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For more funny poetry read Poetry Party by Bruce Lansky.

Characters:
Narrator
Child
Mom
Dad

How to Delay Your Bedtime

Narrator:

(Reads title of poem)

Refuse to turn off the TV.

Say:

Child:

All my friends watch this show.

Narrator:

Shout:

Child:

No Fair!.

Narrator:

when you're told to go to bed.

Then ask:

Child:

Why can't I stay up till ten like all my friends?

Narrator:

When Dad says:

Dad:

If all your friends

jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge

would you jump, too?

Narrator:

Sneer:

Child:

Yes!

Narrator:

Whine:

Child:

I'm too tired to walk upstairs to bed.

Narrator:

Make Dad carry you up the stairs.

Narrator:

Pout:

Child:

I'm too tired to brush my teeth.

Narrator:

Wait till Dad squeezes the toothpaste

onto your brush and starts brushing
your teeth for you.

Then groan:

Child:

Ouch, you're hurting me.

Narrator:

When Mom comes in to say good night
and asks you to pick up your clothes,
yawn:

Child:

I'm too tired to pick up my clothes.

Narrator:

Watch while you Mom picks them up for you.

Beg:

Child:

I need a bedtime story.

Narrator:

When Mom finishes the story,
ask :

Child:

And then what happened?

Narrator:

Tell her:

Child:

That story got me excited.
Now I need a backrub to make me sleepy

Narrator:

When Mom starts rubbing, give directions:

Child:

Rub a little higher.
No, a little to the left.
No, more to the middle.

Narrator:

When Mom stops rubbing,
grumble:

Child:

I was just starting to feel sleepy--
don't stop now.

Narrator:

When Mom says:

Mom:

For the last time, good night!

Narrator:

Whine:

Child:

I'm thirsty.
Can I have a glass of water?

Narrator:

When Mom asks you to promise
you won't wet the bed,
say :

Child:

I promise.

Narrator:

But cross your fingers.

Start crying.
When Dad comes to comfort you,
sob :

Child:

There's a monster under my bed.

Narrator:

When he turns on the lights,
you'll see that it's only your shoes, socks, crayons,
and the toy you got last Christmas
but only played with once because you lost it.
Tell him:

Child:

Leave the door open

so I can see the hall light!

Narrator:

When he opens the door,
plead :

Child:

Open it wider!

Narrator:

When Dad leaves,
get the toy from under your bed
and play with it in the light
shining through your doorway.

"Ish!" Poetry Theater

A poem in three voices

Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Poetry Party, published by Meadowbrook Press.

Summary: A child debates eating fish with his grandmother.

Presentation Suggestions: Read or perform the poem with your friends. Act out the different lines while you read them.

Props: A plastic fishwould be a great prop but if one is not available the poem can be performed without it.

Delivery: The lines of the poem should be read with poetic rhythm but don't worry too much about this. For more information on poetic rhythm and how to perform poetry, please read the Performing Poetry section of our site.

For more funny poetry read Poetry Party by Bruce Lansky.

Characters:
Narrator
Frederick
Grandmother

Ish!

Narrator:

When Frederick's grandmother
served him some fish,
young Frederick turned up his nose
and said:

Frederick:

Ish!

Grandmother:

Okay.

Narrator:

said his grandma,

Grandmother:

I'll give you some ish,

Narrator:

as she scraped out some earwax
right into a dish.

She brushed in some dandruff

that fell from her head,
and some fingernail clippings
from her husband, Ed.

She sniffed at the mixture
and started to sneeze.
Her eyes watered up;
she got weak in the knees.

Okay

Narrator:

said Fred's grandma,

Grandmother:

now eat up this ish.

Frederick:

No way,

Narrator:

said young Frederick,

Frederick:

I'd rather have fish.

THE END!

"Empty Headed" Poetry Theater

A poem in many voices

Adapted from the poem by Linda J. Knaus in Miles of Smiles, published by Meadowbrook Press.

Summary: A bunch of children tell about all the crazy things they've seen!

Presentation Suggestions: Read or perform the poem with your friends. Have each friend read out a different pair of lines; if you have ten friends each of you can read different. If only a couple of friends are reading with you, alternate stanzas. For the last stanza, everyone reads the lines together.

Props: This poem can be performed without props.

Delivery: The lines of the poem should be read with poetic rhythm but don't worry too much about this. For more information on poetic rhythm and how to perform poetry, please read the Performing Poetry section of our site.

For more funny poetry read Miles of Smiles by Bruce Lansky.

Characters:
Each person reads a different pair of lines (or stanza). Everyone reads the last stanza at the same time.

Empty Headed

First reader:

I've seen the hair of a bald-headed man
and the socks on a barefooted boy.

Second reader:

I've seen the light in a very dark room
and a sad woman jumping for joy.

Third reader:

I met a blind man who claimed he could see
and a very tall midget in shorts.

Next reader:

There's a sick man in Jersey in excellent health,
according to latest reports.

Next reader:

I took a hot bath in water so cold
it actually turned my lips blue.

Next reader:

I went to a farm where the cows lay the eggs
and the chickens give milk and say, "Moo."

Next reader:

I've seen a dead man just barely alive.
I once combed my hair with a brush.

Next reader:

I walked to the store in a taxi one night
to avoid the midafternoon rush.

Next reader:

I sat way up front in the back of the room.
I bought ham that was labeled 'all beef."

Everyone:

They x-rayed my head and found nothing at all
which I must say is quite a relief.

"My New Pet" Poetry Theater

A poem in two voices

Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Miles of Smiles, published by Meadowbrook Press.

Summary: A child tries to decide which pet to buy.

Presentation Suggestions: Read or perform the poem with your friends. Act out the different lines while you read them.

Props: A pet (like a dog or a cat) would be a great prop for the poem. However, if you don't have any pets, the poem can be read without them.

Delivery: The lines of the poem should be read with poetic rhythm but don't worry too much about this. For more information on poetic rhythm and how to perform poetry, please read the Performing Poetry section of our site.

For more funny poetry read Miles of Smiles by Bruce Lansky.

Characters:
Child
Dad

My New Pet

Child:

I asked my father for a pet.
he said:

Dad:

I'll take you shopping.

Child:

My father took me to a store
where animals were hopping.
He asked me:

Dad:

Which one would you like?

Child:

So I picked out a puppy,
a parakeet, a rabbit,
plus a gerbil and a guppy

 

I also picked a monkey
and a yellow Siamese cat,
a turtle, snake, and lizard,
plus a very big white rat.

My dad said:

Dad:

If you want a pet,
then you will have to feed it.

Child:

Instead, I picked a storybook.
I cannot wait to read it.

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