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From a dark tale of love and jealousy this play is set in contemporary London. Had a really lovely reunion yesterday with an old student and friend @iris_marmol from the first ever actEnglish course run way back in 2016! Iris was also an active member of the non-native collective and performed in both productions of the English. We had a tour of my home town of Bristol with her mum and brother who were visiting from Madrid. #bristol #spain #acting #cliftonsuspensionbridge #theatre An example of how drama and acting can build language skills in our everyday lives. Using words playfully and with a sense of fun. Performing them and speeding our connection to language we might never otherwise use. A longer video is available on the YouTube channel with 5 ways theatre work connects to language. See bio for details…#learnenglish #theatre #speakenglish #englishclasses #englishteacher #language #plays #pronunciation #acting #englishtips #bristol #yorkshire #englishslang #speakenglish Recommend this if you’re in Bristol. A fantastic location for theatre matched by a vibrant and creative production. #insaneroot #shakespeare #outdoortheatre #bristol New content: One Line Workshop: see link to channel in bio… Had to ask a pub to put the game on just for me… I bought the shirt last time Real Oviedo were in the top division and now at last they’re back. Had to celebrate on my own but my heart was in Asturias where my nephew and family were celebrating in the fountains! #realoviedo #asturias #promotion 60 second script number 3 is this short scene from Stephen Berkoff's theatrical, grotesque Metamorphosis. A lodger 'gives notice' to his landlord family after a horrible discovery. This is a great example of formal English in context, some common some rarely used unless in specific contexts. The character is formal and aggressive - and could be described as camp or flamboyant and 'hammy'- in other words everything is OVER played! Exaggeration and over acting is a great way to develop clarity and strength of voice (though not recommended for everyday conversation!) #learnenglish #theatre #dramaclass #speakenglish #englishclasses #englishteacher #languagelearning #drama #dramaclass #plays #scripts 60 second script number two comes from Will Eno's Oh the Humanity - 5 short plays about people unsure of who they are. This is a fairly modern American play and the language reflects common use phrases. Here we see a moment from the first play - a monologue where a sports coach gives a press conference after a disastrous year for the team but also in his personal life. The scrip moves between the two and at times he's talking about both at the same time. Here he starts to reflect on his own pain and sense of failure in his life for the first time. First in a series of script readings of under 1 minute. A quick view of English language a culture using plays I know and love. We start with Comedians by Trevor Griffiths. The scene has an agent giving feedback to a training stand up comedian after a show. The play was written in 1975 and has a variety of different regional accents. What accent does this man have? Some of the language is ‘dated’ - no longer used much. Some is still quite common. Try saying some of the lines yourself. How does it feel? Is this language new or unfamiliar? Drop your comments below. Longer looks at these plays will be available on the Youtube channel @actenglishcourses9840

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