Ideas for Celebrating Holidays
 People learn anything better when they enjoy what they are doing. In order to provide enjoyment to students of the English language, you can try to celebrate English and American holidays using their drama skills. Below you can find 3 scenarios for celebrating Halloween, which were written by students of the second year and staged by them on October 31, 2007. They give students opportunity to practice their language skills and extend the learner’s competence in English. These three performances were a success and we had a good time! (DOWNLOAD all scenarios)
SCENARIO 1
"History of Halloween"
Characters:
Devil – elegant, speaks loudly and distinctly, has a tail and small horns
Jack – drunkard, trickster; dressed in loose pants with bruises on his face
The Duke of Darkness – wears a black coat with a hood and black glasses
Old witch – has a hump, is lame, uses a stick while walking; is dressed in long black skirt; wears many beads
Young witch 1
Young witch 2
Songs you will need:
- Chris de Burgh – Raging Storm
- Will Smith – Party Starter
SCENARIO 2
"Halloween Party"
Characters:
Voice
Kikimora
Malicious Witch (M_W)
Pathetic Creature (P_C)
Angel + Little Girl
Songs you will need:
- Jingle Bells
- Joan Osborne – One of Us
SCENARIO 3
"Halloween Party of the Witches"
Characters:
Old witch
Witch 1
Freddy’s daughter
Witch 3
Apprentice witch
Songs you will need:
- Boris Picket – Monster Mash
- The Platters – Only You
- Wizard – Witch of the Enchanted Forest
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Sounds of Halloween
 Using Drama: St. Valentine's Day
Love is Eternal
February is a special month of the year as all lovers are looking for this one day – February 14, to open their hearts. St. valentine day became nowadays one of the most desired holidays. It started many many years ago in Great Britain and now is celebrated around the world.
So, we decided to organize an extra-curricular activity dedicated to the international day of lovers.
Students prepared short love stories and performed them on the stage.
Download for free Scenario and all the necessary songs - you can use them at your English lessons; you can modify them if you need. It is about a young girl and her old granny who is still popular with men. Every St. Valentine day she receives a love card but it is never signed. And only in the end we discover her mysterious lover. Granny remembers about her youth and tells her granddaughter about love and lovers. From her life experience she teaches her that love sometimes can bring difficulties and not everything that is written in books is true, but it is good to be in love.
It took us around 25 minutes to present this story. The ending ...
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ETRC seminars and workshops 2008
September - Sharing Experience, first seminar is on September 11. Everyone is welcome at the opening session, where we will discuss everything new and inetesting that we've learnt or accomplished during the summer.
October - Multi-media in extra-curricular Activities.
November - Testing and Assessment.
December - Speaking
Semester II - 2009
January – Enlarging Vocabulary.
February – Demonstrative Lessons.
March – Culture Diversity. Customs and Traditions.
April – Grammar
May – Literature and Reading
Archaive of ETRC seminars and workshops 2007-08
#1.September - Technology (Seminars dedicated to the use of computers in English teaching.The use of Power Point to teach vocabulary, electronic textbooks, teaching English through films.)
#2.October - Grammar
(Teaching grammar through authentic materials, teaching grammar in discource, practice activiti)es, class management, some amples of lesson plans) |
#3.November - Ready-made Lessons (Ready-made scenarious for Halloween - using drama at the lessons; handouts for Thanksgiving Celebration)
#4.December - Speaking
(English language history; learning through speaking; warm-up activities - make your students talk; pair work) |
#7.March - Writing (Register: formal and informal language; Letter Writing; Genre and Structure; Alternative assessment; A Genre Analysis Approach for Teaching ESL Composition; Writing Essays; Giving Written Feedback)
#8.April - Evaluation&Testing
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