Theme: Independence Day

Pre-activity

Activity 3b

Objective: to practise expressing opinions

PP can do this activity in pairs or as a whole class.

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  Would you like to see plays with men acting all the parts?
  

3. Main Part Activity 4a

Objective: to practise listening for the main ideas

Play the cassette. PP listen and match the pictures, the information on the tape (in the order it comes) and the titles of the plays. Tapescript

This is'Drama on the Radio'and I'm Sarah Silverstream bringing you up to date with all the latest theatre news. I

am happy to tell you that next week we're going to broadcast scenes from three theatre productions. On Monday at 5.00pm you can hear an extract from a story about two young people from the Italian city of Verona. They love each other but cannot be happy because their families hate each other. Sad, isn't it? The second one is even sadder, in my opinion. The two elder daughters tell lies to their father, the king, but he believes them Finally, when they treat him very unkindly, he realises that it is only his youngest daughter who really loves him, but this understanding comes too late. You are invited to listen to this tragic story on Wednesday at 4.30pm. The last play will be broadcast on Thursday again at half past four. It is a comedy about two twins who look exactly alike.They become separated when they are little boys. Well, they live in different countries, and when they are grown up, one of the brothers arrives by accident in the town where the other brother lives. Of course they are mistaken for each other, and because of this there are a lot of funny scenes in the play, and we'll hear one of diem. Well, now the usual competition question: what are the plays called? Our young listeners should send their answers to 74 Blackfriars Road...(voice fades)

Key:

King Lear - Picture b Romeo and Juliet - Picture c The Comedy o f Errors - Picture a

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