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Drama teaching notes

Introduction Preparation and performance


Why use drama? Drama warm-ups
Drama provides students with the opportunity to bring These are fun games and exercises, which are linked
language alive in a fun and entertaining way, and for to each drama, to introduce the theme. They are
this reason it is an incredibly useful tool for language designed to relax the students and break the ice before
learning. Students reinforce what they have been they embark upon the performance. They can all be
learning in the Student’s Book, but, having a script, done in the classroom.
they don’t have the pressure of worrying about what
they are going to say next. As soon as they start Preparing the classroom
performing, students will be communicating with each As with the warm-ups, each drama is designed to be
other, but using the language of different characters. performed in a regular classroom. Decide where the
This ‘getting into a role’ alleviates any anxiety students performance space is going to be. Even if space is
might have about making mistakes. limited, it is still possible for small groups of students to
perform for the rest of the class at the front of the
English Plus dramas classroom. Prepare the performance space before you
Each drama is set in a different location and is written ask the groups to perform the drama for the class.
to be performed by small groups of students for the
rest of the class. There are roles for both confident and Preparing the students
less confident students. All of the language can be y Before performing the drama, play the recording for
found in the Student’s Book, so students should be students to listen to whilst following the text. Check
familiar with the words used. that they understand what happens, especially the
stage directions.
The dramas are easy to prepare, easy to perform and
designed for use with mixed-ability classes. y Ask volunteers (seated at their desks) to read parts
of the text aloud.
When to use the dramas y Divide the students into groups and ask them to
decide which character they are each going to play.
As each drama relates to and recycles the language
Ask them to read the drama in their groups.
found in the previous three units of the Student’s Book,
use them as a fun, end-of-term activity, or in desdoble y Ask the students to think about staging, e.g. the
classes, after completing the following blocks of units: positions onstage of the various characters and
where they are going to move.
y Designer shopping after Units 1–3 y Ask them to practise the drama again, this time
y What’s my job? after Units 4–6 standing up and moving around, remembering to
y Wanted: Singer after Units 7–9 speak loudly and clearly and thinking about their
physical actions.
Teaching notes
Each drama is accompanied by individual teaching
Performance
notes to help prepare the students for the performance. Encourage students to read and act with as much
These include: enthusiasm as they can. They shouldn’t just read their
lines without feeling – they should exaggerate their
y a summary outlining what happens in each drama voices and their reactions. The performers and the
y a list of character descriptions audience will enjoy themselves much more if the drama
y information about props required (objects needed is performed confidently and with a sense of humour.
in the drama)
y any vocabulary and useful expressions that may Follow-up
need to be pre-taught At the end of some of the dramas there are ideas for
follow-up activities. These include videoing the
There are also ideas for drama warm-up activities and
performances and other exercises, such as improvising
notes on preparing the students for each drama.
further dialogue between characters.

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