS 7 & 8

AtL CUSTOMERS
LUlGl AND MANUEL

Мдlчuвl
LUlGl
MANUEL
LUlGl
Мдпtчвl- AND LUlcl

MANUEt
LUlGl

Мдlччвl
LUlGI

Мдпluвц AND LUIGl

Ah, I see. Hen is cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck,
Yes, it is.

Ah, good. We'll have the chicken,

Luigi?
Yes.

What's'beef?
It's cow. Beef is cow.

What's'cow'?
Cow is mооооооооо. (cou.r noise)

Аh, I understand. Cow is mооооооооо,
Yes, it is.

We'l1have the beef.

What's'soup'?

(thinkfor Q mоlпепt, but сап't шоrk out шhаt fo scy) Мmh - no soup today
(Luigicrosses the soup off all the mепus)
оК, so that's two oink - oink - oink - oink - oink
two Ьаааааааааааааа
two cluck cluck cluck cluck
two mооооооооо and ... (thinks for а mоmепt)
по soup!

(shouting into the kitchen) Роrk fоr two!
Lamb for two!

chicken for two!
Beef fоr two. And

...

no soup! (to the customers) We'llbe right back,

Епtеr Dorothy.

DoRoTHy NumЬеr one's

а carrot tea

Two's а cabbage soda
NumЬеr three's а sausage juice
Fоur's а toothpaste cola
NumЬеr five's ап orange milk
Six is spinach coffee
NumЬеr seven's cactus juice
Eight's potato smoothie,

Atl CusToMBпs No, that's

wTong!

Listen:
NumЬеr one's ап apple juice
NumЬеr two's а cola

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Numьеr
NumЬеr
NumЬеr
Number
NumЬеr
NumЬеr

thrее's а lemonade
four's а soda
five's а cup of tea
six is coffee
seven's оrапgе juice
eight's а smoothie.

DoRoTHy Oh, dear. I just can't rеmеmЬеr it.

...

Ah. Wait. I know!

she takes а uase full of flousers, takes out the
flошеrs, апd pours all the
drinks into it. Тhеп she takes а Sрооп апd triumphantly
sЙrs rhе mixture.

DоRотнy Тhеrе! Неrе's

а cocktail fоr you.

She puts the uase оп the table, thеп leaues. The customers
look around,
sееmiпg confused.
cUsToMER

She's а strange waitress.

cusToMER 2

Yes, апd this is а чеry strange restaurant.

cUsToMER

What do you mеап?

CusToMBп

Well, look at the plates.

cusToMER 4

The plates? What about them.

cUsToMER 5

Oh, yes. Тhеу'rе tiny!

cUsToMER 6

Oh, yes.

cUsToMER 7

And there аrе no forks, no knives, no Spoons
Oh, yes. Vеry strange!

CusToMBп 8

...

nothing to eat with.

Епtеr Lutgi, Dorothy апd МапuеI.
DoRoTHY

cUsToMERs 7 & 8

Lulcl
DoRoTHY
cUsToMERS 5 & 6
MANUEL
DoRoTHY
cUSToMERs 3 & 4
LUlGl

Dопотнy
cUsToMERs 1 & 2
MANUEI

cUsToMER

DoRoTHY

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Ladies and gentlemen, hеrе's уоur food.
Who оrdеrеd beef.2

We did.
Beef. Неrе уоu аrе. (puttiпg а red piII оп each
of

who ordered chicken?

their plates)

We did.

Chicken. Неrе you аrе. фuffrn g а
уеllош pill оп each of thetr plates)
who оrdеrеd lamb?

We did.
Lamb. Неrе you are. (рuffiпg а ulhite pill оп each of
their plates)
Who оrdеrеd pork?

We did.

Pork, Неrе you аrе. (puttiпg а grееп piII оп each
of their plates)
wait а minute!
What's the matter?

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cusтoMER

DoRoTHY
cUSToMER

we ordered food.
This is food.
No it isn't. This is а pill.

MANUEL

The pill is the food!

cUsToMER 4

What do you mеап?

LUlGl

cUSToMER

ALL CUSTOMERS
LUIGl

ALL CUSTOMERS
LUlGl
DOROTHY & MANUEL

& LUlGl

This is the Space Restaurant!

we still don't understand!
Why do you serve pills?
The Space Restaurant is а restaurant

Yes?
...

for astronauts!

Enjoy уоur meal!

The сustоmеrs stcrf еаtiпg the pills. They look sceptical
they seem to start епjоуiпg them,
cUsToMERS 1 & 2

I сап taste роrk.

cUSToMERs 3 & 4

I can taste lаmЬ.

cUsToMERs 5 & 6

I can taste chicken.

cUSToMERs 7 & 8

I can taste beef.

ALL CUSTOMERS
LUlGl

DoRoTHY
ALL CUSTOMERS

first, but thеп

Weii done, Luigi!
Thank you.
Dessert?

No sоrry, wе'rе full! No space,
Епtеr z astroпauts-

ASTRONAUTS

LUlGl

ТаЬlе fоr two, Luigi?

No, sorry, wе'rе fu1l. No space!
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Numьеr
NumЬеr
NumЬеr
Numьеr
NumЬеr
NumЬеr

three's а lemonade
four's а soda
five's а cup of tea
six is coffee
seven's orange juice
eight's а smoothie.

DoRoTHY Oh, dеаr. I just can't rеmеmЬеr it.

...

Ah. Wait. I know!

she takes а uase full of flolaers, takes out the
flоtлеrs, апd pours аII the
drtnks iпtо it. Тhеп she takes а sрооп апd triumphantly
sirs the mixture.

DoRoTHy Тhеrе! Неrе's

а cocktail for you.

She puts the uase оп the table, thеп leaues. The
customers look аrоuпd,
sееmiпg confused.
cUsToMER

cUsToMER 2

She's а strапgе waitress.

CUSTOMER З

Yes, and this is а very strапgе restaurant.
What do you mеап?

Счsтомвп

Well, look at the plates.

cUsтoMER 4

The plates? \zVhat about them.

Сusтомвп

Oh, yes. Тhеу'rе tiny!

cusToMER 6

Oh, yes.

cUSToMER

And there аrе no forks, по knives, no Spoons
Oh, yes. Vеry strange!

cUsToMER 8

...

nothing to eat

йth.

Епtеr Luigi, Dorothy апd МапuеI.

DoBoTHy Ladies and gentlemen, here's
уоur food.
who оrdеrеd beeff

cusToMERs7&8 Wedid.
LUlGl Beef. Неrе you аrе. (putting а
DoRoTHy

\zVho оrdеrеd

cusToMERs5&6 Wedid.

red

pill оп each of their plates)

chicken?

Мдшuвl_ Chicken. Неrе you are. (putting а
уеlIош pill оп each of thetr plates)
DoRoTHy Who оrdеrеd lamb?

cusToMERs3&4 Wedid.

Lulcl

Lamb. Неrе you arc. (,lutting а шhitе piII оп each
of their plates)
DoRoTHy Who оrdеrеd роrk?

cusToMERs1&2 Wedid.
MANUEt Pork. Неrе you аrе. (putting
cusToMER

Waitaminute!

о.

grееп piII оп each of their plates)

Dопотнy What's the matter?
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DoRoTHY

Счsтомвп

we оrdеrеd food.
This is food.
No it isn't. This is а pill.

MANUEL

The pill is the food!

cUsToMER 4

What do you mеап?

LUlGl

Сusтомвп

ALt CUSTOMERS
LUlGI

ALL CUSTOMERS
LUlGl

This is the Space Restaurant!
We still don't uпdеrstапd!
Why do уоu sеrче pills?
The Space Restaurant is а rеstаurапt

Yes?
...

for astronauts!

DOROTHY & MANUEL

& LUlGl

Enjoy уоur mеаl!
The сustоmеrs stcrf еаtiпg the pills. They look sceptical atJirst, but thеп
they sееm to start епjоуiпg thеlп.

I can taste роrk.

cUsToMERs 3 & 4

I can taste lamb.

cUsToMERs 5 & 6

I сап taste chicken.

сUSToMERS 7 & 8

I can taste beef.

cUsToMERS 1 &

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Well done, Luigi!
Thank you.
Dessert?

No sorry, wе'rе full! No space.
Епtеr z astronauts.

AsTRoNAuTs Table for two, Luigi?

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А short 'morality' play based оп traditional
story elements, in 7 scenes
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А medieval town SqUare; outside а cottage in the town; inside the cottage; the
great hall of the king's castle

РlOшs

As many оr as few propS as possible given the preparation time апd уоur
students'creativity; попе of the props is absolutely essentiaI, but it would Ье
good to have (cardboard) swords and shields for the soldiers, апd а bag of gold
(e.g. some nuts painted gold)

Style

А short play in а historical setting iп prose, plus а rhyming chorus; the mаiп
message is about honouring the wisdom, knowleclge and life ехреriепсе of old

people

SупOшsis

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lапgшаUв аlваý

When the king decides to Ьап old people frоm the town, this mеапs а lot of раiп
and sorrow for old and уоuпg. But things get worse ... and finally ечеп the king
understands that if it wasn't for а young Ьоу апd his mоthеr, the country would
ье in serious trouble.
lntermediate
Modals

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must (Old people must Ье sепt аwау!)lсап't (obligation) (We сап't do that!)

Unless (Не will take all the lапd unless Vle сап give him опе thiпg)

Defining relative clauses (не hates old people who сап't work so hard апу more./our
king is offering о reward to апуопе who сап briпg him а drum like this опе.)
stagG tiшs

lt wil| Ье important to explain the meaning of the chorus lines to the students,
as the language used there is rather formal (like the chorus in ап ancient Greek

play). you сап do this Ьу getting students to read the play first. Then dictate the

following Sentences, and ask students to match them with the verses spoken
ьу the chorus. They should write the chorus numbers (see script) next to the
sentences below.
The soldiers ask the assembled people to help the king.
The soldiers try to find the old people and want to kill them.

The people think very hard, but they can't find а solution.
The Ьоу builds а big cupboard with а secret place for his mother to hide in.
When the people hеаr what the king wants from them they get desperate.

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The king is sorry for what he did, and he has sent his soldiers out to tell
everybody that old people are Vеrу important because they know а lot.
Ехреriепсе shows that knowledge is more important than physical power.
The king gets а task frоm another king - if he can't solve it, the other king's

army will come.
...... The old woman tells the Ьоу what to do, and he goes to the king to tell him,
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Chorus, consisting of at least 4-6 students
ýoldiers 1-4

Old wоmап

Меп 1,2

King

Wоmеп 1,2
РrOlоgше

cHoRus
(1)

cHoRUs

Wise mеп 1,2

Епtеr Chorus, mаrсhiпg iп time апd сhапtiпg,
Listen while we tell you а tale frоm long ago;
Listen while we tell you of all the things we know
Of how, when faced with cruelty, brutality and grееd,

А swоrd and shield аrе not enough It's йsdom that you need.
(аппоuпсiпg) Scene r: А medieval town square
Either the chorus сап сопtiпuе

Qs Q

the uillag er s / soldiers etc.

separate епtitу, or its mеmьеrs ссm Ьесоmе

SoLDlER

People, listen to mе. Оur young king only wants young people in his tоrлm.
Young
people can wоrk hаrd fоr him. O]d people can't. Old people очеr
75 must go away.

Мдш

Му father is 76. Whеrе сап he go?

sotDlER 2

Take him to the mountains.

WoMAN

тhеге's no food in the mountains.

solDlER

You must do what оur king says.

MAN

We can't do that!

SotDtER 4

Тhеп you'll Ье punished, and оuг king

Wомдlч

That's not fair!

Sоlоlвп

Silence! Do what уоur king says!

cHoRUs
(2)

йll

take уоur houses and animals away.

Back to their homes the townsfolk go
Their souls despaired, weighed down with woe.
Some people wept, some people рrауеd
-

But knew thеir king must Ье obeyed.
cHoRUs
oLD WомАN
Sопt

oLD WoMAN
Sош

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Her son

(аппоuпсiпg) scene z: outside а cottage in the town
You look sad, mу son. What did the soldiers say?
They said old people must Ье sent away.
Sent away?
Yes

to the mountains. What can we do. Моthеr?

Olo

wомдN

Build

а big cupboard

йth

а secret rооm in it.

when the soldiers соmе I'll hide

there.

I'l1start right now!

Solu

The mап worked hаrd Ьу day and night
То get the secret roomjust right,
But would it work? - We'll soon find out!
неrе come the soldiers йth а shout,

cHoRUS
(3)

(аппоuпсiпg) Scene з: Inside the cottage

cHoRUS

QuicНy Mother, hide! (She does so,)
(knocking)openup!(Sonletsthesoldiersfn.)Whereareyourfatherand
mother?
Му father's dead, and I've taken my mother to the mountains,

SoN
SoLDlER

Sопt

SololBn

Why should we believe уоu?
If you don't, then уоu'rе welcome to sеаrсh the house,

Sопl

(to the other so/diers) Search the house!

SoLDlER 2

They sеаrсh the house, we hold оur Ьrеаth
Discovery mеапs certain death!
Soldiers аrе looНng fоr the old ",
These mеп аrе sсаrу, brutal, bold,
(The soldiers searchthe house,)

cHoRUs
(4)

SololBп

She isn't hеrе.

soLDlER 4
SoN

оК. Now let's go to the next house , (Eit soldiers)
You сап come out now, Моthеr, They've gопе,
We wеrе lucky. I hope they won't come back,

oLD WoMAN

Снопus
(5)

cHoRUS
KlNG

Some months passed Ьу in solemn реасе,
But then а cruel king frоm the east
Threatened to invade оur land
Unless оur Hng met his demand А riddle must Ье solved. So then
Оur king assembled his йsе mеп,
(аппоuпсiп.g) Scene 4: The Hng's great hall
to the east, Не wants all оur
I've received bad news frоm the king of the country
we have unless we сап
land. He's got а mighý аrmу йat йll соmе and take all
give him one thing.

WlsE MAN

KlNG

And what is that thing?

mеп, what is the
А drum that sounds when nobody beats it. Соmе, mу wise

апswеr?

W|SE МАN 2
KlNG

you can't have а drum that sounds when
тhеrе is по апswеr. It's impossible!
nobody beats it.
Fools!You've failed mе - gо away, Soldier!

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KlNG

Sоlоlвп

cHoRUs
(6)

Yes, mу Hng.
Go and tell the tovrrnspeople: there's а bag of gold fоr whoever
can bring mе а
drum that sounds when nobody beats it.
Yes, mу Hng.

А crowd has soon assembled
То hеаr the soldiers say
What they must do to help their king
Кеер invaders fаr away.

Снопus

Sоlоlпп

Sоt оlцп 2

MAN

Sопl

WoMAN

solDlER

Wомдlч 2
MAN

solDlER 4
Снопчs
(7)

cHoRUs
oLD WoMAN
Sопt

oLD WoMAN
SoN
oLD WoMAN
Sош

oto wомдlч
Sош

oLD WoMAN
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(аппоuпсiпg) Scene 5: The tovm square
Listen to mе, еvеryопе. The king frоm the country to the east wants
оur land. Не
йll соmе йth his soldiers and take уоur houses and animals away.
оur Ьrаvе king went to the mighty Hng of the east. Не asked the king
of the east
to give оur town а сhапсе.
Нurrаh! Оur Hng's the best.
(cside) I don't think so. Не hates old people who can't
work hard апу mоrе.
What's happened? Is the Hng from the east giйng us а chance?
silence! Не is. Не says he won't соmе if we сап give him а drum
that sounds
when nobody beats it.
Oh dеаr! А drum that sounds when nobody beats it
That's impossible! We'll lose everything!

...

оur king's offering а reward to anyone who can bring him

whole bag of gold! Think, ечеryопе, think!
They scratch their heads, they ruЬ their chins
They think and think and think ...
But no one finds the answer, and
Their hearts begin to sink.

а drum like that.

(аппоuпсtпg) Scene 6: Inside the cottage
You look sad, mу son.

моthеr, the king fTom the country to the east wants оur land. Не
will соmе
his soldiers and take оur houses and animals away.

йth

That's terrible! The Hng frоm the east is as cruel as оur king.
But the Hng frоm the east is giving us а сhапсе.
what chance?

Не says he won't соmе if we сап bring him а drum that sounds
whеп nobody
beats it.
That's easy!

I don't believe you.

Believe mе, it's not difficult.
But Mother, even the wise mеп don't know what to do!

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мауье the wise men aren't that wise. Listen to mе!

otD WoMAN

Дl

Soltl

right, Моthеr.

it'll
Imagine а drum with its sides made of рареr. \,Vhen you put а Ьее inside,
that
buzz аrоuпd and beat against the рареr with its йпgs. дпd that's the drum
sounds when nobody beats it.

otD WoMAN

will this

cHoRUS
(8)

Ье the answer?

Will this save the day?

The young mап runs to the castle
То say what he must say.

cHoRUs
Sопt

KlNG
Sot-olBB 1
KlNG
Soltt

KlNG

SololBK

KlNG

(аппоuпсiпg) Scene 7: The castle great hall, with everyone assembled
му king, I know what we can do. we must make а drum with its sides made of
йll buzz and beat against the рареr
рареr. We must put а Ьее inside. ТЪе Ьее
иtb its wings. дпd that's the drum that sounds whеп nobody beats it!
You аrе wiser than mу wise mеп. Неrе's the bag of gold. (to Soldier l) Soldier,
tell the реорlе to do what the йse young mап has told us,
Yes, mу Hng. Straightaway!
But tell mе, о wise young mап. Did апуопе help you?
Му Hng. I cannot tell а lie. It's not me who's йsе - it's my mоthеr! I didn't send
hеr away to the mountains. please don't do anything to hеr,

Your mother has saved uS, So I won't send hеr away. I can see now that I've
live in
made а terrible mistake. Frоm now оп all the old people should Ье able to
оur town with their families. (to Soldier з) Soldier!
Yes, mу king.

Tell everyone that from now on all the
old people йll Ье able to live in
оur town йth their families.

SoLDlER 3

I'll tell them straight away, my Hng.

KlNG

We will respect оur old people, and
I'm surе they'll share their йsdom
йth us.

Later.
PEoPLE

cHoRUs
(9)

Нurrау! Long live the Hng!

What оur Hng says is соrrесt We must treat them Йth respect.
we need the йsdom of the old Their wisdom is worth mоrе
than gold.

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ПоIеs
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Around 5 minutes, depending оп production
Different pIaces оп а fаrm

PrOшs

З sheep's hats апd cottonwoo| taiIs for the narrators (they
are sheep); а big net оr
bed sheet; а big sausage; face paint and head gear for
bear and fox; some rustic
clothes for the fаrmеr and his wife

Style

А light, fast-paced comedy sketch; the main mоrаl lesson
conveyed through the
play is that dishonesty doesn't
рау

$упошsis

А farmer finds а Ьеаr is killing his sheep. Не sets
а trap, and manages to catch it.
The bear promises to show the farmer а hidden treasure
if he doesn't kill him.
The fаrmеr believes him, but then finds out that
he himself has Ьееп deceived Ьу
the beat who threatens to eat him. The fаrmеr thinks
of а way out and makes ап

offer the bear can't refuse.
tапgшаgе lече|
1апguаgе аlGаý

lntermediate

В1

Expressing intention (l'm gоiпg to kill you!/This is
how l'm gоiпg to reward you.);
talking aLrout spontaneous decisions and promises (/'//
mаkе а trap апd catch the
bear./l wоп't kill апу oJ your sheep апу more.)
lt's time + past tense (/t's time you gаче mе
mу reward.)

stagc tips

Ап interesting idea for this play would Ье to use some
hay bales оr something
that Iooks like hay bales. The farmer could sit оп
опе at the beginning but then
as the паrrаtоrs tell the tale the bales could lэе
moved about Ьу the actors to
create different shapes and areas. Fоr instance, when
the fаrmеr follows the track
of the Ьеаr he coulci simply weave iп and out of three
оr four bales and when he
SetS а trap to catch the Ьеаr the bales could
Ье stacked two high in а square with
а Space in the middle for the Ьеаr to fall into. They
could become the henhouse
the епtrапсе to the cottage etc. Епсоurаgе your
students to experiment with the
bales to create interesting апd varied shapes and
environments to help tell the
tale of the journey.

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Narrators 1-3, they are sheep (see above)
Fаrmеr smith
Hilda, the farmer's wife

ПOlеs

Bear
Fох

Old Horse

Dog

ЕпtеrNсrrсtоrs l-g апd Fаrmеr Smith
NARRAToR

Fаrmеr Smith is а sheep fаrmеr. Неrе hе is, counting his sheep.
|,2, З,4 .., 5...... 6 ..,... (faПs asleep апd starts sпоriпg)

FАRмЕR

to hеф them go
Now, as many of youknow, counting sheep is something people use
them,
to sleep, but that's not фе rеаsоп Fаrmеr smith is trying to count
(lлokes himsetf ttp suddenly шith а particuJarly loud sпоrе) L, 2, з,4 ", 5 """ 6

Nдпвдтов 2
FАRмЕR

....,.

(thenfolb asleep аgаiп)

NARRAToR 3

Fаrmеr Smith thinks а bear's Hlling опе of his sheep every night.

NARRAToR

so he wants to count them to Ье surе.

But, as Soon as he starts counting he falls asleep,

NARRAToR 2

Luckily Fаrmеr Smith's kind and lovely wife Hilda is hеrе to help him,

Nдпвдтов 3

Sausage.
Enter Hilda, uhо шаkеs Fаrmеr Smith Ьу bashing him mith а large

Нllод

(Ьellot

uing) Wakey wakey!

Thank you, my darling. What would I do йthout you?
уоur lovely homemade sausage!

tАRмЕR SMlTH
HlLDA
FАRМЕR SMlTH

I tike being

Smith

апd Hilda сопtiпuе to mimе countiпg,falling asleep апd bashing,

NдRпдтов 2

And so the loving couple continue their work ",
So very happy together .,. (а particularly heauy

Nдвкдток

Until, at last

FДКМВВ SMtTH

Нll-од

Nдпкдток

FАRмЕR
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FАRмЕR

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Hnd to you, mу sweetie. Саrry on!

|2, |з, 14... (etc)

Farmer
1

Your kindness ", and

(hcsfi/y)|,2,З'..4.....,5(stcrtstogotosleepagain,butHildabasheshim
is rереаtеф
аgаiп) ... 6,7,8 ... g ... ro (stcrts to go to sleep againbut the асtiоп
LL,

Nдппдтоп

...

ЬЛош

fтоm Hilda's sausoge)

...

(Hildabashes
z87, z8},z89. Тhеrе! I knew it! That bear's taken апоthеr sheep,
him опе mоrе time.) You can stop поw, mу angel,
Sorry, sweetie. What аrе we to do?
Ьеаr always
The fаrmеr looks carefulý at the Ьеаr's tracks and he notices that the
takes the same path.
I

know! I'11make а trap and catch the killer,

What can I do to help?
Go and cook that Sausage, mу angel. MaНng а trap is hungry wоrk,

Nдкпдтоп 2

Then, he dug а hole in the ground, put а strong net очеr it and сочеrеd it
carefully йth leaves and Ьrапсhеs.

NARRAToR 3

Sure enough the next night the Ьеаr fell into the hole, got caught in the net
and couldn't escape. Whеп Fаrmеr Smith came in the mоrпiпg he found the Ьеаr
in the net.

FАRмЕR

Now I've got you, and I'm going to Hll you!

BEAR

Fаrmеr Smith, don't do that. Don't Hll me!

FАRмЕR
BEAR

NARRAToR 1
FARMER

Nдппдтоп 2
BEAR

FARMER
BEAR
FАRмЕR
BEAR

Why shouldn't I kill you? Aren't you Hlling my sheep?
Let mе go this time and I']l rеwаrd уоur Hndness! I know а саче in the woods
whеrе thеrе is some trеаsurе. And I won't kill апу of уоur sheep any mоrе.
The Ьеаr begged and begged until at last the farmer opened the net and let
him out.

Now then, let mе have mу rеwаrd. Show me the way to the treasure.
The bear put а heavy paw оп the fаrmеr's shoulder.

This is how I'm going to reward you. I'm going to eat you up!
What? Is that what you cal] а reward fоr kindness?
Тhеrе is no rеwаrd for Hndness in оur wоrld. Ask anyone and you
right.

йll

see I'm

I don't believe it! Тhеrе must Ье а reward fоr Hndness.

Vеry well. I'm sure I'm right. Let's go for а walk and ask the first animal оr реrsоп
we meet.

NARRAToR 3

Olo HoBsB

BEAR
FARMER
BEAR
NARRAToR

DoG

BEAR
FАRмЕR

The first реrsоп they met was an old horse. They told the horse the story.
The Ьеаr's right. Look at mе. Fоr thirty years I worked for а fаrmеr. But this
mоrпiпg I heard him say, 'It's time we killed the old hоrsе! He's no good for wоrk
any mоrе.'

What did I tell you? I was right, wasn't I! There's no rеwаrd fоr Hndness. Now,
rоll up уоur sleeve ... I think I'1l start Ьу eating one of уоur arms - delicious!
No, wait! I can't believe that this is the rеwаrd kindness always gets! We must ask
someone else.
ОК, but if I'm right again, I'll eat you and уоur wife, Hilda.
They walked on а little fаrthеr until they met ап old dog. They told him their
story.
The Ьеаr's right. Look at mе! I guarded mу fаrmеr's house for years, but this
mоrпiпg I heard him say, 'It's time we killed that old dog!' So I know that in this
world there's по reward for Hndness.

You see! Now, where's the ketchup?

No - wait! I can't believe that this is the rеwаrd kindness gets! We must ask one
mоrе person.

NARRAToR 2

Тhе Ьеаr agreed.

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Fох

Fдвмвп
Fох

NдппдтоR

Fох

But only after the fаrmеr аgrееd in turп that if the Ьеаr was right it could eat
him, his йfе AND hеr lovely homemade sausages!
The next реrsоп they met was а fox. The fox listened carefully апd then he
whispered to the fаrmеr ...

(tohisperiпg) If I help you, will you give mе all the chickens in уоur henhouse?
Yes, I will. Тrust mе!
(to bear) Нmm! Нmm! It's difficult to say who's right. I must have а look at the
place whеrе it all happened. First, show me the sheep field.
So they went to the field. The fox solemnly shook his head.
It was certainly wтопg of the Ьеаr to eat all those sheep! ... Now show mе whеrе

you set the trар.
Nдппдтоп

Fох
Fдпмвп
NARRAToR 2

Fох
Nдпвдтов

Fох
FАRмЕR

NдкпдтоR

FАRмЕR

Fоr а long time the fox looked at the hole in the ground and the net.
(tofarmer) You say the Ьеаr got caught in this net? I want to see just hоw he was
caught.
(to bear) If you want to

йп

this bet you'll have to show him.

So the Ьеаr showed the fox how he had Ьееп caught; the Ьеаr jumped into the
hole and got stuck in the net. Не lay thеrе and couldn't get out.

Well, you Hlled the sheep, so I say it's fair that the fаrmеr's caught you. Now you
can just stay thеrе. Come оп, Fаrmеr Smith!
So the fox and the fаrmеr went away leaving the Ьеаr in the hole. When they
came to the henhouse the fox stopped.
I helped you. It's time you gаче mе my rеwаrd!

Just а moment

I must get the key to the henhouse.

тhе fаrmеr rап into the house and shouted to his йfe.
Hilda, there's а fox outside trying to steal
оur chickens. Get а sausage!

Hilda does the ccfions beloto as
Narrator z describes them.
NARRAToR

Fох

The fаrmеr's wife grabbed the biggest,
fattest sausage she could find and hurried
out to the henhouse. when she found the
fox she started to hit him. The fox was
badly hurt, but he managed to ruп away.

(ruппiпg alaay) Now I knowwhat
rеwаrd Hndness gets! Oh, what а bad,
bad world this is!

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10 (в of these rоlеs are narrators. This creates а speciaI dramatic effect and has
the extra advantage that mоrе students сап Ье involved in the play)

Around 4 minutes, depending оп рrоduсtiоп
А соuпtrу cottage
а
Д big cooking pot, а carrot, salt and рерреr, а piece of meat (this could Ье

juice, glasses, а
stone, соlоurеd red and white as if it was meat), а саrtоп of apple
loaf of bread, 2 soup bowls and spoons

д humorous play with interaction between the two mаiп actors (ап old wоmап
and а traveller), and В паrrаtоrs
when а tired and huпgrу travel|er knocks оп the door of а greedy old woman's
house and asks for а place to stay for the night, she does not want to let him
in. But the traveller is cunning; he shows the old woman а rusty old nail and
promises to make delicious soup from it. Дlthough she doesn't believe him at
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Future for spontaneous decisions
Exp|ain to уоur students that the interaction between the narrators and the
actors is very important. After the students have read the р|ау for the first time,
ask them to find instances of these two паrrаtоr functions in the text:

а) introducing the audience to а scene.
Fоr example:
NARRAToR

Nдккдтов
NARRAToR

Nдквдток
NARRAToR

NдпRдток

1
2
3
1
2
3

Once upon а time
in а land far away
а рооr traveller stopped in а йllage,
Не was cold.
Не was tired.
Не was hungry.

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the audience
ь) commenting оп what's happening and making the action сlеаrеr to
Fоr ехаmрlе:

NдRRдтоR
NARRAToR
NARRAToR

б
7
1

дпd hайпg said that, the old lady tried to siam the dooT in his face,
But although the mап WaS poor, he was сlечеr,
Не stuck his foot in the door,

narrators
Ехрlаiп to the students that in оrdеr to make the interaction lэetween
паrrаtоr is
and actors mоrе effective, all the actors should stay still while а
spea king, а nd then mоvе as d irected.
folIowing way:
The scene quoted above, fоr example, should Ье acted out in the
dооr in his face,
NдRRдто R б AIid having said that, the old lady tTied to slam the
audience
while finishing the sепtепсе, the Narrator makes а gesture inviting the
the old
to look at the old lady. Тhеп, whеп the Narrator has finished speaking,
lady mimes slamming the door.
NдRRдтоR 7 But although the mап WaS рооr, he was сlечеr.
NARRAToR 1 Не stuck his foot in the dооr,
ап action
дgаiп, the Nаrrаtоr makes а gesture to make the аudiепсе аwаrе that
putting his foot iп the
is to lэe expectecl frоm the mап. lt is important that him
door follows immediately after Nаrrаtоr 1 finishing his/her line.

point out to
Get students to watch the DVD чеrsiоп of the play and specifically
say:
them the rhythm of the interaction between the паrrаtоrS, е.g. when they
NARRAToR
NARRAToR

NдпRдток

5
8
б

The old lady wasn't surе
but she was so сuriоus
she decided to let him in,

person,
The key point here is that the three паrrаtоrs speak as if they were опе
ьу letting their liпе follow the previous line without а break in between,
the audio recording,
Let students find other examples of this type of dramatisation iп

lllatetials
Photocopiable Worksheet А р 206

. comprehension check
. Vocabulary: ad_iectives
Photocopiable Worksheet В р 207

. spontaneous
decisions with

r,yil/

. y'-clauses
. creative writing: а police report

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NARRAToR

Жеяstу

ln а country cottage
Опсе upon а time

NARRATOR З

а рооr

NARRAToR

Не was cold.

land fаr away
traveller stopped in а village.

NARRAToR 2

не was tired.

NARRAToR 3

Не was hungry.

TRAVELLER

%жжр

Traveller
Old wоmап
Narrators 1-8

NARRAToR 2

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I need food but I haven't got апу mопеу. Д1 I hаче in mу pocket is this

nail.

(shоrлtls ft to the

аudiепсе)

NARRAToR 4

Не hoped а йllager wou]d Ье Hnd to him.

NARRAToR 5

So he knocked at а door. (kпосkkпосkkпосk)

NARRAToR 6

Ап old woman opened the dооr

oLD WoMAN

What do you want?

TRAVELLER

oLD WoMAN
TRAVELLER

tiny bit.

Please, old woman, I'm cold and tired and hungry.

What do you want mе to do?
Мау I sleep on уоur flооr fоr the night?

olo wомдltl

NARRAToR 6

And having said that the old lady tried to slam the door in his face.

Nдвпдтов 7

But although the man was рооr, he was сlечеr.

Nдвпдтоп

не stuck his foot in the door.

TRAVELLER

oLD WoMAN
TRAvELtER

rusý old

go away! I don't like strangers.

Wait. Please, old wоmап, listen to mе.
Why should I listen to you? Yоu'rе а fool! Go away.
Because if you let mе in, just to wаrm mу feet Ьу the firе, I will show you how to
make the most delicious soup in the world frоm just this rusty old nail.

otD WoMAN

Don't talk such rubbish!

NARRAToR 2

But the old woman was greedy

NARRAToR 3

and thinНng of all the money she could save if she could really make soup frоm
а rusý naiI

NARRAToR 4

she opened the dооr а little mоrе.

oLD WомАN

How do I know уоu'rе not lying?

TRAVELLER

NARRAToR 5

I mау Ье рооr, but I'm ап honest mап.

The old lady wasn't surе

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NARRAToR 8

but she was so curious

NARRAToR 6

she decided to let him in.

Мау I sit Ьу the firе?

TRAVELLER

Later. First, make the soup.

oLD WoMAN

ОК. Do you have а pot?

TRAVELLER

Yes, I've got а pot.

olo wомдltt

Тhеп fi1l it

Твдчв1-1-вп

йth

wаtеr and put it оп the firе,

Grumbling, the old woman did as she was told,

NARRAToR 7

wоmап miплеs the асtiапs,
NARRAToR 1

And while they wеrе waiting fоr the wаtеr to boil,

NARRAToR 2

the oid lady stared at the mап suspiciously,

NARRAToR 3

But the mап just smiled.
Look, the wаtеr's ready. What do we do now?
It's simple. I drор the nail in the pot and we wait,

otD WомАN
TRAVELLER

Wait fоr how long?

oLD WoMAN
Твдчв1-1вв

Five minutes, that's all.

NARRAToR 4

So they waited and while they wеrе waiting

NARRAToR 5

the old Wоmап began to get excited Ьу the thought of the soup

NARRAToR 8

and she started to talk.

oLD WoMAN

Shali I put апоthеr 1og оп thе firе?

TRAVELLER

Only if you want to. I don't want to Ье any trоuЬlе,

Nдпкдтов 6

So she put апоthеr log оп the firе

Nдвпдтоп 7

and the rооm began to get wаrmеr

oLD WoMAN

Is the soup rеаdу yet?

TRAVELLER

...

Let mе taste it and I'il tell you.

Wоmап giues him sрооп, he tastes the soup,
NARRAToR

otD WoMAN
TRAvEtLER

Well, what do you think? Is that good?
It's very good, but it could Ье even better with just а little salt and рерреr.

oLD WoMAN

Of course.

NARRAToR 2

So the old wоmап went to thе cupboard

NARRAToR 3

and gave the mап some salt and рерреr

Nдкпдтоп 4

which he added to the pot.

oLD WoMAN

Is that good? (he tastes it

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So the mап tasted the soup.

again)

It's very, very good! But it could Ье ечеп better

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йth just а саrrоt.

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otD WoMAN

I've got а саrrоt! I'll fetch it.

NARRAToR 5

So the old woman went back to the сuрЬоаrd and саmе back

NARRAToR 8

She chopped it into pieces and gave it to the mап

NARRAToR 6

who added it to the pot.

NдRRдтоп 7

Ву now the old woman had forgotten that she was grumру

NARRAToR

she even gave the mап

NARRAToRs 1-8

otD WомАN
TRAvELtER
ot-o Wомдlч
TRAVELtER

olo wомдпl
TRAVELLER

And tell me, Michael, is the soup ready yet?
It must Ье. Let me taste it again.
(he tastes it) Oh, yes, that's wonderful! But it would Ье the most delicious soup
in the world if only ...

What?
... we

had а little meat.

NARRAToR 3

So the old woman went to the сuрЬоаrd and саmе back

NARRAToR 4

which she cut into pieces and gave to the mап

NARRAToR 5

who added it to the pot.

TRAvEttER
O1-o

Wомдlч

TRAVELLER

oLD WoMAN
TRAVELLER

Tell mе, strапgеr, what's уоur паmе?
Му name's Michael.

Meat? I have some meat.

Wомдlч

а саrrоt.

а smile!

oLD WoMAN

O1-o

йth

some meat

I can't wait to taste this soup!

You must Ье patient.
I can't. I'm so excited! When
Soon.

йll

it Ье ready?

Vеry very soon. But I know what й11 help you wait

...

What's that?

I'll sing you а song.

NдпкдтоR 8

So the mап sang the old wоmап а song

NARRAToR 6

and it made the old woman feel young again

NARRAToR 7

and Ьеfоrе she knew it, sshh, the mап tasted the soup again and said

TRAvEtLER

...

It's rеаdу!

oLD WoMAN

You fetch some bowls, and I'll fetch us а fine loaf of bread and some wопdеrful
apple juice.

NARRAToR

So they sat down together.

Nдппдтоп

They ate the soup, they sang mоrе songs.

Nдккдток

They laughed and laughed and laughed, and when the meal was очеr the old
woman gave the mап а blanket and let him sleep Ьу the firе while she went to

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bed hаррiеr than she had ечеr been.
NARRAToR 4

But before the mап settled down fоr the night

NARRAToR

he went back to the firе, reached into the pot

NARRAToR 8
TRAVELLER

ALt
TRAVELLER

and said:
(to аudiепсе) Дпd that, my friends, is how you make the most delicious soup
the world from just (holds up паil) а rustу old nail!

Sshhh!

ftuhbpers) Sorry!

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А humorous play in 12 scenes, based on а fable
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At least 20 minutes, depending оп production

Billy's home, outside the flour mill; the top of Mighty Mountain; outside апd
inside Fаrmеr's cottage (split scene). Each change of location in this play is
аппоuпсеd as part of the narration and so you have the option of реrfоrmiпg
without апу set whatsoever and letting the audience's imagination do alI the
hard wоrk!

РlOшs

Stuffed rubber washing-up glove to look like а chicken's comb; а little beak
оп elastic; something to make а 'nest' from; а Ьох; а few pancakes (could Ье
made of thicker cloth iп the right соlоur); а golden egg (could Ье а plastic egg
painted а golden colour); а 'hitting stick'to Ье made of something light but
rigid (polystyrene perhaps wrapped in cloth painted to look like wood оr а сапе
wrарреd in foam ruЬЬеr and painted)

Style

А light comedy sketch. The mаiп moral lesson conveyed through the play is that
dishonesty doesn't рау.

SUnOшsis

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lапgшаUв alEas

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Emily, Наппаh апd Billy live with their mother in а little hut. Опе day, the
mother wants to make pancakes for hеr children, but there's по flоur at home.
The children gо to the miller to get some flour, but оп the way home the wind
blows it away. Наппаh goes to the top of the mountain to соmрlаiп to the wind.
Не says he can't give her the f|our back, but he offers her а magic pancake Ьох
instead. The Ьох can produce as mапу pancakes as they wish, and Hannah is
very happy about it. Оп the way home to the hut she stays overnight with а
fаrmеr апd his wife. The next day she discovers that the magic Ьох is gone. The
same happens а few days lаtеr with а magic chicken that the wind gives to Emily
instead of the pancake Ьох - а chicken that can lay golden eggs. The girls think
the wind has played а trick on them, but Billy knows better Не goes back to see
the wind, and this time the wind gives him а magic hitting stick. When Billy stops
at the farmer's house, the рrоЬlеm gets so|ved.
lntermediate

В1

Making requests (Сап you mаkе some...7); Exclamations (Dоп't Ье silly/greedy,
What kind people!)
Most of the characters have fairly short parts. The fаrmеr and his wife's parts аrе
lопgеr, but some of it is repeated lines. You may want to select the more able

students in your class for those rоlеs.

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The Narrator Chicken has а lot to say too. lf you want to make this easier for yout,
students, you сап let that character read from а story book. Alternatively, the раrt
of the chicken could Ье shared between two оr three actors.

Illatelials

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Polite phrases

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Mother
Mavis
Farmer
wind/prince

Narrator (who is а chicken)
Наппаh
EmiIy

Billy
Sсепв

Bil!y's home
Епtеr Сhiсkеп.

сн lcKEN

(to audience) Cluck, cluck, c]uck!

Cluck, cluck, cluck!
I'm а chicken not а duck
А duck, you see, says quack, quack, quack
An owl says too-whit, too-whoo But I'm а magic chicken
With а story just for уоu!
Long ago, in а time before supermarkets, thеrе lived thrее сhildrеп
... Hannah:

..,

Епtеr Наппаh.
HANNAH

Hello everyone!

сн lcKEN

... and

Emily:

Епtеr Emily,
EMlLY

cHlcKEN

Неllо everyone!
... and

Biily:

Епtеr Billy.
BltLY

Goodbye, everyone!

ALt

Don't Ье siliy, Billy.

cHlcKEN
BlLtY
cHlcKEN
BlLtY
cHlcKEN

Billy, you see, likes being silly sometimes,
That's not truе! I like being silly all the time - but then I get into trоuЬlе!
(to Billy) Well, сап you Ье sensible fоr the story?
I'll try. (he pufs оп a'seriotLs face)
Good! Then we'll begin.
Exit Наппаh, Billy, Emily. Сhiсkеп goes to the side of the stage апd settles оп
her пеst.

сн lcKEN

Hannah, Emily and Billy lived йth thеir mother in а little cottage. Sadly,
thеiг father had died some уеаrs еаrliет.
Епtеr Наппаh, Billy, Еmilу апd Mother.

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HANNAH

Mother, can you make some pancakes, please?

MoTHER

оК, but I haven't got any flоur,

EMlLY
MoTHER

ОК, Mum. \zVhere can we get some flour?
Go to the millеr. Не сап give you Some. Неrе, take this bowl.
She

Bl LLY

ALL
BlLLY

MoTHER

So you must get mе Some.

hапЬ BiIIy аЬошI, шhichhe puts оп

hrЪ

head.

\Mhat а lovely hat! Thank you, Мum.

Don't Ье silly, Billy!

(taking offbotuD Sorry,I forgot.

Offyou go.
Exit Наппаh, Billy, Emily, Mother.

сн lcKEN

дпd offthey went to the miller, whеrе they filled their bowl йth flour. They
Wеrе very happy, but as they walked back, dreaming of pancakes, something
happened.

Sсепе 2

outside the flour mill

Епtеr the three children. Billy Ь holding the bolalful of flour.
НАNNАн
EMll-y
BlLLY

HANNAH

What's that noise?
I can't hеаr anlthing.

No, поr сап I.
Sshhhh! Just listen.
We hear ашhооshiпg soundmade (offstage) Ьу the actor

EMlLY
BlLLY

HANNAH

playing Wiпd.

Oh yes! What is that noise?
It's my hungry stomach.

Don't Ье silly, Billy. I think it's the йnd.

дs she says that liпе, Wiпd rushes iп апd ruпs about. The students act Ьеiпg
blotan about.

WlND

йпd! Нurrаh, hurrау!
Don't you love а йпdу day?

It's mе, the

Flу уоur kite! Sail уоur boat!

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(shiuering) I

йsh

I had а

wаrmеr coat!

Wlluo

I'm in а rush - I always аm
But I'll Ье back sometime!

Now, опе mоrе blow before I 8о ",
too
Wind takes the Ьошl andblol,us/tips theflour all ouer Billy, or if that's
messy just mimе the асtiоп, Billy sпeezes,
... get уоur

Eit

washing on the line!

Wiпd.

cHlcKEN дпd йth that,

the

йnd hurriеd offto blow some people's hats

off, and the

children went hоmе.

Sсепе 3

Billy's home

HANNAH

Sоrry, Мum, there's по flоur.

MoTHER

Why? What happened?

EMlLY
BI LLY

Тhе wind blew it all away.
for pancakes,
I think there's а little bit left iп mу еаrs, but not enough

йпd to give it back,
the йnd live?

MoTHER

Тhеп you must gо and tell the

HANNAH

I'll go, Mother. Where does
At the very top of Mighty Mountain.

MoTHER
EMltY

That's а long way away.

I'm strong!

HANNAH

Don't wоrry

MoTHER

Ве саrеful, Hannah.

HANNAH

BttLY

AtL
cHlcKEN

will Ье, Мum.

д mountain? неrе, you might need this. (hапds her а mask апd sпоrkеI)
Don't Ье silly, Billy!
she
дпd so Ьrаче Наппаh climbed the mountain. It took all day, but at last

rеасhеd the top.
Sсепе 4

The top of Mighty Mountain

HANNAH

Wind! Wind! Where аrе you?

Епtеr Wiпd.
WlND
HANNAH

Wlпlо
HANNAH

Неrе I аm! I was just having а rest after all mу Ьlойпg today,
pancakes,
Yes well you blew all оur flour away, So now we can't have апу

No pancakes! Oh, I'm so sorry! I get
things - but I don't mеап to.
I know you

please?

don't

bit too excited sometimes and do bad

mу brother Billy's the same

- but

сап We have оur flоur back,

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л
WlND

Sorry, I don't have уоur flоur

but I can give you this magic pancake Ьох!

Wiпd produces а Ьох.
HANNAH

Wlшо

Magic pancake Ьох? (opens it) This Ьох is еmрф! What does it do?
well, you just йsh for pancakes and when you open it the pancakes йIl Ье
there. Тry it!

наппаh shuts the Ьох.
HANNAH

Wlшо
Ндшшдн
CHlcKBlv

ýGGпG 5

MAvls

йsh for pancakes. (opens

the Ьох, апd рапсаkеs

Yes.

Oh, thank you, Wind! Now we сап have pancakes every day!
so Hannah started hеr jоurпеу home, but Ьу the time she rеасhеd the bottom
of
the mountain it was starting to get dark. she saw а farmhouse and knocked
on
the door. The fаrmеr's йfе, Майs, answered.
Farmer's cottage
Yes? What do уоu want?

HANNAH

I'm so tired and fаr frоm home

FARMER

Who is it, Майs?

MAvls
FARMER

MAvlS
Ндшшдн

MAvls
Fдпмвп
HANNAH

FдвмвR & MAvls
HANNAH
FАRМЕR & MAVIS

are inside) Pancakes!

can I sleep hеrе tonight?

А young girl. (fmitating Наппаh's uoice) She's so tired and far frоm home
she sleep hеrе tonight?

сап

Has she got any money?
(imitating Farmer's uoice) Have you got any money?
No, sоrry.
(imitatiпg Наппаh's uoice again) No, sorry.
(fтоtапiпg) Young people today! Cheeý devils! Go away, gо
away, go away!
Please - I haven't got any mопеу, but I сап
рау you with pancakes.

(Iooking at each other, ехсitеф Pancakes? оur favourite! (smf/fn
g яаееtlу)
Соmе in, соmе in, соmе in!
Let mе showyou mу magic pancake Ьох.

Magic pancake Ьох?!

Fаrmеr апd Mauis grab the Ьох greedily.
FARMER

MAvts
ндпtlttдн

It's empty!
Get out, get out, get out!

Wait! First, I must say the magic words. 'I wish for pancakes'. Now look!

Fаrmеr апd Mauis ореп the Ьох апd see
Fдпмвп

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the

рапсаkеs.

Pancakes, Майs. Lovely pancakes!
Yes. Let's eat them all.

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MAvls

No! Why not wait till morning? Have them fоr breaКast,

What??!! Wait till morning? Are уоu mad?

FARMER

(tohisperiпg to Mauis, taho Seems рlеаsеф Don't wоrry, Mavis. I've got an idea,
(thеп aloud to Наппаh) You сап sleep hеrе in the wаrm kitchen, mу dear,

HANNAH

ТЪапk you, sir. You're very Hnd!

FАRмЕR

Мдчls

Say goodnight,

Майs.

(still transfixed Ьу the Ьох) Goodnight, Mavis! ... I mеап goodnight, young lady,

Fаrmеr drags МаuЬ ашаа. Наппаh settles dошп,
сн lcKEN

family
дпd so Hannah fell asleep in frопt of the firе, dreaming of how hарру hеr
would Ье when they saw the magic pancake ъох. But in the night ...
Farmer апd Mauis сrеер back iп оп tiptoe саrrуiпg а Ьох that looks the sаmе
as Наппаh's. The actors сап hauefun here,'sshhing' each other, рrеtепdiпg
to
there's а creaky floorboard, рrеtепdiпg to tread оп а паiI апdhачiпg
other
silепtlу scream, рrеtепdiпg опе of them suddenly пееds the toilet but the
boxes
scys to mait - ihot"u", they toant - but еuепtuаIlу they ылар the tuso
апdlеаче.

cHlcKEN
нАNNАн

Тhеп, in the morning, Cock-a-doodle-doo! (like а cockerel сrоtuiпg)
Дh, time fоr pancakes, 'I
Qaaking апd stretching) What а good night's sleep!

wish...'

FARMER

(ruппiпg fn).Wait!! Don't do that!

HANNAH

But...

MAv]s
HANNAH
FАRмЕR

(епtеriпg ъuith а plate of pancakes) Good mоrпiпg, mу dеаr, I've already taken
some pancakes frоm the Ьох, so don't you wоrry,
oh, ок. Thank you. But I think I йll go now, if you don't mind, and have
breaКast йth my family whеп I get home,
(relieued, Ьuпdliпg her out of the door шith the шrопg Ьох) No, of соursе we
don't mind!

Мдчls
HANNAH

again!
Goodbye, my dear. Nice meeting you. Don't call again ... I mean, DO call

(abit сопfusеф Goodbye, and thankyou,

cHlcKEN

hеr family
It was а lovely Sunny day, and soon Наппаh was back at home whеrе
Wеrе чеry huppY to see hеr. She told them her amazing story,

Sсвпе 6

BiIly's hоmе

HANNAH

BltLY

(shошiпg the Ьох)... and this is the magic pancake Ьох!
Go оп then, Наппаh, say the magic words. I want zo pancakes.

Мотнвп

Don't Ье greedy, Billy!

Ндlчпlдн

оК. I йsh for some pancakes. Open the Ьох, Emily!
Еmilу орепs the

Ьох.

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EMILY It's еmрý!
HANNAH What?Impossible!

MoTHER Оh, рооr Hannah - the wind's played

Bllly
All

Don't Ье silly, Bilý!

EMlLY Don't

EMlLy

trick оп you,

МауЬе we сап eat the Ьох.

HANNAH Sоrry,

МотнЕR

ечеryопе.

Wоrry, Hannah. I'll go and ask the wind fоr оuг flоur.

Oh, Ье саrеful, Emily.

Don't wоrry, Mum. I

cHlcKEN дпd

йll.

so Ьrаче Emrly climbed the mountain. It took all day, but at last she rеасhеd

the top.

Sсепв

EMlLy

The top of Mighty Mountain

Wind! Wind! Whеrе аrе you?

Епtеr Wiпd.

sý.

WlND

Неrе I am! I was just going out to blow sоmе clouds across the

EMlLy

Yes, we|l, you blew all оur flоur away yesterday and поw we can't have апу

pancakes.

WlND

No pancakes! Oh, I'm so sorry! I get а bit too excited sometimes and do bad
things, but I don't mеап to.

EMlLy

I know you

don't

mу Ьrоthеr Billy's the same

- but

сап We have оur flour back,

please?

WIND

Sоrry, I don't have your flоur, but I сап give you this magic chicken. (indicates
Chicken, шhо is sitting опhеr пеst, dreamily шаtсhiпg the play)

Nothing hаррепs.

WIND (abitlouder) This

magic chicken.

Still поthiпg hаррепs.
WlND

Oi! That's you!
The Chicken realises апd joins iп.

cHlcKEN
EMlLY

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(to audience) It's me! (ro other characters) Sоrry, carry on.

Magic chicken? What does she do?

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times and then
well, you just wish fоr gold. Тhе magic chicken йl1 cluck three
of pancakes, Тry it!
Iay а golden еgg. You can sell the egg and buy lots

Emily sfcnds пехt to the Сhiсkеп,
EMItY
cHIcKEN

йsh for gold.

Cluck, cluck, cluck!
шhistle апd
she crouches dоtuп, abit of strаiпiпg, sоmеопе d,oes а dеsсепdiпg
she
whеп
their cheek.
а рор! sоuпd Ьу llickiпg their fiпgеr out fтоm inside
iп their hапd try to
stcnds up, there is о gildпп egg (mhich the actor has hidden
q.ctors mаа haue deuised).
that poiit, or ulhateier cleuer рIап the

EMlLY

А golden egg!

WlND

Yes.

EMlLY

cHlcKEN

day!
Oh, thank you, Wind. Now we сап have pancakes every
the bottom of
so Emiý started hеr jоurпеу hоmе, but Ьу the time she reached
farmhouse and knocked on
the mountain it was.tuпirrg to get dark. she saw а

the door. Майs answered.

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MAvIs
EMlLY
FARMER

Мдчls
FARMER

MAvlS

Farmer's cottage
pancakes.
Yes? What do уоu want? Can't you see I'm busy? I'm eating
I'm so tired and fаr frоm home - can I sleep hеrе tonight?

Who is it, Mavis?

hоmе - can
д young girl. (imftc tiпg Еmilуъ uofce) she's so tired and fаr from
she sleep hеrе tonight?
Has she got апу mопеу?

(imitating the Farmer's uoice) Have you got any mопеу?

EMlLY

No, sorry.

Мдчls

(imitating Emily's uoice again) No, sorry,
go away!
(fToulning)Young реорlе today - cheeý devils! Go away, gо away,
gold,
Please. I haven't got апу mопеу, but I сап рау you with

FАRмЕR
EMlLY

FАRмЕR & MAvls

Come in,
(looking at each other, ехсitеф Gold! оur favourite! (smflfn g ыoeetly)
соmе in, соmе in!

Emily
FАRмЕR
EMlLY

FАRмЕR & MAvlS

wait

enters,

fоllошеd Ьу Сhiсkеп,

а minute! chickens аrеп't allowed in the house!

This is mу magic chicken.
Magic chicken?!

FАRмЕR

But this is just а boring оrdiпаry chicken!

cHlcKEN

How dare you!

MAvls

Get out, get out, get out!

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EMlly

Wait! I must say the magic words. 'I wish fоr gold'. Now look!
сhiсkеп repeats the асtiопsfтоm before, шith the same sound effects, апd а
golden egg Ь produced.

FARMER

MAvls
FАRмЕR

Мдчls
FARMER
EMlLY
FARMER

Мдчls

Gold, Mavis! Lovely gold!
Yes. Give it to mе. GIMME!!

No, Mavis. The gold belongs to this young lady.
What??!! What аrе you saying? Аrе you mad? It's gold!!!

(tlhbpering to Mauis, шhо seems pleased) Don't Wоrry, Майs. I've got ап idea.
(aloud to Emily) You can sleep hеrе in the wаrm Htchen, my dеаr.
Thank you, sir. You're very kind. But please take the gold, I want to рау you.
No, I don't want the gold - you keep it! Say goodnight, Майs.
(still tTansfixed Ьу the gоldеп egg) Goodnight, Mavis! ... I mean goodnight,
young lady.

Fаrmеr drags Mauis ашаа. Emily settles douln, шith Сhiсkеп lуiпg
EMlLY
CHlcKBltt

besi.de her.

What kind people!

And so Emily fell asleep in front of the firе, dreaming of how happy hеr family
would Ье when they saw mе, the magic chicken. I fell asleep too, but in the night

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Farmer апd. Mauis сrеер Ьасkiп оп tiptoe. The chicken stcrfs to toaike up
апd cluck. The farmer апd Mauis рапiс. Mauis tries to put her hапd ouer
the СhiСkеП's beak but the chicken pecks it hard, апd Mauis silently screams.
тhеп the farmer takes off his sock апd u)aues it iп fтопt of the chicken, апd"
the terrible smell makes the chickenfaint, so they сапшrеstlе it offitage. опсе
they're out of sight of the аudiепсе, а scarf is tied аrоuпd the chicken's песk
as fast cs possfb/e , апd they all rе-епtеr, рrеtепdiпg it's ап entirely dffirепt
СhiСkеП. (The audience mill kпош it's the same сhiсkеп actor, just шith а scarf
ОП, but that's all part of the fuп.) Emily sfirs с little through аII this, but does

поt ulake up.
FARMER

(чshЬреriпg tо'шrопg'сhiсkеп). Right you! You sleep hеrе.

сhiсkеп Иes dоtоп beside Emily, iп the sаmе place as the magic chicken,

MAvls

(ulhispering to Fаrmеr). Соmе on! Let's lock the magic chicken away in the hen
house.
Farmer qпd Maub sпеаk off ag аiп, but поt Ь efore М auis has stolen the

cHlcKEN (mауЬе iп а dffirепt uoice/accent) Well, what

оId,еп eg g

old fools печеr
let mе sleep in the house. At last, а good night's sleep safe frоm the fox. It's so
wаrm I won't need my scarf. (takes it offl.
Chicken settles dоtап but just as she is about
Cock-a-doodle-doo!

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EMlLY

FАRмЕR
EMlLY

tАRмЕR
EMlLY

MAvlS
FАRмЕR

Мдчls

I don't believe it! Typical!

What а good night's sleep, I
@laking апd- stretching). Good morning, Chicken!
Now where's that
,eulty want to рау the iu.-", and his йfе for their kindness.
печеr mind,
goldbn еgg? ... (searches аrоuпф How strange - it's gone! дh we1l,
йsh for ",
i'Ш just get апоthеr опе. (goes to the chicken),I
(тuппiпg in) Wait!! Don't do that!
g
Why not? I want to рау you for уоur Hndness, I йsh fоr а ",

Stop! Pleeeeeease don't!

Why not?

to ",
(епtеriпg iп а рапiс) Because I was up еаrlу this mоrпiпg and took the egg
um...
Polish it for you!

polishes the
That's right! То polish it for you! фicks up the chicken's scarf апd
egg)

EMll-y
FАRмЕR

to,
I see. You аrе So Hnd! Please keep the egg, I rеаllу want уоu
WеП, if it makes you hарру.

EMlLY

Yes, if you keep the egg I'll Ье rеаllу huppy,

Мдчls

Then we will keep the egg. Thankyou!

EMll-Y

FАRмЕR

MAvlS
EMlLY

I'11go поw, if you don't mind.

(relieued, Ьuпdliпg her out of the d.oor шith the шrопg chicken) No, of course
we don't mind!
DO call again.
Goodbye, mу dear. Nice meeting you. Don't call again ... I mеап,

(abit сопfusеф Goodbye, and thankyou!

cHIcKEN

where hеr family
It was а lovely Suппу day, and soon Emilywas back at home
Wеrе very happY to see hеr. She told them hеr amazing story,

Sввпе 9

Billy's home

EMlLY

cHlcKEN
BlLLY

MoTHER
EMlLY

Снlсквпl
EMlLY

cHlcKEN
HANNAH

EMltY

this is the magic chicken.

... and

Eh?

I сап have а servant
Go оп then, EmilY, Say the magic words. I want to Ье so riсh
to blow my nose fоr me!

Don't Ье silly, Billy.

ОК

wish fоr gold!

Sоrry?
I said, 'I

йsh for gold!'

Why аrе you telling mе that?
golden eggs,
Because уоu'rе а magic chicken, and Emily SayS you 1ау
That's right. I saw you do it!

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What? Impossible. I'm just an ordinary chicken. (to аudiепсе) Well, I suppose а
talНng chicken isn't exactly ordinary.

MoTHER

Oh, рооr Emily. The wind has played а trick on you like it did on Наппаh.

EMlLY
Bl LLY

Sоrry, everyone.

Wait а minute. I think I know what's happened. I'll go and ask the йпd for оur
flоur. But I don't think it's the wind that's Ьееп naughty.

MoTHER

Oh, Ье careful, Billy.

Bl tLY

Don't wоrry, Мum. I

Снlскпlч

й[.

And so Ьrаvе but silly Billy climbed the mountain. It took all day, but at last he
rеасhеd the top.

Sсепе

The top of Mighty Mountain

Blt-ly Wind!Wind!

Whеrе аrе you?

Епtеr Wind.
WlND
Bl LLY

WlND

Bl tLY

WlND

Вltly
Wlпtо
Bl tLY

Wlшо

Неrе I am! I was just going out to blow Ьопfirе smoke into people's eyes.
yes

well, the day before yesterday you blew all оur flоur away and поw we
can't hаче апу pancakes.
...

No pancakes! Oh! I'm so sorry. I get а bit too excited sometimes and do bad
things, but I don't mеап to.
I know you don't, because I'm the same.

I'm sorry I can't give you уоur flоur back.

Дl

I have is

this magic hitting stick.

Magic hitting stick? How does it wоrk?
You saY'Hit, stick, hit!' and the stick

йll

beat anyone who deserves to Ье beaten.

Can I try it?

Don't Ье silly, Billy

it won't work! It won't beat реорlе who аrе good, and I

know уоu'rе good.

Вllly

Мау I have the stick anyhow?

WlND

Of соursе, but it won't get уоu any pancakes.

BlLtY

Wrong, mу friend! I think it's exactly what I need to get some pancakes.
Goodbye, Wind.

CHlcKBtu

Billy started his journey hоmе, and Ьу the time he reached the bottom of the
mountain it was starting to get dark. Не saw the farmhouse and knocked on the
door. Майs answered.

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MAvls
BlLtY
Fдпмвп

MAvls
Fдпмпв

Мдчls
BlLLY

FАRмЕR & MAvls
BI

lly

Fдпмвп

MAvls
BlLLY

FАRмЕR & MAvtS
Bl LLY

FАRмЕR

MAvls
FARMER

MAvls

FARMER

MAvls

Farmer's cottage
Yes? What do you want? Can't you see I'm busy? I'm eating pancakes and
counting gold.

(ulhispers to аudiепсе) Aha! Just as I thought. (aloud to Mauis) I'm so tiгed and
far from hоmе - сап I sleep hеrе tonight?
Who is it, Майs?
А young mап. (fmircting Billu's uoice) He's so tired and fаr from home
sleep hеrе tonight?

сап he

I don't need pancakes and I don't need gold, so tell him to gо away.

(tmitating fаrmеr's uoice) Не doesn't need pancakes and he doesn't need gold,
so gо away, gо away, go away!

Listen, please! With аП that gold, аrеп't you afraid of rоЬЬеrs?
Robbers! What do you mеап?
If rоЬЬеrs hеаr аЪоut уоur gold they'll соmе and steal it frоm you
they'll steal everything else as well!

and mауЬе

Oh no! I didn't think about that.
I'm sсаrеd! What сап we do?

Well, if you let me sleep in уоur lovely wаrm Htchen I'll tell you about mу magic
hitting stick.
Magic hitting stick!?
Yes! If you say'Hit, stick, hit', it'll beat уоur enemies black and blue!
(to Mauis) That would keep the rоЬЬеrs away.
Yes it would! (to ВiIIф Show us how it works!

Not now, Mavis. Тhе young man's tired. Соmе in, соmе in, соmе in, and sleep Ьу
the firе. We can talk in the mоrпiпg.
What? What аrе you saying? I can't wait until then! I want to ... (Ьur thefarmer
just looks at her апd she realbes he has апоthеr сuппiпg
рIап).
Oh, I see! Yes, tоmоrrоw йll Ье fiпе. We сап talk, and eat pancakes.
That's right, my dear. That's right. Now say goodnight, Mavis.

Goodnight, Майs! ... I mеап, goodnight, уоuпg mап.
They eit уаtапiпg апd stretching, рrеtепdiпg they are tired. BiIIy puts the stick
dошп.

CHlcKBrrt

тhе greedy farmer and his йfе pretended to go to bed and Billy lay down but he only pretended to go to sleep, because Billy wasn't as silly as ечеryопе
thought.

Billy does sоmе рrеtепd sпоriпg.
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And lаtеr that night

...

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Сhiсkеп sleeps .,. again, the farmer апd Mauis сrеер iп uэith lots oJ' Ъshhiпg'
апd роiпtiпg апd silliness, tuhich the actors сап iпчепt. They haue а stick
ideпtical to Billy's. Billy has опе еуе ореп, but euery time they look at him he
closes it. Еuепtuаllу they fiпd the magic sflck, srrcp it апd silently celebrate,
шачiпg it about but then ...
BlLtY

(sfrring up) Hit, stick, hit!

The stick thеп starts to tuhack the.farmer апd Mauis. Of cotLrse the actors
do this themselues, preteпdiltg that the stick has а life of its оusп. The farmer
ulhacks himself altd calls for help; Mauis helps, апd they both turestle tuith
the stickfor а bit as it tuhacks them both; thеп Mauis gets the stick апd it
шhacks her, апd so on. ?his section must Ье safe but it must Ье uery, чеrу
silly апd eпergetic апd поisу, If the stick is mаdе of something light but rigid
(роlуstуrепе perhaps шrарреd iп cloth раiпtеd to look like tuood оr а сапе
шrарреd iп fоаm rtLbber апd раiпtеd), thеп the actors сап go tuild tohilst поt
putting themselues iп апу dапgеr. EueпttLally ...
FARMER

MAvls
Bl LtY

FARMER
BlLLY

MAvls

Please make it stop!
Yes, please mаkе it stop!

You must Ье rоЬЬегs! The stick will only stop when you рrоmisе to give back the
things you've stolen. Do уоu рrоmisе?
Yes, we рrоmisе, we рrоmisе! Please make it stop!
Say it, then.

We рrоmisе to give back the magic pancake Ьох.

FАRмЕR

And the magic chicken.

BlLLY

Good. Stop, stick, stop!

The stick sfops, апd
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the

Jarmer апd Mauis collapse. Billy retrieues the stick,

дпd so every.thing ended happily. The magic pancake Ьох was rеturпеd to its
oWneTS.

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Billy's home
Наппаh enters mith the magic рапсаkе boxfull af рапсаkеs.

HANNAH

Look everyone! Pancakes at last!

сн lcKEN

And the magic chicken

that's mе!

- was returned to its оwпеrs.

Emily епtеrs апd puts hеr аrm аrоuпd the chicken, She clucks three tiпles usucl sound effects - апd Emily holds try а golden egg \uhich she hcs brought
оп stage behind her back but рrеtепds to get fтоm the сhiсkеп's rеQr епd). Оr
Emily.just Ьriпgs а basket of gоldеп eggs оп tuith her.
EMlLY

cHlcKEN

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Look everyone. Gold! Wе'rе riсh.

And Billy still hаs the magic hitting stick.

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MAvls

(tuаkiпg up) What? Oh по! Run, Mavis, ruп!
Аааrrrghhh! Мummу!
They rtLп off,

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And Моthеr mаrгiеd

а handsome

рriпсе.

What??!!!!

MoTHER

(епtеriпg) Did I?

cHIcKEN

Not rеаllу, but this is а fairy tale and we must all live happily ечеr аftеr.

MoTHER

I'm as happy as I сап Ье

HANNAH

Oh, but Моthеr it wouid Ье lovely if you rпаrriеd а handsome рriпсе.

йth

mу children safely back at hоmе.

the sound of а truтпреtfапfаrе. А hапdsопле рriпсе enters
maqnificently, except it's the sаmе actor шhо played the Wind, tчеаriпg а

All mаkе
сrоl!п.
PRlNcE

A1-1-

PRlNcE
Bl1-1-y

ALL
Bl1-1-y
A1-1

Did someone call? (sees Mother, rl!пs to hеr апd goes dоtчп оп опе knee) Му
darling, wili you mаrry mе?
Нurrау!
(to Billy) Tell mе, Billy, how does that magic hitting stick work?
Well you say the magic words 'Hit, stick ...' (he stops аЬruрflу) Sоrry, I can't tell
you.
Why not?
(points Qt аudiепсе) Тhеrе mау Ье rоЬЬеrs here!

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fuппу опе-Sсепе play based оп а traditional story

пшпtimG Around 4 minutes, depending оп production
s0I
PlOшs

lп the woods

оr big sheets of рареr
Trees and bushes painted опtо а big piece of cardboard
(made of а stick and cardboard)
and fixed onto the wall as а backdrop. дп ахе
поt aLrsolutely песеssаrу,
and а saw (cardboard) would Ье good to have but аrе
that the woodcutter is
students holding а few leafy twigs could act as the trees
chopping down.

Style
Synopsis

TraditionaI story

Awoodcutteriscuttingclowntreesforthejudge.Heisgladwhenafarmeroffers

is doing is watching
his help, but to his surprise he realises that all the fаrmеr
ахе, The woodcutter
him do his hard work апd grunting whenever he swings the

isevenmoreSurprisedwhenthefarmeraskshimtopayhimbecausehehas

judge
'helped, him with his work Ьу grunting. The woodcutter decides to see the
fаrmеr has а right to Ье
about their disagreement. The judge says that indeed the
judge takes а bagful of mопеч
paid, апd the fаrmеr is delighted to hеаr that. The
that the coins make,
and shakes it. Не asks the fаrmеr if he can hear the sound
paid as'the
when the fаrmеr confirms that, the judge says that he has Ьееп
sound of mопеу is the right рау for the sound of work',
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Present continuous (What are you dоiпg? !'m cuttingwood.
buitding а house etc.)

perform WithoUt а singIe
Given that this is а чеrу short play it mау Ье fun to

proporpieceofSceneryandencouragestudentswhoaren'tplayingthethree

of а tree being chopped,
characters to create the sounds of the forest, the sounds
in а bag, whatever
the sound of а mighty tree faIling, the sound of coins clinking
discussed it among
they feel would bre entertaining and that involves having
mопеу bag and
themselves. Let them surprise youl N4ime the ахе, mimе the
terms of story-telling,
improvise ideas to help make these mimed images сlеаr iп

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woodcutter
Fаrmеr
Judge
blotus he sfcnd,s
mап is chopping dошп а tree iп the tuoods. After аfеtч hefty
bock опd looks uр.

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WOODCUTTER

(shours) ТimЬеrrrrrr!
he thеп
mimеs шаtсhiпg the mighty tree crash to the forest;floor, satisfied,
песtrЬу,
stcrts оп апоthеr tree, tuhеп апоthеr mоп appears cnd sits dorr-,n

не
FАRмЕR

Good аftеrпооп.

WOODCUTTER

Good аftеrпооп.

FАRмЕR
WOODCUTTER

FARMER
WOOOCUTTBK

What аrе you doing?
Can't you see? Cutting trees down!

Why аrе you cutting trees down?
му good friend the judge is building а пеw house and I need to chop 2о trееs
down for him Ьу the end of the day.

Ahhhh - you must Ье very tired.
I аm, and he's coming to раУ mе at 5 o'clock

- but I've still

got one mоrе tree to

chop down.
FАRмЕR
WOODCUTTER

FАRмЕR
WOODCUTTER

FАRмЕR

But it's 4.5о now! Sha1lI help you?
That would Ье good. There's anotheT ахе очеr thеrе,
Oh, I won't help you like that.
Then how?

Just chop and see!
The tuood,cutter сопtiпuеs сhоррiпg. Еuеrу timе he sшiпgs his ахе
lets out а loud gruпt.

WOODCUTTER

FARMER

Wооосчттпп

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fаrmеr

What аrе you doing?
Helping!
You'Te bonkers! That's по help!

mаkiпg
сопtiпuеs to chop, апd each chop is ассоmрапiеdЬу thefarmer
back,looks up апd
his strопgе поisеs. After аfеш chops the moodcutter stands

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shouts

...

WooDcuTTER ТimЬеrrrrrr!
truпk
As they bothmime ulatching the treefall, thefarmer creaks like а tree
splitting, апd as the tree'hits the forest floor' he g oes'Crash!'

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Give mе mу mопеу first!

Мопеу? What fоr?
Fоr mу help.
Fоr уоur help? You didn't do anlthing!
We1l I grunted fоr you, didn't I?
Yоu'rе cTazy! Nobody pays fог grunting.
Let's see what the judge says.
ОК, let's see what he says. Неrе he conres поw.

Епtеr Judge.
JUDGE

FАRмЕR
JUDGE
WOODCUTTER
JUDGE

Hello, Fаrmеr Giles. What brings you hеrе?
this mап when hе was cutting down trees, and he doesn't want to рау
mе fоr mу help.

I helped

I see. (rurпiпg to the uloodcufter) Is that truе?

It's truе I was chopping wood.

(tоfаrmеr) And what did he do?

WOODCUTTER

Не grunted.

JUDGE

Is that truе?

FARMER
JUDGE

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Can you help mе saw off the Ьrапсhеs?

WOODCUTTER

FАRмЕR
WOODCUTTER

Yes, I helped him Ьу gruпtiпg.
(to tooodcuffer) ОК. I've got уоur mопеу hеrе (shorus them а bag шhiсh he
shakes апd ше hear the сliпk of coins) and I think Fаrmеr Giles does need
payment fоr the help he gаvе уоu.

What???
(rubbing his hcnds greedily) Haha! Yes, yes

give mе the mопеу!

But that's not fair, siг!

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JUDGE

Please just wait. (to Fаrmеr) Соmе hеrе, Fаrmеr Giles.

Fаrmеr Gfles steps up to him, getting mоrе апdmоrе excited. The Judge shakes
the bag аgаiп аfеш times.
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JUDGE

farmer) Can you hеаr the sound of the coins?
(jumрiпg up апd dotun andholding his hапds up) Yes I сап, yes I сап!

(to

тhеп you've Ьееп paid. The sound of mопеу is the рrореr рау for the sound of
working (he turпs апd hапds the bag to the шооdсuttеr) - and mопеу is the
рrореr рау for work!

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7-14 (doubIing of rоlеs recommended); if possible, а few ехtrа students fоr попspeaking parts iп Scene З
Аrоuпd -]4 minutes, depending оп production
The school drama сlulэ; Ruby's home; the Street Ьу а Ьох office; а split Sсепе
the school drama club/Ruby's rооm

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Scripts; Dad's diary; mопеу апd tickets (can Ье made Ьу the students); Goth
outfit, black-and-white face paint

Style

lvоdеrп drama

ýynOIsis

The play shows how teenage Ruby gets ignored Ьу her family, hеr teachers and
complete strangers. When her drama teacher chooses the different parts iп King
дrthur, she gets the rоlе of а servant WithoUt апу lines to speak, although her
teacher had promised she would get а better part this time. lt turns out her
parents have forgotten about the реrfоrmапсе апd can't соmе to see it lэесаusе
they haven't got time. when Ruby gets asked to give her сопсеrt tickets to
someone else she does so.

Fiпаllу Ruby decides she's had enough of hеr feelings being ignored aIl the time,
and everyone expecting her to Ье the'understanding'person. she's determined
to do something in оrdеr to get noticed Ьу people. And so she does, and shocks
teachers and family Ьу turning Goth. Неr parents suffer deeply frоm what they
think the neighbours must Ье saying about Ruby- until опе day they find out
that their daughter is very popular With the neighbours, as she helps them а lot.
Ru by's ра rепts lea rп their lesson . . .
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Will-f uIure; gоiпg fo-future.

f-clauses, e.g.ry l do this, people will поtiсе mе. lf tgave you somebody else's part,
they'd Ье upset. lf you had said something, we'd hаче reacted differently.
wапt sоmеопе to do something, e.g. l dоп't wапt people to assume they сап just
igпоrе mу feelings all the time.
Language chunks with f lt's as i| people just didn't notice mе. lwonder
wizard has defeoted the evil иlitch.

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length of the roles but would like уоur students to act out this play, we would
rесоmmепd doubling the lопgеr rоlеs, especially Ruby's. This сап best lэе done

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at апу point(s) iп the play specified Ьу you, the girl acting as Ruby hands over to
the girl stepping iпtо the role ап easily recognisable piece of costume that сlеаrlу
shows who is playing Ruby. lt сап loe quite cool theatrically to See а part being

handed over mid-play Ьу, fоr instance, а lime grееп Ьоmьеr jacket beingtaken
off Ьу опе actress who then puts it опtо another aCtress thus visibly'handing
over' the part.

дпоthеr option would Ье to leave out sсепе З completely. This means, however,
that уоu would lose 4 characters: customer, дssistant, Воу апd N4an which
provide opportunities for other students to act in the play iп smаllеr, less
challenging, roles.
lmportant! - Should you decide to cUt Scene З altogether, Ruby's monologue in
Scene 4 would need to Ье changed, as follows:
that's enoughl First my drama teacher (mосkiпg) 'Sоrrу, but it's too late
поw. lf l gave you somebody else's part, they'd Ье upset. you do understand,
don't you?'Then l\4um and Dad. Who печеr have time fоr mе. (mockiпgly)'You
do understand, don't you, sweetheart?'But l don't wапtlо Ье everybody's good
girl апУ mоrе. l clon't wапt people to assume they сап just ignore mу feelings all
the time. l don't wапtlо Ье the understanding опе. lt's almost like people аrе
just igпоriПg mе, as if l wasn't really there. As if people just didn't notice mе! (she
starts lеаfiпg through the magazine) Дs if people just didn't поtiсе mе|

'Right

Ah, that's itl (she Ьапgs her fist оп the magazine).l've got ап idea. lf l do it, people
WlLL NoTlCE мЕ!'

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Mr Phillips, the drama teacher
Jack

Olivia
Charlie
Amy
Tom
Ruby
Sсепе

MR PHlLLlPs
cHARLlE

The school drama сlчЬ
ОК, kids,listen up. Fоr оur end of the уеаr play, we'll do а реrfоrmапсе of King
Arthur this уеаr.

Кiпg Arthur, cool!

JAcK

Can I Ье the Hng, sir?

Том

And I'd like to Ье

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Ruby's dad
Ruby's mum
Mrs Carter (neighbour)
вох office assistant
Customer
Воу
Boy's dad

...

Well, listen ... I've already chosen who'll рlау the different parts. I think it'llwork
better that way.

Дl right.

So who's going to Ье who?

Well, listen

...

Тоm, you'll Ье King дrthur. (hапds Тоm the script)

Thank you, sir!

Оliйа, you'll Ье the queen. (hcnds Oliuia the scrфt)
The queen? Great! Thanks.

Charlie, you'll Ье the wizard. (hcnds Charlie the sсrфt)
ОК. Do I get а wand, sir?
Of соursе.
Jack, you'll Ье the good knight. (hcnds Jack the sсrфt)

JAcK

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You, James, will be the bad knight. (hапds James the script)
The bad knight, ОК.
Дпd Дmу, you'll Ье the bad knight's mother. She's а witch. (hапds Аmу the sсrфt).

Oh по

mу mother's а

йtсh!

Нее hee hee!

And mе?
Oh, Ruby, of course. I almost forgot. You'll Ье the sеrчапt. (doesn't hапd Ruby а
script)
ОК, you've all got уоur scripts. Read them carefully, and I'll see you on
Wednesday. Then we'll go through the script, and we'll do а first rеаd-thrоuф.
This means you don't need to 1еаrп уоur script Ьу hеаrt, but rеаd it carefulý, so
you сап begin to understand уоur раrt. Дl right everyone?

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RUBY

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RUBY

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Surе.
Excuse mе, sir?

Ruby?
I didn't get а script.

Yeah, you don't need one. Yоu'rе just the sеrчапt. You don't have апу lines. In
fact, you don't rеаllу need to Ье hеrе on Wednesday. We'll slot you in lаtеr. Is
that оК?
That's fiпе, sir.
So, ОК, ечеryопе. See you Wednesday!

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RuBY

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Sir?
What is it, Ruby?
RеmеmЬеr last уеаr when we did Babes iп the Wood?
yeah, it was а fine production, if I say so myself. I don't rеmеmьеr you being in
it!
I was, but I was only а trее. When

get а раrt

йth lines?

Yes, I understand.
Good girl!
both.

Ruby's home

Her mum
RuBy

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МауЬе next уеаr.
You said that last уеаr, sir.
Did I? Sоrry, but it's too late now. If I gave you somebody else's раrt, they'd Ье
upset. You do understand, don't you?

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Sсвпе 2

kids except Ruby, шhо stays Ьеhiпd.

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busy опhеr compluter, апdhеr dadb studying some dосumепts.

Hi, Mum! Hi, Dad!
No апыаеr.

RUBY

What's that burning smell, Mum?

MuM

Smell? Vйаt smell? Oh, that's уоur diппеr, Ruby. It's in the oven. Can you go
and get it yourselР We've got very little time. We're going out tonight.

RUBY

You're going out? I didn't know that.

DAD

RUBY
DAD

MUM

Didn't we tell you?
No, you didn't.
We must have forgotten, then. We wеrе both so busy, you see.
Sоrry. Anyway, thanks fоr babysitting уоur little Ьrоthеr tonight.

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RuBy
DAD
RuBy

We know, darling. But it's not for tоmоrrоw, is it?

MuM

That's good. But we've realý got to gо now, sweetheart.

RuBy

Опе mоrе thing ...you do rеmеmЬеr, don't you? Му play's next week!

Babysitting! But Mum, you know I've got hоmеwоrk to do.
No, it's not.

MuM

Oh, dear. We almost forgot! Derek, get уоur diary out.

DAD
RuBy

(fetching his diary апd lооkiпg at it).
Well, it's on thrее different days

...

Дl

Monday

MuM

Mmh. I can't. I've got mу aerobics class.

DAD
RuBy

And I'm playrng tennis.

Dдо

...

I'm surе that's а possibility. Let mе see. Wednesday? Sоrry, I've got а guest
fоr а business dinner.

And I'm going to my slimming club.

RuBy

... апd

DдD

...

Wednesday...

MuM
MuM

right, when is it?

Friday!

Friday's по рrоЬlеm, is it Derek? (consu/fs diary) Oh, hоwuпfоrtuпаtе - I'm
meeting my friends оп Friday.
yeah, and I'll Ье in Paris. I won't Ье back before midnight. Really sоrry, darling.
There is а brief but ataktoard pouse. Мum апd Dad realise Ruby Ь disappointed
Ьу the fact that they didn't add her play dates to their diaries.

MuM

Have you got а big rоlе in the рlау, Ruby?

RuBy
DAD
Ruвy
DдD

No I haven't. I'm only а servant.

RuBy

Yes, I understand.

Мuм
Sсепв 3

Do you have any lines?

No, I don't.
We}l, then it's not such а рrоЬlеm really, is it? I promise I'll соmе when you have а
real раrt. You do understand, don't you, sweetheart?

Good girl!
The street, Ьу а Ьох office
Ruby is queuing up to buy ticketsfor а сопсеrt. Опе customer is iпfтопt of her.
There is afather ulith а уоuпg Ьоу Ьеhiпd her. She Ь talking оп the рhопе.

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Hi Оliйа, I'm queuing up for the tickets ... yeah, fоr the сопсеrt ... по, don't wоrry
... I'm sure I'll get two tickets ... по, по, no ... there's only one реrsоп in frопt of mе.
Yeah, surе I'll give you а riпg. Вуе! (srлffches рhопе offi

cUsтoMER

Two tickets for the show on Saturday, please.

AsslsTANT

Two tickets fоr Saturday. That's Дз6, please.

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Неrе you аrе.

AsslsTANT

Thank you. And here аrе the tickets.

СusтомпR

Вуе.

AsslsTANT

Вуе.

RUBY

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Two tickets for Saturday, please.

Yоu'rе lucý, уоuпg lady; these аrе the last two tickets, then we're sold out. (She
puts ttp а SOLD OUT sigп.)
Oh, no! (some start lеачiпg

but the mап апd Ьоу Ьеhiпd her stay)

That's Дз6.
Неrе you аrе. Thanks.

Thank you.

Воу behiпdher starts crying.
BoY

But I wanted to see the show, Dad!

Мдш

(to Ruby) Look, he was so looНng forward to the сопсеrt, and поw you've got
the last two tickets.

RUBY

I'm rеаllу sоrry. But

MAN

It's his biПhday treat, I promised him

RUBY

I see, but don't wоrry, the same show's оп again in z weeks'time.

MAN

Well, that's no good fоr us. In z weeks'time his birthday'll Ье очеr.

...
...

But you don't mind selling us the tickets, do you? You can always go in z weeks'
time, can't you?
RUBY

Ah, ОК... well, I guess I can.

MAN

Kght. Неrе's уоur mопеу then. (hcnds Ruby the mопеу, she hands him the
tickets) That's very kind. You do understand, don't you?

RUBY

Yes, I understand.

MAN

Good girl!

ýсепе 4

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Some time later: Ruby is sitrrng iп her rооm,Iooking at а mаgаziпе. She
апg ry /fTustr ated, talkiпg to her self.

RUBY

Right - that's enough! First my drama tеасhеr (mосkiпg) 'Sоrry, but it's too late
now. If I gave you somebody else's раrt, they'd Ье upset. You do understand,
don't you?' Then Mum and Dad. Who печеr have time fоr me. (mocking) 'You
do understand, don't you, sweetheart?'And finally I'm stupid enough to hand
очеr to а mап and his 7-уеаr-оld Hd - who I've печеr met before! - tickets
that I got for а сопсеrt I've been looНng fоrwаrd to fоr ages. (mocking) 'You do
understand, don't you?'
But I don't want to Ье everyЪody's good girl апу mоrе. I don't want people to
assume they can just igпоrе my feelings all the time. I don't want to Ье the

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understanding опе. It's almost like people аrе just igпоriпg mе, as if I wasn't
rеаllу there. As if people just didn't notice mе! (she sfarfs leafing through the
mаgаziпе) As if реорlе just didn't notice me!
Ah, that's it! (she bangs her fist оп the magazine). I've got an idea. If I do it,
реорlе VWLL NOTICE МЕ!
Sсепе 5

Split scene: schoo! drama club and Ruby's home
Ruby plays both sсепеs simultaneously, standing iп the middle Ьеhлееп the
parts of both locations.

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WlTcH

Дl right,

ечеryопе. Let's get going. Does everyone know their lines?

Yes, sir.
Good. Offwe go! The thunder rumЬlеs, the lightning flashes, and...
(cackles) Нйаhаhа! I've cast the spell and soon the Hngdom shall Ье yours, mу son!
Oh Mother, I love you! Yоu'rе so eeeeevil!

Тhапkуоu, son, I try mybest.
Not so fast, you two! With mу trusý sword I'11defeat you both!
(cackles) You сап печеr defeat mе with my роwеrful magic!

Епtеr Wizard.
WlzARD

No, but with my powerful ... еrm ... fiпgеr (usiпg hisfinger as he hasforgotten
his шапф I'll put а stop to уоur evil ways!

Сhаrliе?

WlzARD

Yes, sir?

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MUM

You арреаr to have forgotten something. Where's уоur wand?

А dog ate it, sir.
That's so ridiculous, I think I'l1believe you! ОК, let's move on to the scene in the
Hng's castle. Тоm? Oliйa? \,Vhеп уоu'rе rеаdу.

Му dear husband,

wопdеr if the йzаrd has defeated the evil witch.

Patience, dear queen. I'm surе we'll have some good news soon. I'1l ca]l а servant
to bring us sоmе food and drink.
Servant? (claps his hапds, but поthiпg hаррепs)
Sеrчапt? (shoufs

поthiпg hаррепs)

Whеrе's Ruby?
She's not hеrе, sir.

Where's Ruby?

DAD

I don't know. She should Ье back home Ьу поw, shouldn't she?

MUM

Ah, well, she'll Ье hоmе soon, I'm surе. She's such а good girly.

DAD

Yеаh, that's right. But I just hope she hasn't forgotten she needs to tidy up the
living rооm fоr us. Му guests'll Ье hеrе in an hour.

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Епtеr Ruby infull Goth style, апd stands Ьеtшееп the hао sсепеs.
RUBY
DAD

MR Рн

RUBY

JoНng? Why?

LLl PS

Because that's not а servant's costume.

RUBY

What makes you think this is а costume, sir?

MUM

Well, just look at yourself!

RUBY

I don't need to. I know what I look like.

DAD

cHARtlE

Соmе оп, Ье а good girl. Take it off
Good joke actually

(to both sides) Listen. This is not

МUм

\4Ъаt? You're not taНng it

DAD

we know you're just joНng!

joke, right! Апd I'm not taНng this off, еuеr.

ofР

You mеап you want to go to school like this?
And walk аrоuпd the neighbourhood like this?

RUBY

That's right!

DAD

But what ...?

RUBY

But what ulhat?

MUM

...

йll the neighbours say?
what йll the headmaster say?

what

том

And

RUBY

No idea what they'll say, and I honestly don't саrе at all.

DAD

hee hee hee!!

RUBY

oLlvlA

MR Рн

Ruby? You must Ье joking!

LLl

ALL
RUBY

ýсепв 6
MuM
DAD

MUM
DAD

Oh, come on, Ruby. Ве оur good girl. We can't have а daughter who walks
аrоuпd ]ike this!

we can't have

а student who walks around like this!

You do understand, don't you?
It's уоu who don't understand. I'm not taНng this off. This is me, and I don't
саrе what you think. Live with it! (She шаlks off,Ieauing them all speechless.)
Ruby's home, five weeks later

just don't understand hеr any mоrе. These past few weeks have been so
difficult.

Yеаh, she was such а good girl.

Just imagine what the neighbours must Ье saying about us

...

Don't rеmiпd mе, please. It's so embarrassing.
Silence, interrupted Ьу the doorbell.

MUM
DAD

Who's that?
I don't know. (he goes to the uliпdош, апd peeps out)

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DAD

MUM
DAD
DAD

MUM
MRS CARTER
DAD

MRS CARTER
DAD

MRS CARTER

MUM
MRS CARTER

DAD

MuM
DAD

MUM
DAD

Oh, no! It's Мrs Саrtеr frоm next door. She's
рrоЬаЬlу coming rоuпd to
complain about Ruby.

Well, let's pretend wе'ге not hеrе, then.
We can't. She's аlrеаdу seen mе. (opens the dооr)
Good evening. Do соmе in, please.
Good evening },{rs Саrtеr. Vеry nice to See you.
I'm lucky уоu'rе at hоmе, аrеп't I? Yоu'rе such
busy people!
Weli, yes, you know what it's like. tife's pretty hectic.
I'm hеrе because ofyour daughter.

Ruby? I knew it! What's the рrоЬlеm?
РrоЬlеm? Тhеrе's no рrоЬlеm. I just wondered whether
you could give this to
hеr, please?
То Ruby? Еrm

yes ... surе. But she's поt at home гight now...
Yes, I know. It's Fridау evening, isn't it? I know
she's печеr at home оп а Friday
evening. That's why I called" Anl.r,vay, just give it
to hеr, please. I must Ье off.
(she leaues)
.,.

See? Тhеу'rе all talking about hеr. (mосft iпg) 'Iknow.
It's Friday evening, isn't
it? I know she's печеr at hоmе on а Fridау evening!'It's
tеrriЬlе, isn't it?
It is. Рооr Mrs Саrtеr саmе round tonight because
she knew Ruby wouldn't Ье
hеrе. she must Ье terrified of hеr.

It's the way she looks, isn't it? Аи{ull
What's in the Ьох, do you think?

маlъе it's

soap. so Ruby can r,vash that гidiculous warpaint
оffhеr face!

MUM

Listen!

DAD

What?

Тhе frопt door's opening. Must Ье Ruby.
Let's hide quickly. I want to know what's in the
раrсеl.

MUM
DAD

Епtеr

Rt_Lby.

She sees the parcel

апd picks it up.

RUBY А раrсеl. And

it's fоr mе! Can't Ье frоm Mum and Dad. I'm
not their good girl
апу mоrе. Well, let's see.

RUB'

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she stcrfs uпшrаррiпg the рrеsепt. There's а julпреr
iп
looks at it- t]ппоtiсеd, Ьу her, Мum апd Dad haui

it.

she takes it ottt апd

епtеrеd, the rооm.

Wow. That's а cool jumреr. Who's that frоm?
Oh, thеrе's а lеttеr!

She орепs it, апd sfcrts readtng.

'Dear Ruby, this is а little thank-you
рrеsепt from us all. We аrе чеry рrоud that
а уоuпg girl like you gives up So much time
helping others. We hope уЪu Пkе the
jumper! Love, Mrs Саrtеr and
уоur twelve оthеr пЙghЬоurs in Park Lane.'

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MuM

'Twelve оthеr neighbours'?

RUBY

Oh. Mum
too!

DAD

RUBY
DAD

- you frightened mе! I hadn't noticed you

Wеrе hеrе.

дпd Dad, you

Well, I don't understand. Giving up So muсh of уоur time helping others
what's going on hеrе?
Well, you know Мr and Мrs Jones frоm the house next door, don't уоu?

Yeah, why?

RUBY

Well, thеу'rе both very frail поw, and they can't do muсh wоrk at home

MUM

So?

RUBY

So I decided I'd help them а bit. Do some of thеir housework, and the shopping

and things.
DAD

MuM
RUBY
DAD

Hang on а minute. So ... when и,е think you go out and meet
friends on Friday evenings, уоu'rе ...
...

...

йth уоur Goth

helping the Joneses?

That's right. Тhеу'rе very nice people, Мum. I really like them, and they're so
grateful fоr the heip.
That's mаrчеllоus! But why didn't you tell us? If you'd said something, we'd have
reacted diffeгently.

Rчвy
Dдо

MUM
DAD

I didn't tell you because уоu'rе always so busy.

Everybody else in оur street knew what you wеrе doing of course
...

...

yeah, it was only us who didn't notice.

And we wеrе too wоrriеd about how you looked and what the neighbours
... might Ье

.,.

thinking of you.

I'm sоrry, Ruby.

MuM

Ме, too.

Rчвy

That's ОК, Мum, Dad. At least I got уоur attention.
so let mе get this right. Because we печеr listened to you, you Ьесаmе а Goth?

DAD

RUBY

MUM AND DAD
DAD

RUBY

Yep! I'm glad you understand. And so does Мr Phillips, Ьу the way. He's writing
а script for а new рlау right now. It's about а чаmрirе. And I'm going to play the
main раrt. Не says Ilook like а vampire.

(laugh)
We']i Ье thеrе! And you know what? I think we should go out now, and have
dinner sоmеwhеrе.
Sounds good, Dad. I'm rеаllу hungry. But I'm Sоrry - I'm not going to get
changed.

MUM

It doesn't mаttег. What matters is the kind of реrSоп you аrе, and not what уоu
look 1ike.

RUBY

Thanks, NIum. (they hug each other)

DAD

Д1 right, and now let's go.

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DAD

Yes?

Rчвy
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Yes I do!

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N4in 10

ПШПtimС Around 7 minutes, depending on production

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SупOшsis

The school playground; Jacob's home; оп the way to school; the classroom; the
school office; the school computer rооm
Rucksacks/schoolbags fоr kids and а раir of trаiпеrs fоr]асоЬ; several printouts of
essays that the kids did as homework (оп their computers); face paint to show а
bruise оп Jacob's face; if possible, an old keyboard that сап Ье destroyed

моdеrп drаmа
Harry's а bully. His main victim is Jacob, а shy Ьоу iп his class. Наrrу frequently
ridicules Jacob iп front of their classmates, who seem to feel uпеаsу about the
way Jacob is treated Ьу Наrrу but don't do anything about it - and occasionally,
if reluctantly, join iп when Наrrу teases his victim. lп fact, when оп occasion
опе of the kids tries to confront Наrrу, they themselves get threatened Ьу him.
when Jacob comes home опе day with а bruise оп his cheek, his mum starts
Ьесоmiпg suspicious апd she talks to Jacob's teacher, N/r Robinson. Then, when
Наrrу breaks а keyboard iп the computer rооm and forces Jacob to say it was

him who'd Ьrоkеп it, the other сhildrеп claim it was them who had Ьrоkеп it.
when Мr Rоьiпsоп asks Наrrу, he says he's got nothing to do with it - but when
the teacher says that the computer rооm has а webcam and he will check, Наrrу
knows he has gone too fаr ...

lапgшаgе louвl
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something - апуthiпg - поthiпg - everything: ts there апуthiпg you've noticed? l
won't say апуthiпg. ls there Something you wапt to tell mе? Everything's fiпе. lt's
поthiпg serious.
Language chunks: What а waste of time! Соmе оп, you lot! We're опlу kidding.
Thot's попе of your busiпess. Nice try. What's gоiпgоп? Leave mе аlопе. Nothing
serious. ..., dоп't you think? l'll keep ап еуе оп it. That's rubbish. What about you?

stagG tiшs

yоur students wil| Ье in familiar territory here as the acting style required is what
they will have seen оп апу Tv soap. Encourage them to be'real'as there сап Ье а
tепdепсу with this type of gritty drama to'overact'which in turn сап belittle the
subject matter.
One exercise you might try, to епgепdеr the feeling of alienation felt Ьу the
реrsоп who is bullied, is to get each опе of them individually to stand in the

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middle of а circle of the others and ask the others to rеаllу despise that реrsоп
iп the middle. They mау giggle to begin with but ask them to try and get over
that feeling and сопсепtrаtе оп what is the unpleasant task of summoning up
negative feelings and concentrating them оп опе vulnerable individual trapped
within the circle. Ask them to Ье as silent as possible to begin with and Ье rеаllу
patient as eventually they will quieten arld there will Ье ап ееriе and unpleasant
atmosphere established. Let that linger uпtil it becomes almost unbearalэle апd
then quietly allow them to hiss insults (within rеаsопI) at the victim. Опе word
such as'idiot' repeated сап Ье а powerful weapon. This will show how intense
silence сап Ье rаthеr than histrionic overacting and although the hissed insults
mау sound ЬаrЬаriс it won't Ье lопg before sоmеопе giggles апd it's irопiсаllу
the best way to break the malevolent spell. The'victim'shouldn't Ье alIowed
to say anything as the bullied аrе often voiceless although you mау allow them
to say and repeat the words'Why?','Please'or'Stop'when you feel the time is
right. Опсе the spell is Ьrоkеп make sure the'victim'is hugged Ьу the others but
ask them all to rеmеmЬеr how it felt to bully and Ье bullied and add it to their
emotional mеmоrу Ьапk.
NB Yоu might wапt to use this exercise at your оwп discretion, as certain students
might feel uпеаsу about реrfоrmiпg the activity.

lПatelials

Photocopiable Worksheet А р 213

Tlre Br{ly I Workheet В

. Comprehension

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Useful phrases

Photocopiable Worksheet В р 2'l4
. Mini-dialogues

. sоmеthiпglапуthiпgl
eve ryth i п gl noth i п g etc.
. Creative writing: а letter
asking fоr advice

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Harry, the bulIy
Jacob, the victim
Oliver

Ruby
Lily
Katie

Iake
Dylan

lacob's mчm
Mr Robinson, teacher

The school playground
Sеuеп kids ruith rucksccks are standitlg iп а grollp, talking. Jacob епtеrs,
шеаriпq пеtч trainers. Не tuапts to go past the grotry, Schoo1 bell riпgs, а

grоuр ofkids епtеr.
HARRY
JAKE

кАтlЕ

Апоthеr day очеr ... School

lvhat а waste of time!

what shall we do?
Let's go to the раrk.

HARRY

Ah, hеrе's Jacob. Hi, Jacob. Why don't уоu join trs?

DYLAN

Hold оп, Нагry,

HARRY

I don't * just watch. Соmе оп, Jacob!

JAcoB

ок.

Ндппy

Cool trаiпеrs. Really соо1. No logo. I like that. Whеrе did you lэuy them?

JAcoB

I didn't

HARRY

Ah, уоur mum. (to the others) His mum did. She sure is ап ехреrt on trаiпеrs.
(srnging) Мummу bought cool trаiпеrs!

JAcoB

I1ike them.

HARRY

Не likes them. (to the ofhers). Mumm1. bought соо1 trаiпеrs! Мummу borrght
соо1 trаiпеrs! Соmе on, you lot, join in.

KlDs

I thought you

didn't like Jacob.

mу mum did.

(rather reluctantly) Мummу bought cool trаiпеrs! Mummy bought соо1
trаiпеrs!

JAcoB

Stop it!

HARRY

Yеаh, соmе on ечеryопе. Stop it! We don't want to make Мummу's Ьоу сrу.

JAcoB

I'm not а Mummy's Ьоу.

HARRY

Тhе рrоЬlеm is that уоuг trаiпеrs look too new. But I can help you. (griпdiпg his
foot оп Jacob's trаiпеrs) They look better now, don't they? Соmе on, you lot. Let
Jacob go to Mummy.
The kids,led Ьу Наrrу, sfcrf fo leaue,

DYLAN

ýсепе

JAcoB

Don't wоrry, Jacob. Wе'rе only kidding.
Jacoh's home

Hi, Mum.

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Jдсов's MUM
JAcoB

Jдсов's MuM
JAcoB

Jдсов's MUM
JAcoB

ýсепе 3
Ll

HARRY
Ll LY

Ндпвy

Hi, Jacob. Howwas school?

Дl

right.

What did you do to уоur new trainers? They look filthy.
I was playing football.

With уоur friends frоm school?
Yes, with mу friends from school. That's how they got dirty.
Оп the wау to school

Have you done уоur essay, Наrry?

Not yet.
What do you mеап'Not yet'? We have to hand it in today.
No рrоЬlеm.
Епtеr Jacob.

Ндппy

Jacob, соmе hеrе.

JAcoB

What is it?

Ндпвy
JAcoB

Did you wTite the homework essay оп уоur РС?
Yeah, I always do. Why do you ask?

Ндппч

Give me уоur essay.

JAcoB

No, I can't do that.

НАRRY

JAcoB

Just give it to me, оr уоur new trаiпеrs йll disappear.
Неrе уоu аrе. (hcnds ouer his essaa апd ruпs atllay)

HARRY

(u-lalking back to Zily) What did I tell you? Неrе's mу hоmеwоrk.

Ll LY

Ндппy

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MR RoB]NsoN

But what about Jасоъ?
That's none of уоur business.
The classroom
Please put уоur essays on my desk.
Kids шаIk to the desk апd put their esscys on if.

MR RoBlNsoN
JAcoB

MR RoBlNsoN
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MR RoBlNSoN
JAcoB

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Jacob, what about your essay?

Sоrry sir, I ... I

...

Well?
Не says he left it on the bus.
Is that true, Jacob?

Yes, sir, I left it оп the bus.

Nice try. Luckilyyou'll have plený of time to write another one in detention.

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Sсвпе 5

(quietly, to Наrrц) That was mеап.
(laughing) Do you think so, Lily? оК. МауЬе next time I'1l take yours.
The school playground

Jacob is hапdtпg something ouer to Harry, but lpe сап't see шhаt it is. oliuer
апd Ruby are iп the background.

Ндппч

ОК, rеmеmЬеr

JAcoB

(hesitantly) No

Ндппу

(grabbing Jacob) You don't want mе to get ап8ц, right?

JAcoB

I won't say anything. Promise!

not а wоrd to anyone!

...

Oliuer апd Ruby approach them.
OllvBп

What's going оп?

HARRY

Nothing. (releasing Jacob) I was just hайпg а chat
that right, Jacob?

JAcoB

Yes, that's right.

otlvER
RUBY

Jдсов
Rчвy
JAcoB
RUBY

Jдсов
ýсепв 6

йth

mу friend Jасоъ. Isn't

Соmе оп Наrry, wе'rе late fоr football. (Ea-lt Oliuer апd Harry)

What was that all about, Jacob?
Nothing.
Come on, Jacob. Tell mе.
Не just wanted to Ьоrrоw something.

Воrrоw something?
Yes, Ьоrrоw something. (Jacob ruпs

offi

Jacob's hоmе, some time later
Епtеr Jacob.

JACOB'S MOTHER

Hi, Jacob!

JAcoB

Hi, Mum.

JACOB'S MOTHER

JAcoB
JACOB'S MOTHER

Jдсов
JACOB'S MOTHER

JAcoB

ýсвпв I
JACOB'S MOTHER

what's happened to уоur face? Тhеrе's
I rап into а dооr.
Jacob, tell me

bruise on уоur cheek.

аrе thеrе апу problems at school?

No, Мum, everything's fiпе.
Please tell mе, Jacob, I know something's wтong.
Leave me alone, Мum. I'm fiпе.
The school office

Thank you for seeing me, Мr Robinson.

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MR RoBlNsoN
JACOB'S MOTHER

Not at all. Please sit down, Mrs Вепsоп. \zVhat can I do for you?
I'm just а bit wоrriеd about Jacob's Ьеhайоur recently. Is thеrе anything you've
noticed?
No, nothing serious. Just the usual jokes. And а Ьоу should Ье able to take а
joke, don't you think?
I аgrее, but yesterday thеrе was а bruise on his cheek.

MR RoBlNSoN

Ah, what did he say about it?

JACOB'S MOTHER

не said he'd ruп into а dооr.

МR RoBlNsoN
JACOB'S MOTHER

MR RoBlNsoN
JACOB'S MOTHER

MR RoBlNSoN
Sсвпе 8

But you don't believe him, right?

No, I don't.
I understand what уоu'rе saying. I'll keep an еуе on it.

Thankyou, Мr Robinson.
Goodbye, Mrs Benson.
The school computer room

AIl the ktds are iп the rооm; the teacher has left to get sоmеthiпg.
HARRY

That keyboard's rubbish. Don't you think so, Jacob?

Harry sfcrts Ьrеаkiпg it.
DYLAN

Кдтlв

Don't break it!
Stop it, Наrry! Мr Robinson will Ье furious with you.

Harry сопtiпuеs Ьrеаkiпg
HARRY

Jдсов
RUвY

НдпRy

the keyboard; the kid"s look оп incredulously.

Jacob, why did you Ьrеаk уоur keyboard?
I didn't - you did!

Наrry, don't Ье silly. Гоu did it!
No, I didn't. Jacob did. And if any of you hаче а problem
say so now. Ruby? Dylan? Katie? Jake? Oliver?

йth

that, you'd better

Silence.

HARRv No? Good.
Епtеr
MR

RoBlNsoN What

Mr RоЬiпsоп.
was that noise?

The kids stay silent.
MR

RоЬiпsоп, lооkiпg around, spofs the Ьrоkеп keyboard.

RoBlNsoN Who broke the keyboard?
Kids stay silent.

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RoBlNsoN Jacob answer

mе. Who broke this kеуЬоаrd?

JAcoB

MR RoBlNsoN
KATlE

I did.

Jacob? Yоu Ьrоkе it?

That's not true, sir.

оК Katie, who
1did,

DYLAN

No,1did.

oLlvER

No,1did.

JAKE

No, 1did,

RUBY

No, 1did.

Ll LY

No, 1did,

MR RoBlNSoN
Ll LY

dfd Ьrеаk it, then?

ОК, all of you. Wait fоr mе at the headmaster's office.
Соmе on, Jacob.
She takes his аrm апd leads him out of the computer rооm; all the others
except Harry follotLl her,

МR RoBlNsoN
HARRY

MR RoBlNSoN
HARRY

MR RoBlNsoN

HARRY

MR RoBlNSoN

What about you, Наrry?
Nothing to do with mе, sir.
I hоре not. Anlr,rray

we'll soon find out the truth.

What do you mеап, sir?
Well, this computer's got а webcam.
I sйtched it on Ьеfоrе the lesson.
Let's see what it rесоrdеd.
Sir?
What is it, Наrry? Is thеrе
something you want to
tel] me?

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5-10 mаiп characters (if you decide to double
the roles); for the party (Scene 2)
several mоrе characters (non-speaking)
Around 'l4 minutes, depending оп production
Sheri's bedroom, а Party; the school playground;
the park; ап art class; ап art
ga llеrу

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N4usic for various Scenes (to Ье chosen
Ьу the students); а football; sketchpads
and pencils for the art class

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N4odern teenage drama

Synoшsis

Lisa and sheri аrе best friends. when sheri
starts hanging out with Jamie апd his
friends, Lisa gets а little worried. she thinks
that the'football lads', as she caIls
them, аrе not the right соmрапу for her friend.
But sheri doesn't mind, as she
finds Jamie so good-looking, and it doesn't
take lопg for hеr to try to take
Jamie
away frоm Jеппу, his girlfriend. Lisa warns
her again, but sheri doesn't want to
listen, Whеп Jеппу hеаrs what's going on,
she is furious апd tells Sheri off. Then,
when Sheri crashes а party of the sixth-formers,
things get

rеаllу interesting-

,|еппу confronts Jamie, rлуhо claims he's not rеаllу interested
iп sheri, and sheri

gets furious and starts screaming. The
situation ends in an embarrassing way for
Sheri ...

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He's поt really mу type,. Не
hangs out with the wrong crowd; You сJоп't
realty fапсу him, do you?; He's very
interesting to talk to; They're the right/wrong
crowd for you; he's good-looking;
crash а party; keep awoy
from sоmеопе,,tо hаче your say; to lеаче sоmеопе
аlопе,'tо Ье grounded; to keep something а
Se,ret; to cheat оп Sоmеопе; she сап
ье pretty tough; l was wопdеriпg whether you'd
like some соmрапу; hаче а date
with sоmеопе; to put up а
fight; to Ье ап item,. to laugh something off; it's поthiпg
serious; to mаkе а fool of опеsеlf; to lose
а Jriend.

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of track should Ье made Ьу
the students in consultation with the tеасhеr,
but it's important that the lyrics
should reflect the play's theme оr mood friendship,
lэеtrауаl, truth * whatever
the students decicle опсе they've had а look
at the play and checked out their
favou rite songs.

то mark the end of опе scene and the beginning
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Lisa, Sheri's friend
Dylan

Iamie
Jenny, Jamie's girlfriend
Jamie's friends
Аппочпсеr
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Play the musicfor а short time to set the sсепе, thеп епtеr LisafTom опе side
апd SherifTom the other. The music gets quieter so that u)е сапhеаr the
dialogue, but сопtiпuеs as а background to the орепiпg speeches. The actors
address the audience.

LlsA

Sheri has Ьееп mу best friend fог years and years. I think ечеп as babies we wеrе
friends, when оur mums took us to the раrk.

SHERl

Lisa has been mу best friend for ечеr. I'm а bit wild (оr so mу mum says) and I'm
not always an easy реrsоп, I know that, but Lisa has always Ьееп my best friend.

LlSA
SHBпl

ANNOUNCER

We cried together, we laughed together. I thought nothing would ечеr change.
But then, (musfc stops) thеrе wеrе some рrоЬlеms.
Scene r: Sheri's Ьеdrооm.

Lisa апd Sheri are sitting together, reading magazines, оп the Iпtеrпеt,Iуiпg
аrоuпd, Ьеiпg tеепаgеrs! - thеп ...
LlsA
SHBпl

LlSA
sHERl

So what do you think of

Дап?

He's cute but he's not really my type. And he hangs out

йth

the wrong сrоwd.

Like who?
Well, реорlе who just аrеп't cool enough. Yоu know, the ones who печеr get
inйted to раrtiеs. Like his friend Dylan - уоu know him, don't you?
Епtеr Dуlап, ulho stands to опе side looking out to аudiепсе. He's ulearing
glasses. Nоfе: Dуlап isn't шith the girls; this is7usf а theatrical deuice to
introduce thb character to the аudiепсе.

LlsA

Yeah. He's in mу art class. And I quite like him.

Dуlап loob а little surprised but smfles to himself, takes his glasses off, апd
runs his fingers through his hair.
SH

нпl

Oh come on, Lisa. You don't rеаllу fancy Dylan, do you?

DуIап's smile fades а little.
I didn't say that, did I? But he's very interesting to talk to.

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DуIап пош loolr.s glummer - he шапts to Ье fапсiеd', поt'interesting to talk to'.
Не puts his glasses back оп апd eits.

SHERl

LlsA

ОК, if you say so. Anyway, they're the wrопg сrоwd for me.

And what's the right сrоwd for you, then?

SHERI Jamie and his friends.
Jamie апd а couple of fTiends епtеr оп the opposite side fтоm шhеrе Dуlап lф.
They're carrying afootball. They haue'attitude' - they strike а pose апd jostle
for position. Jamie шiпs. Аgаiп, they're поt шith the girls; ftЪ cs though they
are iп а thought bubble.

Llsд

What? Тhе football lads? You can't Ье serious. They keep their Ьrаiпs in their
boots!
Lads look rather pleased at this idea апd поd iп аgrееmепt.

Sнвпt

I don't саrе

think?

they've got nice legs, and Jamie's very good-looНng, don't you

Jamie giues ап'оf course I am!'look to the audience.

LlsA

But Sheri

all the guys can talk about is football.

Lads all shout 'offside' or 'goal' оr апа other football шоrd the students might
use io make the роiпt.

Sнвпl
LIsA

(laughs) I don't саrе!
Yеаh, I сап imagine. (А// the lads except Jamie eit as Jеппу епtеrs, she stands
пехt to Jamie апd takes his аrm.) Ап5rwау, you know that he and Jenny аrе an
item, don't уоu? (.Icmie апd Jеппу eit together.)

sHERI And you don't think

LIsA

I сап take

him away from Jenny, do you? (Nоrл Sheri

focuses оп Jamie апd Jеппу as thea
I didn't say that, did I? But she's

eit.)

Мо уеаrs older than you.

I mеап, why should

Jamie Ье interested in а fifteen-year-old?

SHBпl We'llsee, Lisa

LlsA

...

we'llsee.

Sheri, уоu'rе not going to do anything stupid, аrе you?

SHERI Do

I ечеr? (they bothlaugh)

Short snatch of music. Аgаiп, опсе the dialogue stcrts the music drops iп
uоlumе but сопtiпuеs as а Ьасkgrоuпd to the sсепе. Jamie, his mates апd
апаопе else (except DуIап) епtеr апdfоrm а grоuр сепtrе stage апd dапсе but they keep side-on or tuith their backs to the аudiепсе. Sheri jоiпs them but
faces the аudiепсе. Lisa stауs to опе side of the stage; she's поt at the party but
iп the play she сап still talk to Sheri. We are рlауiпg huo'realities'here, as iп а
fiIm шhеrе there is aJlashback апd а uoice-ouer сопtiпuеs iп the рrеsепt.

Sheri dапсеs, but

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looking for sоmеопе at the party. As she u)eaues iп апd out,

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searchinq, the other characters сап
cast'What's she dоiпg here?'looks at her.IJthere are опlу аfеш other characters
опstаgе, sheri сап
рееr iпtо the аudiепсе
as шеlI, рrеtепdiпg they're part of
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SHERI

Sнвпl
LlsA

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partygoer) Scene z. А
раrtу!

(frоm 'outside' the party) What? You just
went thеrе?
(still lookinq) Yeah! Why not?

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you crashed the party?
I'l.e печеr hеаrd of arrybody оur
аgе crashing а sixthfоrm раrtу.
Well, I'm not just anybody, аm I?
Still ... Why didn't they kick you out?
sheri sees Jamie апd, dапсеs totoards
him. Hehcs hls back to the аudiепсе
апd"
dоеsп't see her соmiпg.

SHBпl

LlsA

Jamie took саrе of mе.
Jamie?

SHBпl

Yeah, Jamie. I kind of burnped into
him ... (she deliberately bumps iпtо him,
mimiпg spilling coke оп herselfl

JAMlE

Oh no! Sоrry, sоrry... I didn't see you.
lrsc) And he spilled coke оп mу skirt. (to
Jamie)Don't wоrry, Jamie.
It was mу fault.
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sHERl

JAMlE
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I didn't know you knew апу sixth-formers.
what аге you doing hеrе?
Yоu don't mind mе being hеrе, do you?

(smrling) No, I don't mind.
(smiling as tuell) Weli, that's

JAMlE

I guess it is.

Sндпl

(rо

LlSA

Zlsc) So we got talking

okay then isn't it?

bit

...

Whеrе was Jenny all this time?

lzsc) Jenny couldn't go to the pafty.

Sнппl

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JAMlE

She's away оп а соursе. Раrt of hеr
studies, I think.
Really? I didn't know. (but she obuiouslydoes)

SHERl

(to

Jamie)Where's Jenny tonight?

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So уоu'rе hеrе all on
уоur

(considertnq) Well, yes ... I suppose
I аm.
(rо Zisc) So then we danced
а bit ... (she апd Jamie dапсе,
thеп Sheri leaues
Jamie апd rеturпs rо Дlsc) ... and then
we kissed а bit ...
Sheri! Аrе you сrаzу оr something?
\л/hаt if Jenny finds out?
Why should she? Jamie doesn't hаче
to tell hеr, (to Jamie)do you?

I guess not.

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SHERI Well just the dancing, not the kissing.

So I think wе'rе ОК. Come оп, Lisa, don't
spoil it. (Sheri апd Jamie start to dапсе again.) I'm having loads of fun!

Music as еuеrаопе eits except Lisa апd Sheri, ulho dапсе to thefTont.
ANNOUNCER

Scene з, in the schoo] playground, а couple ofdays later.

J еппу епtеrs. Music fades.
LlsA

SHBBl

What аrе you talking about?

JENNY

Well, normally I wouldn't talk to а little nobody like you, but people said I should.
So I hope you get the idea. Just keep away from him!

впl

Which part of 'keep away from him' don't you understand? I'm warning уоu!
Leave him alone! (she storms ofr)

Sнвпl

(aside) We'llsee!

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LlsA
sHERl

LlsA
SHERl

LlsA
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Doesn't he have а say, too?

JENNY

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you happybirthday.

(rо Sherf) I'm only going to say this опсе. Кеер away frоm Jamie!

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Look out! Jenny's coming and I don't think she's hеrе to

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Sheri - you heard hеr. You've got to forget dbout Jamie!
Oh have I?
Yes! (pcuse) Look, аrе you coming to the rар show

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mе on Saturday?

No, I can't. I'm grounded.
I could phone уоur mum and beg hеr to let you go. Tell hеr I've already got
the tickets ,..

It's not wоrth it. What makes you think she'd listen to you, anyrMay?
Неу, Sheri, what's the matter? I'm just tфng to help!

You don't have to rеsсuе mе all the time. (there is а'mоmепt)
said that.

Дl right -

sоrry I

That's оК.

Look. I've got to go now. See you аrоuпd.
(саIIiпg to Sheri as she leaues) Think about Saturday, ОК?

I'll riпg you.
Shоrf sпаtсh of music.

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(епtеriпg апdhапdiпg Lba amobile) Scene 4, Saturday.
Lisa moues to the side of the stage апd dials а пumЬеr оп her рhопе. We hear
the sоuпd of а рhопе riпgiпg. Оп the opposite side of the stage to Lisa, Sheri's
mother епtеrs, шith арhопе. She апsu)еrs.

LlSA

SHERl's MoTHER

Hi Мrs Paulton, it's Lisa.

Hi Lisa, how are things?

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Fiпе, thanks. Сап I talk to Sheri, please?

I'm sоrry, Lisa, she's not in. She went to а раrtу. I'm surprised you didn't go
together. Is everything all right?
Yes, surе. I ve got а ticket to а concert. Do you rеmеmЬеr which раrГу?
Yeah, Саrоl. Carol Fielding. Yоu know hеr, don't you?
Surе. Thanks а lot. Вуе.

Вуе. Have а good time.
Musi.c. Аппоuпсеr епtеrs апd Lisa aslrs him/her

а question.

(The аudiепсе сап't
hear the question through the music, but it's'Haue you Sееп Sheri?') апd the
Аппоuпсеr роiпts to uhеrе sherihas епtеrеd апd ls sftrrng dошп. The music

fades cs ltЪс approache.s,Sherf.
ANNOUNCER

LlsA
SHBKl

IlsA
sHERl
LlSA
SHERl

LlsA

Scene 5. The park. Sunday.

How's Саrоl?
What аrе you talking about?
You lied to mе. You said you wеrе grounded.

How do you know?
I phoned уоur place. I tried уоur mobile first but it was

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sйtched off.

right. So I lied to you. I'm sorry.

But why Саrоl? I mеап, you don't ечеп like hеr. And she doesn't like you. Why

go to her раrtу?
SHBRl

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I didn't.

But your mum

...

I told mу mum I was at Carol's рагtу. But I wasn't.

So whеrе wеrе уоu?
I was

with Jamie. At his house.

What! I don't believe it. Didn't Jenny tell you to keep away?
(mocking)'Didn't Jenny tell you to keep away'? Апуwау, she's out of town.
But what's she going to say when she gets back?
Say about what? We aren't going to tell hеr, аrе we? Jamie said we should keep
it а secret from Jenny.

Why shouldn't I? He's so cool.

But it's wrong!

stop telling mе what to do!

No, it's Wтопg of Jamie, too. Don't you see? He's cheating on Jenny
cheating on you, too, isn't he?

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But Sheri

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Sheri, please.
If уоu'rе mу friend, Lisa,

you'lllet mе Ье with Jamie and stop talНng about it.

And if I don't?
is mоrе important to mе right поw.

Аrе you saying ... ?

SHERl Yes,

cheating!

Stop talНng about him like that.

SHBпl Well, Jamie

LlsA

mе. I don't mind. As long as I сап see him.

I am. Think about it. Вуе.

Music. Аппоuпсеr епtеrs апd hапds Lisa а sketcфad апd репсil. DуIап епtеrs

Тr8G[12 шith sketchpad апd
репсiI. Lisa апd Dуlап sit апd start to sketch. Аппоuпсеr
strikes а pose at опе side of the stage, dошпstаgе. He/she is the model they are

sketching iп their life-drauling class. Musicfades.

ANNouNcER Scene

DvLAN How

LlsA

DvLAN

LlsA
DvLAN

соmе I печеr see уоu with Sheri any mоrе?

Well, she's got different things to do. I haven't spoken to hеr fоr weeks.

DvLAN Pity.

L]sA

6. The аrt class. Some weeks lаtеr.

Shе seemed kind of fun.

Yeah, she is. I mеап, she was.
She's hanging out

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the football crowd now, isn't she?

Нmmm, yes,looks like it.
I've hеаrd а rumоur that she's аftеr Jamie. She'd better Ье careful
Someone I'd want as an епеmу.

LlsA

WеП, I hope she knows what she's doing. But Sheri сап Ье

LlsA

Yes, I was. Why?

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DvLAN If you say so. (pause) Um ... Lisa? Тhеrе's ап exhibition of Da Vinci sketches and
sculptures at the Royal Academy. Were you thinНng of going?

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LlsA

Well, I was wondering whether you'd like have to company.
Well, yes. I wonder who I could go with?
(а little crestfallen) Oh

...

I'm joНng, Dylan! I'd love it if you came

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me.

Really?
Really rеаllу!
Wow! Don't wоrry - it's not а рrореr date оr anything. You don't have to tell
anyone wе'rе going together оr anything if уоu'rе embarrassed оr anything.
(laughing) Don't wоrry. I'll wеаr а disguise!

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DvLAN (gathering up

LlsA

his things, but mаkiпg а mess of it iп his ехсitеmепt. Не laughs
but thеп has а thought) You аrе joking about the disguise, аrеп't you?

Of course!

DvLAN Brilliant!

LlsA
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See you Saturday, then!

(getting up too) I'm looking forward to it аlrеаdу.

Really?
Yes! Yes! Yes! Really! See you Saturday.

Music. They eit. Аппоuпсеr епtеrs iп а black сар оr similar, to denote he/she
is а gallery аttепdапt.
Shhhh! (musfc stops abrupfly) Don't you know this is ап аrt gallery? Scene
The Royal Academy. Saturday.

DуIап апd Lba епtеr шith the exhibitionleaflet. As the dialogue progresses
they mоuе across the stage, рrеtепdiпg to go fтоm опе аrtшоrk to апоthеr оп
the loall referring to the leaflet. Sheri, Jаmiе апd Jеппу also епtеr, апd pose
like а Da Viпсi sсuфturе tuith Jеппу роiпtiпg апgrilу at Sheri шhо stands
defiantly. Jamie sfcnds Ьеhлееп them trуiпg to placate them. Jеппу апd Sheri
'соmе aliue'for their liпеs, but ushеп Dуlап апd Lisa are speaking they fTeeze
аgаiп. DуIап апd Lba rеmаiп obliuious to the drama; they keep оп lооkiпg at
the paintings.
DYLAN

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You mеап Sheri didn't phone you?
No, she didn't. Why? What happened?

DYLAN

Well, it seems Sheri crashed Jenny's раrtу, and when Jenny saw hеr she
shouted:

JENNY

What's she doing hеrе? Get her out!

DYtAN

But sheri put up а fight and she shouted for Jamie. when Jamie came очеr to
her, she told everybody...

SHпBl

LlsA
DYtAN

Jamie only loves mе. Не and Jenny аrеп't an item апу mоrе.
Oh mу God! What did Jamie say?

lVhat do you think? Nothing at all! But Jenny was furious. She wanted Jamie to

JENNY

Tell mе whеthеr you love mе оr not.

DYLAN

In front of all the others.

JENNY

Is it true what Sheri's saying?

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And?
Well, he tried to laugh it off, but Jеппу wouldn't let him.

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serious.

DvLAN Тhеп Sheri started screaming
SHBпI You're а liar!
DYtAN

and some other things, too. (Аппоuпсеr апd опе of Jamie's mates grab Sheri
апd mаrсh her off. Jamie апd Jеппу fоllош them.) Then two of Jamie's friends
picked sheri up and threw hеr out. But she went оп screaming and started
thrойпg stones at the windows. So some neighbours phoned the police, and
they picked hеr up and drоче hеr hоmе and gave hеr а warning,

LlsA
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think.

Oh, no. Рооr Sheri!

Рооr Sheri? It was all hеr fault, wasn't it?
Well, all she did was fall in love. That's not а crime, is it? I feel
hеr, I must say.

bit sorry fоr

Yeah, I guess уоu'rе right. I'll see уоu in the next rооm.

Sherf епtеrs. Lisa апd Sheri rеturп to thepositions they tuere at the
Ьеgiппiпg of the play, fасiпg the audience.

Не

exits cs

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speeches.

Llsд

(to аudiепсе) As I said, I thought nothing would ечеr change. But things have
changed. Does that mеап you can lose а
friend so easily? Just because of а Ьоу - а
Ьоу like Jamie!

SHERI

Мафе

I should рhопе hеr

I've made а rеа1 fool of myself. And I
need someone to talk to about it. But
I've lost mу best friend, too. Мафе I'11
рhопе hеr. МауЬе she'lllisten to mе ...

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1) Listen to the recording then match 1-6 with a-f.

l П The Ьоу never forgets to do it.
z ! These are печеr bad.
З ! Не печеr uses this.
+ П Не always tells this.
5 П This is when he always comes home.
6 П The mап thinks his son is this.

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а) the truth
Ь) great

с)
d)
е)

еаrlу
his homework
his mаrks
bad language

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2) We hear the words 'perfect', 'great' and 'fantastic' in the sketch. Tick six
words iп the list beIow that have а similar meaning,

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useless

enthusiastic
excellent
Ьоriпg
practical
legal

outstanding
suреrЬ

intelligent
expensive

awesome

!
!
I
!
I

impossible

brilliant
attractive
wonderful
interesting

comfortable

Grаmmаr
3)

circle the correct form of the verb,

1
2
З
4

Does уоur friend never gefs l уet bad marks at school?
Kitty sometimes t'orgets l Iorget to do her homework.

l tell а lie|
uses l use bad language.

Му sister печеr tells

Joshua doesn't
Steve соmе

l comes home late every

Friday.

4l Gomplete the sentences with the correct form of the verb iп brackets.
'1 Оur maths teacher пеvеr ......,..
....... (give) us homework.

2 .............. .. уоur father еvеr ........... ..... (get) апgrу?
(play) football оп Saturday.
З Matt always
...... (take) mе shopping at the weekend.
4 Мum often .,......,.
5

Sally

sometimes

(watch)TV in the evening.

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1) Listen to the recording then read and circle (T}True оr (F) False.

1
2

5
6
7

dress.

The woman is trying оп а new

The mап is bored.
Не thinks the woman looks good.

They look at shoes in the shop,
The shopkeeper likes the grееп

scarf.

The wоmап tries а skirt on,

lF
IlF
тlt
тlF
Т

Т/

IlF

тlr

They рау for the coat.

lliа!Ogше

2} Complete the dialogue with the phrases from the Ьох.
take

them

trу

them

match gorgeous

Let's

]

doesn't go

]

Jдск

|'ve got а new shirt

ElllB

Wow, that's great! But it

Jдск

0hl So l need some new trousers, too.

ElllB

And l want а

Et-llB

These look nice.

Аsslsтдlчт

Hello, сап l help you?

ElllB

Yes. l love those

Аsstsтдпlт

Yes, hеrе you are.

Jдск

0h, l really like these trousersl

ElllB

Yes, they look fantastic,

Jдск

No. l'm surе they're 0К. l'll

Аsslsтдlrtт

Thank you, sir.

Jдск

Now l want some shoes

what do уоu think?

r...............

coat!

with уоur trousers.

shopping!

r........

.... scarves. Сап l see опе?

but

.............. first.

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3) Circle the correct phrase to compIete the sentences.
1 Саlm dоwп l You're саlm| Dоп't Ье so апgrу!

2
3

4
5

l'm so Ьоrеd! l know, let's go

we go to the cinema this evening,

Нmm, l don't like this green dress, Could you hапd mе l hапd the blue опе, please?

l Dоп't hurry, wе'rе late!
the matter? l Do you matter?

Hurry up
What's

ls there something wrong?

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Worksheet

GOmшtеhепsiOп

1} Listen to the recording then read and circle (Т)Тrче or (F) False.
'1 All the customers are polite at the beginning,
ll

2
З
4

The first customer is not interested in the соlоur of the plate,
The assistant wants to serve the first customer quickly.
The assistant acts different|y with the second customer.
The assistant is quick with the оrdеrs.

Customers 4, 5 and б аrе pleased with the service.

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Tl
Tl
Tl
ll

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2) Complete the mini-dialogues with phrases from the Ьох,

matter
Please hurry
lt doesn't

А The cinema is dark,
В ..............
Wдlтев

соmе
Неrе we аrе

let's

l can't see mу

was quick
Great service

friends-where аrе you all?

l Now hurrу uр and sit down, the film's going to startl

Неrе уоu аrе mаdаm, уоur drinks.

that

Nдомt

Wow,

Wдlтrв

Would уоu like ketchup or mustard with уоur Ьurgеr?

....,. ! We опlу ordered а miпutе ago!

J вгг

llike

Рорру

l have to leave soon.

lэоthl

WдlтвR

Sоrrу madam, we have а рrоЬlеm iп the kitchenl

Wдtтвв

Неrе'S уоur mеаl, sir.

MlKB

0h, that's

Sдlly
РдutSдlt-у

fantastic!

....... l

l love this place.

0h, this is lovely. l'm rеаllу enjoying mу meal.
N4е

too. l

know,

....,. here fоr уоur birthdayl

Great idea!

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з) Match 1-6 with a-f.
,1
in here!

!
ZI
ЗП

4П
5П
6П

lt's too hot

а) We should соmе here again.

The view is fabulous.

Ь) What about asking Jane for help?

с) How about а pizza?

want to talk to Josh about the match.

What shall we have for lunch?

d) Let's go and sit outslde.

l don't know how to do this homework.

е) Well, he could go to ltaly.

Jack doesn't know where to gо on holiday.

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1) Listen to the recording then read and circIe (Т)Тrче оr (F} False.

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4

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5
6

тlF
тlt
тlF
тlF
тlt
тlF

Colin's family аrе tired of his rhyming.

colin wants coffee, toast апd cheese fоr his lэrеаkfаst.
Frеd wants Ьrоwп toast.
Kate has some оrапgе juice.

Colin wins а trip to Аmеriса.
Another title for the play could Ье We all like Соliп поwt

UOсаШшlаtу

2) Reorder the letters to make words аЬочt breakfast. Then write them
under the correct picture.

1
2

З
4
5
6
7
В

satto
d

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rife geg

hesece
d

rаЬе

паgоrе ujeci

......................

rеdаlаmmа

mjа

eutrbt

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3)

Complete the dialogue with words or phrases from the Ьох.

just
Dдо
Ашопвw

уоu

Would уоu

like some

HiAndrew, finallyl You're late!

yes, please

Апtопвw

Sоrrу ечеrуопеl What's for
Ь

No thanks. l want
4

оrапgе juice, please. 0r perhaps

rеа kfa st?

milk ... по, оrапgе

Dдо
some toast?

Dдо

Маrlепе, how аЬоut you?

Ашоввw

0h,

Мдпlвlчв

0h,

Dдо

0пе slice оr two?

Ашопвw

Two, please, |'m hungryl

Dдо

Here'S уоur toast.

some tea, please.

Dдо

Anything to eat?

Мдпlвшв

No thanks.

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want some tea?

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1uice.

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is апgrу with his wife.

Ь) apologises to the officer.
с) laughs with the officer.
d) insults the officer.

ice.

Ьоrеd.

The mап:

The wоmап:

а) didn't stop at the Iights.

а)

Ь) was driving too fast.
с) stopped too quickly.
d) wasn't driving.

с) shouts at hеr husband.
d) agrees with the officer.

The wоmап:

At the end:

а)

а) the officer is сlечеrеr than the mап.
Ь) the mап is c|everer.

с)

is angry with the officer.
lэ) laughs at the policemen.

is апgrу with the оffiсеr,
is

с)

pset.

the wоmап goes to prison.
d) the mап was right.

lUliпi-diаlоgшеs

2) Comp|ete the mini-dialogues with words from the Ьох.
warning jumping losing giving insulting

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а)

d) thinks hеr husband is fuппу.

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d)

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а) апgrу.
Ь) impatient.

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1) Listen to the recording then read and circle the correct answer.

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saying

Мдш

What's the рrоЬlеm, officer? l haven't done anything wrong!

оггlсвв

l'm

Jвшшу

Look, l'm sorry

Fвво

No, that's 0К, it was onIy an old опе.

Мдш

Officer, l haven't got time to talk to you, l'm in а hurrуl

оггlсвп

l'm

Jвпву

l told the police оffiсеr she was stupid.

MlKB

Jвпву

You idiotl Why did уоu do that? What happened then?
She arrested mе
.... а police officer.

Том

l don't know what Bill said, but Sophie's really апgrуl

Lушш

0h, по. Bill makes еvеrуопе апgrу and just says'l'm

.............

Сдтн

for

.............

.... your

phonel l'll Ьuу you апоthеr опе.

you sir, you must speak to me politely.

fоr

th in k'l

Lrsд

уоu а ticket for driving too fast.

опlу

.... what

What's wrопg with Jane? She doesn't look very happyl
yes, she was driving hеr dad's car this mоrпiпghe was really апgrу with hеr
for .............. а rеd light.

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ж1)

Watch the video of the play then read and circle the correct answer.

When the shopkeeper says 'sоrrу',
to the first customer, he оr she:

when the second customer arrives,
the first customer:

а)

а) encourages him to Ье

is apologising.

Ь) is asking the customer to repeat
what he said iп а different way.
с) is telling the сustоmеr to Ье quiet.
d) hasn't heard the customer.

The customer:

а) doesn't think he needs to Ье polite.

Ь) is still in а hurrу.
is very helpful.

с)
с)

leaves.

The third customer is very polite.

а) so he is served immediately.
Ь) but he has also come to the

Ь) thinks the shopkeeper is being rudе.

rude.

wrong shop.

с) thinks he needs а magic word.

с) but not polite enough.

d) thinks he's said the magic word.

d) so in the end еvеrуопе is satisfied.

When the first customer finaIly asks politely,

А good title for the play would Ье:
а) How to Ьuу а saw

he:

а)

Ь) Buying shoes

is still апgrу.

Ь) still doesn't know what the shopkeeper
is talking about.
с) feels lэеttеr than he did when he came
into the shop.
d) still doesn't want to Ье polite.

The deaf shopkeeper
d) Learning а lesson
с)

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2l Complete the table with one of the requests below.
1 very impoIite

2
З
4
5

impolite
печtrаI

polite
mоrе polite

6 very polite
Could you possibly pass the butter, please?
Good mоrпiпg. l'd like some cola, please.
Get mе two packets of crisps, right поw.
Would you mind getting me а bar of chocolate?
Get mе а kilo of apples,

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Worksheet

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1) Listen to the recording then read and circle the correct answer.

cupboard

John puts Реrсу in the

Реrсу:

а) that's where Реrсу lives.
Ь) Реrсу likes it iп there.

а) to behave well.
lэ) to Ье fuппу.

с) Percy has lэееп impo|ite.
d) he doesn't want апуопе

с)

to say rude things.
to
d)
stay silent.

to see Реrсу.

When Реrсу comes out of the frееzеr,
he wants to:

When Реrсу is rude, the first thing
John does is:

а) use bad words.

а) threaten him.
Ь) put him somewhere

с)

Ь) have dinner.
с) know about the frozen chickens in
the frееzеr.
d) go to bed.

uпрlеаsапt.
laugh at him.

d) hit him.

Before his boss arrives, John expects

lэеса use:

Реrсу thinks the chickens аrе iп the

Реrсу is.

frееzеr because:

а) rude to mеп, but polite to women.

а) they've Ьееп impolite.

Ь) опlу rude to John.
с) polite to еvеrуопе.
d) rudе to john's guests.

Ь) John is going to eat them.
с) they live there.
d) John has forgotten about them.

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Complete these mini-dialogues with words from the Ьох.
соu

rse to way

Dдчв
Sдм

Hi, Dave, good ............. see
уоu. The journey was great,
п

Dдо

ks.

Саrоl, did уоu rеmеmЬеr to
lock the door?

.. l did!You

know
печеr forget things Iike thatl

JlM

4 Holly

jo u rпеу?

сдноl 0f ,..
Рдul

right

esso п

Hello, Sam, did you have а nice

tha

Jlll

into

Jдскlв

to уоur head?
l fell off my bike, and I wasn't
wearing а helmet. But l've
learnt
- |'ll always
wеаr it now!

Тдвд

What? There's по ............. |'m
going to let you watch а film
like that!

Рдтпlсtд Hi, Gеmmа, it's mе, Pattyl
Gвммд 0h, hi Patty, соmе ............. iп!

Wow, jim, what have you done

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Dad, сап l watch the film оп
TV lаtеr this evening?

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Соmе оп, forget about the
homework. Let's go and hang
out in the shopping сепtrе.
No, you know we'll get .............
trouble with Мr Simpson if we
don't do it.

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Worksheet

GOmшrеhвпsiOп

1) Listen to the recording then read and circle the correct answer.

Lily is giving Granddad

а)
h)

раrrоt.

роеm.

а:

с) Rolls with а driver.
d) painting.

а)
Ь)

At first, N/ark:

а) hasn't decided what to

а) uпсеrtаiп.
Ь) confldent.

d) lэоrеd.

апgrу.

happy.

d) amazed.

Granddad dldn't like the саr because.

Ь) he doesn't need опе.
с) the gardener's son needed опе.
d) he didn't like the соlоur.

How does ечеrуопе feel about their
presents?

с) not

surprised. с)

а) it was too old.

give granddad.
Ь) had the idea of giving him а painting.
с) wants to paint а picture for him.
d) wants to give him а valuable object.

They want to make their granddad feel:

uппу.

Ь) because it was delicious to eat.

с) because
d) because

it talked to him.
he could sell it.

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said

it
to

so l took
l'm going

did she like

lsn't it Julie's birthday soon?

Нвдтнвп

Yes, l need to Ьuу а present today.

... give her some perfume?

Мдшпly
вдтнвп

Нmm. Perfume's 0К, l suppose ...

(Д week later)

2........,....

......,. her рrеsепt7

Мдшшy

Нвдтнев

She loved itl l was so pleased!

Sдпtовд

Well,

MlcHe1-1B

lt was horriblel l hope it wasn't уоur idea!

Сндп1-1в

What happened to that пеw shiП you boughtZ

Рвтв

].........

(

the restaurant Nat took you to?

0h, l decided l didn't like the

соlоur,

... back to the

l hеаr you went to the cinema with Ryan yesterday.

Кдтв

Hi, Samantha

sдмдtцтнд

That's right! Не asked mе at school, and l rеаllу like him,
... yesl

Sдшопд
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Why don't you

Мдшпly

2) Complete the mini-dialogues with phrases from the Ьох.
how did you
so l

Granddad liked the раrrоt:

а) lэecause he thought it was

interested.

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1) Listen to the recording then read and
circle (Т)Тrче or (F) False.

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1 Rita is very serious about being а princess.
2 Humphrey thinks Flоrа should cJress mоrе аррrорriаtеlу.
З Rita won't help Flоrа because she can't swim
4 Flоrа likes the otter prince.
5

TlF
тlF
тlt
тlF
тlF
тlF

The otter prince has а castle next
to the footbalI stadium
Neither sister finds а suitable partner.

UOсаЬшlаrу

2) Gomplete the sentences with the words
from the Ьох.

'l
2
З
4
5
6

. next to the golf соUr5е.

- when

Those signs оп the mар mеап that
аrеа is wet and muddy
Don't shout at John, I broke
уоur computer,

itЪ

he's with his friends he

it's my

Му dog never looks clean and tidy,
he's always so ..............,
Ве careful with that old сuр please

don't

..........

in fact.

, [t, it's very valuable.

Grаmmаr

ъ-t

....,....

Sarah spent ages looking for hеr golf
ball in the
l don't want to go to the football
match with Сопоr
becomes а rеаl ,........

complete the sentences with words
or phrases from the Ьох.

+-r

can't

аrе allowed

can't

аrеп't

al|owed

сап

F=il
-J

-+
F_J

2
З

-4
ъ
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Рriчаtе restauraпt

Yоu

...,........

по trаiпеrs - jockeБ апсl ties опlу
.... go in there without а tie.

Tourist maps of the city please take
опе.
You
.... take а mар if you want опе.
'lt's по USe my аrm isn't
lопg enough to rеасh the ring at the
lэоttоm of the pond.'
l ..... ....
get the riпg, the
ропd is too deep.

............
.

ЦL:::..::::...........
Ispeak English, so l

to take your dog into the park.

.........,...

... talk to the assistant hеrе.

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Worksheet А

GOmIrвhепsioп

1) Read the play then circle the correct answer.

The doctor gives the first
оrапgе juice:

patient

4 The nurse.

а) suggests some medicine.
lэ) tells the woman to Ьriпg her

а) to сurе the problem.
Ь) because the patient asks for some.
с) so the doctor сап see where the

с) asks the wоmап fоr some
d) of [ers to build him а nice

problem is.
d) because vampires don't like it.

when the doctor sees the second
patient, he is:

nest.

а) deaf.
Ь) blind.
с) silly
d) tired.
The last patient:

а) is bitten Ьу Patient

when the wоmап talks about hеr
h

eggs,

The old mап ts а little:

а) understanding.
Ь) unsympalhetic.
с) епсоurаgiпg.
d) angry.

usba nd.

Ь) bites the doctor.
с) takes some coloured pills.
d) does some irопiпg.

usba пd:

а) at first the doctor thinks there's
nothing wrопg.
Ь) the doctor immediately knows
what's wrопg.
с) the doctor gives her some
medicine.
d) the doctor thinks it's f uппу.

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2) Match 1-6 with a-f.

1
2
З
4
5
6

П
П
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П
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П

0h dear, l don't think l'll go to school today.
|

find it difficult to walk at the moment.

]

Yоu'II have to say all that again.
|

don't know why, but l can't sleep.

Look at these red spots оп mу leg!
| played

tennis all day yesterday.

а) Now mу аrm hurtsl

]

Ь) l'm afraid l сап't hear very well.
с) 0h yesl l think you've Ьееп bitten!
d) lt's because I have а swollen leg.
е) What's the matter? Don't you feel wel17
f) What's wrопg with mе, doctor?

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3) Complete the mini-dialogues with the letters of the phrases below.

test с) patient
е) call ап аmЬulапсе
Ь) take а pill
d) make ап appointment f) prescription
Мдх
0h, l've got а terrible headache|
NuBsг
Неrе,............, you'llfeel better iп а few miпutеs.
Nuпsг
Good morning, Dосtоr, there's а ...,......., outside waiting to see уоu
Dостоп Тhапk уоu, Nurse, please send hеr iп.
З Мн Ргпкttчs Well, Doctor, what's my рrоlэlеm?
DocToH То Ье honest, l don't know l think vou'll have to
4 Мпs Wllltдмs So, Doctor, what do l have to do?
DocToH lwant you to drink some of this medicine twice а day. l'll give you а
а) do а

апd уоu сап get some frоm the chemist's оп уоur way home.
(оп рhопе) Hello, IVr Atkins. ls уоur рrоЬlеm serious?

RcccpTlolvlsT
Мв Аткlпls No, l just want the doctor to sign а form fоr me.
RгcBpTtolчtsT 0К, if you ............ уоu сап see him tоmоrrоw evening.
Мдг,r
0h, look, that mап there has fallen over. lthink he's Ьrоkеп his

Wомдпl

Quick, somebody .....,......

leg!

Grammar

4) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the чеrЬ in brackets.

] l was ironing when the phone
. (ring)
2 Shelly
to Denise when Tom asked if she wanted to dапсе. (talk)
З Paulwas buying а ticket when the train .,.,......
....., the station. (leave)
4 Shаппоп
hеr e-mail when the sсrееп wепt blank. (rеаd)
5 Соrаl and Аппа
when Tim saw them in the cafe. (argue)
6 We
outside when it started to rаiп. (stand)

Usеfшl шпlаýGs

5) Match 1-6 with a-f.

l !

2
З
4
5

П
П

what's all this glass оп the floor?

а)

Why is Gemma crying?

Ь) Patty has told them а really good joke.

lsn't your dog here?

с) 0h, lап

What's that smelI?

She has hurt hеr leg.

Ьа

has Ьurпt the steaks оп the

rbecue!

Why are Pauline and Rhianna
laugh ing?

Еmmа has said she'll go out with him!

е)

|'ve Ьrоkеп а window.

Why does _|ack look so happy?

No, he's ruп away.

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1)

Listen to the recording then read and circle (Т)Iiче or (F} Fa|se,

2
з

There аrе lots of hotels like this опе in England.
Mr and Mrs Davies last came hеrе 20 years а8о.
Mr and Мrs Davies ask if they can eat at the hotel,

4 They go and eat in а Ьurgеr restaurant.
5 Мr and Mrs Davies would like а holiday

6
7

аЬrоаd.

Mrs Davies didn't want to say she had won the lottery,
Ms Wilson thinks going to Rome is а good idea.
Мr and Mrs Davies leave Rоmе because they don't like eating late.

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2l complete the dialogue with phrases from the Ьох,

eat
would

that's unbelievable а lэitе to
we certainly
so was

Wомдпt

what's it alrout?
|'m af raid l can't tell you

jazz band
Come оп, it's time fоr lunch. This place looks nice, and there's а little
playing inside. Let's get

Мдпl

Wдlтвв

Wомдпt

ОК. We'll go inside, Excuse me, what's оп the mепu today?

The chef hasn't arrived yet so we don't know
what he's goingto cook! l'm afraid you'll have to wait а few minutes- l'm sure
he'll Ье hеrе soonl
.

But,r.................Stil|,1supposeWecanhavesomethingto

drink until he comes
Мдпt

Would you like to see what drlnks we have?
. lt's hot outside апd l'm чеrу thirstyl

Wомдпt

well, if we have to wait then l'm going to read mу book for а while.

Мдпl

lt looks

Wомдlч

lt's а restaurant guide fоr this cityl l'm looking for somewhere to eat this eveningl

WдlтвR

interesting.

........" ?

(later)

Wомдlч

Oh, that was goodl l was so huпgrуI
.. l But it's поt surprising, we waited for ап hour

Мдпt

before the chef arrived!

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complete the dialogue with the correct question tags from the Ьох.
haven't

sдндн
Амдшод

Sдвдн

уоu

will

she

could

уоu

сап't

they

irn't

,h. lйt

у*

0h dеаr, Jane lent mе her new sweater yesterday and поw there's some

chocolate on the f rопt. She's going to Ье rеаllу
Yes, she is. You know what she's Iikel

ап8rу,

Yes. l think l'll take the sweater to the сlеапеrs

............?

they сап he|p mе,

Амдrчод РrоЬаЬlу. Апуwау, it's опlу chocolate. You've got епоugh mопеу
for the

з)

bus,

Sдндн

oh, l,d forgotten about that. Yоu couldn't lend me а pound,
..........,.?
Амдшод Yes, here yoU аrе. Yоu'rе luсkу l haven't spent it yetl
Sдвдн 0h, l hope it'll lэе ОК. lf they сап't do anything she'll печеr talk to mе again,

Амдшод

No. 0h, Sarah, you know Jane's standing just behind

L]s, u.....,...,..........

Gtваtiче шlitiпg

4) А friend of уоurs has соmе for а visit. Write the conversation you
have
when you meet him/her, for example:

.
.

You hоvеп't сhапgеd а bit, have you?
Your parents are mочiпg house, аrеп't they?

yоu should also use the language you
have sееп in this unit, Here are а few
loeas:

.
.

lt's so good to see уоu again.

/f's so good to Ье back,

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Worksheet А

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1)

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О!
S

Лt first the hairdresser thinks

а) he isn't looking for а haircut.

Тrrе girl says she сап

lэ) hates his new haircut.

с) thlnks he has mоrе hаir than before.

Rfter his haircut the bald man
When he sees it, the second customer
When Knuckles comes into the shop
When the police officer returns, the
haird resser

d) help the hairdresser make more
mопеу.

е) tells him to соmе back another time
f) the girl has соmе for а haircut.

uосашшlаru

complete the sentences with words from the Ьох,

ьаrgаiп hairdo recognises customer rоььеr

]
2
З

Sоmеопе who comes lпtо а shop to buy something is а

creative

"""""",

А реrsоп who steals things is а .........,...
When you use пеw ideas in уоur work, you are being

4 The way you have уоur hаir is called а
5 lf something costs а lot less than you expected then it's а """"""""
6 The hairdresser knows who Knuckles is when he walks into the shop

l
because he

him.

lliaIOgllc

з) complete the dialogue with the correct letter of the phrases below.
а) wait and

see

с) по funny business е) might as well
f ) ап expert in
dfirеуou-сtаzу

getcutting
мдвк Hi sally. Do уоu want to come and watch the school football team?
Sдlly ,....#...Z Look at the weatherl l don't want to stand in the rain all mоrпiпgl
stay at home and watch TV
Мдпк Well, if you don't want to do that then we
Ь)

Sдlt-у
Мднк
Sдlt-ч

No, l've got а great ideal
What аrе уоu looking for?
l.........l

Мдвк

What's this? Towel, scissors ..

Sдt-l-у

l'm going to give you а пеw hairdol ls that 0К?

Мдпк

а......... . l want to look good whеп We gо out tonight.
Well, yes. But

hairdressing,
Sдlly You didn't kпоw l'm
Мдвк No, l didn't. But stop talking and 6.........!

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l !
Z!
З!

did you?

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4) compIete

Worksheet В

the sentences iп the conditional with the correct form of the

verbs in brackets.

You would like Kitty's boyfriend if you

......,..

him, (meet)

2 lf she had woken uр earlier she ............. the bus, (catch)
З lf уоur dad ............ you his саr we'll go to the festival tоmоrrоw, (lend)
4 lf уоu cook dinner tonight l ..............,......... the washing up, (do)
..... me а text l would have known about the party! (send)
5 lf you
.....you mоrе if you smiled! (like)
6 Dаппу
5)

Grапmаl 2
Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets,
Example l bought

'l
2
З

mу bike two years ago.

l'че hod mу bike |or two years, (have)

She arrived at the restaurant an hоur ago.
She

......,.....

hour, (Ье)

Не started wоrk as а hairdresser ten years ago,
Не

..............

"" ten years,

(Ье)

We've had оur dog for а long time now.
We

""""""'

"""

(get)

Michael met Connie ages аgо.

Michael

Greatiuв ш]iting

6) Yоч see this advert in а mчsiс magazine,
Write ап e-mail to Julie, telIing
her why уоч think youU Ье а
good person for the job.Talk аЬочt:

.
,
.

""" ап

where you've worked
who you have ulorked with
why you think you'd Ье а good

(know)

lWANTED

Hair stylist to thc stars!

we need а уоuп9 hair stylist to join our team. we send
stylists out оп tour with top music artists. we need
energetic, creative and fun people to help us!

j u

ie.edwa rds@sta rstyle.com

person t'or the team

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Worksheet А

GOmшtеhепsiоп

,е# 1) Watch the video of the play then read and circle
the correct answer,

'Take а seat.' mеап5.

а) You take this chair home.

Dorothy doesn't write down the drinks
оrdеrs because.

Ь) Please sit down.

а)

fоr her.

Lamb is frоm:

а) а

When уоu want to оrdеr а drink уоu say:

а)

she doesn't understand the customers.

Ь) the customers оrdеr too quickly

lf the waiter says 'Сап l take уоur coats?',
he mеа ns:

а) 'Сап l hang уоur coat up for уоu?'
Ь) 'Yоu should hang уоur coats up.'

]

'I want cola.'

sheep

l
l

Тhеrе are по knives оr forks iп the
restaurant because it is:

а) for astronauts.

Ь) '|'ll have а cola.'

Ь) а hеп

Ь) iп space.

UOсаhшlаtу

2) Match the definition with the correct word.

l !

2
З
4
5

the meat frоm

cows

the animal lamb comes

а) sheep

frоm

Ь) smoothie

hens
you eat this, but it's liquid
П а thick drink made of rеаl fruit
!
!

the meat from

с) soup

d) beef
е) chicken

Usе]шl пп]аsвs

3) Match 1-6 with a-f.

i I
2!
З!

4П
5[
6!

Do уоu have а table for five people?

Can l see what kind of food уоu serve here?
Would уоu Iike something to drink?
Are уоu ready to оrdеr?

Сап уоu pass me some Ьrеаd, please?

Could you bring mе а smoothie, please?

а) Thanks, l'll have а cola.
Ь) Yes sir, l'll Ье right back with it.

с) Of соursе,

here you are.

d) Yes, madam. Here'S а menu for you.

е) Yes, of course. Please take а seat here.

]

Yes, we аrе. We'll have the beef.

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4) complete the sentences with the correct word from the Ьох.

ours yours miпе his theirs

1
2
З
4
5
6

hers

l bought that CD last week. lt's ..............
Му dad gave my brother апd mе that TV for Christmas. lt's ...,......

l'm sure this isn't mу dictionary. oh yes, here'sJenny's паmе on the front page.
lt's ..............
l'm surе this is the scarf l gave you for уоur birthday. Yes, it's
l think that desk is where James and Nick sit. Yes, it's ..............
Му brother says the laptop is

,.........,..,..

but it belongs to both of us.

Еrашmаr 2

the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

5) Complete

'This is nice

2'Who

З
4

- l сап

.... (taste) lamb.'

оrdеrеd beef?''We,...,..,.........,...... (do).'

Аrе you rеаdу to оrdеr?'
'Yes. Му

children

.,... (have) an оrапgе

'Have you eaten all the sweets?"No,

there

juice and а lemonade.'
...,.(be)still three |eft.'

5 'What
.... (you do) with that chair?''Well, the waiter said 'Take а seat'!'
6 'This is уоur waiter, Paul. Не
.... (take) your оrdеr.'

GleatitlB шlitiпg
6)

steve receives ап e-mail from ап ltalian friend:

Hi Steve,

Rерlу to LчigiЪ e-mail using
language you have learnt in this
sketch.

Му mum and dad аrе going to England
for thеir holiday this уеаr - they want
me to come with them, because they
don't speak English. I said l can't speak
English very well, but they don't believe
me! They like going out to rеstаurапts,
so can you tel| me what l should say?
ls there anything l need to know about
ordering food in уоur соuпtrу?
Thanks for уоur help,
Luigi :-)

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1) Listen to the recording then read and circle the correct answer.

а) апgrу

The man's mother suggests.

When the son hears the king's
decision, he rs:
lэ)

frightened

Ь) ignoring the king of the east.
с) playing the drum with а stick.

с) sad

The mап hides his mother.

А good title for this play could Ье:

а) uпdеr the floor,

The kiпg апd the big mоuпtаiп
Ь) The old mап апd the drum
с) The kiпg learns а lеssоп

а)

lэ) iп а secret rооm.

с) iп the mountains.

а) putting а Ьее iп а drum.

The king of the east wants:

The message of the play is that:

а) а drum that taIks.
Ь) а drum that whistles.
с) а drum that sounds whеп

а) we should not listen to old people.
Ь) old people аrе fuп.
с) we must treat oId people with respect.

nobody beats it.

UосаЬшIаrу

z) Gomplete the sentences with а word from the Ьох,

wise obev

scratch whole mighty scary

1
2
З

when someone tells you what to do, and then you do it,
Something that makes уоu frightened is ..........""""

4
5
6

уоu

that реrsоп.

Someone who always has answers to уоur questions is very
when уоu don't know the answerto а question, уоu
lf уоu have а Ьох of chocolates and уоu eat all of them, you eat the

sometimes

уоur headl

"""""""""

2 a1l'm

sure l left my phone in your

room.

ЗП

Oh dear, оur teacher is going to
give us а test tomorrow!

4П

Oh, we'll печеr get into the school

5
6

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П
!

football team.
|

don't like swimming uпdеrwаtеr.

Неrе, give уоur Ьrоthеr this sweet.

а) Oh, that's bad пеws - l thought it
would Ье ап easy dayl
Ь) That's not fair, l haven't got опеl

с) l don't think уоu'rе right,

but уоu'rе

welcome to lookl

d) Believe me, that's not unusuall
е) Well, Мr Sims says he'll give us а
chance and let us play in the match
tomorrow.

usвlшl шnrasвs
Му English friend says it's raining
in Manchester at the moment.

I
t

Ьох,

.....,............ is another wоrсi for чеrу strong оr powerful,

3) Match 1-6 with a-f.

l П

lt's easy, уоu just hold уоur breath.

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Worksheet В

4) Comp|ete the sentences with саа can't, must or mustn't.

]

ls there any way l ........................ make my соmрutеr work faster?

2 You

3
4
5
6

.........,..
l ,....,......
l ............
l ...........,
l

..... bring mobile phones to school now, it's а new rulе.

play tennis at the moment, l haven't got а racket.
save mу mопеу because l want а new МРЗ player.

sleep when there's а lot of noise outside.
rеmеmЬеr to phone Nikki, she wants to talk to mе.

Grаmmаr 2

5) Match 1-6 with a-f.

l !

2П
ЗП

4П
5
6

!
!

Не doesn't like dogs

а) who аrе going оп the trip to London next week.

This is the shop

Ь) that опlу works in America.

The tеасhеr wants to

с) that sells fashionable clothes.

see all the students

d) who plays in the regional football team.

That's the girl

е) that bark at еvеrуопе.

lt's the team

that won the national competition last year.

Don't buy а DVD

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6) lmagine sоmеопе has turned this story into ап action film. Write the
script for the advert аЬочt the film.The advert will Ье shown iп cinemas.
Try to make the film sound interesting and exciting. Use phrases like:

.
.
.

Yoll've пеvеr sееп а Jilm like this bet'ore!
The old people thought they were safe - they were wrопg!
Whеп а king decides, it's time to Ье at'raid!

Tell parts of the story - уоч сап talk аьочt some of the things the Ьоу
does, for example, but don't say what happens at the very end!

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Worksheet А

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(F) False,
t) Read the play then circle (Т} Тrче or
'1 Fаrmеr smith is counting sheep at the beginning of the

play.

2
з

His wife keeps hitting him because she is апgrу,
about а caVe
The farmer frees the Ьеаr because he tells him

All the animals believe the Ьеаr is right,
At the end of the story, the fox feels disappointed,

iп the wood with some treasure in it,

тlr
т/F

тlr
т/t

тlr

uосашшlаrу
2|

Gomplete the sentences with а word from the

\4r Cole has lost his wallet.

He'll give you а

"""",

if уоu find it,

The best way to catch а lot of fish is with а """"""""
to """""""""""" оUr chickensl
4 There's а fox in the gаrсlеп, he's trying
l must buy some
5 l don't want these mice iп mу kitchen,
f

|'m

.............

into it
а hole iп the gаrdеп so l сап put this small tree

Grаmmаr

going to,
3) Use the prompts and write complete sentences using

We / go / watch / match / TV this evening

This

l think / they gо / win / competition

Не says / he

You / go / play / this video game / with me?

She / not go / leave school / пехt уеаr

how / l go / reward you

i gо / trap / fox

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Worksheet В

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4} Match 1-6 with a-f.

l П
2!
ЗП
+П
5!
6

ореп.
l'm really hungry.
Не печеr knows what time it is.
Соmе оп, wе'rе going to Ье late!
Paul's апgrу with ВаrЬаrа, and
she's angry with himl
t

can't keep my eyes

Гmmа rеаllу wants to watch

а)

lt's time they stopped being so silly!

Ь) |t's time he bought а watch.

с) lt's time we started cooking dinner.
d) But it's time she did her homework.
е) lt's time l went to bed.

lt,s time we left.

ТV.

Grеаtiше шritiп0

5) Here are adverts for three products, Yочr friend has а hочsе and is having
problems with all these animals. Write ап e-mail giving advice аЬочt
what to do to keep these animals away. Describe the products and how
to use them,

Cot-go#7e
Al{Tl (Ат рOWDЕR
- сatý hate it!

Automatic dog Ьаrkеr]
о

Don't let Mr Fох соmе пеаr your housel

When а fox comes near the special lzloofo unit, it
automatically starts making а barking sound.

The fox wоп't want t0 stay around for longl

lnstru(tions for чsе.

the best mousetrap
money сап Ьчу.

1 watch for where the cat
enters yoUr garden.

Put Саt-gопе powder
all around the area.

Cat will smell the porvder
and wi|l not come into
your garden.

Do not use when raining.

Don't want mice in уоur house * but don't want t0 hur1 them?
l)se Sa|etrap * simply put some cheese in the irap апd
leave the door of the trap ореп.

The mouse enters. the door closes, the mouse can't get out.
Now rеlеаsе the mоusе alvay frоm your house. Easyl

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1) watch the video of the play then read and circIe the correct answer.

The wоmап invites the man in

because: 4

The wоmап asks the mап his паmе
lэeca use:

а) he's tired and huпgrу.

а) she is suspicious.
Ь) she starts to like him.
с) she has told him hеr паmе.
d) she is bored.

Ь) she likes him.
с) she isn't afraid.
d) she thinks he сап do something
for her.

The mап:

At the end of the play, why isn't the

а) makes suggestions about what to
put in the sоuр.
сап mаkе.
а story.

d) tells jokes.

in the soup is.

а)

а) salt and pepper.
Ь) meat.
с) а саrrоt.

Lь

с)

The first ingredient the woman puts

tЕ

wоmап angry with the mап about the
trick he has played?
Because she already knew how to
make the soup.
Ь) Because she didn't expect the mап
to tell hеr аЬоut the soup.

Ь) iells her about the mопеу she

с) tells her

Because she enjoyed her evening
with the man.
Because she has forgotten
everyth i ng.

uосаhшlаlу

complete the sentences with the correct word from the Ьох.

curious grumру suspicious rusty delicious

honest

Ross печеr tells lies.

He's ............
Jеппу asks questions all the time

she wants to know everythingl

She's..........

Don't talk to Granddad iп the mоrпiпg, he'|l печеr say anything пiсе until after breakfast.
He'S ............

This pudding tastes really goodl l love itl
l

. .. ... .. .. .

t'S

. .. ... . ..

. .

поw look at all the horrible rеd bits оп the metal.

|'m .....,.......

l think that реrsоп across the road mау Ье а thief.

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...

l left mу bike out in the rаiп
l

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Worksheet В

usеlшl шпrasBs

3) complete the sentences with the letter of the correct phrase.

1 Мmm, these chips аrе lovely. They could Ье ечеп better
2 |'m bored. l would have plenty to do .........
З l wish l couId talk to Georgia. l could phone her ........,
4 l don't know what to cook for Iunch. l know,
5 l don't know how l'm going to get to the сопсеrt. l know,
6 Му parents said l could do something special for my birthday. oh, l've an idea .

а) l'll

ask them if we сап go to the beach!
Ь) l'Il use those pizzas l bought yesterday!
с) if опIу we had some ketchup.
d) l'll ask Karen to take mе in her carl
е) if опlу l had her пumЬеr.
f) if only l had а laptop.

Еrаmmаr

4} complete the sentences iп the first conditional using the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.

1 lf you put salt in the soup, it
..... better. (taste)
2 The horses will come to you if you .,....... their names. (call)
З l'Il lend you mу computer game if you ............ to look after it. (promise)
4 We
..... to school if it doesn't rаiп. (walk)
5 l'm sure Сопоr
.....you home if you ask him. (take)
6 lf they
.... soon, |'m leaving without them. (not come)

Grеаtiче ш]itiпg

5} This play had а happy ending, but imаgiпе the old lady wasn't so happy
the next morning and decided to ca|l the police! Write the police rероrt
using the answers to the questions below.

.
.
.

what time did the mап arrive?
What did you think at first?
Why did you let him iп?

.
.

What did you do all ечепiпg?
Why didn't you call the police bet'ore
you wепt to bed?

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Worksheet А

Gоmшrеhепsiшп
1)

Read the play then circle (Т}Тiче or (F} False.
'1 The chi|dren's mother needs some flour to make pancakes.

2
З
4

Tl
Tl
Tl
Il
Tl
Il

The wind lives at the top of Mighty Моuпtаiп.
The wind gives Наппаh the magic chicken first.

5
6

The fаrmеr and his wife, Mavis, аrе good people.

Fiпаllу, Bil|y decides to climb the mountain and talk to the wind.
Billy wants the farmer and Mavis to steal his magic hitting stick,

UOсаВшlаrу

2l Complete the sentences with а word from the Ьох.

cheeky f|оur excited sensible naughty

2
З
4
5
6

Come on, Bil|y, stop being so silly! Ве

handsome

......,.......

l think Тоm Cruise is great! He's so .....,........,.........

and he|p mе сlеап the kitchen.

Little Frапkiе just told his grandma she's fat! lsn't he ........................

.........
really ,........

l need to buy some
Му little siste/s

because l want to make pancakes this evening.
She hid my phone and put salt in dad's tea!

Wе'rе going to the theme park tоmоrrоw. l can't sleep because l'm so ......................,.

ВiаIOgше

3) Sammy and his father are having а shоЁ holiday at Кау РаlmеrЪ Bed and
Breakfast. Gomplete the dialogue with the words and phrases from the
Ьох below.

lэe

mеап to
rеаllу want you
Ou r favou

Fдтнвв

rite

Кдy

Look, there's Kay's placel

.............
0h, r...........
l thought we'd печеr аrriче!

Fдтнвп

Hi, Кау, lovely to see уоu.

Кдy

Hi, Steve. Who's this?

Fдтнвн

This is mу son, Sammy.
Hi, Sammy.

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Hi.

Fдтнвв

Неу, Sammy, that was rude!

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Sorry, Mrs Раlmеr.

Don't worry] Соmе inside and
me show you your rооm.

Iet

l1................

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Sдмму

Sоrrу dad, l didn't
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at last
N ice meeting you

Sдмму

Кду

Sдммy

Typical

have а nice stay. Аrе уоu huпgrу?
|'ve made some ham sandwiches.

Fдтнвн

Lovely!

........,...........

]

Listen Sammy, сап you phone
mum апd tell hеr we've arrived?

Sдммy

0h, l forgot to bring mу mobile!

Fдтнвв

............

Gtаmmаt

4l circle the correct word.
1 EmiIywished t'or lto gold and

2
З
4
5
6

the chicken laid а golden е8g.

Look, l don't want to talk to you, just go to l awayl.
l think that water is very deep, Don't gо пеаr it

it's better to keep out l away.

Oh, here you are! Don't stand outside, come iп lto|

l lent you my video

me last week, but

Don't соmе into my rооm

geI off

са

п you give it back

l away to mе поw, please?

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5)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Ье allowed to or let,

1 we

watch the film

Here's а photo of that Ьоу l met оп

holiday last month.

last Saturday because we wеrе
too уоuп8.

В 0h,

Nick is going to try to get into the
сопсеrt without а ticket, but l'm surе

last week, so now he

they

...........

mе see]

N/y brother had his seventeenth birthday

..... him in.

lеаrп to drive.

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6) All the neighbours hear аЬочt the magic chicken so the local newspaper
sends а rероЁеr to ask the сhildrепЪ mother what she will Ье doing with
the mопеу, Read their report below then imagine you win а lot of mопеу
in the lottery and write а similar paragraph.

'Му

daughter wished for
gold and the magic chicken
laid а golden egg. The first
thing I did was Ьuу new
clothes for the kids. They
really needed some. Then I
bought а special little house

Puchta/Gerngross/Devitt

for the chicken to live in

want her to Ье happy! Оf
course, we а11 wanted to go
on holiday, too. We booked
мо rooms in а big hotel in
Magoc land you know, the
big theme

Get оп

park

а fantastic time! Now we're
thinНng about buying some
fields near here, so our farm
will Ье Ьiggец but I haven't
decided yet. I think we'll
need а new egg!'

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Gоmшrеhепsioп
1)

Read the play then circIe the correct answer,

At 5 o'clock.

а) doesn't want to рау the fаrmеr.

а) the woodcutter has to go home,

Ь) wants to рау the fаrmеr.
с) says the judge will рау him.
d) isn't working for mопеу.

Ь) 1he judge is coming.
с) the fагmеr gets his mопеу.
d) the woodcutter starts his wоrk,

The farmer.

а) picks up the other

The woodcutter.

а) wants to wait for the 1udge.
Ь) gives the fаrmеr mопеу.
с) asks the fаrmеr for mопеу.
d) phones the judge.

ахе.

Ь) goes back home.
с) takes the woodcutter's ахе.
d) makes noises.

The woodcutter.

The fаrmеr says he's grunting because

The judge:

а) doesn't arrive.
Ь) has по mопеу.

а) he's working hard.
lэ) he's helping the woodcutter.
с) he's laughing at the woodcutter,

с) doesn't рау the
d) pays both mеп.

d) his Ьасk hurts.

fаrmеr.

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Match 1-6 with a-f.

l П
2!
ЗП
+[
5П
6[

l\4y

watch doesn't work.

Vou can't keep уоur eyes ореп,
This homework is so difficult!
what's the film about?
Hi, Peter, пiсе to see youl
Here's а роuпd for Ayesha,

апd five pounds for уоu.

а)

But that's not fairl

Ь) Lупп, what а surprise - what brings you here?
с) МауЬе l пееd to buy а new lэаttеrу.
d) You must Ье very tiredl
е) Сап уоu help mе do it?

l don't know

let's see what James says,

he's seen it.

Grаmmаr

verbs
3) Gomplete the sentences using the present continuous form of the
in brackets.

..."""? (you do)
What
wood, (cut)
Z l ............
...,............:., а house, (build)
З Му friend
for the bus, (wait)
а Ally and Sam
to the teacher, (not listen)
5 Pat
the concert оп TV, (watch)
6 Rita and l ..........

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Read the play then circle

(Т)

Тrче or (F) False.

The drama teacher wants Ruby to Ье the servant in the play.
Ruby's parents are too busy at work to come to the play.

2
З
4
5

Ruby is angry because she is always so kind.
Ruby has dressed as а Goth for а lопg time,
Ruby's parents like her new look and аrе not сопсеrпеd Ьу people's
reactions.
At the end of the play, Ruby says she wilI change her look back to
ап оrdiпаrу

опе and stop being а Goth.

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тlF
тlF
тlF

тlr

UOеаhшlаrу
2|

complete the sentences with words from the Ьох.

А mап оr boywho сап do magical things is called а................
(Наrrу Potter is one of thesel)
lf the food iп а restaurant isn't very good, уоu should
lf уоu аrе ап actor iп а play оr film, уоu kпоw what to say Ьу reading
the

4
5
6

When you are busy every miпutе of the day,
уоur life is..........
When someone Says something nasty about yoU, you feel ............

when you lеаrп а роеm so you сап say it all without reading it,
уоu lеаrп it

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3) Match 1-6 with a-f.

1
2

[
J

ЗП
4П
E-J
-ъ

sП

Karen's |ate, l wonder
This is the painting l did. l think
it's good

l mау not Ье free tоmоrrоw. |'ll see
уоu in the morning
Тоmmу is horrible to ечеrуопе
recently! You know,

а) if опlу it wou|d stop rainingl
Ь) it's as if he wants to lose all his friendsl
с) if she's missed the Ьus.

d) if so, сап you tell hеr to рhопе mе?
е) though l say so myself.

if роssilэlе.

l hate this weather. oh,
Лrе you seeing Lily this evening? And

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4} complete the sentences in the 2nd conditional using the correct tense of
the verbs in brackets.

З
4

l'd finish this mоrе quickly if уоu
The team

..........

.........

Му dog

............

..... mel (help)

.... much better if they had а good manager. (play)

l would eat this strange thing оп my plate

if l

..............

what it was! (know)

Laura would опlу go out with Ted if

............

.. her. (ask)

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5} Match 1-6 with a-f.

бп

lf Ruby hadn't dressed as а Goth

а) if you had Ьееп ready оп timel

Гmmа wouldn't have got such
good results in hеr exams

Ь) if you had read my e-mail.

с) the accident would печеr have
ha ppened.

we wouldn't have Ьееп late
lf they had Ьееп mоrе саrеful
you would have known about

d) nobody would have noticed her

the party

е) if they had fitted mе

l would have bought the jeans

better.

if she hadn't studied fоr hours
every ечепiпg.

Gtеаtiше шriting

6} Yоч are the drama teacher at RчЬуЪ schoo! and you want to present а
performance of Кiпg Arthur this July. Design and write the poster for the
audition. Things to include:

.
.
.

date of реrfоrmапсе
the паmе of the play апd what it is about
what the parts are - The Quееп, King Дrthur, the Wizard, the Good Knight, the Bad Knight,

the Bad Kпigh|s mother опd the servant
say а little about each part
say how оftеп they will hоче to соmе to rehearsals

say whеп the auditions will take place

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to take hеr to а restaurant,

(promise)

зп
4п
5п

.. mоrе friendly if уоu gave him а biscuit. (Ье)

Connie would help you with уоur work if you

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Worksheet А

GOmшtеhепsiOп
1)

Read the play then circIe the correct answer.

Наrrу hasn't written his essay, but he says it's
'по рrоЬlеm'. Why?
а) Не has written it, in fact.
Ь) Sоmеопе is going to lепd him their essay.
с) Не is going to steal jacob's essay.
d) Не thinks the teacher won't ask for the

Jacolэ tells his mother his trainers

аrе filthy because:

а) he was caught iп the rаiп.
Ь) he was playing football.
с) he was sitting in mud.
d) they wеrе iп his bag.

eSSayS.

The story:

The other students:

а) tells you what to do if уоu'rе

а) аrе against Наrrу from the beginning.
Ь) help Jасоlэ in the end.

Ьu llied.
Ь) tells а true story about lэullуiпg.

tries to make you laugh.
d) shows how nasty bullying is.

с) аrе поt interested.
d) help the teacher trap

The writer of the play thinks:

The teacher asks Наrrу if he has something

а) ечеrуопе should fight against

to tell him because he.

с)

Наrrу.

а) thinks Наrrу saw jacob break the

bu llies.

Ь) that bullies аrе 0К.
с) bullies аrеп't а serious рrоЬlеm.
d) most bullies аrе basically nice
people.

keyboa rd.

thinks Наrrу has seen the film.
shows what Наrrу did.
d) trusts Наrrу.
tэ)

с) thinks the film

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2) Match 1-6 with a-f.

1!
2!
З[
4П
SП
6П
а)

So, аrе you and Jennie boyfriend and

girlfriend поw?

Наrrу, wait, сап l talk to you for а mоmепt?
Was Chloe angry when she read the text l sent?

Do you think these trainers аrе сlеап enough to wеаr for the раrtу?
What's that оп your face? Have уоu Ьееп fighting?

What do you mean, you think l look fat?!?

No, they're filthy!

Ь) lt's not а bruise, it's dirt.

с) That's попе of уоur business!
d) l'd love to have а chat, but l'm iп а hurry!
е) Sоrrу Jessica, it's not true, l was опlу kidding!

She was absolutely furiousl

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tпini-dialOgшGs

3) complete the mini-dialogues with phrases from the Ьох.
leave me
Nice

try

alone

оп

l'll keep ап еуе оп him
what's going
what а waste of time
? Why are you both smiling like that?

RuBy

оllчlд

Oh, nothing ... wе'rе just talklngl

Тномдs

Неу, Дlfiе, l went out last night апd didn't do my homework. Сап l Ьоrrоw уоur

Jоsнчд

'::'n

, mate, lэut you know

l never lend апуопе mу

work!

SopHtB l don't

Амвllд

4 Wllltдм
Gвопсв

Yes,

really know what l'm doing

.....,......

|'ll печеr fix this computerl

..... . Let's leave it and wait fоr Lily, she's the

computer expert.
Неу, George, what's the matter? You look sadl

Oh,

.............

.... , l've just had ап argument

with Emily,

and l don't want to talk about it.
Сндв1-1е Неу, Jack, сап you look after mу dog for а minute? l want to go into this shop,
and dogs aren't allowed.
...,. . Come оп Ьоу, let's go for а little walkl
Jдск ОК, ............

Grammar
4| GircIe

2
З
4

the correct word to complete the sentences.

l everything you want to tell me?
Look, l don't want to talk to you. l haven't got sоиеthiпg l апуthiпg to say.
Don't tell Flоrепсе about the party, will уоu? No, l won't say nothing l апуthiпg,

What's the matter, ZaO ls there sоиеthiпg

Oh, have you hurt yourself, Dylan? No, it's оК, it's something

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5)

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serious.

write а letter to ап advice соlчmп аьочt Jасоьъ problem, asking what he
should do, start like this:

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Worksheet А

GOmпrеhепsiOп

1) Listen to the recording then read and circle the correct answer.

тrаеж 11

Sheri and Lisa have:

Sheri argues with Lisa because:

а) never liked each оthеr.

а) she thinks Lisa willtellJamie,
Ь) she thinks Lisa is оп Jenny's side.

Ь) only just got to know each other.
с) lэееп f riends for years and shared а lot.
d) Ьееп friends fоr а few months.

с)

about Jamie.

d) she thinks Lisa isn't being honest.

Lisa thinks that if уоu аrе а fооtlэаllеr:

Dyla п:

а) уоu aren't clever.

а)

Ь) уоu'rе good-looking.

is чеrу self-confident.
Ь) isn't self-confldent.
с) is too shy to talk to Lisa.
d) isn't surprised Lisa wants to gо out
with him.

с) you сап опlу talk about опе thing.
d) Sheri wi!l like уоu.
When Lisa asks iI Sheri is coming to
the rар show with her:

а) Sheri thinks about

she doesn't like the way Lisa talks

Another title for the play could Ье.

it.

а) Дп exciting relationship
Ь) Sheri gets her Ьоу
с) Sheri's bad decisioп
d) Sheri gets her rечепgе

Ь) Sheri knows she can't.
says she will come with her.
d) Sheri has аlrеаdу decided what
she is doing that evening.

с) Sheri

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2l Complete the sentences with words from the Ьох.
а

lопе crash crowd fool item

saw Zac and Еmmа kissing at the concert yesterday

grou nded

l think thеу'rе definitely ап

.... nowl

Sоrrу, l can't go to the cinema with you this

evening- l got а rеаllу

lэаd school rероrt and

поw l'm

friends lthink

l really don't like Daniel's new

Don't talk to Ruby, she's upset. Just leave

Chloe аппоuпсеd her party оп Fасеlэооk, so about 200 people tried to........................ it
оп Saturday eveningl

he's in with the wrопg

her.............

No, 0liver, don't ask Amelia if you can go out with her
.... of yourselfl

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Worksheet В

з) Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.

1
2
З

team lost 6-0 оп
Saturday. They just didn't pul up
away а fighI.
\4у footbaIl

4
5

|f you want to talk to Апthопу, he usually hangs

iп l out with his friends in the music shop.
l thought Abbie and Rick had а good

l've always liked I\4elanie, and

relationship, but l hеаrd that Rick is cheating ол

yesterday l fiпаllу asked her out
|'m looking forward to l |or Ihis

Wed nesdayl

Look, Carl, if you don't go to some
of the meetings they're going to kick
you ot'f l out of the school соuпсil.

for hеr with Nicola.

l know that the rеаsоп Dawn hasn't got апу
friends is because she just isn't чеrу nice to
people, lэut l still feel sоrrу with l for her.

Еrаmшаr 2

4) Write the sentences using direct speech.

You said уоu were grounded.

]osh said he wanted to see Ellie.

Тоm said he would send luliаппе а text the пехt day

she said she hadn't sееп the film

Не said he couldn't understand а word you wеrе sayingl

Glеаtiче ш]iting
5)

write а short paragraph about your best friend. Describe him/her and
how long you have known them. say if you have ever had апу problems
and, if so, how you resolved them.

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2 Get me а kilo of apples.
З (example),
4 Good morning. l'd like some cola, please,
5 Would you mind getting me а bar of chocolate?
6 Could you possibly pass the butter, please?

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2)

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1 Get me two packets of crisps, right now.

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r) 1f,2d, Зс,4Ь,5а,6е
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1) 1Ь,2а, ЗЬ,4Ь,5а,6а
2) 1d,2a,3e,4c,5Ь
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