Rakuchu #10

Language Items : What?

Activities :  Acting like a movie star.

1."Good afternoon!  Look at me.  Today I'm going to be a movie star. Guess what I'm acting."  Before starting your action, move the teacher's desk aside. Say "Will you help me?" to the students when you move the desk. Suppose you have a small stage in front of the board.  Your roles are :  1) A truck driver.  2) A boxer.  3) A baseball player.

2."It's a lot of fun.  Why don't you play a role?"   Let the group #1 move to the stage.  Make them stand in a line.  You are a movie director.  Show them a small card of a role written in hiragana.  These students must not read it aloud.

3."Stand by the action.  Ready.  Action!"  You may sit on a student's chair.  Say "Cut!" in a few seconds after their acting.  If the students don't understand these movie terms, it's O.K. to say "Start!" and "Stop!" instead of them. 

4. "What did they do?"  The students will answer during doing the action.  They will speak in Japanese, so give them the answer in English.  The students' roles are : 1)Being bitten their back by a mosquito. 2)Taking a bath to wash their hair.  3)Winning the 100 meter-race at school. 4)Waking up in the morning and brushing their teeth.

5."Well done.  We'll take next scene."  The next scenes are  :  5)Asking Matt to give me another sheet of printings.  6)Asking Matt if I may go to a toilet now.  7)Asking Matt if I can borrow an eraser.  8)Asking Matt to take me to the nurse's office.  

6."Splendid!  The last scene will be difficult to play.  Everybody, make your own act."  The last one is as : 9) Asking Matt what he wants to tell.

7."Who wants to play?"  The last scene must be played alone.  Call a boy or a girl who raises hand.  Voices can be added at the final scene.

8."The End is coming.  I'm dreaming of the day that I can enjoy your movies. Good-bye."