English for musical theatre actors 60211100 Study manual for students of musical theatre actor

Task 4. One-Word Story
This can be played in a small group or large group. The teacher starts the story with one sentence (i.e., “Once upon a time, there was a princess who dreamed of being an astronaut”). Moving clockwise around the circle, each student adds one word to the story. The circle is repeated as many times as the teacher deems necessary until they feel the story is finished.
Task 5. Tableau Olympics
Divide the group into teams of four to six people and have each team choose a spot around the room. The teacher calls out a scene (such as Spiderman at the scene of a bank robbery, a birthday party gone wrong or a television awards show) and then counts down from 10. Teams have 10 seconds to organize a tableau and then freeze. The teacher then goes around and views each tableau before choosing a winner for that round. The winning team receives a point. Every student from the team must participate in the tableau or the team will be disqualified from the round.
Tip: Remind the students about the use of levels and facial expressions at the start of the game.
Grammar: Would
Would uses to describe something that happened regularly in the past but doesn't happen any longer, as shown in the following two sentences about quitting smoking:
eg. Whenever I craved a cigarette, I would chew gum instead.
Would should not be used unless it has already been established that the time frame is in the past. if the past time frame is established before would appears, would sounds fine.
eg. When I was little, I would get up and watch cartoons every Saturday morning. Now I rarely watch TV.
Task 6. Match the two sentence halves and write a – h next to the number 1 – 8.

1…….. Would you like to come for lunch this weekend? 2…….. Can you help me with this table a moment? 3…….. Could you tell me where the nearest bank 4…….. Would you like me to ask my brother? d. Yes, of course. Here you go. 5…….. Can I come round to your house later? e. Yes, sure. Where do you want to put it? 6…….. Could you lend me 20, please?

Oh. Yes please! Could you? Well, actually, my mum’s not feeling well. Maybe another time. I suppose so. But I need it back before Friday. Yes, of course. Here you go Yes, sure. Where do you want to put it? I’m sorry, I’m not from around here.