A really cool way to show the kids how much they have learnt this term is to mix all the songs together into a story or play.

The parents also love it  – “hey, my kid just did a musical in English!”

Over on the VIP forum we have a whole section devoted to them.

And Becky has just very kindly sent in this summer version from Vietnam, enjoy!

(A meets C, D, L, M & N are Becky’s students’ initials!)

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It’s Summer!

(A meets C, D, L, M & N wearing their hat and shorts.)

A: Everybody, it’s summer! Let’s go to the beach.

Sing song: “Summer Clothes”

C: Don’t forget your towel. (wave A’s towel.)
A: Khanh
D: Don’t forget your shorts. (wave A’s shorts.)
B: N.Anh
L: Put on your shades. (wave A’s shades & A put on shades.)
C: Duy
M: Put on your hat. (wave A’s hat & A put on hat.)
D: P.Anh
N: Put on your shoes. (wave A’s slippers & A put on shoes.)
E: V.Anh

(A, C, D, Q, R & S walk to the beach [signboard with ‘beach’]. They meet Jane.)

F: T.Anh
A: Hello! What’s your name?
G: Q.Huy
B: Hello. I’m Jane. What’s your name?
H: Kien
A: I’m Khanh.
I: Hai
C: I’m Duy.
J: D. Linh
D: And I’m Phuong Anh. How did you get here, Jane?
K: Hoang

Sing song: “How did you get here?”

L: Trang
B: I came here by aeroplane. (Looking at L) What’s your name?
M: K.Linh
L: I’m Trang and this is my friend, Khanh Linh.
N: Diep
M: Hi, Jane. I have a brother, Diep.
O: D.Huy
N: Nice to meet you, Jane.
P: Tien
(E, F & Q walks in.)

Q:Ha
E, F & Q: Hello, Jane!
B: Hi Ernie, Freda and Queen. Meet my friends.
E: Are you Vietnamese?
C: Yes, we are. Where are you from?
Q: We’re from America. Where do you live?

Sing song: “Where do you live?”

A: I live near the rice fields.
M: I live near the airport.
D: I live near the hospital.
B: Where are you going?
E, F & Q: We’re going to the shops.
ACDLMN: We’re going to the beach.
B: I’m going to the shops too. Bye, everybody!
All: Bye!

(Sharon, Frank & Ernie go to the shops)
F: How much is this jacket?

Sing song: “How much?”

G: It’s five dollars.
F: No, four dollars.
G: Ok, four dollars.

F: I’ll take it.
G: Thank you. Bye!

E: I’m hungry. Let’s go eat ice-cream.

F: Great. What’s your favorite flavor?

Sing song: “What’s your favorite flavor?”

Q: I like chocolate.

(B,E & F walk into shop, sit down & wait to be served. H, I, J, K, O & P are sitting at another table.)

J: What’s your favorite flavor?
H: I like red bean.
K: I like lemon.
O: I like green rice.
P: What’s that?
I: I don’t know. (Turns to J) What’s that?

Sing song: “Creepy Crawlies”

K: It’s a cockroach! (All in the shop scream.)
O: Where’s the cockroach?
P: It’s under the chair.
J: No, it’s not. It’s in the cupboard.
I: No, it’s not. It’s on the fan.
H: No, it’s under the phone. (He lifts up phone and hits the cockroach with the phone.
Everybody screams again. K lifts up the dead cockroach and throws it away.)
K: Thank you!
H: You’re welcome.
I: What do you do?

Sing song: “What do you do?”

J: I’m a chef.
K: I’m a doctor.
P: I’m a police officer.
O: I’m a monster.

Everybody: Ahhhh……! (Run away)

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If you have any stories or plays you do like this, please do share them with everyone!

Be genki,

Richard

P.S.  Just like with picture books, the endings are always important – Monsters always work well! 🙂

P.P.S. If you like the play I’m sure Becky would love to hear so in the comments – I’d quite like you to motivate her to write some more!