Materials: paper and pen, one role for each student
Description: Type or write out a role in a wedding for each person in the classroom. Of course you will have the obvious characters- priest, bride, groom, etc. but make sure to write out a specific role for each person in the wedding party as well; some that I used that were popular were- drunk uncle, ex-boyfriend of the bride, depressed grandmother, cousin that recently escaped from prison- get creative! Put all the roles in a bag and have each student choose one. No matter what this is their role, this makes it more fun because you get a male bride, a female groomsmen, whatever. Give the students a few minutes to decide how their character will say and act. Let them act it out! Usually the kids get really into it and it can get really loud and hilarious. If you have more quiet kids you may have to prompt them by yelling out some stuff yourself, that usually gets them talking.
In order to stretch this into a whole 40 minutes you can start the class out by asking questions about why people get married, what is true love, do they believe in love at first sight, what the differences are between Bulgarian and American weddings, etc. It’s also really fun to do on a holiday or special occasion because you can bring in cake or other goodies and have a “reception” afterward, in which all the kids are still in character (I had kids kyucheking around the classroom to music from their cell-phones).
-Lauren S.
Filed under: Level: Advanced, Level: Intermediate, Skills: Conversation/Speaking, Skills: Creativity
