How to Approach Speaking and Listening through Drama

7.  It is not clear when­____, although there are many different theories. a. dinosaurs becoming extinct b. dinosaurs extinction c. dinosaurs became extinct d. did dinosaurs become extinct The answer is C, This is an embedded question, and thus the order is subject + verb, with no auxiliary. 8. The professor decide to allow to students to take the examination a second time because the low scores. The answer is D, the word "because" it must use "because of". And "Because of" is noun (phrase), so we must using because of + noun (phrase) 9. If the driver's own car _____ damage, the favorite probably would have won the race. a. had not been b. not c. no had been d. has no been The answer is A, because it has a Conditional sentences/if clauses, and must Use the past perfect construction in past condition. 10. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent de...

How to Begin with Teacher in Role Why use teacher in role? The most important resource you have as a teacher when using drama is yourself. Learning demands intervention from the teacher to structure, direct and influence the learning of the pupils. One of the best ways to do that in drama work is to be inside the drama. Therefore, at the centre of the dramas that we include in this book, is the key teaching technique that is used, namely teacher in role (TiR). This chapter will set out approaches to TiR and give examples of how it works. Many teachers see TiR as a difficult activity, particularly with older children in the primary school. However, it is our experience that when a teacher takes a role he or she becomes ‘interesting’ to the children, so that there are less control problems because they become engaged. Many times we have watched trainee teachers with a class of children struggling to get attention when giving instructions in traditional teacher mode. Yet, as so...