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Theatre activity: The lonely goatherd

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Theatre activities for the English classroom Some theatre activities are very wellcome in the class. Here you have some example of activity based on a video.  And some acting Lyrics https://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thesoundofmusic/thelonelygoatherd.htm [Maria:] High on a hill was a lonely goatherd Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo Folks in a town that was quite remote heard Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo [the Children:] O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay O ho lay dee odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay [Maria:] A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo [Kurt:] Men on a road with a load to tote heard Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo [the Children:] Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard Lay...

Dunderbeck the Butcher

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Let's learn some spelling by singing some silly songs like Dunderbeck the Butcher With this song we can practice /u/  vowel in words like: D u nderbeck - B u tcher- S u ch- S au sages- W ou ld- S u spect- Flav ou r- P u ssy cat- S u nny- B ou ght- U p- T u ne- J u mped - Ar ou nd - B u sted -J u st - Br u shed How many group of sounds can you see?   HERE IS THE LYRICS http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d110.html "There was a man named Dunderbeck who invented a machine. It ground out perfect sausages, and it was run by steam, The pussy cats and long-tailed rats, no more they will be seen, They're all ground up for sausage meat in Dunderbeck's machine. Oh, Mr. Dunderbeck, how could ye be so mean, To ever have invented that sausage meat machine? The pussy cats and long-tailed rats, no more they will be seen, They're all ground up for sausage meat in Dunderbeck's machine. Now, one fine day, a little boy came walking in the store . Ther...