Step 1 :Each student randomly chooses a role from the left column and a scenario from the right column.
□ a general manager at Apple
□ a new clerk on his/her first day of work
□ a bank officer
□ a car designer from a car company
□ a movie star
□ arriving at the airport five hours delayed
□ entering a hotel room
□ meeting her/his ex-boyfriend/girlfriend at a buffet
□ meeting his/her boss at the office
□ meeting a Korean at a banquet table
□ at an informal get-together with friends in a cafe
Step 2 :Each student is given 2 minutes to think of what he/she would say to himself/herself under the situation in the right column.Here is an example of such a monologue from a new clerk returned to her room after her first day of work.
Oh!I’ve finally arrived home!It is such an awful thing.I am too tired after work.I should sit in the chair and have a glass of Coke.Today is my first day of work,but I made some terrible mistakes and made my boss extremely angry.I’m very unlucky.The boss warned me if I made any mistake again,I would be fired.My hometown is far away and I’m new here.My dream is to earn a lot of money to buy a beautiful house,to keep a lovely pet and to live a happy life.My god!Who can give me some advice to help me be more careful?I’m afraid I will do something that will drive my boss crazy,and then my dream will be ruined.Now,I have so little money,only enough to rent a shabby room like this for this month.If I were to be fired,I would have no place to sleep and I will be homeless.Oh,No!Today was terrible!
Step 3 :Invite a partner to prepare to grade the play according to the following evaluation chart.
Step 4 :Perform the monologue in front of the classmates.The monologue should last at least 1 minute.
Step 5 :Welcome comments from the teacher,the classmates and his/her partner.
Step 6 :If a student’s monologue is too short,ask him or her to add more details and try again.