Colorado Ghost Story: 3 (Short Plays for English Learners)

These scripts will give students the opportunity to confidently practise language in a safe and structured setting where they can enjoy playing roles and bringing the story to life. ... theyll be having so much fun that they wont even realise that they are learning--David Farmer NILE training consultant theatre director and authorDedicated careerwoman Lola thrills her family when she brings home a boyfriend. But when they meet him they realize something is wrong with Mr. Right. This engaging and suspenseful drama will get students talking about the difference between dreams and reality as well as . Theyll be practicing venting as well as responding to venting. And this play was written for English students to improve their communication and speaking skills. As they read practice and perform these plays they will learn: communication in cultural contextsconversational moves such as changing the subject expressing doubt seeking clarification and persuadinguse of intonation and body languagehigh frequency lexical phrases and grammar patternsShort enough for a project in a speaking class but expandable to fill a whole elective class drama unit or theater club production Colorado Ghost Story makes drama in the classroom a good thing!About the Play4 characters 8 scenes about 17 minutes to perform.Language of the play is graded to A2+/B1 (intermediate) level although the demands of performance may be higherIn addition to the script this book contains: Preview activitiesPragmatics lesson on ventingAdvice on producing a playPronunciation tipsGlossary of theater vocabulary